Hello 3dgs community. I need some help with a health bar code. I am currently stuck and very frustrated with this problem I am having. In short, my heal bar works but it doesnt scale properly. It seems all of the health bar codes are only meant to work with perfectly rectangular bars. However, my health bar is shaped like this...



I suppose I could have a seperate image for every point and use something like...

if(health<=30)
{
use panel 1
}
if(health<60 && health>30)
{
use panel 2
}
etc...

However, I dont want to have to use this method. Isn't there some easier way to achieve a properly functioning health bar that doesn't HAVE to be a rectangle??? In short, I am trying to achieve this...

search in the AUM'S, there is a code in there for health bars, and is uses a colored health bar sample. this could be the basis for what your trying to achieve.

well I already have a working health bar code. The problem lies in the way A7 allows panels to be altered. The only thing I can think of would be to find some way to mask panels during runtime. Like somehow creating an alpha channel based on how much health has been lost and applying said channel to the image.

I wanted to use the "window" command to scale my panels, and in actuality its what I need. However, the "window" command only moves the bmapbehind the window. If there was a way to keep the bmap in a location and move the window, i'd be in business.