Making a Custom Inventory Item

[convolution223]

Sooo I was wondering how one would go about making a custom inventory item that doesn't need to appear in-game, just in the player's inventory (they cut it out of something and voila! it's in their inventory). They would then use this to solve a puzzle. I think I can manage the coding for this, but the actual creation of the inventory item is where I'm totally lost.

[Tanshaydar]

GiveItem and GiveItemFromFile are two simple function to give player any item available.
For more information you can check the wiki http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl2/amn..._functions

To create items, you can use Model Editor.

[convolution223]

(07-18-2011 04:33 AM)Tanshaydar Wrote:  GiveItem and GiveItemFromFile are two simple function to give player any item available.
For more information you can check the wiki http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl2/amn..._functions

To create items, you can use Model Editor.

I tried looking there, don't know what category an inventory item falls under:
Types of Objects


These are the kinds of objects that you can create and place in this editor. Details on each one and parameter listing in the following links:
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Lights

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Billboards

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Particle Systems

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Sounds


The following types are exclusive to the Model Editor
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Shapes

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Bodies

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Joints

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SubMeshes

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Bones

[Tanshaydar]

It should have a model. Just model editor without a model cannot give you anything. If you really think the item you created won't be visible in game, just use another item from the game and modify it.

[ThePaSch]

I think he just wants to "warp" the item into the player's inventory without it physically appearing in the world.

convolution, to do that, you need to create a texture for your item (.tga, Photoshop does that) and place it in your custom story's directory. Then, use void GiveItem(string& asName, string& asType, string& asSubTypeName, string& asImageName, float afAmount);, replacing asImageName with the name of your item image.
I don't think you need the model editor for that, but feel free to correct me.

[Tanshaydar]

Oh, if it's just for this, it's quite possible.
However, he said "but the actual creation of the inventory item" and actual creation of an item is through Model Editor.

[convolution223]

(07-18-2011 06:25 AM)ThePaSch Wrote:  I think he just wants to "warp" the item into the player's inventory without it physically appearing in the world.

convolution, to do that, you need to create a texture for your item (.tga, Photoshop does that) and place it in your custom story's directory. Then, use void GiveItem(string& asName, string& asType, string& asSubTypeName, string& asImageName, float afAmount);, replacing asImageName with the name of your item image.
I don't think you need the model editor for that, but feel free to correct me.

THANK YOU! I'm going to try this tomorrow. This is exactly the kind of solution I wanted since I can barely even be considered an amateur modeller.