Castle Paradox

Lynx · Guest

plotscript,chest,begin
show text box (1)
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show backdrop(4)
wait (10)
fade screen in
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show map
wait (10)
fade screen in
write map block (10,4,42,3)
write map block (10,5,43,3)
show text box (2)
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
walk hero (me,left,2)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,up)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,right)
wait for hero (me)
write map block (10,4,55,3)
write map block (10,5,40,3)
suspend NPCs
suspend obstruction
variable (Siil)
Siil := NPC reference (3,0)
set tag (3,on)
set NPC direction (Siil,south)
wait (3)
walk NPC (Siil,south,1)
wait (3)
walk NPC (Siil,south,1)
wait (3)
walk NPC (Siil,south,1)
wait (3)
walk NPC (Siil,south,1)
wait (3)
destroy NPC (Siil)
resume NPCs
resume obstruction
resume player
save map state (mapstate:tilemap)
end

Everything works like a charm until I use the command "set NPC direction" and the script doesn't do anything until the command "resume NPC" (so basically lines 39-49 are corrupt). The compiler says everything is OK but i don't get the effect that i want

Here are some pictures with comments (hope you understand the situation a bit more)

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Reading your screenshots you can actually layer multiple NPCs on top of each other if you use Ctrl + Direction to place them instead.

With that aside, to make NPCs respond to move commands, you need to make sure they have a movement speed in the editor. This is something I noticed being an issue with scripts at times.

You'll also want to have "wait for NPC" after some of your move NPC commands, so that it doesn't use other commands pre-maturely (it doesn't wait to do wait (3), and then walk NPC, etc). I'm not sure if that'll fix the problem, but it's definitely something I suggest.
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Gizmog1 · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 3:34 am Post subject:

I'm curious about the wait commands too, because other than that the script looks fine. Did you remember to set the NPC's speed to something other than 0 in the editor?

Calehay · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:13 am Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:15 am Post subject:

Speed is 0 in editor, changed the code to:
plotscript,chest,begin
show text box (1)
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show backdrop(4)
wait (10)
fade screen in
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show map
wait (10)
fade screen in
write map block (10,4,42,3)
write map block (10,5,43,3)
show text box (2)
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
walk hero (me,left,2)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,up)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,right)
wait for hero (me)
write map block (10,4,55,3)
write map block (10,5,40,3)
suspend NPCs
suspend obstruction
variable (Siil)
Siil := NPC reference (3,0)
set tag (3,on)
set NPC direction (Siil,south)
wait for NPC (Siil)
walk NPC (Siil,south,4)
wait for NPC (Siil)
destroy NPC (Siil)
resume NPCs
resume obstruction
resume player
save map state (mapstate:tilemap)
end

Guest · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:16 am Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:18 am Post subject:

still nothing , any other suggestions?
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suspend NPCs
suspend obstruction
variable (Siil)
Siil := NPC reference (2,0)
set tag (3,on)
set NPC direction (Siil,south)
wait for NPC (Siil)
walk NPC (Siil,south,3)
wait for NPC (Siil)
destroy NPC (Siil)
resume NPCs
resume obstruction
resume player
save map state (mapstate:tilemap)
end

Calehay · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:25 am Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:55 am Post subject:

Its 1 now but it still doesn't work

Lynx · Guest

This is what i have now - thanks to you guys I found out that I can place more than 1 NPC on 1 tile, therefore I went back to my original idea of the NPC "Siil" being on the chest (invisible) and moving in a zigzag down to the doorway.

plotscript,chest,begin
show text box (1)
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show backdrop(4)
wait (10)
fade screen in
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show map
wait (10)
fade screen in
write map block (10,4,42,3)
write map block (10,5,43,3)
show text box (2)
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
walk hero (me,left,2)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,up)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,right)
wait for hero (me)
write map block (10,4,55,3)
write map block (10,5,40,3)
suspend NPCs
suspend obstruction
variable (Siil)
Siil := NPC reference (2,0)
set tag (3,on)
set NPC direction (Siil,south)
wait for NPC (Siil)
walk NPC (Siil,south,1)
wait for NPC (Siil)
set NPC direction (Siil,west)
wait for NPC (Siil)
walk NPC (Siil,west,1)
wait for NPC (Siil)
set NPC direction (Siil,south)
wait for NPC (Siil)
walk NPC (Siil,south,2)
wait for NPC (Siil)
destroy NPC (Siil)
resume NPCs
resume obstruction
resume player
save map state (mapstate:tilemap)
end

Calehay · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 7:01 am Post subject:

I've tried it as you've described, and it seems to work. However, I did learn that if tag 3 is not on before this script starts, you will not be able to control NPC 2. Can you confirm tag 3 is on by hitting F4 before using NPC 0?
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Guest · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 9:08 am Post subject:

Okedoke - after many hours of experimentation Pissed off!

I came to the conclusion that the "write map block" command that i used on the chest and the tiny invisible NPC's that surround it WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE to put a npc on them (via plotscript) and also move on them.

To be sure i also removed the tag that makes the npc appear and now the npc is hidden on the map in a wall surrounded box (covered by a overtile).

So now i destroyed the invisible npc's which surrounded the chest and used the "set NPC position" command to place the important Hedgehog NPC 1 tile below the chest. It doesn't look very nice, but it works.

(It would be nice if there would soon be an option to place npc's on pieces of tilemap which have been changed via the "write map block" command)

plotscript,chest,begin
variable (Hedgehog)
variable (Therealchest)
variable (Theonbutton)
variable (Theoffbutton)
Hedgehog := NPC reference (2,0)
Therealchest := NPC reference (0,0)
Theonbutton := NPC reference (1,0)
Theoffbutton := NPC reference (3,0)
show text box (1)
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show backdrop(4)
show text box (3)
wait (10)
fade screen in
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
fade screen out
show map
wait (10)
write map block (10,4,42,3)
write map block (10,5,43,3)
fade screen in
show text box (2)
wait(10)
resume player
wait for key
suspend player
set tag (3,on)
walk hero (me,left,2)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,up)
wait for hero (me)
set hero direction (me,right)
wait for hero (me)
write map block (10,4,55,3)
write map block (10,5,40,3)
suspend NPCs
suspend obstruction
destroy NPC (Therealchest)
destroy NPC (Theonbutton)
destroy NPC (Theoffbutton)
wait for all
set NPC position (Hedgehog, 10, 6)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,south)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,east)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,south)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,west)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,south)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,west)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
walk NPC (Hedgehog,west,1)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
set NPC direction (Hedgehog,south)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
wait (5)
walk NPC (Hedgehog,south,2)
wait for NPC (Hedgehog)
destroy NPC (Hedgehog)
resume NPCs
resume obstruction
resume player
save map state (mapstate:all)
end

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Calehay · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 9:35 am Post subject:

When I tested the way you had it, it worked the way you described it as long as tag 3 was set before the NPC 0 script commenced (which I assumed it was set by stepping on NPC 1, and not mid-script.) so I don't think it's a problem with writemapblock. I did test what would happen if tag 3 was not set before starting that script and tag 3 was turned on during the scene, and the NPC appeared, but did not move.

Honestly, though, I think it would be easier to use create NPC. Just change NPC 2 to appear all of the time, remove it from the map and from your last iteration of the previous script, change:

Lynx · Guest

I changed it all around - just to be sure

Sorry - it isnt possible to create a NPC on a tile that has been altered with "write map block" command.

I am sure of this.

TMC · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

First off, some comments about your script not related to the bug: