The "vngen_char_modify_direct" Function

Syntax

vngen_char_modify_direct(name, x, y, z, xscale, yscale, rot);

Argument	Type	Description
name	string	The ID of the character to modify (or keyword all for all characters)
x	real	The horizontal position to display the character, relative to the global offset
y	real	The vertical position to display the character, relative to the global offset
z	real	The drawing depth of the character, relative to other characters only
xscale	real	The horizontal scale multiplier, where 1 is default
yscale	real	The vertical scale multiplier, where 1 is default
rot	real	The character rotation, in degrees

Description

Applies a new position, orientation, and scale to the input entity ID directly, outside the qScript loop.

All modifications made with this script are permanent and will persist until another modification is performed.

As this script is not an action, care should be taken in deciding when and where to execute it. If both *_modify and *_modify_direct scripts are executed together, whichever is run last will override the other.

Example

var mx = window_mouse_get_x() - (window_get_width()*0.5);

var my = window_mouse_get_y() - (window_get_height()*0.5);

if (mouse_check_button(mb_left)) {

vngen_character_modify_direct("John Doe", mx, my, 0, 1, 1, 0);

}

This will map the character to the mouse, allowing the user to click and drag them to a new position on the screen.