Hello,

I am creating one multiplayer game but I would like to know how I could add one 3D string with name of player (user) in some part of avatar(model) dinamically (through one string)? this name of player will be to identify the player in the game.
Anyone has some suggestions?
Thanks

Are you talking about a name that hovers above the player?

You need to use a text with vec_to_screen.

When you want to have the player type in a name, just use inkey();.

hallo,

I want to create or draw one 3D name (STRING) in 3D environment like as I can create one line in 3D with the function draw_line3d.
For exemple, when my model or avatar rotate, the 3d name (string) also rotates with him.

do you have some suggestios?

yes, he gave you one if you're not very familiar with scripting check out AUM - there was a function for displaying a string over entity

Maybe you could create letter sprites, and assign each one to a key on the keyboard(ent_create them, and move them by code with the player, but this will take a little math, due to the fact that most (if not all) letters are not in the exact center). Or if you want to be fancier, you could use models.

This could get very tedious, though. You would have to do either tons of ifs, or one big switch/case statement (wouldn't be much easier) for each key:

Code:

---

switch(letter)
{
	case key_a:
		// code goes here
	case key_b:
		// and here...
	case key_c:
		// you know what to do.
		
		...
		
	case key_z:
		//hooray! you're almost done!
}

---

Hi,

His suggestion give me the name in 2D position (on screen) but i don´t want this. i want the name string in 3D position. Understand?

And I just gave you an idea on how to use 3D. .

MrCode, I did not answer my last message to you. i answeres to Shadow969.

But I did not understand you suggestion.
I have one database with some string and I want to put each string in this database in one 3D model (one cube).
I saw in some games that when soneone login in the game his name appear in 3D over the avatar. I would like to do the same in my game.

thx

http://aum.conitec.net/aum32/english/aum32/index.html
beginners corner -> strings above entities
Is that what you mean?