[HELP] Nametag Script

[Bilal135]

I created a script so it creates nametag on the top of the head using dxCreateText. It creates the nametag near the leg. How can I make it appear on the top of player's head? thanks.

local rootElement = getRootElement() 
local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize() 
function NPCnametag() 
    local sx,sy = getScreenFromWorldPosition (getElementPosition(localPlayer)) 
    if sx then 
        dxDrawText(""..getPlayerName(localPlayer),sx,sy,screenWidth, screenHeight,tocolor ( 255, 255, 0, 255 ), 1.4,"default-bold") 
    end 
end 
  
function HandleTheRendering() 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender",rootElement, NPCnametag) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",rootElement, HandleTheRendering) 

[WhoAmI]

Use getPedBonePosition.

[Bilal135]

I tried this, it should make the nametag color random of players which are not in a team, and which are in a team, they should have their team nametag colors. But it doesn't work.

addEventHandler( "onClientRender",root, 
   function( ) 
      local px, py, pz, tx, ty, tz, dist 
      px, py, pz = getCameraMatrix( ) 
      for _, v in ipairs( getElementsByType 'player' ) do 
         tx, ty, tz = getElementPosition( v ) 
         dist = math.sqrt( ( px - tx ) ^ 2 + ( py - ty ) ^ 2 + ( pz - tz ) ^ 2 ) 
         if dist < 30.0 then 
            if isLineOfSightClear( px, py, pz, tx, ty, tz, true, false, false, true, false, false, false,localPlayer ) then 
               local sx, sy, sz = getPedBonePosition( v, 6 ) 
               local x,y = getScreenFromWorldPosition( sx, sy, sz + 0.3 ) 
               if x then -- getScreenFromWorldPosition returns false if the point isn't on screen 
                local team = getPlayerTeam(localPlayer) 
                if team then 
                local r, g, b = getTeamColor(team) 
                setPlayerNametagColor(localPlayer, r, g, b) 
                else 
                local r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(localPlayer) 
                dxDrawText( getPlayerName( localPlayer ), x, y, x, y, tocolor(255, 255, 0), 0.85 + ( 15 - dist ) * 0.04, "default-bold", "center" ) 
               end 
            end 
         end 
      end 
   end 
) 

[Walid]

You need to add the color { r,g,b} here

like this

dxDrawText( getPlayerName( localPlayer ), x, y, x, y, tocolor(r, g, b), 0.85 + ( 15 - dist ) * 0.04, "default-bold", "center" ) 

[Bilal135]

Error: Lua 25 Unexpected Symbol near )

[Death]

try this

dxDrawText( getPlayerName( localPlayer ), x, y, x, y, tocolor(r, g, b, 255), 0.85 + ( 15 - dist ) * 0.04, "default-bold", "center" ) 

Edited May 10, 2015 by Guest

[Walid]

Error: Lua 25 Unexpected Symbol near )

there is 'end' missing

Try this one:

addEventHandler( "onClientRender",root, 
   function( ) 
      local px, py, pz, tx, ty, tz, dist 
      px, py, pz = getCameraMatrix( ) 
      for _, v in ipairs( getElementsByType 'player' ) do 
         tx, ty, tz = getElementPosition( v ) 
         dist = math.sqrt( ( px - tx ) ^ 2 + ( py - ty ) ^ 2 + ( pz - tz ) ^ 2 ) 
         if dist < 30.0 then 
            if isLineOfSightClear( px, py, pz, tx, ty, tz, true, false, false, true, false, false, false,localPlayer ) then 
               local sx, sy, sz = getPedBonePosition( v, 6 ) 
               local x,y = getScreenFromWorldPosition( sx, sy, sz + 0.3 ) 
               if x then  
                local team = getPlayerTeam(localPlayer) 
                    if team then 
                        r, g, b = getTeamColor(team) 
                        setPlayerNametagColor(localPlayer, r, g, b) 
                        else 
                        r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(localPlayer) 
                    end  
                dxDrawText( getPlayerName(localPlayer), x, y, x, y, tocolor(r,g, b), 0.85 + ( 15 - dist ) * 0.04, "default-bold", "center" ) 
               end 
            end 
         end 
      end 
   end 
) 

[Bilal135]

Lol! Everyone has my name. Must be some bug in script. Please fix it.

[WhoAmI]

Replace localPlayer to v.

[Walid]

it must be like this :

addEventHandler( "onClientRender",root, 
   function( ) 
      local px, py, pz, tx, ty, tz, dist 
      px, py, pz = getCameraMatrix( ) 
      local players = getElementsByType ( "player" ) 
      for _, v in ipairs(players) do 
         tx, ty, tz = getElementPosition( v ) 
         dist = math.sqrt( ( px - tx ) ^ 2 + ( py - ty ) ^ 2 + ( pz - tz ) ^ 2 ) 
         if dist < 30.0 then 
            if isLineOfSightClear( px, py, pz, tx, ty, tz, true, false, false, true, false, false, false,v ) then 
               local sx, sy, sz = getPedBonePosition( v, 6 ) 
               local x,y = getScreenFromWorldPosition( sx, sy, sz + 0.3 ) 
               if x then 
                local team = getPlayerTeam(v) 
                    if team then 
                        r, g, b = getTeamColor(team) 
                        setPlayerNametagColor(v, r, g, b) 
                        else 
                        r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(v) 
                    end 
                dxDrawText( getPlayerName(v), x, y, x, y, tocolor(r,g, b), 0.85 + ( 15 - dist ) * 0.04, "default-bold", "center" ) 
               end 
            end 
         end 
      end 
   end 
) 

[Bilal135]

Thanks! Works perfect!

[Walid]

Thanks! Works perfect!

np.