MothershipGlobalScript

--Most the code was writen by Mr.Stump - To him I am greatful!

function onLoad()
    --Starts a repeating timer that goes off once per second
    Timer.create({
        identifier="statusReportTimer",
        function_name = "updateCounts_timer",
        function_owner = Global, --If this script is on an object, use self
        delay = 1,
        repetitions = 0
    })

    --Creates buttons that will be used as displays
    --The first for loop goes through the main entries (YELLOW/BLUE/RED/GREEN)
    --The second for loop goes through each entry for that color
    for color, dataTable in pairs(ref_playerZones) do
        for _, entries in ipairs(dataTable) do
            local obj = getObjectFromGUID(entries.guid_button)
            obj.createButton({
                click_function="none", function_owner=Global,
                position=entries.pos_button, height=0, width=0,
                font_size=entries.font_size, scale = {0.45,0.45,0.45}
            })
        end
    end
end

--Goes off once per second
function updateCounts_timer()
    --Go through every zone in ref_playerData
    for color, dataTable in pairs(ref_playerZones) do
        for i, entries in ipairs(dataTable) do
            local zone = getObjectFromGUID(entries.guid_zone)
            --Finds object types by their tag
            --Whatever the tag of your markers are, that is what you use here
            --I looked, it was Tile
            local zoneObjList = getObjectTypesInZone(zone, "Tile")
            --This adds the # of entries in zone object list to ref_playerZones
            ref_playerZones[color][i].total = #zoneObjList
        end
    end

    updateDisplays()
end

function updateDisplays()
    for color, dataTable in pairs(ref_playerZones) do
        for i, entries in ipairs(dataTable) do
            local obj = getObjectFromGUID(entries.guid_button)
            -- Checks to see if lable is ment for weapons or colony station hp
            --If it is not will format normally otherwise it will change the values
            if i ~= 2 and i ~= 5 then
                obj.editButton({
                    index = i-1,
                    label = entries.total
                })
            else
                --Finds the corisponding weapon lable for die value
                if i == 2 then
                    if entries.total < 1 then
                        label = "X"
                    else
                        if entries.total < 4 then
                           label = "D2"
                        else
                            if entries.total < 6 then
                                label = "D4"
                            else
                                if entries.total < 8 then
                                    label = "D6"
                                else
                                    if entries.total < 10 then
                                        label = "D8"
                                    else
                                        if entries.total < 12 then
                                            label = "D10"
                                        else
                                            label = "D12"
                                        end
                                    end
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end
                else
                    --Fins the corisponing life value for the colony station
                    if entries.total == 4 then
                        label = "100%"
                    else
                        if entries.total == 3 then
                           label = "75%"
                        else
                            if entries.total == 2 then
                                label = "50%"
                            else
                                if entries.total == 1 then
                                    label = "25%"
                                else
                                    label = "XXX"
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end

                end

                obj.editButton({
                    index = i-1,
                    label = label,
                })
            end

        end
    end
end

--Returns table of objects of given types using their tags
function getObjectTypesInZone(zone, ...)
    local foundTypes, tagList = {}, {...}
    for _, object in ipairs(zone.getObjects()) do
        for _, tag in ipairs(tagList) do
            if object.tag == tag then
                table.insert(foundTypes, object)
                break
            end
        end
    end
    return foundTypes
end


--Each player color's scripting zone
--You would need to change the colors to match your table's player colors
--You would need to enter the GUID for the item that gets the button on it
--You would need to enter the guid for the script zone for that buttons
--You would need to enter the position for that button on that object.
--Remember these buttons are displays to show the totals

--Zone Ref Scale 5.18 - .08 .14
ref_playerZones = {
    ["Yellow"] = {
        {guid_button="0e46ea", guid_zone="18c7ed", pos_button={-1.71,0.12,-0.32}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="0e46ea", guid_zone="88fcfc", pos_button={-1.57,0.12,-0.09}, total=0, font_size=180},
        {guid_button="0e46ea", guid_zone="b73789", pos_button={-1.71,0.12, 0.16}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="0e46ea", guid_zone="45ac57", pos_button={-1.57,0.12, 0.38}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="0e46ea", guid_zone="06a0e3", pos_button={-1.55,0.12, 0.73}, total=0, font_size=180},
    },

    ["Blue"] = {
        {guid_button="e29147", guid_zone="b9cbf9", pos_button={-1.71,0.12,-0.32}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="e29147", guid_zone="960736", pos_button={-1.57,0.12,-0.09}, total=0, font_size=180},
        {guid_button="e29147", guid_zone="92ce0f", pos_button={-1.71,0.12, 0.16}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="e29147", guid_zone="f6b3e5", pos_button={-1.57,0.12, 0.38}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="e29147", guid_zone="3e96b2", pos_button={-1.55,0.12, 0.73}, total=0, font_size=180},
    },

    ["Red"] = {
        {guid_button="ed2021", guid_zone="60667f", pos_button={-1.71,0.12,-0.32}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="ed2021", guid_zone="004da6", pos_button={-1.57,0.12,-0.09}, total=0, font_size=180},
        {guid_button="ed2021", guid_zone="931665", pos_button={-1.71,0.12, 0.16}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="ed2021", guid_zone="819a0c", pos_button={-1.57,0.12, 0.38}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="ed2021", guid_zone="ec3d94", pos_button={-1.55,0.12, 0.73}, total=0, font_size=180},
    },

    ["Green"] = {
        {guid_button="7fee02", guid_zone="c33ccf", pos_button={-1.71,0.12,-0.32}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="7fee02", guid_zone="fdf690", pos_button={-1.57,0.12,-0.09}, total=0, font_size=180},
        {guid_button="7fee02", guid_zone="d30b05", pos_button={-1.71,0.12, 0.16}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="7fee02", guid_zone="2a1bc7", pos_button={-1.57,0.12, 0.38}, total=0, font_size=220},
        {guid_button="7fee02", guid_zone="27087b", pos_button={-1.55,0.12, 0.73}, total=0, font_size=180},
    },
}