Hi,
i cant find the error in this!



this is my start screen:

Code:

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// don't forget to include npc1.wdl
// attach action npc1 to your non playing character

function npc_talks(); // function prototype

string npc1_str = "Yeah, a good day to you too";
string npc2_str = "No, I'm not interested in buying used 286 computers";
string npc3_str = "I can't talk to you - I have to clean my helmet";
string npc4_str = "I'm not talking to you from now on";
string npc5_str = "Hm hm hm...";

text npc_txt
{
	layer = 22;
	pos_x = 0;
	pos_y = 0;
	font = standard_font;
	strings = 5; // 5 "lines" for this npc
	string = null;
	flags = d3d;
}

action npc1
{
	clip_size = 0; // show all the triangles for all the models
	while (1)
	{
		temp.x = player.x - my.x;
		temp.y = player.y - my.y;
		temp.z = 0;
		vec_to_angle(my.pan, temp); // rotate towards the player

		ent_cycle("stand",my.skill9); 
		my.skill9 += 1.5 * time; 
		if (my.skill9 >= 100) {my.skill9 = 0;} // play "stand" animation

		my.skill10 = vec_dist(my.x, player.x);
		if (my.skill10 < 200) // player comes closer than 200 quants to the npc
		{			
			if (my.skill11 == 0)
			{
				my.skill11 = 1; // the npc says a single "line" (fake exclusive_global)
				npc_talks();	
			}
		}
		else
		{
			my.skill11 = 0;
		}
		wait (1);
	}
}


function npc_talks()
{
	if (my.skill12 < 5) {my.skill12 += 1;} // strings from 0..4 = 5 strings are allowed

	if (my.skill12 == 1) {npc_txt.string = npc1_str;}
	if (my.skill12 == 2) {npc_txt.string = npc2_str;}
	if (my.skill12 == 3) {npc_txt.string = npc3_str;}
	if (my.skill12 == 4) {npc_txt.string = npc4_str;}
	if (my.skill12 == 5) {npc_txt.string = npc5_str;}

	npc_txt.visible = on;
	waitt (48);
	npc_txt.visible = off;
}

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Its a tut from AUM!

Thanks

1. Try using something other than standart font, it sometimes lags without any visible reason
2. Try changing 'string = null;' to 'string = "","","","","";'.

Did you define "standard_font" somewhere?

sry, im new, i dont know, what other font should i try?

thanks

If you did not define the standard_font somewhere you can do so at the beginning of your script file:
Code:

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font standard_font = "Arial",0,12;

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I'd recommend my DialogED, you won't have any problems implementing dialogs in your game Just see my signature.

thanks