hey,

how can i make a minimap in 3dgs??

Giedje

Using the search button. I found 119 results even in user contributions.

if you want to show the whole level you need the level border coordination ( as example -200,200,-200,200)
and then the position of the entities you want to show on the minimap

if the size of the minimap is 100x100

set a panel to the right position:

var level_width[2]=200,-200;
var level_height[2]=200,-200;
var minimap_size[2]=100,100;
entity* entity_pointer;

[...]

panel_e1.pos_x = minimap_pan.pos_x + minimap_size.x * (entity_pointer.x/(level_width[1]-level_width[2]));
panel_e1.pos_y = minimap_pan.pos_y + minimap_size.y * (entity_pointer.y/(level_height[1]-level_height[2]));

is there a tutorial about this in 3dgs?

Just make a view, place it in the corner of the screen and place the views point above the level so you can see the entire level. Simple.

There is a minimap script in one of the early AUM magazine issues.

thanks!

can't make it work,please help the dot still stays at 0,0
///////////////////////////////
bmap bmap_minimap001="er.bmp";
bmap bmap_player_dot="player_dot.bmp";
var level_width[2]=1600,-1600;
var level_height[2]=1600,-1600;
var minimap_size[2]=256,256;
entity* guard_mdl_2754;
panel panel_minimap00
{
bmap = bmap_minimap001;
pos_x = 0;
pos_y = 0;
;

flags = refresh,visible;
alpha = 100;
layer=3;
}
panel panel_player_dot000
{
bmap = bmap_player_dot;
pos_x = 0;
pos_y = 0;

flags = refresh,visible;
alpha = 100;
layer=4;
}

function minimap
{

panel_player_dot000.pos_x = panel_minimap00.pos_x + minimap_size.x * (guard_mdl_2754.x/(level_width[1]-level_width[2]));
panel_player_dot000.pos_y = panel_minimap00.pos_y + minimap_size.y * (guard_mdl_2754.y/(level_height[1]-level_height[2]));

panel_player_dot000.visible=on;
panel_minimap00.visible=on;

}

this should work if you call the function minimap in a while loop.

I called it in main()before,and now I use a while loop and still doesn't work

i think i got the mistake i made...the indexes are 1 and 2, but they should be 0 and 1