0010297: Ability to set TextTop instead of TextBot on NPCs

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0010297	Shattered Haven	Gameplay Idea		Jan 6, 2013 2:50 pm	Mar 4, 2013 9:29 pm

Reporter	GameMaker24	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required

Summary	0010297: Ability to set TextTop instead of TextBot on NPCs
Description	When you talk to Willis at the end of Stantonsburg, he refers to Shadow Man, saying "look over there -- do you see it?" (paraphrased) The problem is, you can't see it very well because the text box is in the way! Can you think of a way to let us control whether the text box appears at the top or the bottom of the screen when an NPC is spoken to? Maybe placing a "secret tag" on top of them could switch their text placement? (Hey, it works for letting adjacent doors be unlocked!)
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Internal Weight	Polish Tweak

Chris_McElligottPark Mar 4, 2013 9:29 pm administrator ~0030971	You know, I thought about this for months. There is actually a simple solution you can already do: control the position of the NPC so that he, and by extension the character, is on the portion of the screen you don't want obscured. That automatically adjusts it showing the top or the bottom. Basically, you can control where the character is, and thus by extension control where the text message shows, by controlling where the NPC is. I think anything else is getting really complex.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Jan 6, 2013 2:50 pm	GameMaker24	New Issue
Jan 6, 2013 2:50 pm	GameMaker24	Status	new => assigned
Jan 6, 2013 2:50 pm	GameMaker24	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark
Mar 4, 2013 9:29 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0030971
Mar 4, 2013 9:29 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	assigned => closed
Mar 4, 2013 9:29 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => no change required
Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Category	Suggestion - Gameplay => Gameplay Idea