DJGameFreakTheIguana
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I did, I posted the screenshots of it above.
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aL BeasTie
Well-known member
weapons will use respawn animation when you switch, you can override it with script to play a follow animation.
saved as respawn1.c etc.
saved as respawn1.c etc.
Code:
void main(){
int player = getlocalvar("player");
void self = getplayerproperty(player, "ent");
{
changeentityproperty(self, "animation", openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW1"), 1);
}
}DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Thanks Beastie, but I don't know it would be written in the entities file, though you reminded me of a script I used in another mod where I had these enemy spawners use random Follow anims, so I found it and copied the script over. Now the weapon entity will override the spawn anim for Follow1 or 2, summoning the board Mikey needs for speed stages. Now there's still the thing about the boards jumping in the air with me. I may just alter the jump animations to crouch so it works with the board. The problem I may be having though, is that I'm using a method Orichie_X(IIRC) showed me with my pokemon mod back on lavalit. The summoned NPC was to just float over the players head to mark them so they could keep track during brawls. It still works, but for some reason, when I try to get the board to touch ground, it disappears. This is how it looks now but I'm going to mess around with it for a while.
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Code:
name MiBoard
type NPC
subtype follow
#alpha 1
nolife 1
#nomove 1
facing 1
setlayer 1
gfxshadow 1
palette data/chars/Mikey/Pal
#animationscript data/scripts/script.c
#animationscript data/scripts/Map.c
anim idle
loop 1
delay 3
offset 151 150
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Subject_to_Gravity" 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gif
anim Walk
loop 1
delay 3
offset 151 150
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Subject_to_Gravity" 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gifx)
aL BeasTie
Well-known member
you just save it and put it in the scripts folder.
I dunno but I think white dragon already did this in his mod. Doubt you should be using NPC at all, it should probably just be spawnbind to the player.
I dunno but I think white dragon already did this in his mod. Doubt you should be using NPC at all, it should probably just be spawnbind to the player.
DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Ok, I searched around and found the Spawnbind script and added it. After changing the board to type none, it works almost perfectly, it no longer waits till I move to follow me. Now there's still the matter of the board jumping in the air with me when I want it to stay down.
BTW, this is how I have it setup, it's kinda of a mess but I it works:
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BTW, this is how I have it setup, it's kinda of a mess but I it works:
Code:
anim Spawn
@script
void self = getlocalvar("self");
if( frame == 1){
int r = rand()%100;
if( r > 11){
changeentityproperty(self, "animation", openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW1"));
} else if( r < 0){
changeentityproperty(self, "animation", openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW2"));
}
}
@end_script
loop 1
delay 1
offset 151 150
#spawnframe 0 0 0 1 0
#custentity MiBoard
#@cmd spawn01 "MiBoard" 0 0 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
anim FOLLOW1
loop 0
delay 1
offset 151 150
#spawnframe 0 0 0 1 0
#custentity MiBoard
#@cmd spawn01 "MiBoard" 0 0 0
@cmd spawnbind2 "MiBoard" 0 0 0 1 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
anim FOLLOW2
loop 0
delay 1
offset 151 150
#spawnframe 0 0 0 1 0
#custentity MiBoard
#@cmd spawn01 "MiBoard" 0 0 0
@cmd spawnbind2 "MiBoard" 0 0 0 1 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gifx)
aL BeasTie
Well-known member
dunno if it'd work, maybe you can have jumpframe in the board constantly forcing it down. You probably need script thou, maybe Bloodbane has something in mind.
There no need to use random like that. Try this script to change animation.
Add it to your animation script and use it like this.
@cmd anichange "ANI_FOLLOW1" 0
There no need to use random like that. Try this script to change animation.
Add it to your animation script and use it like this.
@cmd anichange "ANI_FOLLOW1" 0
Code:
void anichange(void Ani, int Frame)
{// Animation changer
void self = getlocalvar("self");
changeentityproperty(self, "animation", openborconstant(Ani), 2); //Change the animation
updateframe(self, Frame);
}DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
I'll adjust that later. I went and played white dragon's TMNT mod then extracted the files.(Hope he's cool with that). I tried applying his script and it's not working, says it failed to parse.
(ondrawscript data/scripts/board_script.c)
(onspawnscript data/scripts/board_spawn_script.c)
========================================================================
Looking at the log files, these scripts are trying to import a bunch of other scripts. Gonna see if I can cut down on some and still make this work. I tried just cutting down the functions in scripts that causing the mod to crash, but it seems it still crashes because it's missing.
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Code:
name MiBoard
type none
subtype follow
#alpha 1
nolife 1
#nomove 1
facing 1
setlayer 1
gfxshadow 1
subject_to_gravity 1
no_adjust_base 0
palette data/chars/Mikey/Pal
ondrawscript data/scripts/board_script.c
onspawnscript data/scripts/board_spawn_script.c
anim idle
@script
void self = getlocalvar("self");
int frame = getlocalvar("frame");
if ( frame == 0 ) {
void subent;
clearspawnentry();
setspawnentry("name","surf_shadow");
subent = spawn();
changeentityproperty(subent,"parent",self);
changeentityproperty(subent,"setlayer",getentityproperty(self,"setlayer")-2);
bindentity(subent,self,0,0,0,1,0);
}
@end_script
loop 1 1 2
delay 3
offset 151 150
#@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Subject_to_Gravity" 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
anim Walk
loop 1
delay 3
offset 151 150
#@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Subject_to_Gravity" 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gif(ondrawscript data/scripts/board_script.c)
Code:
#include "data/scripts/defines.h"
#import "data/scripts/lib.c"
#import "data/scripts/player_check_entities.c"
#import "data/scripts/wave.c"
#import "data/scripts/stairs.c"
// ENTITYVARS: "scene"
void main() {
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void parent = getentityproperty(self,"parent");
/*if ( getentityproperty(parent,"exists") ) {
//if ( getentityproperty(parent,"no_adjust_base") && !is_on_base(parent) ) {
if ( !is_on_base(parent) ) {
wave_flag = check_wave_ents(self);
}
}*/
check_entities(self);
if ( getentityvar(self,"scene") != 1 ) {
check_altitude(self,parent);
check_position(self,parent);
}
check_existence(self,parent);
setlocalvar("wave_is_on_board_flag",NULL());
setlocalvar("stair_is_on_board_flag",NULL());
//drawstring(0,100,0,"esisto!");
}
int check_existence(void self, void parent) {
if ( !getentityproperty(parent,"exists") && getlocalvar("candie") != NULL() ) {
bindentity(self,NULL());
killentity(self);
} else {
setlocalvar("candie",1);
}
}
int check_position(void self, void parent) {
if ( getentityproperty(parent,"exists") ) {
float x = getentityproperty(self,"x");
float z = getentityproperty(self,"z");
float a = getentityproperty(self,"y");
float base = getentityproperty(self,"base");
int dir = getentityproperty(self,"direction");
float px = getentityvar(parent,"x");
float pz = getentityvar(parent,"z");
float pa = getentityvar(parent,"y");
float pbase = getentityvar(parent,"base");
float pxdir = getentityproperty(parent,"xdir");
float pzdir = getentityproperty(parent,"zdir");
float ptossv = getentityproperty(parent,"tossv");
int pdir = getentityvar(parent,"direction");
int p_ent_type = getentityproperty(parent,"type");
char defaultmodel = getentityproperty(self,"defaultmodel");
float scr_posy = openborvariant("ypos");
int wave_flag = getlocalvar("wave_is_on_board_flag");
int stair_flag = getlocalvar("stair_is_on_board_flag");
float xshift = 0, zshift = 0, new_dir = 0;
// zshift = -2 or 0 but sorid < parent
if ( px == NULL() ) px = getentityproperty(parent, "x");
if ( pz == NULL() ) pz = getentityproperty(parent, "z");
if ( pa == NULL() ) pa = getentityproperty(parent, "y");
if ( pbase == NULL() ) pbase = getentityproperty(parent, "base");
if ( pdir == NULL() ) pdir = getentityproperty(parent, "direction");
if ( p_ent_type == openborconstant("TYPE_PLAYER") ) {
new_dir = 1;
} else if ( p_ent_type == openborconstant("TYPE_ENEMY") ) {
new_dir = 0;
}
if ( defaultmodel == "surf" ) {
xshift = 5;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= 1;
//zshift = 20;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "esurf" ) {
xshift = 0;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= 1;
//zshift = 18;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "skate" ) {
xshift = 2;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= 1;
//zshift = 10;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "eskate" ) {
xshift = -1;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= 1;
//zshift = 10;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "ufo" ) {
xshift = 5;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= 1;
//zshift = 20;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "eufo" ) {
if ( !dir ) xshift = -2;
else xshift = 1;
//zshift = 20;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "snow" ) {
xshift = 5;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= 1;
//zshift = 20;
} else if ( defaultmodel == "esnow" ) {
if ( !dir ) xshift = -2;
else xshift = 1;
//zshift = 20;
}
//drawstring( 10,50,0,"Var (board x): "+px );
//drawstring( 10,60,0,"Var (board z): "+pz );
//drawstring( 10,60,0,"Var: "+getentityproperty(self,"speed") );
//bindentity(self,parent,xshift,zshift,-1*(pa-pbase),0,0);
//bindentity(self,NULL());
/*float threshold = 0.001, inc = 1;
float decimal_px, decimal_pz;
decimal_px = px-trunc(px);
decimal_pz = pz-trunc(pz);
if ( decimal_px >= threshold ) {
if ( !pdir ) inc *= -1;
px = px + inc;
} else px = px;
if ( decimal_pz >= threshold ) {
if ( getentityproperty(parent,"zdir") < 0 ) inc *= -1;
pz = pz + inc;
} else pz = pz;*/
//if ( glv("aaa") == NULL() ) {
//if ( pzdir == 0 ) zshift = -1;
changeentityproperty(self,"position",px+xshift,pz+zshift,NULL()); // pbase
//slv("aaa",1);
//}
//changeentityproperty(self,"speed",getentityproperty(parent,"speed"));
//changeentityproperty(self,"aiflag","running","speed",getentityproperty(parent,"aiflag","running","speed"));
changeentityproperty(self,"velocity",pxdir/2,pzdir/2,NULL());
if ( (wave_flag == NULL() || wave_flag == 0) && (stair_flag == NULL() || stair_flag == 0) ) {
if ( pa <= pbase ) {
changeentityproperty(self,"no_adjust_base",1);
} else {
if ( getentityproperty(self,"no_adjust_base") == 1 ) changeentityproperty(self,"no_adjust_base",0);
}
}
if ( pa <= pbase && ptossv == 0 ) {
changeentityproperty(self,"base",pbase);
changeentityproperty(self,"position",NULL(),NULL(),pbase);
}
if ( is_on_base(parent) && base != pbase && ptossv == 0 ) {
changeentityproperty(self,"base",pbase);
}
if ( dir != new_dir ) changeentityproperty(self,"direction",new_dir);
}
}
int check_altitude(void self, void parent) {
if ( getentityproperty(parent,"exists") ) {
float x = getentityproperty(self,"x");
float z = getentityproperty(self,"z");
float a = getentityproperty(self,"y");
float base = getentityproperty(self,"base");
float px = getentityproperty(parent,"x");
float pz = getentityproperty(parent,"z");
float pa = getentityproperty(parent,"y");
float pbase = getentityproperty(parent,"base");
if ( pa < a ) {
changeentityproperty(self,"position",NULL(),NULL(),pa);
changeentityproperty(self,"base",pbase);
}
}
}
int check_entities(void self) {
int i = 0;
int stair_found_flag = 0, stair_is_on = 0, tmp_stair_is_on = 0;
int wave_found_flag = 0, wave_is_on = 0;
void parent = getentityproperty(self,"parent");
if ( getglobalvar("in_menu") != 1 && openborvariant("in_level") ) { // Waiting, Select
if ( getlevelproperty("type") != 2 ) {
check_interact_entities(self);
for (i = 0; i < get_interact_ent_size(); ++i) { // openborvariant("count_entities") --- openborconstant("MAX_ENTS")
void ent = get_interact_ent(i);
if ( getentityproperty(ent, "exists") ) {
int type = getentityproperty(self,"type");
char ent_type = getentityvar(ent, "type");
/// WAVE ///
if ( getentityproperty(parent,"exists") ) {
if ( !is_on_base(parent) ) {
if ( ent_type == "wave_r" || ent_type == "wave_l" || ent_type == "wave_c" ) {
wave_found_flag = 1;
if ( !wave_is_on || wave_is_on == 2 ) {
wave_is_on = check_wave(self, ent);
setlocalvar("wave_is_on_board_flag",wave_is_on);
}
//if (wave_is_on == 1) break;
} // fine if wave
}
}
/// STAIR ///
if ( ent_type == "stair_r" || ent_type == "stair_l" || ent_type == "stair_q" ) {
stair_found_flag = 1;
if ( !stair_is_on || stair_is_on == 2 ) {
tmp_stair_is_on = check_side_stairs(self, ent);
if ( tmp_stair_is_on ) { stair_is_on = tmp_stair_is_on; setlocalvar("stair_is_on_board_flag",stair_is_on); }
}
//if (stair_is_on == 1) break;
} else if ( ent_type == "stair_c" ) {
stair_found_flag = 1;
if ( !stair_is_on || stair_is_on == 2 ) {
tmp_stair_is_on = check_frontal_stairs(self, ent);
if ( tmp_stair_is_on ) { stair_is_on = tmp_stair_is_on; setlocalvar("stair_is_on_board_flag",stair_is_on); }
}
//if (stair_is_on == 1) break;
} // fine if stair
} // fine if exists
} // fine for all_ents
/// WAVE ///
if ( !wave_found_flag || wave_is_on <= 0 ) {
reset_wave(self);
setlocalvar("wave_is_on_board_flag",NULL());
}
/// STAIR ///
if ( !stair_found_flag || stair_is_on <= 0 ) {
reset_stairs(self);
setlocalvar("stair_is_on_board_flag",NULL());
}
}
}
}(onspawnscript data/scripts/board_spawn_script.c)
Code:
#include "data/scripts/defines.h"
#import "data/scripts/lib.c"
void main() {
void self = getlocalvar("self");
if ( !gep(self,"no_adjust_base") ) cep(self,"no_adjust_base",1);
spawn_dust(self);
}
int spawn_dust(void self) {
float x = gep(self,"x");
float z = gep(self,"z");
float y = gep(self,"y");
float base = gep(self,"base");
int dir = gep(self,"direction");
char defaultmodel = gep(self,"defaultmodel");
char dust_name = "board_dust";
void ent;
if ( defaultmodel == "surf" ) {
} else if ( defaultmodel == "esurf" ) {
} else if ( defaultmodel == "skate" ) {
} else if ( defaultmodel == "eskate" ) {
} else if ( defaultmodel == "ufo" ) {
} else if ( defaultmodel == "eufo" ) {
} else if ( defaultmodel == "snow" ) {
float xshift = 36;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= -1;
//ent = spawnsubentity_relative(dust_name,0,-2,0,self);
ent = spawnsubentity_parent(dust_name,x,z-1,y,self);
bindentity(ent,self,xshift,-1,0,-1,0);
cep(ent,"map",3);
//cep(ent,"direction",dir);
} else if ( defaultmodel == "esnow" ) {
float xshift = 36;
if ( !dir ) xshift *= -1;
//ent = spawnsubentity_relative(dust_name,0,-2,0,self);
ent = spawnsubentity_parent(dust_name,x,z-1,y,self);
bindentity(ent,self,xshift,-1,0,-1,0);
cep(ent,"map",3);
//cep(ent,"direction",dir);
}
}========================================================================
Looking at the log files, these scripts are trying to import a bunch of other scripts. Gonna see if I can cut down on some and still make this work. I tried just cutting down the functions in scripts that causing the mod to crash, but it seems it still crashes because it's missing.
Code:
Script compile error: can't find function 'is_on_base'
Script compile error in 'ondrawscript': is_on_base line 149, column 13x)
Bloodbane
Well-known member
I'm not sure why your SPAWN animation didn't work before but I'm glad you got it solved
Now for your board, I just remembered a solution I had before. This is the board text:
You can adjust offset and used sprites for your need
That board is spawned like this in SPAWN animation:
This is spawner function:
I hope that's understandable
Now for your board, I just remembered a solution I had before. This is the board text:
You can adjust offset and used sprites for your need
That board is spawned like this in SPAWN animation:
This is spawner function:
Code:
void spawner(void Name, float dx, float dy, float dz)
{ // Spawn certain entity and set it as child
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void Spawn;
Spawn = spawn01(Name, dx, dy, dz);
changeentityproperty(Spawn, "parent", self);
}
void spawn01(void vName, float fX, float fY, float fZ)
{
//spawn01 (Generic spawner)
//Damon Vaughn Caskey
//07/06/2007
//
//Spawns entity next to caller.
//
//vName: Model name of entity to be spawned in.
//fX: X location adjustment.
//fY: Y location adjustment.
//fZ: Z location adjustment.
void self = getlocalvar("self"); //Get calling entity.
void vSpawn; //Spawn object.
int iDirection = getentityproperty(self, "direction");
clearspawnentry(); //Clear current spawn entry.
setspawnentry("name", vName); //Acquire spawn entity by name.
if (iDirection == 0){ //Is entity facing left?
fX = -fX; //Reverse X direction to match facing.
}
fX = fX + getentityproperty(self, "x"); //Get X location and add adjustment.
fY = fY + getentityproperty(self, "a"); //Get Y location and add adjustment.
fZ = fZ + getentityproperty(self, "z"); //Get Z location and add adjustment.
vSpawn = spawn(); //Spawn in entity.
changeentityproperty(vSpawn, "position", fX, fZ, fY); //Set spawn location.
changeentityproperty(vSpawn, "direction", iDirection); //Set direction.
return vSpawn; //Return spawn.
}I hope that's understandable
DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Ok, I copied what you had and the board does spawn, but now it doesn't follow me.
Mikey's Follow anims(They are spawning it now and still subject to change)
From the Board's txt(Will also be changed once I'm doing changing things around):
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Mikey's Follow anims(They are spawning it now and still subject to change)
Code:
anim FOLLOW1
loop 0
delay 1
offset 151 150
#spawnframe 0 0 0 1 0
#custentity MiBoard
#@cmd spawn01 "MiBoard" 0 0 0
#@cmd spawnbind2 "MiBoard" 0 0 0 1 0
@cmd spawner "MiBoard" 0 0 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
anim FOLLOW2
loop 0
delay 1
offset 151 150
#spawnframe 0 0 0 1 0
#custentity MiBoard
#@cmd spawn01 "MiBoard" 0 0 0
#@cmd spawnbind2 "MiBoard" 0 0 0 1 0
@cmd spawner "MiBoard" 0 0 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/Idle1.gifFrom the Board's txt(Will also be changed once I'm doing changing things around):
Code:
name MiBoard
type none
subtype follow
#alpha 1
nolife 1
#nomove 1
facing 1
setlayer 1
gfxshadow 1
#subject_to_gravity 1
#no_adjust_base 0
palette data/chars/Mikey/Pal
animationscript data/scripts/script.c
#animationscript data/scripts/Map.c
#ondrawscript data/scripts/board_script.c
#onspawnscript data/scripts/board_spawn_script.c
anim idle
@script
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void Parent = getentityproperty(self, "parent");
if(Parent!=NULL()){
float Tx = getentityproperty(Parent,"x");
float Tz = getentityproperty(Parent,"z");
float Health = getentityproperty(Parent,"health");
if(Health>0){
changeentityproperty(self, "position", Tx, Tz);
} else {
killentity(self);
}
}
@end_script
loop 1
delay 3
offset 151 150
#@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Subject_to_Gravity" 0
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gifx)
DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Ok, I tried this a few times but eventually it worked, the board follows me and stays on the ground now when I jump. Thanks Bloodbane. 8)
There's this small thing though, the board kinda lags behind the player a little while moving, not to much but it does. Anyway, here's how it looks now:
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There's this small thing though, the board kinda lags behind the player a little while moving, not to much but it does. Anyway, here's how it looks now:
Code:
name MiBoard
type none
setlayer 1
gfxshadow 1
palette data/chars/Mikey/Pal
anim idle
@script
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void Parent = getentityproperty(self, "parent");
if(Parent!=NULL()){
float Tx = getentityproperty(Parent,"x");
float Tz = getentityproperty(Parent,"z");
float Health = getentityproperty(Parent,"health");
if(Health>0){
changeentityproperty(self, "position", Tx, Tz);
} else {
killentity(self);
}
}
@end_script
loop 1
delay 3
offset 151 150
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gifx)
Bloodbane
Well-known member
Glad you got the boards working
As for lags a bit, you can fix it by breaking down the animation like this:
As for lags a bit, you can fix it by breaking down the animation like this:
Code:
anim idle
@script
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void Parent = getentityproperty(self, "parent");
if(Parent!=NULL()){
float Tx = getentityproperty(Parent,"x");
float Tz = getentityproperty(Parent,"z");
float Health = getentityproperty(Parent,"health");
if(Health>0){
changeentityproperty(self, "position", Tx, Tz);
} else {
killentity(self);
}
}
@end_script
loop 1
delay 1
offset 151 150
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard1.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard0.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gif
frame data/chars/Mikey/SBoard2.gifDJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Added the fix. The lag is still there but a lot less noticeable now. The board is only 2 pixels behind Mikey when he moves which I really ha to pause the game and examine it to see.
Thanks again Bloodbane. While I'm still here though, I want to start using more traps in my speed stages soon. Is there a way to delay spawning? They would be spawned at the same "at #", but have them spawn one after the other rather then all of them at once. It would help in the future.
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Thanks again Bloodbane. While I'm still here though, I want to start using more traps in my speed stages soon. Is there a way to delay spawning? They would be spawned at the same "at #", but have them spawn one after the other rather then all of them at once. It would help in the future.
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DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
I think the former is pretty simple, don't know why I didn't think of that. Making about 5 or 6 separate entities of the same traps with delays from 100-600(would test first) before being active would do the trick. I was thinking of having the trap flash at the edge of the screen so players know it's on the way, which I could do just by using panel entities, I used 3 to summon flying enemies in the background of one of my stages.
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Bloodbane
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Actually, you can give a trap multiple "spawn" animations i.e use FOLLOW animations for the alternate spawn animations
Then to set or rather choose spawn animation, you spawn the trap with script like this:
The script will force trap entity to play FOLLOW1 animation when it's spawned
Alternatively, you can create this kind of SPAWN animation:
I could explain in detail how the script work but in short, the script will delay this entity's appearance by setting certain entity variable
Here's an example:
The script caused Flobber entity to delay its act for 5 second after it's spawned. Flobber is spawner entity whose task is to spawn Flobs with certain time periods BTW
Both methods can be used and the good thing is, both method allow efficient entity usage i.e one entity for multiple spawn delays
Then to set or rather choose spawn animation, you spawn the trap with script like this:
The script will force trap entity to play FOLLOW1 animation when it's spawned
Alternatively, you can create this kind of SPAWN animation:
Code:
anim spawn
@script
if(frame==2){
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void Delay = getentityvar(self, 2);
if(Delay > 0){
setentityvar(self, 2, Delay-1);
updateframe(self, 0);
}
}
@end_script
delay 10
offset 1 1
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
delay 100
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
delay 1
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gifI could explain in detail how the script work but in short, the script will delay this entity's appearance by setting certain entity variable
Here's an example:
The script caused Flobber entity to delay its act for 5 second after it's spawned. Flobber is spawner entity whose task is to spawn Flobs with certain time periods BTW
Both methods can be used and the good thing is, both method allow efficient entity usage i.e one entity for multiple spawn delays
DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Ok Blood, it took some testing but I got the traps spawning, though the script worked on the first try, and I didn't know you could make entities use certain animations from the level txts, that ma help later on.
Rather then delay via script, I just added more empty frames to each Follow animation, so now they spawn in an orderly fashion.
Now with that done, there's 1 more thing I need help with. I want to be able to spawn text according to what character each player is playing as. Something that gets information on who the first detected player is (In case player 1 isn't there, but player 1 of the other 3), then what get which character they have, then spawn something based on them. I'm thinking of using panels. This way at certain times during gameplay, characters currently on screen will have their own dialogue for the story, and more players will make the dialogue more diverse.
EDIT:
Had to go to work shortly after I posted this, but I felt I should explain this a bit about the script. Still don't know how to actually write them but something like this might work:
Hope that explains it. Had a thought and decided I could just use Follow anims and show text through frames.
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Rather then delay via script, I just added more empty frames to each Follow animation, so now they spawn in an orderly fashion.
Now with that done, there's 1 more thing I need help with. I want to be able to spawn text according to what character each player is playing as. Something that gets information on who the first detected player is (In case player 1 isn't there, but player 1 of the other 3), then what get which character they have, then spawn something based on them. I'm thinking of using panels. This way at certain times during gameplay, characters currently on screen will have their own dialogue for the story, and more players will make the dialogue more diverse.
EDIT:
Had to go to work shortly after I posted this, but I felt I should explain this a bit about the script. Still don't know how to actually write them but something like this might work:
Code:
anim spawn
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
getlocalvar("Player1_Entity")
If Sonic - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW1")
if Knuckles - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW2")
getlocalvar("Player2_Entity")// "If Player 1 isn't detected"
If Sonic - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW1")
if Knuckles - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW2")
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
anim FOLLOW1
frame data/chars/misc/Sonictxt.gif
getlocalvar("Player2_Entity")
If Sonic - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW101")
if Knuckles - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW102")
getlocalvar("Player3_Entity")// "If Player 2 isn't detected"
If Shadow - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW101")
if Razor - performattack("ANI_FOLLOW102")
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gif
frame data/chars/misc/empty.gifHope that explains it. Had a thought and decided I could just use Follow anims and show text through frames.
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DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
That's the thing blood, I want the entity that's spawning text to decide based on which character the first detected player is using, if it can scan players in what order I set them in, like in my example. To be clear though, I'll be using frames to display text, kinda like here except the words will be a part of the window displaying the text: https://youtu.be/m04kKKoyfhQ?t=42s
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