[Other] Hide Sprite

[Demonheadge]

Hello, I've got a problem :|

I'm trying to keep my sprite hidden until a flag is active. But I can't figure out how to do it.

What I want to do:
Sprite is hidden until the flag is activated. (PROBLEM)
Once active I want the sprite to become visible.
I then want to battle it, after the battle I want to clear the flag so it becomes invisible again.



My only problem is having the sprite invisible before the flag is activated.



Thanks in advanced!

 

[Joexv]

In an earlier script set a free flag, and make sure that the sprite's person ID is set as the flag.
Then in whatever script you need him to be shown in, simply clear the flag and if its on the same map, then use a showsprite command.

But as far as I know, you can't have a sprite hidden until a flag is set, only after its set will it be hidden.

Hopefully that made sense.

 

[Demonheadge]

I assigned this to a script tile at the beginning of the map.

#dynamic 0x800000

#org @start

checkflag 0x1452
if 0x1 goto @SHOWCHICKEN
hidesprite 0x9
release
end

#org @SHOWCHICKEN
showsprite 0x9
release
end

So thank you very much.

 

[Dr. Seuss]

Flag 0x1452 isn't usable unless you extend the safe flags, try to use a flag in the range 0x200-0x2FF

 

[Demonheadge]

Flag 0x1452 isn't usable unless you extend the safe flags, try to use a flag in the range 0x200-0x2FF

extend the safe flags?
I've been using 1200-1500 this whole time for my rom hack because I thought that there should be nothing in them to clash.

 

[chrunch]

extend the safe flags?
I've been using 1200-1500 this whole time for my rom hack because I thought that there should be nothing in them to clash.

Those flags don't exist, what you're doing by using them is overwriting other memory areas in the ROM. It might appear to work but behind the scenes you're likely slowly breaking the game. Here's a document on safe flags/vars if you're interested.

 

[destinedjagold]

Alternatively, you can use a level script in the map to move that NPC away from sight until a certain event is completed.

 

[Demonheadge]

Alternatively, you can use a level script in the map to move that NPC away from sight until a certain event is completed.

I tried a level script but I couldn't get it to work for some reason.

 

[Demonheadge]

Those flags don't exist, what you're doing by using them is overwriting other memory areas in the ROM. It might appear to work but behind the scenes you're likely slowly breaking the game. Here's a document on safe flags/vars if you're interested.

Oh dear... Thanks for the heads up.