:: STILL POSE ANIMATION ::
:: tutorial details ::
version :: v1.0
date :: 31.03.2001
author :: rylie thomas :: fan*c boi
email :: fan-cboi@mbox.com.au
homepages :: http://www.stas.net/6/fancboi [personal]
http://www.enos.cjb.com [dev.team]
program :: RPG Maker 2000 v1.09
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:: explanation ::
this is something i always wanted to do, but never even bothered
to think about... it just popped into my head this morning so i've
gotten straight up and tested it... it does work by the way...
but what is it?... well this tutorial teaches you how to run a seperate
animation whenever your character stops walking... this could be
used to add a nice pose, a blinking animation, a breathing
animation... or any combination or other ideas you can come up
with...
this is a feature used in a lot of the nicer looking rpgs on the
snes... particularly action rpgs... think terranigma...
:: the important bit ::
first I will do a step by step explanation... if you're confident
with events you may want to skip straight to the code below...
the next paragraph may even be enough for you... it was enough for
me and i'm a NEWBIE... i think...
basically what it does is checks the heros XY, waits, and if
the XY is still the same changes to the still pose. when the user
presses a key it changes straight back... simple...
make your chara animation and also make another animation for when
the char is still... you will need to use as many squares as you
would normaly use for a walking anim.
make a new COMMON EVENT [mines called stillPose] and make it a
Parallel Process
add a MEMORY PLACE which stores to 3 seperate vars. [mine were
hero.MapID, hero.MapX and hero.MapY]
put in a WAIT command. this is how long it will wait until it
checks to change the animation... [mines set to 0.2s]
add another MEMORY PLACE storing to a new set of vars. [mine were
hero.MapID2, hero.MapX2 and hero.MapY2]
insert a FORK to check if the var hero.MapX [to use my examples]
is the SAME as hero.MapX2
no need for an else case...
in the fork insert another FORK to do the same for the heros Y
value...
so these forks check if the hero is in the same place as he/she
was 0.4s ago [or how ever long your wait command is] if the vars
are the same then...
in that fork put a CHANGE HERO'S WALK GRAPHIC and select your
still animation...
now we need an ENTER PASSWORD which stores to another var [mines
moveKey] make sure all of the boxes at check, including WAIT
UNTIL KEY HIT
place another fork [still in the old ones] which checks if your
password var is 4 or less... [the numbers 1,2,3,4 are
automatically put in the var when an arrow key is pressed
depending on the direction... 1=down, 2=left, 3=right, 4=up]
in this fork another CHANGE HERO'S WALK GRAPHIC to set it back to
it's original anim...
didn't understanding something... heres the code ::
event name : stillPose
start cond. : parallel process
activated on : -
var : hero.MapID, hero.MapX, hero.MapY, moveKey
hero.MapID2, hero.MapX2, hero.MapY2
switch : -
<>Memory Place: [0004],[0005],[0006]
<>Wait: 0.2
<>Memory Place: [0007],[0008],[0009]
<>FORK Optn:Varble[0005:hero.MapX]-V[0008]Equivl
<>FORK Optn:Varble[0005:hero.MapY]-V[0009]Equivl
<>Change Hero's Walk Graphic: char_main-4 Set
<>Enter Password: [0010:moveKey]
<>FORK Optn:Varbl[0010:moveKey]-4less
<>Change Hero's Walk Graphic: char_main-1 Set
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:END Case
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:END Case
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:END Case
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:: extending the tut ::
here ar esome extra effects you could get with just a teensy bit
of tweakage...
if the appearance of your characters changes in the game due to
something like differnt cloths or weapons then you will need to
set a var to indicate what thier current costume is so that you
can put the new fork in the code to check which anim to change to
and which to change back to...
having a function that checks wheather or not a character is
moving could be useful for a lot of things... if you have a good
idea feel free to email me at fan-cboi@mbox.com.au
you may have a section of your game with motion sensors... if the
hero is moving when one passes over then he/she would get detected
but if the hero is still then it would be ok...
:: thanks ::
my brain :: _sometimes_ its usefull
Don :: once again... love your work...