mmorpg map....

[quadriseene]

1)is there a way i can put an entire picture (a map) in-game while your still playing and only see a small portion of it like the map at the top of the screen of runescape?
2)and how can i make an object stay in the veiw all the time like the sidebar in runescape? ;D in code or d&d thanks!

[IsmAvatar]

If you just want to cut out a piece and put it up there, use a view. If you want a map, you can either use scaled views, or you can do some mathematical calculations.
draw_point(view_left+view_width-x/100,view_top+y/100)

to make something appear with the view, just use the view_left, view_top, view_width, and view_height variables, like the Manual says.

draw_rectangle(view_left,view_top,view_left+view_width,view_top+view_height,1)

The above simply draws a rectangle over the view (obviously only an example, you'd rarely want to do that).

[quadriseene]

i want it to be embedded behind the game and whenever you move it shows where you are on the part of the map plus wat manual? the help file?

[IsmAvatar]

yes. every command for GM is found in the help file.

[quadriseene]

erm sorry, i wanted to make an object stay within the veiw not draw_rectangle.....

[IsmAvatar]

...
draw_rectangle(view_left,view_top,view_left+view_width,view_top+view_height,1)

The above simply draws a rectangle over the view (obviously only an example, you'd rarely want to do that).

simply examine it and learn from it.

[quadriseene]

but do you no exactly how to make an object move within the view? i cant work from a rectangle to an actual object....

[shad0w]

GM6 allows for you to embed an entire view and use it as a minimap.

view_xview[0..7] X position of the view in the room.
view_yview[0..7] Y position of the view in the room.
view_wview[0..7] Width of the view in the room.
view_hview[0..7] Height of the view in the room.
view_xport[0..7] X-position of the viewport in the drawing region.
view_yport[0..7] Y-position of the viewport in the drawing region.
view_wport[0..7] Width of the viewport in the drawing region.
view_hport[0..7] Height of the viewport in the drawing region.
view_angle[0..7] Rotation angle used for the view in the room (counter-clockwise in degrees.
view_hborder[0..7] Size of horizontal border around the visible object (in pixels).
view_vborder[0..7] Size of vertical border around visible object (in pixels).
view_hspeed[0..7] Maximal horizontal speed of the view.
view_vspeed[0..7] Maximal vertical speed of the view.
view_object[0..7] Object whose instance must remain visible in the view. If there are multiple instances of this object only the first one is followed. You can also assign an instance id to this variable. In that case the particular instance is followed.

[quadriseene]

im in gm 5.3a....
edit: plzzzzzzzz............ i need it answered.....