How do I make a point counter

I need help I'm making a game but I can't figure out how to count the points?

[Dameria]

Well it depends when you want the points to be counted.

First of all though, click on "world" in the object list, and then make a world variable (go to variable (next to method) and create variable), make it a number and call it "points".

Then, whenever in your game when you want points to be added, create a code by dropping the variable "points" into the method and click "increment by 1". This way, whenever you do something to score a point, the variable "points" goes up by 1. If you want it to be more than one, you can do ("points" set value to ("points" + 2)). (switch the 2 for the number you want it to go up by)

If you do not understand, just upload your world and tell me where you want the points to be added, and I can just do it for you and then take a picture and put it onto the forums for you to see, and also upload the new world.

You can show the points on the screen by having a 3d text set text to What as a string, and what being the amount of points. put this in an infinite loop.

Can't seem to find where you are supposed to set the 3D text to the variable points? I have attached a simple example?

Thanks

[Dameria]

This is how you do it. Basically there is a function under the World tab that says "(What) as a string". You put this into the Set text to from the 3d text and then put in the variable Points for "What".

[zonedabone]

Also, if you hate that decimal, there is a little known fact that allows alice to output integers. Instead of your variable in the what as sting function, drag in the random function from the world's functions. Set the minimum and maximum as your variable, and set int only to true.

[Dameria]

I actually thought of trying that, but I never did. I guess it does work, thanks. Is is possible to just make this into a function, and then whenever you want to display a number, instead of doing the random thing all the time just run the number through a parameter to a function that has the random code? I think that would be easier for multiple uses of this code.

[zonedabone]

Yep. Here's a function that returns a number as a string, but if the number is an int, it will truncate the decimal! How perfect!

[Dameria]

Thanks, now when people ask how to display a variable without decimals I will try to find this post and post the link.

I'm not going to download it only because I know what it looks like, but I hope this helps other people who have this problem. I am going to use this in my future games when I need to display an integer rather than a double variable.

Thanks for posting that. However, in my version of Alice there is no method called "3D Set Text To....". I have looked all over for it and doint see it. Is it a custom method that you made?