Modifying Player Movement with an Event

[DurrCo Games]

Modifying Player Movement with an Event (SOLVED)

Hey, DurrCo Here. You guys have really helped me on some stuff in the past, and this one is muy simple in comparison, but I've been racking my brain for a few hours trying to figure it out and drawing blanks.
Is there a script I can call or some other method I can use to modify the player character's movement speed in an event? Like, let's say you touch the event, you go from the normal walking speed to a little less than that until you touch another event that brings you back to normal speed.

Any help would be IMMENSELY appreciated. I know it seems simple but I'm a simple guy XD

 

[desbrina]

In an event, on the second page of the event commands there the option for set move route. On that, make sure the target is set as player (should be by default) and then used the change speed option second from the bottom on the second column

If you want it when the player touches the event, make sure the events trigger is set to player touch

 

[DurrCo Games]

I tried that (I'm fammiliar with RPG maker XP to some degree) but I couldnt get it to work, I figured Pokemon Essentials changed something that made that obselete.

 

[Stochastic]

Hi, DurrCo
I've pinpointed the code that needs to be changed if you want to slow the player. It's in Game_Character_2_,
line 51, method update_move. After this line,

distance = 2 ** @move_speed

Add this:

distance /= 2

This will make the player go two times slower. If you want to be able to switch it on and off, you could use a
game switch.

distance /= 2 if $game_switches[69]

There you go, hope I helped!

 

[DurrCo Games]

You definitely did, thanks man!
I wanted it to emulate slopes a bit, so that when you were walking on something that was supposed to be uphill, you'd slow down a little, and when you were walking downhill, you'd speed up a little. I was able to use what you gave me to figure out the speed up thing too without a problem. It's a small thing, but you're still a life saver!