Dragon HUD Talk Commands
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Overview
The Dragon HUD's allow the user to control various actions and sounds at a press of a button. However, the HUDs are complicated items containing many prims, scripts and textures. To reduce lag it can be better to detach the HUD's and use other means to activate actions and sounds.
Within LSL the are a number of ways in which communication between two objects can be realised. In this case, the HUDs are communicating with the Dragons by chatting on a specific agreed channel. This channel is 42. Conventional "chat" is on channel 0.
Thus the user can activate actions and sounds simply by chatting to the dragon using the appropriate channel. This is achieved by prefixing the command with a forward slash '/' followed by the channel number. As an example:
- to activate the dragon breath the command would be: /42 breath on
- to deactivate the dragon breath the command would be /42 breath off
It should be noted that all commands are case sensitive.
The following table detail the commands that are supported and there applicability by dragon species:
Action Commands
Breath Effects & Aura
Breath commands activate the individual dragon breath and aura effects. These are generally start and stop commands.
| Action | Talk Command | Applicable HUD's/Species |
|---|---|---|
| turn on dragon breath | breath [on] | All except Wyverns (see note 1) |
| turn off dragon breath | breath off | All except Wyverns |
| turn on secondary dragon breath | breath2 on | Steam (all sizes) only |
| turn off secondary dragon breath | breath2 off | Steam (all sizes) only |
| turn on dragon aura | aura on | All with HUD 2.1/2.5 except Wyvern Hatchlings |
| turn off dragon aura | aura off | All with HUD 2.1/2.5 except Wyvern Hatchlings |
| turn on dragon footprints | prints | Wyvern only |
| turn off dragon footprints | prints off | Wyvern only |
Note 1: Most species on the Version 2.1 and above HUD's can use either "breath" or "breath on" to turn on the dragon breath. Some species can only use "breath".
Movements
Movement commands change the alpha setting on various body parts to achieve flight and non-flight appearances. These are generally commands to achieve a specific state.
| Action | Talk Command | Applicable HUD's/Species |
|---|---|---|
| wings open for flight | wings open | All Dragons/Wyrmlings except Spirit. Steam, Anubis and Bast hatchlings |
| wings folded | wings fold | All Dragons/Wyrmlings except Spirit. Steam, Anubis and Bast hatchlings |
| extend tail | tail fly | All Dragons and Wyrmlings except Fae, Steam and Spirit |
| curl tail | tail sit | All Dragons and Wyrmlings except Fae, Steam and Spirit |
| Mouth Open with Teeth | jaw open | Dracolich & Wyverns Only |
| Show Teeth | jaw close | Dracolich & Wyverns Only |
| Teeth Hidden | jaw hide | Wyverns Only |
| Raise Spine Frill | paws up | Desert Wyvern Only (extra) |
| Lower Spine Frill | paws down | Desert Wyvern Only (extra) |
| Raise paws | paws up | Dracolich Only |
| Lower paws | paws down | Dracolich Only |
| Raise paws | feet fly | Spirit Only |
| Lower paws | feet stand | Spirit Only |
| Open Eyes | eyes open | Wyverns Only (note: done automatically on return from afk) |
| Close Eyes | eyes closed | Wyverns Only (note: done automatically on afk) |
Sounds
Sound commands activate sounds from the aural emitter of the dragon. These are generally one-shot trigger commands, meaning that the sound is only played once and not continuously.
| Sound | Talk Command | Applicable HUD's/Species |
|---|---|---|
| roar | sound roar | all |
| screech | sound screech | all |
| growl | sound growl | all |
| snarl | sound snarl | all |
