[Question] Change event graphics

[desbrina]

I have several events that use mostly the same commands, so I'm trying to simplify them into a script.

At the moment the events check the direction the player is facing, then change the event graphic. Its using a move route to set the graphic, how would I go about converting this to a script.
I know I can use "e.character_name = " to set the graphic, but it only picks the top left, where as I wan't to go top left, wait 3 frames, top 2nd, wait 3, top 3rd, wait, top right, wait, do the same the next 3 rows

The graphic file name is stored in a variable.

Using essentials 19.1


Example of event is attached

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

Spoiler:

I have several events that use mostly the same commands, so I'm trying to simplify them into a script.

At the moment the events check the direction the player is facing, then change the event graphic. Its using a move route to set the graphic, how would I go about converting this to a script.
I know I can use "e.character_name = " to set the graphic, but it only picks the top left, where as I wan't to go top left, wait 3 frames, top 2nd, wait 3, top 3rd, wait, top right, wait, do the same the next 3 rows

The graphic file name is stored in a variable.

Using essentials 19.1


Example of event is attached

Here's an example of your move route in script form:

def move(event,graphic)
  pbMoveRoute(event,[
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,2,0,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,2,1,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,2,2,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,2,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,4,0,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,4,1,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,4,2,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Graphic,graphic,0,4,3,
    PBMoveRoute::Wait,3
    ]
  )
end

It looks kinda weird in game, so there's probably something I missed.
To call this script, set the move type to Custom in the event window, select "Script..." in the bottom right of the move route window and type move($game_map.events[X],graphic) in the box, X here is the event ID and graphic is the filename of the graphic to cycle through. You said you have this in a variable, so you could replace graphic with $game_variables[X] or pbGet(X), I think.

 

[desbrina]

Thanks, that seems to do the job.

A question you may be able to help with, currently when calling this I'm having to pass the id of the event I want to animate, is there an easier way of doing it?

So calling using "bush("black", 24)", and in the script using "e = $game_map.events[event]"

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

You can do what you put in your last sentence, yes. But I think you are asking if the event argument can be determined in the script instead, so just doing move(graphic) in my example. Honestly, the game event scripts are a mystery to me, so I can't help you much there. I know there's get_character(0) which is kinda like "this event", but I'd be surprised if it's that simple.

 

[desbrina]

Thanks, changing it to "e = get_character(0)" worked