Is Signed?

[keithr at canada.com]

Hello,
Sorry to bother you again.

The file I'm working on has a stat depending on
the vehicle it could be a + or - modifier.

Under Stat Definition "Is Signed?" it says you can display
a stat with a + or - modifier. Is it possible to
have a single stat able to display a + or - not
just one or the other. If so
how?

TIA
Keith

 

[rob]

ALL stats are inherently able to support both positive and negative values.
The "Is Signed" field specifies that the stat should always be DISPLAYED
with a leading "+" or "-" on it. By default, all stats display a leading
"-" if they are negative and have NO leading indicator if they are
positive. The "Is Signed" field puts a leading "+" in front of the value
when positive.

Hope this helps,
Rob


At 06:27 AM 4/26/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello,
>Sorry to bother you again.
>
>The file I'm working on has a stat depending on
>the vehicle it could be a + or - modifier.
>
>Under Stat Definition "Is Signed?" it says you can display
>a stat with a + or - modifier. Is it possible to
>have a single stat able to display a + or - not
>just one or the other. If so
>how?
>
>TIA
>Keith


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Rob Bowes (rob@wolflair.com) (650) 726-9689
Lone Wolf Development www.wolflair.com

 

[keithr at canada.com]

Ok, then my problem is how do I indicate a negative or
possitive stat when using abcreator?

Thanks
Keith

--- In armybuilder@y..., Rob Bowes <rob@w...> wrote:
> ALL stats are inherently able to support both positive and negative
values.
> The "Is Signed" field specifies that the stat should always be
DISPLAYED
> with a leading "+" or "-" on it. By default, all stats display a
leading
> "-" if they are negative and have NO leading indicator if they are
> positive. The "Is Signed" field puts a leading "+" in front of the
value
> when positive.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Rob
>
>
> At 06:27 AM 4/26/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >Sorry to bother you again.
> >
> >The file I'm working on has a stat depending on
> >the vehicle it could be a + or - modifier.
> >
> >Under Stat Definition "Is Signed?" it says you can display
> >a stat with a + or - modifier. Is it possible to
> >have a single stat able to display a + or - not
> >just one or the other. If so
> >how?
> >
> >TIA
> >Keith
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
> Rob Bowes (rob@w...) (650) 726-9689
> Lone Wolf Development
www.wolflair.com

 

[rob]

Er, whatever the value of the stat happens to be? Let's say you have a stat
"Foo". You specify the initial value of that stat to be 1 for a unit (via
the unit record in ABCreator). Then you use the "stat" attribute on an
equipment option that adjusts "stat:foo-2". This changes the stat value to
"-1" and the stat is displayed as "1/-1". Try creating a unit with stat
values of -2, -1, 0, 1, and 2. You'll see how AB displays them.

NOTE! Make sure that you set the minimum and maximum values in the
definition file to something like -10 and 10, respectively. If you set them
to zero, you won't see any negative values!

Thanks, Rob


At 04:24 PM 4/26/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>Ok, then my problem is how do I indicate a negative or
>possitive stat when using abcreator?
>
>Thanks
>Keith


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Rob Bowes (rob@wolflair.com) (650) 726-9689
Lone Wolf Development www.wolflair.com

 

[keithr at canada.com]

Thank you very much. I think I understand now

Keith

--- In armybuilder@y..., Rob Bowes <rob@w...> wrote:
> Er, whatever the value of the stat happens to be? Let's say you
have a stat
> "Foo". You specify the initial value of that stat to be 1 for a
unit (via
> the unit record in ABCreator). Then you use the "stat" attribute on
an
> equipment option that adjusts "stat:foo-2". This changes the stat
value to
> "-1" and the stat is displayed as "1/-1". Try creating a unit with
stat
> values of -2, -1, 0, 1, and 2. You'll see how AB displays them.
>
> NOTE! Make sure that you set the minimum and maximum values in the
> definition file to something like -10 and 10, respectively. If you
set them
> to zero, you won't see any negative values!
>
> Thanks, Rob
>
>
> At 04:24 PM 4/26/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>
> >Ok, then my problem is how do I indicate a negative or
> >possitive stat when using abcreator?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Keith
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
> Rob Bowes (rob@w...) (650) 726-9689
> Lone Wolf Development
www.wolflair.com