Special LunaDLL Speech (Tutorial)

[HenryRichard]

Have you ever played one of those RPGs where when you talk to someone a picture of their face shows up by the stuff they say? Well now we can do it in SMBX (with lunadll)!
So first of all, you need to have and load the image itself. This is what I used:

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Now you must make the area that he will talk to you. I do this by placing a certain block around a friendly NPC that triggers it. (Using block-1 for this) When you're done, swap its graphic out with one that blends in with the rest of the area. When you stand on it, the commands are triggered. To finish it off, we display the image and some text. Here's the code:

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#-1
// --> Load image into slot 1 with transparency color FF00DC (Pink)
LoadImage,1,0xDC00FF,0,0,0,IMAGENAMEHERE.bmp

#1
//When we stand on block-1...
BlockTrigger,0,1,1,1000,0,0

#1000
//Show some text and the image.
ShowText,0,64,560,3,1,FIRST LINE HERE, REMEMBER TO USE ALL CAPS
ShowText,0,64,580,3,1,(SECOND LINE) BECAUSE TEXT 3 DOESN'T HAVE LOWERCASE.
PlaceSprite,1,1,0,540,3,0

Assuming you did everything right, you should get something like this when standing on those blocks:

Spoiler: show

Hopefully this makes sense, I'm not that great at writing tutorials.
Thanks to Darkchao for showing me how to use images!

[Black Mamba]

OH MY GOD THAT IS THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER! Is there a way for the text to be onscreen throughout the level?

[HenryRichard]

@Epoch:
Well you know, if you did

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#-1
// --> Load image into slot 1 with transparency color FF00DC (Pink)
LoadImage,1,0xDC00FF,0,0,0,IMAGENAMEHERE.bmp

#1
//Show some text and the image.
ShowText,0,64,560,3,3,FIRST LINE HERE, REMEMBER TO USE ALL CAPS
ShowText,0,64,580,3,3,(SECOND LINE) BECAUSE TEXT 3 DOESN'T HAVE LOWERCASE.
PlaceSprite,1,1,0,540,3,0

Then it would be displayed as long as you are in section 1.

[leif_erikson]

If you want to use lowercase letters, I think you can use font # 4, which is the same as the SMBX messagebox font

[DarkShadeX]

IDK if it happens with your code but it might happen to lag when you Hit the block several times.
(reason why i used variables in my example)

[leif_erikson]

True. For showtext the active time should be 1 not 3

[HenryRichard]

True. For showtext the active time should be 1 not 3

Fixed (I think)

[AirSeus]

Couldn't you do this with Layers and Events, but still this could be usefull for Lunadll workers!

[Black Mamba]

Couldn't you do this with Layers and Events, but still this could be usefull for Lunadll workers!

No, the only thing similar to this is having stupid message boxes.

[AirSeus]

Couldn't you do this with Layers and Events, but still this could be usefull for Lunadll workers!

No, the only thing similar to this is having stupid message boxes.

It was done without lunadll in Talking Time Bros 2.

[HenryRichard]

Couldn't you do this with Layers and Events, but still this could be usefull for Lunadll workers!

No, the only thing similar to this is having stupid message boxes.

It was done without lunadll in Talking Time Bros 2.

It's possible, but it would have to be done on a one-screen section or else it will get off.

[Black Mamba]

Is it possible to do this without any images?

[FanofSMBX]

Is it possible to do this without any images?

Yes. Just remove anything pertaining to place sprite or a picture file.

[Black Mamba]

whenever I try to test the level, the text appears for a split second and then disappears.

Edit::::: I fixed it. I'm using this awesome lunadll to display area names.