Coding a Combo Announcer?

[Flowering Knight]

I want to make an announcer very much like in MvC2.  I've got the sounds, but I'm just not sure on where to start, although I do know that Helpers play a large role in the code.

[Werewood]

I tried something like this and it kind of works without using any MUGEN variables and Helper state controller:

In your MUGEN character's [statedef -2], put this PlaySnd state controller:

[state -2, Combo Announcer]

type = PlaySnd
triggerall = EnemyNear, MoveType = H

triggerall = EnemyNear, Stateno != [120,155]
trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hittime) = 0    ; or use -1, please see explanation below
trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitshaketime) = 0
trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount) > 2
value = 8, EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount)
volumescale = 100
ignorehitpause = 1

 

prerequisite: 

- you need to have a sound/voice saying like, "YES!", for a three (3)-hit combo, located in your *.snd file with Group #8 (my choice) and Sound #3 (my choice, and it must be at least one (1))

- you need to have a sound/voice saying like, "WONDERFUL!", for a five (5)-hit combo, located in your *.snd file with Group #8 (my choice) and Sound #5 (my choice, and it must be at least one (1))

- you need to have a sound/voice saying like, "BRAVO!", for an eight (8)-hit combo, located in your *.snd file with Group #8 (my choice) and Sound #8 (my choice, and it must be at least one (1))

- ..... and so on.....

 

explanation:

- type = PlaySnd

  this is you know what it is for.........

- triggerall = EnemyNear, MoveType = H

  VS single P2, only when P2 is in get-hit states

- triggerall = EnemyNear, Stateno != [120,155]

  this makes sure the VS single P2 is not in blocking/guarding states

- trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hittime) = 0

  this one is important because I tried to use the last second of P2's returning to an idle state after being hit, to make sure the

  PlaySnd state controller won't be called more than one (1) times in a row
  * or you can use "= -1" instead of "= 0" if you want the PlaySnd state controller takes place right after P2 returns to idle

- trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitshaketime) = 0

  this one might be optional because the time player is "frozen" during the hit usually counts down to 0 before hittime becomes less

  than one (1), so, this is used only to backup the first trigger1

- trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount) > 1

  this one makes sure the VS single P2 is getting more than two (2) hits by your MUGEN character (in my example the "YES!" three

  (3)-hit combo is the minimum)

- value = 8, EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount)

  this is the Group # and Sound # in your *.snd file, in my example:
  - "YES!" three (3)-hit combo uses the Group #8 and Sound #3 WAV

  - "WONDERFUL!" five (5)hit combo uses the Group #8 and Sound #5 WAV

  - "BRAVO!" eight (8)-hit combo uses the Group #8 and Sound #8 WAV

  - ..... and so on.....

- volumescale = 100

  just the volume of the Combo Announcer sound/voice.........default is 100 here
- ignorehitpause = 1

  this is you know what it is for.........

 

Please note that it is for a Single VS P2 only....................for a Team VS P2/P4 there may need more work.
Also, it should be edited more for air-combo purpose, even though this way also works for air-combos...........

 

I am sure there are more ways to do a better (with MUGEN variables, Helper, Explod...etc.) Combo Announcer in MUGEN.  Yet, this is the simplest one I could come up with.

[Doomguy]

Well, if you know how to code, you could have a sound play for every few number of hits, say 1-3 is 'good', 4-8 is 'very good', 8-16 is 'excellent', 16-32 is 'marvelous', and 32-whatever is ULTRA COMBO

[Legendary DeMoNk@I]

Most of those codes are done in the state-2 codes and just apply what Doom nukem said...ill send Reza's MVC terry to you so you can look at how he did his and roll from there.....Ill send the char in a bit

[Flowering Knight]

Most of those codes are done in the state-2 codes and just apply what Doom nukem said...ill send Reza's MVC terry to you so you can look at how he did his and roll from there.....Ill send the char in a bit

 

While that did help in adding things such as First Attack, Danger, etc., I'm mainly looking for some sort of (simple) guide to making the announcer say things like "Yes" and "Wonderful."

[Flowering Knight]

I tried something like this and it kind of works without using any MUGEN variables and Helper state controller:

In your MUGEN character's [statedef -2], put this PlaySnd state controller:

[state -2, Combo Announcer]

type = PlaySnd

triggerall = EnemyNear, MoveType = H

triggerall = EnemyNear, Stateno != [120,155]

trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hittime) = 0    ; or use -1, please see explanation below

trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitshaketime) = 0

trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount) > 2

value = 8, EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount)

volumescale = 100

ignorehitpause = 1

 

prerequisite: 

- you need to have a sound/voice saying like, "YES!", for a three (3)-hit combo, located in your *.snd file with Group #8 (my choice) and Sound #3 (my choice, and it must be at least one (1))

- you need to have a sound/voice saying like, "WONDERFUL!", for a five (5)-hit combo, located in your *.snd file with Group #8 (my choice) and Sound #5 (my choice, and it must be at least one (1))

- you need to have a sound/voice saying like, "BRAVO!", for an eight (8)-hit combo, located in your *.snd file with Group #8 (my choice) and Sound #8 (my choice, and it must be at least one (1))

- ..... and so on.....

 

explanation:

- type = PlaySnd

  this is you know what it is for.........

- triggerall = EnemyNear, MoveType = H

  VS single P2, only when P2 is in get-hit states

- triggerall = EnemyNear, Stateno != [120,155]

  this makes sure the VS single P2 is not in blocking/guarding states

- trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hittime) = 0

  this one is important because I tried to use the last second of P2's returning to an idle state after being hit, to make sure the

  PlaySnd state controller won't be called more than one (1) times in a row

  * or you can use "= -1" instead of "= 0" if you want the PlaySnd state controller takes place right after P2 returns to idle

- trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitshaketime) = 0

  this one might be optional because the time player is "frozen" during the hit usually counts down to 0 before hittime becomes less

  than one (1), so, this is used only to backup the first trigger1

- trigger1 = EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount) > 1

  this one makes sure the VS single P2 is getting more than two (2) hits by your MUGEN character (in my example the "YES!" three

  (3)-hit combo is the minimum)

- value = 8, EnemyNear, GetHitVar(hitCount)

  this is the Group # and Sound # in your *.snd file, in my example:

  - "YES!" three (3)-hit combo uses the Group #8 and Sound #3 WAV

  - "WONDERFUL!" five (5)hit combo uses the Group #8 and Sound #5 WAV

  - "BRAVO!" eight (8)-hit combo uses the Group #8 and Sound #8 WAV

  - ..... and so on.....

- volumescale = 100

  just the volume of the Combo Announcer sound/voice.........default is 100 here

- ignorehitpause = 1

  this is you know what it is for.........

 

Please note that it is for a Single VS P2 only....................for a Team VS P2/P4 there may need more work.

Also, it should be edited more for air-combo purpose, even though this way also works for air-combos...........

 

I am sure there are more ways to do a better (with MUGEN variables, Helper, Explod...etc.) Combo Announcer in MUGEN.  Yet, this is the simplest one I could come up with.

 

While I did have to modify it a little bit, and even though the explods and sounds play mid-combo, it certainly works for the most part.