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bis_senchi
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 Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:19 am Post subject: Swtich betweean hero and npc |
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I would like to switch between an Npc and a hero in the active party but NOTHING has to be noticed on screen.
Would somoene had any advise about how to do that ?
As always thank you for your help and for answering so quickly!
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TMC
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: |
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That should be quite simple. Replace the hero with an NPC with identical walkabout sprite, walkabout palette, frame, direction, and (pixel) position, and move the hero, all without a wait command.
Perhaps you don't know about the 'plot:NPC frame' and 'plot:Set NPC frame' commands?
Then the only potential graphic difference could be to do with whether the hero/NPC is drawn under or over other heroes or NPCs.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: |
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| If I'm understanding you correctly, then I'd suggest you just 'suspend catapillar (caterpillar)' and treat the hero as a hero. |
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bis_senchi
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject: Let's use npc 4 and hero 1 |
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| The Mad Cacti wrote: | | Replace the hero with an NPC with identical walkabout sprite, walkabout palette, frame, direction, and (pixel) position, and move the hero, all without a wait command. |
That's exactly what I want to do but the only problem is that I would like that the player don't notice what happens.
Set NPC frame command seems to be a good idea but I don't know precisely how to use it.
Let's say that I want want to switch between hero 1 and npc 4. Npc 4 has the same walkabout picture and palette than hero1.
Hero 1 is on the map. How shall I start switching process?
As always, thanks for the help! Good luck in making your games everyone!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Let's use npc 4 and hero 1 |
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| bis_senchi wrote: | | The Mad Cacti wrote: | | Replace the hero with an NPC with identical walkabout sprite, walkabout palette, frame, direction, and (pixel) position, and move the hero, all without a wait command. |
That's exactly what I want to do but the only problem is that I would like that the player don't notice what happens.
Set NPC frame command seems to be a good idea but I don't know precisely how to use it. |
You get the hero's stepping frame with the 'plot:hero frame' command. So you will write
| Code: | | set NPC frame (4, hero frame (1)) |
You then do the same thing for direction and pixel position (using 'plot:hero pixel X' and 'plot:hero pixel Y').
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bis_senchi
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: Nighly updated version required |
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I need the nighly updated version of hspeak.exe don't I?
I don't understand very well how the command works, I key in
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get hero frame (my frame, hero1:name) # store infos in a global variable
get hero pixel X (my pixel X, hero1:name)
get hero pixel Y (my pixel Y, hero1:name)
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So? Is it the right way to use this command?
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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In pretty much any scenario where you are using any command with the word "get" in it, you will need to use a variable to store whatever you are 'getting'. The variable doesn't have to be global, but you need to store it with a ":=" command, I'm pretty sure. For this example, you need to have something like
| Code: | variable(HF) #I'm naming the local variable HF for 'hero frame'
HF:= get hero frame (hero:name) |
and similarly for any 'get' command.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:06 am Post subject: |
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No, the names of the commands are hero frame, hero pixel x and hero pixel y.
| msw188 wrote: | | In pretty much any scenario where you are using any command with the word "get" in it, you will need to use a variable to store whatever you are 'getting'. The variable doesn't have to be global, but you need to store it with a ":=" command, I'm pretty sure. |
Right. All commands return their value, with the exception of string commands. Hopefully in close future, even (replacements for the) string commands will return their results instead of requiring an id.
| msw188 wrote: | | Code: | variable(HF) #I'm naming the local variable HF for 'hero frame'
HF:= get hero frame (hero:name) |
and similarly for any 'get' command. |
hero frame takes the position in the caterpillar party as argument (like all other commands that deal with heroes on the map), not a hero id (hero:X).
| bis_senshi wrote: | | So? Is it the right way to use this command? |
Use them in the way I showed:
| Code: | | set NPC frame (4, hero frame (1)) |
Obviously this is the same as writing
| Code: | frame := hero frame (1)
set NPC frame (4, frame) |
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bis_senchi
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: could somoene confirm that?? |
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Thanks! I managed to do what I wanted. Now next question: could somoene confirm (or not) a basic inn with the default option gives back hp and mp, and make alive dead heroes?
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: |
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If I'm understanding you right, that depends on the Bitsets you choose in General Game Data -> Preference Bitsets.
Inns will always give HP and MP, but if you want them to revive dead heroes, you have to make sure the "Inns don't revive dead heroes" is off.
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