Castle Paradox

[PK-Gamer]

Hi all,

I'm having a couple of problems with plotscripting. The first problem is, I have a NPC to move automatically in a room but when I exit the room there is a script error since the NPC doesn't exist in the new room. What can I do to fix this?

My second problem is that I'm trying to make the screen shake like an
earthquake however the pancamera method doesn't work for some reason.
The room I use the plotscript is 16x10. Could it be that my plotscript is wrong. Here is the actual plotscript.

plotscript,DiscoverSecret,begin
suspend player
suspend box advance
suspend npcs
skippable waits := false
camera follows hero(me)
advance text box
show text box(1570)
skippable wait(60)
advance text box
show text box(1571)
skippable wait(60)
advance text box
walk hero(me,north,1)
wait for hero(me)
advance text box
show text box(1572)
skippable wait(70)
advance text box
show text box(1573)
skippable wait(80)
advance text box
show text box(1574)
skippable wait(80)
advance text box
stop song
play sound(sfx:DragonCoin)
skippable wait(60)
play sound(sfx:earthquake, true, true)
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
show text box(1575)
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,1,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(up,2,20),waitforcamera
pancamera(down,1,20),waitforcamera
advance text box
camera follows hero(me)
stop sound(sfx:earthquake)
use door(3)
stop song
skippable wait(50)
advance text box
show text box(1576)
skippable wait(70)
advance text box
show text box(1577)
skippable wait(70)
advance text box
show text box(1578)
skippable wait(70)
advance text box
delete item(item:³Hydrabi)
play song(get ambient music)
set tag(tag:SecretSpotCheck,on)
set tag(tag:SecretSpotBoss,on)
set tag(tag:SecretSpot,off)
resume box advance
resume player
resume npcs
end

[Bob the Hamster]

Hello, PK-Gamer!

For your first issue, you could have the script check the "current map" command and exit if the map number has changed.

[PK-Gamer]

Thank you, Bob!

However, I wanted the NPC to continue moving in a certain pattern when
the player is in the room. I basically had a while statement with what I want the NPC to do. When I exit the room and go to another, it gives me an error since the script is in a loop.

Here is my code...
plotscript,dockNPCs,begin
if(current map <> 89)
then,begin
exit script
end,else,begin

while(NPC is walking(16)==false)
do,begin
set NPC direction(15,east)
walk NPC(16,west,2)
wait for NPC(16)
walk NPC(16,south,2)
wait for NPC(16)
walk NPC(16,east,2)
wait for NPC(16)
walk NPC(16,north,2)
wait for NPC(16)
end
end
end

See, I want NPC 16 to continue doing the movement until the player leaves the room that NPC 16 is in.

[Bob the Hamster]

You will have to check the map number before each npc command

[PK-Gamer]

Thanks again, Bob! I appreciate it! The edit zone tactic worked.