Castle Paradox

[mikej88]

i'm creating a game that is an homage to old NES console RPGs, specifically Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior, so i'm trying to create a menu system reminiscent of Dragon Warrior. there are multiple small menus that pop up over others.
this is how i have it set up so far:

Main Menu
_____________________
|Backpack |
|Magic |
|Status |
|Options -> |
|Back |
|_____________________|

selecting options opens up:

Options Menu
_____________________
|Volume |
|Battle Mode:Wait* |
|Battle Mode:Active* |
|Quit Game |
|Back |
|_____________________|

i have tags set up for the battle mode being set to wait and active. the items in the menu are set to appear if the corresponding tags are on, and they both also have both bitsets on: hide if disabled, close menu if selected. the idea is that when the battle mode is toggled, one item will disappear, and the other reappears. like this:
_____________________
|Volume |
|Battle Mode:Wait |
|Quit Game |
|Back |
|_____________________|

_____________________
|Volume |
|Battle Mode:Active |
|Quit Game |
|Back |
|_____________________|

however, the script makes it so that the battle mode doesnt toggle in-menu until the main menu is closed, no matter how many times the items are selected. this is what happens:

Main Menu
_____________________
|Backpack |
|Magic |
|Status |
|Options -> | (selects options)
|Back |
|_____________________|

\/this opens up below the Main Menu\/
_____________________
|Volume |
|Battle Mode:Wait -> | (selects battle mode)
|Quit Game |
|Back |
|_____________________|

...nothing happens! so we "back" out of the options, then the main menu.
then this little guy decides to pop out of nowhere!

_____________________
|Volume |
|Battle Mode:Active |
|Quit Game |
|Back |
|_____________________|

this is the script so far:

plotscript, battlemode toggle, begin
if (check tag(70) == off) then, begin
set tag (70,on)
set tag (69,off)
set battle wait mode (off)
open menu (1)
end, else, begin
set tag (70,off)
set tag (69,on)
set battle wait mode (on)
open menu (1)
end
end

i'm not too familiar with if/else/then scripts... at least not in hamsterspeak!
however, this script technically works... just not the way i would like it to.

so i'm calling upon my nerdy OHRRPGCEing brethren for help! this minor feature is very close to being complete, i can just feel it!

[TMC]

Menus pause the game by default, and that includes preventing scripts from running. So when you select one of the two Battle Mode menu options, it'll only queue the script up to run when the game is unpaused.
I don't understand why the Options menu doesn't close when you select one of the Battle Mode options though. Are you sure they're set to close the menu?

You prevent a menu from pausing the game by turning on the "Allow gameplay & scripts" bit. You should also turn on "Suspend player even if gameplay allowed", otherwise they'll be able to walk around.

Your original script and setup should work. But there's a simpler way to create this kind of option, using just one tag and a very short script. Let's assume it's tag 70, and it's on if battle wait mode is on.

[mikej88]

well, now i feel dumb. it never occured to me that the menus pause the game. all i had to do was set those two bitsets, and now it works just fine.

and here i was thinking that it didnt work because the script wasnt complicated enough! i never had to change it! originally, it was just as simple as the one you suggested. oh well... it works now, and i thank you for all your help.

[TMC]

It's not intuitive at all, given that texboxes don't and that there are zillions of menu related commands. Probably would have been better to make the opposite the default.
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[TMC]

If you think it should be done - I'm a bit cautious about changing defaults people have grown used to, but I guess that's a sad excuse for halting progress
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