Hello, I'm looking for advice on the simplest way I can create XP drop animations when my character gets XP. For example, click here to look at this gif. Every time a log is cut, an xp animation hovers over the character and floats up. Trying to recreate that. My Idea:
Hello,
I'm looking for advice on the simplest way I can create XP drop animations when my character gets XP.
For example,
click here to look at this gif. Every time a log is cut, an xp animation hovers over the character and floats up. Trying to recreate that.
My Idea:
Balloon animations: I thought using balloons could be a good idea for this, but then I'd have to fill my balloon file with tons of animations. I could use
CGMZ's infinite balloon plugin for this and the xp drops will be custom balloon animations.
Show Image & Move Image Command: This may also be achievable by using a show image command, and just moving it using x,y image commands though I don't know how that would work. Would animating an xp drop above my character this way make them wait until the animation is done to continue doing actions? If so, that is not the goal.
I just need some other ideas or confirmation is one of my ideas above is the one.
Thanks!
Edit: Link fixed
Edit:
I just thought of something else. Would a custom plugin be best to create for this?
The animation has two elements:
Element 1: Icon for the appropriate skill you get xp in
Element 2: Xp itself, which is called from CGMZ's Profession plugin
Basically, would a plugin be the best to make this easiest? It'll just grab the icon for the designated animation and put the XP value which can be set as a variable next to it so that I don't have to create animations for everything.
Is this the solution?
