Castle Paradox

miss_sinister · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Wales

Ok, first of all, I'm new so : Hi everyone Razz

I've been using OHRRPGCE for about a year or so now. I've just got a new computer, reinstalled the program, and I've started making games again.

The problem I'm having is, when i use a script to determine which direction an NPC or hero will face or travel, they just won't respond. It doesn't matter whether I use compass point directions or the more informal right, left etc. They just face south and do nothing. Thanks for any help you can give me (and apologies if I am overlooking something simple here).
-Miss Sinister
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msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

Hi, and welcome! We're going to need more information to be able to help you. Can you post the script, and describe what you want the result of the script to be? If you are trying to make a character face a certain direction, you need:

miss_sinister · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Wales

Well spotted, it most certainly IS an X Men reference! Big grin

I've checked the NPC speed, it's set to two, so it's not that. It's a very new game, so the entire script reads:

include, plotscr.hsd
include, bump.hsi

plotscript, new game, begin
suspend player
show text box (7)
wait for text box
set hero direction (me, west)
create npc (2, 9, 20, east)
walk npc (2, east, 4)
end

As you can see, I'm only the middle of setting up the introduction, I have my graphics, maps and even some basic attacks at the ready. But I've hit this problem right away. I don't recieve any kind of error message when I'm compiling it, I pretty much follow the How To's verbatim...I really can't work it out. I've verifified the NPC ID: she appears, looks the wrong way, and then can't walk because she winds up facing the wall. And no matter how I word it, when I ask my hero to face ANY direction she will only face south.

What I want to happen is: the NPC appears at one end of the map and moves in the direction of the hero/ the hero turns to face this direction.

Thanks for replying,
-Miss Sinister
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Bob the Hamster · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject:

miss_sinister · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Wales

No way, the man himself! (Wayne's World 'We're not worthy!' moment Big grin

)

There is only one NPC placed on the map, NPC 1, so it isn't that...I'm really not sure how to proceed. As you noticed, it is lacking a 'resume player' command, I like to test scripts piece by tedious piece ( Big grin

) , and I dropped everything when I noticed my commands had gone wrong somewhere.

Thank you for your time,
-Miss Sinister
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Bob the Hamster · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

Hmmm... What do the walls look at 9, 20 on the map?

You mention that the NPC faces the wrong way, west, instead of east, correct?

Do you have any zones on the map, and is NPC 2 configured to be limited to a specific zone?

miss_sinister · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Wales

No I haven't gotten as far as zones yet. All I have is a basic map, the walkable area is a basic 2x2 corridor, and no matter which direction I want a character to go, if I use script commands they just turn south, straight into the wall Sad...

The NPC isn't configured to do anything, there aren't even text boxes or tags linked to her. As I've mentioned, all I have done with her is create her in the map menu and set her speed, she isn't even placed yet (hence create NPC).
If you need any more info, no problem.
Thanks again.
-Miss Sinister
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msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

Have you ever opened plotscr.hsd? Could there be a chance you accidentally changed something in there? It might help to redownload this file, just to be sure.

Also, you do not have any global variables defined with names like "east" or anything like that?

There are no invisible NPCs near the created NPC?

You say the NPC isn't configured to do anything else, but a suspend NPCs command (and resume afterwards) might be helpful.

It might also be helpful to type in

miss_sinister · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Wales

Oh no, I'm not at the 'tinkering with plotscr.hsd' level quite yet! Happy

Although I've used the program a lot, I literally started making the game yesterday, I haven't even looked at variables yet.

I tried the show value command for east, the number it showed was one. I have no idea whether that's right.

Caterpillar party IS enabled, but there are no changes to the party until AFTER the introductory script.

Thank you again Happy

-Miss Sinister
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PS: Best. Villain. Ever.

mswguest · Guest

Other possibilities:

How is this script called?
Are there any other scripts in the game?
Does it make a difference to put a wait for npc command at the end of the script?

miss_sinister · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Wales

OH MY GOD!!! So simple...so brilliant! Wait for NPC....

I'm a little red in the face now lol! Thank you so so much, that seems to have straightened everything out. I don't know how, but both my hero and NPC now face the correct directions, I've tested it with each direction and they're responding fine.

Thanks again,
-Miss Sinister
(hanging her head in shame)
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TMC · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:44 pm Post subject:

Good to hear! (PS: Welcome!)
Wait for NPC? If this fixed things, then it means that there is another script happening afterwards (prehaps a map autorun script or something like that) which is interfering with your NPC/hero.

I plan to add a log showing which scripts are triggered/run and why, I hope that will help to solve these kinds of problems (which are pretty common, I make this kind of mistake often).
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