[RELEASED] HUD Waypoint

HUD Waypoint is a complete ui navigation system that uses waypoints to indicate in world positions to the player. This is the same kind of system you see in first-person shooters (objectives POIs), real-time strategies (pings), role-playing games (quest markers), racing games (indicators of other cars), and more.

[video=youtube_share;hBexH3_MOc4]http://youtu.be/hBexH3_MOc4


The system comes with:

• A waypoint editor for fast-iteration
• Off-screen handling
• Colorize the icons font
• Pulse the waypoint for attention
• Fade out smoothly over distance
• Help documentation with tutorials and sample scenes
• Range finders and timers
• 35 waypoint icons included

Purchase Here

 

Added a video to showcase the features inside AngryBots.

 

Looks really nice!. Any possibility to have the waypoints selectable/clickable ?

 

looks good , is it ngui compatible?

 

To make the waypoints selectable would require coding in C#. The entire source code for the Waypoint System is included, and not hidden in a DLL.

As for NGUI, I don't have a copy of NGUI, so I am not sure how it behaves with a GUI system.

 

Hi TeaAndCode,

Is there a way to change the icon size and font size?
I have searched though the scripts, but i can't figure it out.

Thanks in advance.

 

You can modify the icon size directly in each of the prefabs inside the /Widgets folder. Change the Pixel Inset properties of the GUITexture component of the prefab's Icon object. See http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/Components/class-GuiTexture.html for more details on GUITextures. This will change the icon size automatically for every single icon.

If you wish to change an Icon's size dynicamlly, you can change m_Icon.pixelInset field inside OnScreenWidget.cs or OffScreenWidget.cs. You would need to change the access of m_Icon in WaypointWidget.cs from private to protected. It would look something like this:

Code (csharp):

1. protected override void Update()
2. {
3.     base.Update();
4.  
5.     Vector3 screenPos = GetScreenPos();
6.     Enable(OnScreen(screenPos));
7.     Position(screenPos);
8.     Size();
9. }
10.  
11. protected virtual void Size()
12. {
13.     m_Icon.pixelInset = new Rect(-16, -16, 32, 32);  // modify this line
14. }
15.  

See http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/GUITexture-pixelInset.html for more reference.


Hope this helped,
Tom

 

Excellent!!!! Thanks a LOT Tom, it worked.
Great asset, very professional i recommend it to everyone who needs a very pro HUD Waypoint System.

Thanks again Tom.

 

Nice asset, purchased yesterday and already partly integrated after one or two hours. I am using a script similar to the Checkpoint script where I use the OnEnable() / OnDisable() Events to activate and deactivate the waypoints just by using gameObject.SetActive(true/false). Because I already have a complete checkpoint system in my project I could just place it as a child of my existing checkpoints et voila, works great.

I recommend this asset to anyone who needs this kind of HUD elements. It is a very solid and clean code base.

 

Hey Tom,

When i try to build a test apk, i get:

Code (csharp):

1. Assets/TeaAndCode/Waypoint/Scripts/WaypointSystem.cs(2,7): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `UnityEditor' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?

I tried putting the WaypointSystem.cs in the Editor folder, but it not working...

Can you please help me fix this?

Thanks

 

Is

Code (csharp):

1. #if UNITY_EDITOR
2. using UnityEditor;
3. #endif

at the top of your script? That is in there to prevent PC and web builds from failing since UnityEditor doesnt compile with release. Try removing the #if leaving only

Code (csharp):

1. using UnityEditor;

This might get you what you want, but will break release builds.

 

congrats

 

At the top of the script i have:

Code (csharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using UnityEditor;
3. using System.Collections;

And i tried doing this;

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. #if UNITY_EDITOR
4. using UnityEditor;
5. #endif
6. using System.Collections;

But either way i get the error when i try to make a build for android...

EDIT:

When i do:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. #if UNITY_EDITOR
4. using UnityEditor;
5. #endif
6. using System.Collections;

I get these errors:

Code (csharp):

1. Assets/TeaAndCode/Waypoint/Scripts/WaypointSystem.cs(254,9): error CS0103: The name `Undo' does not exist in the current context

and

Code (csharp):

1. Assets/TeaAndCode/Waypoint/Scripts/WaypointSystem.cs(255,9): error CS0103: The name `EditorUtility' does not exist in the current context

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks

 

Ahh. I don't think you have the latest version of HUD Waypoint. Try updating to 1.0.3. If it does not, I can provide you the updated code privately.

 

I will update and to 1.0.3 and see if it works.

Thanks Tom

 

Version 1.0.3 Does not work on android/ The same errors

error CS0103: The name `EditorUtility' does not exist in the current context

 

Okay, I will look into why the preprocessor definitions are failing at compilation for Android. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

Any news on fixing this issue?

 

Could you PM me your WaypointSystem.cs file? I cannot reproduce this bug on any platform. I'm beginning to think that the 1.0.3 update did not properly take.

 

You have PM's disabled
Turn on PM's, so i can send you the file.

 

Ahhh. I apologize. It's been enabled.

 

Its sent.

 

After reading your PM, it's clear that the 1.0.3 update for WaypointSystem.cs did not actually update the file. Everyone who has run into the compilation error, please PM me and I will send you the working version of that file, so that they won't have to wait for Unity to approve another update and potentially fail to update the file again.

 

I have send you PM.

 

Can you send me a PM as well

Emailed you twice regarding the issue

 

Please check your inbox. It should be there now.

 

Can you pm me please too?.. i have same error..

 

You need to enable private messaging.

 

Can you PM me please?.. i have same error too.

 

Hey everyone, it looks like the latest try on the update went through! Grabbing version 1.0.4 should have the proper preprocessor exclusions to fix the WaypointSystem.cs compilation.

 

Thanks a lot. It works!

 

Assets/TeaAndCode/Waypoint/Scripts/WaypointSystem.cs(2,7): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `UnityEditor' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?

 

Mhmhm, man, awesome asset, but this error pisses me off.. How I can fix it?

 

Just grab the latest version. You have to open your asset store tab and go to your purchased and click update.

 

It is possible, but it requires significant refactor and decent knowledge of gameplay programming. The WaypointSystem component currently registers itself as a singleton to a global static reference. All the waypoints point to that reference. The refactor requires either the WaypointSystem handle multiple players and camera sets (I would create a list to contain player references inside WaypointSystem, and have it target every player and its camera) OR the WaypointSystem be a singleton of each player camera, and have the waypoints report to all of the WaypointSystems. Either way its quite a bit of work, and better ton with previous gameplay programming experience.

 

Hello im currently working on a space game and was implementing this. I have system set up for long distances in Unity so it may be the one that is causing this but every time i get about 1000 unity units away from 0, 0, 0 where the waypoint system is both it and the test waypoint I have set up deactivate in hierarchy. I was wondering if this is setup to happen or just a glitch. Thank you

 

Scratch that it dosen't disactivate the waypoint just disappears

 

I found out it is something with my system ill see what I can do
Edit: Ill explain my system basically once you get 1000 unity units away from 0,0,0 it pulls every game object in your direction moving you back to 0,0,0 so I realized once I get to that point it pulls your waypoint but gets rid of the icon. Everything is still active and will detect whether or not im looking at it. It just completely disappears from my camera

 

The waypoint widget relies on the waypoint object to de-project onto the screen, so if the waypoint object is or is attached to an object that disappears, the waypoint widget does not render. Does this information help?

 

I hope no one minds me posting, but I forgot to mention earlier that the Dialogue System has built-in support for HUD Waypoint. It's pretty neat to accept a quest in a conversation and see a nice-looking quest waypoint HUD pop up. Very nice job on HUD Waypoint, @TeaAndCode!

 

Hello!
I recently bought this to use for the making of my RPG game I am using Dialog System and RFPSP. I am following the tutorial exactly as it says but my waypoint is not showing up on my screen when I test the game! Can someone please help! thank you!

 

Be sure that the camera object from whatever kit you are using has the GUILayer component attached to it. Lots of kits remove this component that renders the Unity GUI components.

 

Alright I made sure it has the GUILayer component and it does. But still not showing any of the waypoints.

 

Does the Dialogue System's HUD Waypoint example work for you? If so, you can compare the camera with RFPS's !!!FPS Camera. I'll look into this too when I get back to the office.

 

Alright thank you guys for all your support this community is amazing!

 

Do you think It could be a problem with the level load fade script that RFPSP has?

 

HUD Waypoint works fine with RFPS, but it's been a while since I used it. I had forgotten how to add waypoints so I had the same problem at first. Here are the steps that I used to get it working:

1. Selected a SoldierNPC in the Scene view.
2. In the WaypointEditor window, clicked New at selection.
3. Clicked the new waypoint at the bottom of the list.
4. Selected the On Screen Widget, Off Screen Widget, and customized the rest of the settings as shown below. The key was remembering to set the widgets, otherwise it won't show anything.

I hope this helps!

 

Ok so I just tested it in the demo scene that RFPSP provides and it works fine. It has to be something in the scene that I am using. But thank you for the quick setup.

 

Give this a try: In play mode, pause the game. Then look for the Waypoint System GameObject. If you expand it, you'll find two child GameObjects for the thing that you've set a waypoint on. In my example above, I see a DistanceOnScreen and DistanceOffScreen, both associated with the SoldierNPC that I gave a waypoint to. When SoldierNPC is on screen, DistanceOnScreen's child GameObjects (Distance, Label, and Icon) are active. When SoldierNPC is off screen, DistanceOffScreen's child GameObjects are active. Make sure this is the case in your scene.

Also inspect the Waypoint System GameObject itself. I set the Player and Camera to MainCamera, but it also works to set Player to !!!FPS Player. If Falloff is ticked, try unticking it. (If Falloff is ticked and the waypoint is too far, it will fade out to invisibility.)

 

Ok, So I paused the scene to check if they are being enabled and they are when I look at them and when I turn away they disable. Just still cant see the marker or distance. I think it is an object or camera interference within my scene its self.