Shaz's Region Common Events

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

Shaz wrote this really convenient script that calls common events from the map when the player stands on or faces a certain region.

 

Is it possible to use this script to also call a common event when the action button is pressed while standing on or facing a region? Or would that require modification?

 

Thanks!

[Shiggy 630]

Do you have a readable version of the script with line breaks ?

 

The way it is stored on rmn makes the script uneditable

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

#============================================================================

# REGION COMMON EVENTS

# v1.0 by Shaz

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This script allows you to paint regions on your map, and set up common

# events to be run when the player walks onto or faces a tile with that

# region id.

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

# To Install:

# Copy and paste into a new script slot in Materials. This script aliases

# existing methods, so can go below all other custom scripts.

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

# To Use:

# Paint regions on the map over the tiles you want to trigger events

# Create a common event that will do whatever you want to happen when the

# player walks on or bumps into a tile with that region

# Add one of the following lines to the map's note box

#

# regevt: reg_id on common_event_id

# This will trigger the common event when the player steps on the tile

# eg: regevt: 63 on 15

# will call common event 15 when the player steps on a region 63 tile

# regevt: reg_id face common_event_id

# This will trigger the common event when the player is facing, but not

# standing on the tile

# eg: regevt: 62 face 12

# will call common event 12 when the player is facing a region 62 tile

# (you might use this if you want something to happen when the player

# bumps into a wall - paint the bottom of the wall with region 62)

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Terms:

# Use in free or commercial games

# Credit Shaz

#============================================================================

 

class Game_Map

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# * Setup

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

alias shaz_re_game_map_setup setup

def setup(map_id)

shaz_re_game_map_setup(map_id)

setup_region_events

end

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# * Setup Common Events for Regions

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

def setup_region_events

@reg_evt = {}

@req = []

@map.note.split(/[\r\n+]/).each do |line|

case line

when /regevt:\s*(\d+)\s*(\w+)\s*(\d+)/i

reg = $1.to_i

mode = $2

ce = $3.to_i

if !@reg_evt.has_key?(reg)

@reg_evt[reg] = {}

end

@reg_evt[reg][mode] = ce

end

end

end

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# * Check Region Events

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

def check_region_event(x, y, dir)

reg = region_id(x, y)

next_reg = region_id(x_with_direction(x, dir), y_with_direction(y, dir))

if @reg_evt[reg] && @reg_evt[reg]["on"]

@req.push(@reg_evt[reg]["on"])

end

if @reg_evt[next_reg] && @reg_evt[next_reg]["face"]

@req.push(@reg_evt[next_reg]["face"])

end

end

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# * Frame Update

# main: Interpreter update flag

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

alias shaz_re_game_map_update update

def update(main = false)

shaz_re_game_map_update(main)

$game_temp.reserve_common_event(@req.shift) if

!$game_temp.common_event_reserved? && @req.size > 0

end

end

 

 

class Game_Player < Game_Character

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# * Frame Update

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

alias shaz_re_game_player_update update

def update

old_x = @x

old_y = @y

old_dir = @direction

shaz_re_game_player_update

$game_map.check_region_event(@x, @y, @direction) if

@x != old_x || @y != old_y || @direction != old_dir

end

end

[Shiggy 630]

Try this script

class Game_Player < Game_Character
  
  alias trigger_region_update update
  def update
    trigger_region_update
	$game_map.check_trigger_region_event(@x, @y, @direction) if Input.trigger?(:C)
  end
end

class Game_Map 
    def check_trigger_region_event(x, y, dir)
		reg = region_id(x, y)
		next_reg = region_id(x_with_direction(x, dir), y_with_direction(y, dir))
		if @reg_evt[reg] && @reg_evt[reg]["trigger_on"]
		  @req.push(@reg_evt[reg]["trigger_on"])
		end
		if @reg_evt[next_reg] && @reg_evt[next_reg]["trigger_face"]
		  @req.push(@reg_evt[next_reg]["trigger_face"])
		end
    end
end

It uses the same notation but you need to use the codes trigger_on and trigger_face to indicate you want it to work when the player does an input

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

This works great! Thank you for being so helpful on this forum!

 

Can I bother you for one more tweak? I need directional checking for this to be practical in my project. Would it be a good idea to do trigger_face_(d) to specify a direction? You could use the 2 4 6 8 directions or even l r u d for "left" "right" "up" and "down". And if possible, the support for more than one direction such as "trigger_face_lr (or 4 and 6)" for an event that can only be activated from the sides.

 

Thanks!

[Shiggy 630]

Try this

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jhonnhlcw3byj2q/region_events_addon.rb?dl=0

 

it should enable these commands

 trigger_face_l 

 trigger_face_d

 trigger_face_r

 trigger_face_u

 

You just need to write it several times if you want several directions at once

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

Does this directional specification only work for facing the region, not if standing on it?

[Shiggy 630]

only for facing and nly on player input but I could add that if you need it

Edited June 22, 2016 by Shiggy

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

If you could add directional support for the "on" region trigger, that would be awesome.

 

However, the directional commands don't seem to be working.

[Shiggy 630]

I did some test, trigger_face_l was to long an cutting to the next line preventing the script to read the notebox correctly

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jhonnhlcw3byj2q/region_events_addon.rb?dl=0

 

so now it's
tri_face_d/lr/u

and
tri_on_d/r/l/u

to indicate you need an input , facing a certain direction and being on or in front of a region

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

Hmm... I get a lot of no method errors that I can't seem to consistently recreate... :/ Also, the up direction is the only direction that I can get to work.

 

Also (and I'm not sure if this is something you can patch or not, but...), the script cues up several instances of the common event if the trigger is pressed while the common event is running. So if the common event is a message window, for example, and you trigger the region three times, you'll get the message three times.

 

(Also, you're missing an "end" at the bottom of the script).

 

Thank you for your help!

[Shiggy 630]

I updated the file,it should work this time

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

It works like a charm! Thanks so much.

[Rikifive 3,319]

This thread is closed, due to being solved. If for some reason anybody would like to re-open this thread, just send me a PM or report the thread. (=

[Rikifive 3,319]

Reopened at OP's request. c:

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

Hi, Shiggy! Thanks for being my go-to for help with this feature of my project. Anyways, you corrected many No Method errors in the last fix you did, though I just now found another one: if you try to use trigger_face without any direction. And I've since used every feature of this snippet but that one, so I can more or less guarantee that's the only thing about it that doesn't work.

 

If you could patch that for me, I would be forever grateful. Thanks for all your continued support.

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Shiggy 630]

Obviously, it's been a while so I'm not sure. But with a quick glance . I would say that at line 37, it should be 

 @req.push(@reg_evt[next_reg]["trigger_face"])

instead of

@req.push(@reg_evt[reg]["trigger_face"])

Try it, I will then update the file if it works.

[AeghtyAteKees 11]

Works like a charm!

[Shiggy 630]

 

4 hours ago, AeghtyAteKees said:

Works like a charm!

 

Ok good, I've updated the dropbox file in case someone else uses the script.