accessing custom variables on the hud

[gruntkiller4000]

Does anybody know how to correctly show a custom variable on the HUD? I have been having a lot of trouble on this. When I use this code on the HUD, it doesn't seem to work (it always shows as 0):

local WCPawn p;
p=WCPlayerPawn(PawnOwner)
DigitsMoney.Value = p.Money;

The WCPlayerPawn is my referenced object, Money is my custom variable and DigitsMoney is the variable that shows my custom variable on the HUD. This does show up on the HUD as a 0. When i replace DigitsMoney.Value with something like PawnOwner.health it works fine and shows the health but that's not what I want. The Money variable is set to a totally different number! Is my code wrong or something! Please help!

[meowcat]

hmm, a couple of questions:
1. Does your UT2004 log file say anything specifically error related?
2. Are you positive that your custom HUD and custom pawn are being used by your game/mutator (sounds like the HUD is, but are you sure about the pawn?)
3. How often does the "DigitsMoney.Value=p.Money;" statement get called, only once, or every draw call to the HUD?
4. Is WCPlayerPawn a subclass of WCPawn?

[gruntkiller4000]

Thank you for answering. I looked at my UT2004 Log file for errors and came up THIS same thing HUNDREDS of times. It makes the log file really big:

Warning: WCHudCDeathmatch DM-MyMap.WCHudCDeathmatch0 (Function WCGame.WCHudCDeathmatch.DrawWarriorImages:0031) Accessed None 'P'.

That is definitely the error. The piece of code I wrote above was definitely wrong. I also tried at the beginning " local WCPlayerPawn P; " but that didn't work either.
WCPlayerPawn is certainly a subclass WCPawn.

The "DigitsMoney.Value=p.Money;" gets called when the HUD is drawn. It lies under DrawHudPassA:

Simulated function DrawHudPassA (Canvas C)
{
local pawn RealPawnOwner;
local class<ammunition> ammoclass;

ZoomFadeOut(C);
DrawWarriorImages(C);
...

It lies right under where the Local Variables are being defined near the top. This part is just taken out of the top of the function. Is this in the correct position?

And yes the Custom Pawn is using that value because I tried in the console "Get WCGame.WCPlayerPawn Money" it gives me my default value 500. That is the value I want shown on the HUD but it seems to be 0. I'm also not using any mutators.

I hope this issue gets figured out soon.

[meowcat]

The error message means that the PawnOwner cannot be cast to a WCPlayerPawn, which means pawnOwner is none, or is not a WCplayerPawn. The use of the "get" console command would normally retrieve your pawn's information, but may also grab another pawn's value (that IS a WCPlayerPawn). If "get" fails to find an actor of the class currently loaded I *think* it may simply grab the class's default value.

Use the "Showdebug" console command to verify that your pawn is in fact a WCPlayerPawn.

[gruntkiller4000]

I used 'Showdebug' and did read my Tag as 'WCPawn', State 'WCPawn'. It wasn't WCPlayerPawn!!!
It took me 10 minutes or so to figure this out. I had to change the DefaultPlayerClassName="WCPawn" to "WCPlayerPawn" for both my custom deathmatch and team deathmatch games. But THANKS. But there is still one more thing. If the player dies the value resets. :\
I moved the Money variables to WCPlayer. I changed a bit of things on the WCHudCDeathmatch using "P=WCPlayer(PlayerOwner)". THAT worked still (The value still shows on the HUD). But, if I pick up a money item (that changes the variable money) it won't change! The "set" command certainly changes the value so it's not the HUD. Here's my code for my Money pickup under the touch function:

A = WCPlayer(Other)
LastMoney = P.Money;
P.Money = LastMoney + MoneyAmount;

The LastMoney/Money variable had been assigned. How can I get a variable directly from WCPlayer? If I try "A=WCPlayer(PlayerOwner)" it won't compile because the expression doesn't exist. Can I replace the function Other with something else to let me grab the variable from WCPlayer? And I did check the log and it's similar to the error before. (Accessed None 'A'). Thanks.

[VendorX]

To preserve Money amount after pawn dead, save it in YourController ( or YourPlayerReplicationInfo if YourGame is net mode...) not in YourPawn.

local YourPawn P;
local YourController PC;

P = YourPawn(Other);

if( P != None &&  P.Controller != None)
{
    PC = YourController(P.Controller);

    if( PC != None )
        PC.Money += MoneyAmount;
}

[gruntkiller4000]

Thanks VendorX and Meowcat. Switching from my pawn (WCPlayerPawn) to the Controller (WCPlayer) worked. It didn't reset when I died. Thanks!!!

[Eliot]

Thanks VendorX and Meowcat. Switching from my pawn (WCPlayerPawn) to the Controller (WCPlayer) worked. It didn't reset when I died. Thanks!!!

I really recommend that you move your data to a PlayerReplicationInfo class rather than the PlayerController class(as VendorX said), even if your mod is offline, it will be much easier in the end.

[gruntkiller4000]

It's working now properly using player replication info. thanks