BG1 coding question :), visual effects, items into chest: how? Options

[jastey]

Hi,
I have two questions to BG1 coding:
1. If I want to have a nice visual effect, e.g. one creature dissappears with a lot of glowing light.. whatever, how do I code that? (For BGII, I would use:

CODE

CreateVisualEffectObject("effect",Myself)

Is there something similar for BG1?)
2. I have problems to put an item into an existing container. I have the following code in the area.baf:

CODE

 
IF
   Global("C#ItemInTruhe","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
   RESPONSE #100
         SetGlobal("C#ItemInTruhe","GLOBAL",1)
         ActionOverride("Container1",CreateItem("ITEM",0,0,0))
END

which is the only way I see, but this puts the item in front of the container. How would the correct code have to be, to place the item inside?

Thanks!
PS: Answers as soon as possible, please...

[Rabain]

These examples are from BG1 scripts with regard to DisplayString as DisplayStringHead() does not appear in BG1 (thanks for pointing this out Baronius!)

I'm not sure but i think DisplayString also shows the dialog in the dialog window though i am almost also sure that it displays as floating text! (almost sure!)

Also it would appear from these that the DisplayString() works best when it is in the script of the creature/object it is to be displayed above.
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IF
Opened([ANYONE])
See([PC.0.0.MAGE])
THEN
RESPONSE #100
DisplayString([PC.0.0.MAGE],14381) // Trap Sprung
ForceSpell([PC.0.0.MAGE],TRAP_MISCAST_MAGIC)
END

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IF
Global("SemajBehavior","GLOBAL",3)
See([PC])
THEN
RESPONSE #100
DisplayString(Myself,24099) // Magic Staff Released
ReallyForceSpell(Myself,WIZARD_MIRROR_IMAGE)
DisplayString(Myself,24098) // Tattoo of Power Released
ReallyForceSpell([PC],WIZARD_CHAOS)
Spell([PC],WIZARD_CLOUDKILL)
SetGlobal("SemajBehavior","GLOBAL",4)
END

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IF
Clicked([ANYONE])
Global("UseAnvil","GLOBAL",0)
Range(LastTrigger,9)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
SetGlobal("UseAnvil","GLOBAL",1)
DisplayString(Myself,23170) // A forge, commonly used to make or repair tools.
END

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This post has been edited by Rabain: Sep 16 2004, 10:04 PM