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Creating an affection gauge

 
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0 The Fool




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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:43 pm    Post subject: Creating an affection gauge Reply with quote
I was wondering if someone could help and/or show me how to create an affection gauge, and it would also be amazing is some one could show me how to create a system to where it is seen during cutsences and other events.

Thank you.
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Gizmog1
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
At its simplest, what you're talking about is a rectangle slice. What you're gonna want to do is somethin like...

Code:

GlobalVariable (1,AffectionGauge)
GlobalVariable (2,Affection)

plotscript,StartAffection,begin
SetVariable (AffectionGauge,CreateRect (1,5)
end


So what you've done, is you've created a Rectangle and told the game to call it AffectionGauge. There'll be a little tiny rectangle... probably in the upper left corner of the screen. It's pretty boring right now, but you can Put the slice somewhere else, Change the color or All kinds of other crazy stuff

Then, every time you wanna change the affection, and you could tie this to a textbox or whatever, you'd do a...

Code:

script,ModifyAffection,HowMuch,begin
Increment (Affection,HowMuch)
SetSliceWidth (AffectionGauge,Affection)
end

Plotscript,AddTenAffection,begin
ModifyAffection (10)
end

plotscript,SubtractTenAffection,begin
ModifyAffection (-10)
end


and as far as I know, it'd work through cutscenes and other non-battle events. And who wants to think about affection during battle anyway? If you've got any other questions, there's a great Help Me forum over here and you might be more likely to find people over there. I hope that's a good enough start to get you on your way and that you're able to do whatever you're trying to do.

I realize I'm not doing a very good job of plotscripting, but you can find out more about it over here. Pretty good tutorial and I hate to reinvent the wheel.
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0 The Fool




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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Okay thanks, but let's make it a little harder.
Let's say we want it to be a circle and it shows the images of two/three people, and each person has their own little gauge next to their picture. And each one has it's own certain amount and filled up to that amount.

Also how would I have events regulated by a certain person's affection, and what-not.

Also it would be really helpful if you could tell me how to make it part of the status screen so when I check a persons stats it is their as well.
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Gizmog1
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, I'm not gonna make the whole game for you. And you're right you have made it a bit harder.

Commands for menus start here. Not sure that you can hook it to the default status menu, but shouldn't be too hard for you to figure out a way to rig up your own affections menu and hook that onto the main menu.

Spritey stuff is here. and for the most part it works just like the stuff I already showed you.

If it's circles you're interested in, Create Ellipse is the command for you. . Just replace that rectangle bit with ellipse, and whenever you set the width set the height too or you'll have one thin ass circle.

Having events regulated by a certain person's affection is a little bit harder, but I imagine you could regulate the whole thing with tags? If someone's good enough friends to share an ice cream cone with you, turn on say tag 3. And if they're good enough friends that they'll loan you a fiver to buy the ice cream cone, turn on tag 4. World's your oyster my friend! Should have enough here to slap somehing good together, just start fiddling with the scripting. The scriptings half the fun!
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0 The Fool




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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Okay! Thanks again, I will make sure I enjoy the little oyster.
Happy
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Gizmog1
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sure, no problem! Feel free to ask more questions if you get stuck.
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Powerstar




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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:25 am    Post subject: hmmm Reply with quote
Iam no pro. But im sure he's meaning the gauge from sims... Good idea though.. oh yea, dude back ur work up.. or u might end up like me..
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