[Tutorial][Work in progress] Hud elements

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Hey

I had some trouble while setting the alpha value of some huds by using the "fadeovertime()" function (sometimes when 2 funcs change the alpha value of a same hud, it kinda "flashes", or become transparent/opaque in a short time), so I made this little one which seems to work fine.

		//call the function like this:

//thread _alphahud(level.hud,true);

//hud = your hud
//show = boolean (true, hud fades to opaque; false, it fades to transparent)
//you can also add a time variable in the function to edit it at your own

_alphahud(hud,show)
{
self endon("disconnect");
    for(i=0;i<20;i++)
    {
        if(show == true)
        {
        hud.alpha += 0.05;
            if(hud.alpha == 1)
                break;
        }
        else
        {
        hud.alpha -= 0.05;
            if(hud.alpha == 0)
                break;
        }
    wait .05;
    }
return;
} 
	

As there is no loop function running continuously, do not use an endon(). This will add to the max number of script variables allowed, and is completely unnecessary unless you have a loop function which does more than count (as in the current method). Endon() is designed to kill continuous loops only. It will not end any other function such as a count.

Max script variables will crash a server, and is reached when the game counts ever single instance of endon(), waittill(), or wait(). Conserve your script variables at all costs. It is very easy to reach the ceiling with them.