I've read a ton on here and have only helped a bit here and there mostly because I've been digging through the editor and trolling the web learning things. After looking I could not find anything helping fully with a customized help panel. I feel this is a good way to finish polishing a map and help people learn some complexities.
You will use the text editor (thanks to progammer with his post on it). Attached are files showing step by step.
First look at the tutorial one photo. When you put in those categories It will take you to the 3 races listed. In the normal file it shows the 3 races unit listing then tech tree listing. Changing these values will change the listed races to what you type.
I also attached the picture showing what field to change to change what one they get listed in. If you change Protoss to another name they will be listed as Protoss under that field, not the new name. I have figured out how to add new categories but unfortunately not how to name them.
The 3rd picture shows the final product. At the current moment your restricted to 30 units showing per category. You can remove them from the list 2 ways to show the units you want. First (the easiest) is to manually delete the text defining the category they are under.
The other is to use triggers to remove them (pain in the $#%). The trigger end is self explanatory so I am not filling that out. Just search under triggers help and it will show the options there.
Great cover, also props for getting my name right. Btw have you tried to add more than 3 category ? If just add in the category and the corresponding text value for it.
When I add a new category (by typing instead of protoss putting in a new word it ties to one of the 3 races shown in the text part that is not there) I have yet to find a way to add a line with the text editor there, only edit the ones. I will dink around with it I've just been busy with my map lately.
Hey, sorry for rezzing the thread, but you mention a trigger that is not in the screenshots. I'd like to know how to remove the tech tree buttons and let the units buttons.
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I've read a ton on here and have only helped a bit here and there mostly because I've been digging through the editor and trolling the web learning things. After looking I could not find anything helping fully with a customized help panel. I feel this is a good way to finish polishing a map and help people learn some complexities.
You will use the text editor (thanks to progammer with his post on it). Attached are files showing step by step.
First look at the tutorial one photo. When you put in those categories It will take you to the 3 races listed. In the normal file it shows the 3 races unit listing then tech tree listing. Changing these values will change the listed races to what you type.
I also attached the picture showing what field to change to change what one they get listed in. If you change Protoss to another name they will be listed as Protoss under that field, not the new name. I have figured out how to add new categories but unfortunately not how to name them.
The 3rd picture shows the final product. At the current moment your restricted to 30 units showing per category. You can remove them from the list 2 ways to show the units you want. First (the easiest) is to manually delete the text defining the category they are under.
The other is to use triggers to remove them (pain in the $#%). The trigger end is self explanatory so I am not filling that out. Just search under triggers help and it will show the options there.
Any questions just ask,
-Clef
Great cover, also props for getting my name right. Btw have you tried to add more than 3 category ? If just add in the category and the corresponding text value for it.
Not a big concern, but would you be able to arrange your first post with a bit of text formatting? Just so its not a wall of text to read :)
Otherwise I will definetly be using these ideas in my map to get the help panel up to scratch!
@progammer: Go
When I add a new category (by typing instead of protoss putting in a new word it ties to one of the 3 races shown in the text part that is not there) I have yet to find a way to add a line with the text editor there, only edit the ones. I will dink around with it I've just been busy with my map lately.
@theantig: Go
Hey, sorry for rezzing the thread, but you mention a trigger that is not in the screenshots. I'd like to know how to remove the tech tree buttons and let the units buttons.