[MOD] Chirp Banner

[Snowshoe Bunny]

Update!

V1.1
- added configuration file "ChirpBannerConfig.xml" which gets created automatically with defaults in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines
- edit it to change values for:

DestroyBuiltinChirper (bool, true/false, default = false)
MaxChirps (int, 1-10, default = 3)
ScrollSpeed (int, 1-100, default = 30)


Version 1.0 on workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=406623071

Replaces Chirpy with a scrolling marquee style banner along the top

V1.0
- displays a max of 3 chirps
- new chirps push oldest ones out
- chirps never deleted until new ones come in (so you'll always see the same chirps scrolling until new ones come in
- no configurability yet (# chirps, speed, color, position, etc)

Feel free to suggest enhancements or what not

DLL only as it references UnityEngine.UI etc. I don't have a github account, but if anyone wants the source, let me know.

Cheers!

 

[Hechus]

Hey, can you use UnityEngine.UI if you compile the dll yourself? I had trouble getting it work from source...

 

[Snowshoe Bunny]

I'm no expert on Unity (first time I've used it in fact). I believe you have to build the DLL (as opposed to just using .cs source for your mod) if you use UnityEngine.UI (and/or ColossalFramework.UI). I just referenced the assemblies in my project, included the namespaces ("using UnityEngine.UI;" ) and everything worked fine.

 

[Hechus]

Cool, thanks!

 

[Snowshoe Bunny]

v2 update!
- configurable text size and color for chirper name and message text
- hide banner on free look

 

[anandus]

Nice, reminds me of Simcity 3000

Maybe some colour coding is possible, to filter out the blah blah?