Castle Paradox

[BlastedEarth]

Hi, is it possible to make vehicles that are more than one npc size large? What about a vehicle that is 9 boxes square big?

also: can i get a script that allows opening the menu while riding a vehicle?
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[Bob the Hamster]

You can open the menu while riding a vehicle without any scripting. In the vehicle editor, change "menu button" to "menu" and it should work just fine.

As for a large vehicle, you could attach a slice to the map and then move it to match the vehicle's position.

This script puts a slice on the map and starts it off on top of an NPC. Do this from the map autorun.

giant is a global variable

[BlastedEarth]

Oh no, I was going to try this then i think there's a bug... Going to 'edit screen layouts' exits the game without warning, what could be wrong?
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[Bob the Hamster]

Oops! Yeah, that is definitely a bug. I see how to fix it too. EDIT: fixed, and I am forcing an early nightly

But you don't need to go into the edit screen layouts menu to be able to use this script.

(the Edit Screen Layouts menu still does nothing)

[BlastedEarth]

ah, just a large enemy sprite, i think i'm getting it now, thanks!
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[BlastedEarth]

Hmmm, i can't make it work, i noticed they are called off as 'scripts' not 'plotscripts' so i changed the 'script' into 'plotscript' and as scripts they are not loaded in the game. But is there a special way to call them? I also thought it was my map layers that hid the slice so i tried a blank map but it's still not showing...
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[TMC]

Right, 'setup giant NPC' is meant to be a plotscript, and it's meant to be set as the map autorun script. You don't call the other script directly (so it doesn't need to be a plotscript).

Make sure that you modify them as needed though - it's set to place large enemy sprite 16 on top of NPC ID 5.

Another possible problem is that it assumes that map layer 1 is enabled on that map. In fact, it'll draw the slice on top of map layer 1, but underneath NPCs and heroes, assuming that you haven't reordered the map layers. In order to draw them above NPCs and heroes, you'll need to add an extra blank layer above them to attach the slice to.
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[BlastedEarth]

Holy molemen in a kingdom of mirthful moonladies! That's so awesome! But how can i make the slice change direction when the transport looks left or right or up and down? Also, can i make the slice animate on each step? like a tank threading? Thank you very much :-)

edit:
I've finished my first big vehicle sprite, as an example, can I use all the images as slices with correspondence to direction and take an extra frame for each step just like a normal walkaby? Also: can slices be blocked by walls?


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[mjkrzak]

As far as vehicles go, that one is only slightly less terrifying than a Hummer. (Yes, I drive a small car.)

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[Spoon Weaver]

I had the this idea right after slices came out but never really thought up a "good" game to put it in. I suppose I can post the script though.
( doctored up to be more relevant to you )

[BlastedEarth]

I tested it, the slice moves even without entering the vehicle and all the npc scripts in the map don't work while this script is active. I was thinking, can this be used a step script and it calls the variable in the other script above for the slice? So it would be mainly for changing the graphics and checking if the npc moved...

edit: ah i forgot, only one script can be run at a time... I really can't make it work, the slice is there and it moves when the vehicle is mounted it's just that the graphics don't change. I've even tried combining the two scripts but it doesn't work, what's wrong with it?

plotscript, setup giant NPC, begin
sl := load large enemy sprite(19)
set parent(sl, lookup slice(sl:map layer 4))
set horiz anchor(sl, edge:center)
set vert anchor(sl, edge:bottom)
giant := sl
update giant NPC
end

script, update giant NPC, begin
variable(x, y)
if(current map <> map:Abrahassax Plains) then(
free slice(giant)
giant := 0
stop timer(1)
exit script
)
if(giant) then(
sl := giant
set slice x(sl, NPC pixel x(97))
set slice y(sl, NPC pixel y(97))
if (NPC is walking (97)) then,begin
if (stepper==10) then (stepper:=0)
stepper:=stepper+1
end

If ( stepper==1 ,and, npc direction==right )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,19) )
If ( stepper==5 ,and, npc direction==right )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,20) )

If ( stepper==1 ,and, npc direction==up )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,15) )
If ( stepper==5 ,and, npc direction==up )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,16) )

If ( stepper==1 ,and, npc direction==down )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,13) )
If ( stepper==5 ,and, npc direction==down )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,14) )

If ( stepper==1 ,and, npc direction==left )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,17) )
If ( stepper==5 ,and, npc direction==left )
then( Replace large enemy sprite(sl,1 )
set timer(1, 0, 1, @update giant NPC)
)
end
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[Spoon Weaver]

I noticed something while reviewing my own script.
npc direction
This isn't correct. It should be followed by (*vehicle's npc number*)
Which should look something like this:
npc direction (97)

I noticed you kinda picked and chose what to use from y script, that kinda cut and paste scripting won't end well.

The problem with your other scripts is a bit more difficult. This is a loop script, and I'm not really sure if there is an easy way to make this and your other scripts work correctly.
( I mean, You could always have this script launched by the vehicle, but if the vehicle is suppose to activate the scripts that's another story)
The only way I can think of would be to cram them all into the same script. Thus having them activated by the first loop script.

[Bob the Hamster]

Using a 1 tick timer to make the script repeat is the best way to make sure it doesn't block other scripts (until real script multitasking gets implemented)

[BlastedEarth]

@Spoon Weaver: I've tried using your original script while putting the npc number when checking direction but it still doesn't change the graphics... Ah my head hurts^^

@James: What does this line mean, If(giant) ?

edit:
plotscript, setup giant NPC, begin
variable(sl)
sl := load large enemy sprite(19)
set parent(sl, lookup slice(sl:map layer 4))
set horiz anchor(sl, edge:center)
set vert anchor(sl, edge:bottom)
giant := sl
update giant NPC
end

ok so as i understand this, sl loads the large enemy sprite as a slice and it carries over to the script 'update giant npc'...
now is it realy possible to change the slice from the latter script? Or would the right thing to do is to make a bunch of slices (ex. sl1,sl2,sl3,sl4) and make a check in the first line of the second script and call a different slice while freeing another depending on direction, can this be done? I'm sorry to pester you guys I'm just confused...
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