Want to make a shop item

[Jen]

I may not be able to because I have no clue how to code, lol

But I want to make a shop item.

I make pixel eggs

Are a few examples.

I want users to be able to buy the eggs, then when they go use the eggs, they are awarded a hatchling. The hatchling maybe a little creature or just anything (I make these)..examples


I don't know how to code and I think it would be a neat idea to add to the shop.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

[perplexed]

are these the ones that hatch after so many days?

If not, you could use the display message item, put the egg in the message as an image.  Then when someone uses it or sends it to someone else to use , they get it in the display.

Or use the item that Daniel has with flags to be displayed on posts?

Or you could add it as a pet?

[Jen]

They normally do hatch after so many days, but I would like them to hatch when they are used.

How would I set them up as a display message?
Because once I add the image to the display message, how would I get it to hatch?

[perplexed]

lol this is the 4th time I have tried to reply to this today and each time, the board has eaten my post.

I'm sure I said it better the first 3 times but I will have another crack at it again, failing that I will PM it to you.  I have PMed Daniel about the posting problem

ok,

I'm not sure if this is what you have in mind but

create the egg thingy and upload it to your server
create an item image for the shop item
make a new item using the display message item, add the shop egg item image
in the display message display the uploaded egg using img tags and the url etc
maybe put a message underneath it

then when someone buys it, they can either use it themselves to see the egg or give it to someone else.

make the item stay in their inventory after use or not

(make your egg hatch immediately so that it will happen when they open (use) the item)

Or make them as usual with the time limit and either do the above, and change the message to say, save and use in your signatures 

OR

use the other item I mentioned, the one Daniel made to show in posts (I think) it has flag images but you could use eggs instead

does that make sense

I think my posting issues are with quick reply

[perplexed]

damn this quick reply, I just typed it all out again and forgot it wasnt working *sigh*

http://www.daniel15.com/forum/index.php/topic,703.msg3800.html#msg3800

there is also this item, which maybe you could use and adapt to use eggs instead of cards?


with the display message, it doesnt have to be a *message* as such, it could be an image eg egg

so you create the item, then put in the display message something like:

Congratulations you have an egg

Code: [Select]

[img] http://www.url to your egg.com/egg1 [/img]
To keep the egg please save it


or words to that effect.

You set your eggs to hatch immediately, so that when someone 'uses' ie opens the item it will hatch,  or set it to hatch later if you want them to save it

you can set the item to stay in their inventory or be removed after using (opening)


there are some random items that maybe you could adapt too

or maybe set up the eggs in a random scrip and then point to the script in the item ?


just some ideas I had but other people might have better ones, I cant code

[perplexed]

oh no, did any of that make sense? 

[Jen]

LOL, Im getting there...I will test out some things and see if I can't get them to work.

Thanks PP for your help.