Solved Continuing in Certain Stage After Loss and Rushing Countdown during Continue Screen

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maxman

maxman

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Here are two issues I need help with: One is the certain returning level switch after continue and select screens, and the other one is with rushing the countdown by tapping any button.

I'm trying to go back to the level where I left off after losing. I have a continue screen and if I press start, I will go back to the select screen. I'm trying to go back instead of reverting back to the very beginning. For instance, if you are in stage B (level 3) and lose there, you can continue and go back to the select screen which is level 1. After selecting a character, you wanna go back to Stage B instead of stage A. However, you go to Stage A which means you are going back to the very beginning after the select screen. I need to revert back to Stage B after the select screen.

Code: 
set Arcade
branch Select
z 160 230
file data/levels/select.txt # level 1
branch StageA
z 200 200
file data/levels/stageA.txt # level 2
branch StageB
z 200 200
file data/levels/stageB.txt # level 3
branch StageC
z 200 200
file data/levels/stageC.txt # level 4
branch StageD
z 200 200
file data/levels/stageD.txt # level 5
branch    Ended
z    230 230 230
file    data/levels/emptyspace.txt # level 6
end
branch Return
z 160 230
file    data/levels/select.txt # level 7

I have the continue script working well but the continue entity is not type text. It's a none type entity but I already got a pause script for it. Also, I have an invisible player entity which is fake as a player, and it really helps me to move back to the select screen when I press start as a none type since it's not text type. But the problem is I can't press any button to change frame or rush to countdown. How can I have the keys access to rush the countdown? Do I need keyscript or animationscript (though I have it, I don't know which to use)?

For type text, I can press attack or jump (or any?) button to skip, but I cannot press start to skip or cancel as I understand you can pause it. Also, if I press start, I can't go back to the select screen because it's "paused".

Code: 
name    EnemyWin
health  2
type text
#type none
shadow 0
nolife  1
palette none
speed 10 #speed {value} # Used for panel type entity
nomove 1 1
nodrop 1
nopain  1
load CountD
load black
#setlayer   345000000
#setlayer    400000000
setlayer    100
animationscript data/scripts/script.c
#onspawnscript data/scripts/winSpawn.c
#ondrawscript data/scripts/winText.c

anim idle # Ryu
    offset 40 1
    delay 650
    custentity CountD
    spawnframe 1 200 60 0 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 1
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/fightend.ogg"
    #@cmd spawn06 "Black" 0 0 660
    frame data/sprites/portraits/ryu.png
    delay 90
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 0
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 0
    @cmd killentity getlocalvar("self")
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/continue.bor" 1 528400.25
    frame data/sprites/portraits/ryu.png

anim freespecial # Ken
    offset 40 1
    delay 650
    custentity CountD
    spawnframe 1 200 60 0 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 1
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/fightend.ogg"
    frame data/sprites/portraits/ken.png
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 0
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 0
    @cmd killentity getlocalvar("self")
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/continue.bor" 1 528400.25
    frame data/sprites/portraits/ken.png

anim freespecial2 # Chun-Li
    offset 40 1
    delay 650
    custentity CountD
    spawnframe 1 200 60 0 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 1
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/fightend.ogg"
    frame data/sprites/portraits/chun-li.png
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 0
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 0
    @cmd killentity getlocalvar("self")
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/continue.bor" 1 528400.25
    frame data/sprites/portraits/chun-li.png

anim freespecial3 # Zangief
    offset 40 1
    delay 650
    custentity CountD
    spawnframe 1 200 60 0 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 1
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 1
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/fightend.ogg"
    frame data/sprites/portraits/zangief.png
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nojoin" 0
    @cmd    changeopenborvariant "nopause" 0
    @cmd killentity getlocalvar("self")
    @cmd    playmusic "data/music/continue.bor" 1 528400.25
    frame data/sprites/portraits/zangief.png

Continue screen entity:
Code: 
name CountD
type none
#type text
#health 10
speed 10
#falldie 1
subject_to_minz 0
subject_to_maxz 0
setlayer 410000000
facing 1
load black-fade-in
load black-fade-out
load black
#animationscript data/scripts/paus0001.c
animationscript data/scripts/script.c

anim idle
    offset 1 1
    delay 9
    custentity black-fade-out
    @cmd changeopenborvariant "nopause" 1
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000 #paus0001 {toggle} {time}
    @cmd changelevelproperty "bgspeed" 0 # changelevelproperty {bgspeed} {value} # Stop background from speeding
    spawnframe 56 0 240 0 0 # spawnframe {frame} {x} {z} {y} {relative}
    @cmd spawn06 "Black" 0 0 660
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 0
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 1
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count091.png # 2
    delay 2 #160
    sound data/sounds/nine.wav
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count09.png # 3
    delay 78
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count09.png # 4
    delay 40
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count09.png # 5
    delay 40
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count09.png # 6
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count091.png # 7
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 8
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count081.png # 10
    delay 160
    sound data/sounds/eight.wav
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count08.png # 11
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count081.png # 12
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 13
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 14
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count071.png # 15
    delay 160
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/seven.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count07.png # 16
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count071.png # 17
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 18
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 19
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count061.png # 20
    delay 260
    sound data/sounds/six.wav
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count06.png # 21
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count061.png # 22
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 23
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 24
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count051.png # 25
    delay 260
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/five.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count05.png # 26
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count051.png # 27
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 28
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 29
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count041.png # 30
    delay 260
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/four.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count04.png # 31
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count041.png # 32
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 33
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 34
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count031.png # 35
    delay 260
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/three.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count03.png # 36
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count031.png # 37
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 38
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 39
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count021.png # 40
    delay 260
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/two.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count02.png # 41
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count021.png # 42
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 43
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 44
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count011.png # 45
    delay 260
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/one.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count01.png # 46
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count011.png # 47
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 48
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 49
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count001.png # 50
    delay 260
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    sound data/sounds/timeover.wav
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count00.png # 51
    delay 9
    @cmd paus0001 1 1000000000
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/count001.png # 52
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 53
    #delay 180
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 54
    delay 210
    @cmd playmusic "data/music/gameover.bor"
    #@cmd settextobj 0 138 60 3 145000000 "Game_Over" # settextobj {index} {x} {y} {font} {text}
    @cmd settextobj 1 138 60 3 145000000 "Game_Over"
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 55
    delay 112
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 56
    @cmd jumptobranch "end" 1
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png # 57

anim follow1
    flipframe 0
    loop    0
    offset    0 0
    delay 10
@script
    changeopenborvariant("nopause", 0);
@end_script
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png
    delay 1
    @cmd killentity getlocalvar("self")
    frame data/chars/misc/continueanim/counbase.png

I use type none because it works for the fake player entity.

Code: 
name player1
type player
health 1 #100
speed 10
turndelay 9999999999999999999999
#facing 1
#antigravity 100
subject_to_gravity 0
subject_to_obstacle 0
subject_to_wall    1
subject_to_platform 0
subject_to_hole 1
no_adjust_base  0
shadow        0
#candamage    enemy obstacle
atchain        1
load        Challenger
load        black-fade-out

animationscript data/scripts/script.c
ondrawscript data/scripts/dumdraw.c
onspawnscript data/scripts/arcSpawn.c
#onspawnscript data/chars/misc/opselect/p1join.c

script @script
void main(){
    changeentityproperty(getlocalvar("self"), "name", "_");
}
@end_script

anim waiting
    delay 4
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim select
    delay 4
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim spawn
    delay 9
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim respawn
    delay 9
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim idle
 
    loop 1
    delay 6
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim walk

    loop 1
    delay 6
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim backwalk

    loop 1
    delay 6
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim pain
    delay 4
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim attack
    delay 4
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim fall
    delay 4
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim rise
    delay 4
    offset 1 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim follow1 # Return to Character Select Screen after Continue

    delay 120
    offset 1 1
    subentity black-fade-out
    spawnframe 0 0 240 0 0
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    delay 6
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    @cmd jumptobranch "Arcade_Select" 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim follow2 # Here comes a new challenger
    delay 9
    offset 1 1
    custentity Challenger
    spawnframe 0 0 0 0 0
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

anim follow3 # First player returns to select screen or second player joins after first player loses completely

    delay 1
    offset 1 1
    @cmd clearglobalvar
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    delay 6
    @cmd jumptobranch "Arcade_Select" 1
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
    frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

Challenger.txt:

Code: 
name Challenger
type text
subtype noskip

anim idle

offset 1 1
delay 100
@cmd playmusic "data/music/charenja.ogg"
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
delay 5
@cmd clearglobalvar
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
@cmd jumptobranch "Arcade_Select" 1
#@cmd clearglobalvar
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
delay 5
@cmd killentity getlocalvar("self")
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif

ArcSpawn.c (it's actually in arcSpawn_actual.c):
Code: 
#define RESPAWN openborconstant("ANI_RESPAWN") //#define {any_name_for_the_value} {value}
#define SPAWN openborconstant("ANI_SPAWN")

void actual_main(){ // This function is #imported from its main file in the main scripts folder
    arcade_spawn();
}


void arcade_spawn(){
    void self = getlocalvar("self"); // Get entity
    void aniID = getentityproperty(self, "animationid"); // Get entity's animation ID
    int set = openborvariant("current_set"); // Calling on the current set or mode of the game
    int level = openborvariant("current_level"); // Calling on the current level
    //void in_level = openborvariant("in_level");
    void branch = openborvariant("current_branch"); // Calling on current branch
    changeentityproperty(self, "name", "_"); // Change entity's name
    int PLAY = openborvariant("count_players");

// This goes back to the select screen from the continue screen
    if(set == 0 && branch == "Continue"){ // During Continue screen in the first set?
        if(aniID == RESPAWN || aniID == SPAWN){ // Take a look at #define above and see why the value is like this
            performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW1")); // Confirming to return to the select screen
        }
    }

// This calls upon a new challenger
    if((level == 2 || level == 3 || level == 4 || level == 5) && PLAY == 2 && set == 0){ // Second player joins the fray in certain levels under one mode!
        if(aniID == RESPAWN || aniID == SPAWN){
            performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW2")); // Confirms a new challenger and returns to select screen
        }
    }
 
    // Continue to battle
    if((level == 2 || level == 3 || level == 4) && PLAY == 1 && set == 0){ // First (either 1P or 2P) player returns to battle!
        if(aniID == RESPAWN){
            performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW3")); //Jump to select screen
        }if(aniID == SPAWN){
            performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW3"));
        }
    }

}

EDIT:
I forgot to show that I put an entity spawn in the level here. It still cannot work and it seems empty.

Code: 
spawn    Empty
@script
void main()
{
    setglobalvar("Return", "StageB");
}
@end_script
coords    320 400
at    0
 
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Blade Master said:
I'm so glad my mod helped you.
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It took me too long for me to figure out until I looked through assigning level order in levels.txt and thought of spawn script for the fake player.

@Bloodbane Thank you for finding the most related element for returning to last levels.

@Blade Master Thank you for the recent key script example of your Fire Hearts mod. I just realized you have those keys from keyall.c.

@aL BeasTie Thank you for giving me the idea of the post-match level. That inspired me to give random encounters with which fighter I could face later after battle. :)

I'm gonna make changes for the countdown entity. It needs its redo, but I'll do it later. Thank you so much.

Case closed for me. (Solved)
 
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