Creating a inventory toggle script (sort of like flashlight on/off)

[Defranco]

I'm playing around and still learning lua;

 

Am I on the right track in thinking that something along the lines of the below script could be used to toggle open/close an inventory?

 

A player would press the key " i " in game and it would open/close the inventory.

 

 

 

 

--Toggle the inventory on and off

if window:KeyHit(Key.i) then

self.sound.inventory:Play()

if self.inventory:Hidden() then

self.inventory:Show()

else

self.inventory:Hide()

end

end

 

 

-- then, in the function script start area... a sound would play when toggleing the inventory on or off.

 

self.sound.inventory=Sound:Load("Sound/Player/inventory_toggle.wav")

 

 

 

 

-- then at the top for scripts;

 

Script.inventoryon = false --bool "Inventory on"

 

 

 

-- then I would need to define what the inventoryon is? ??? -- this is what im working on now, trying to attach it to my inventory.lua script where it has the dimensions/color, etc.

 

 

self.inventory =

if self.inventoryon==false then

self.inventory:Hide()

end

 

 

 

Let me know if I have the right sort of idea... I'm trying, hehe

[nick.ace]

Nothing wrong with that way that I can see. That's pretty much how I do it at least.

[Thirsty Panther]

Check out Aggrors latest LUA tutorials #16 & #17. He goes thru setting up an inventory. Slightly different to yours but the scripts and explanations should be helpful.