[4.5.9] End of Text Action --> warps

[dale_coop]

For those who need this feature... When a text is finished, it executes a warp.
This does not currently exist, but we could hijack the "Open Shop" text completion action for this (as it is not used in the current 4.5).



1) Modify your DoDrawText.asm script (located in the "GameEngineData\Routines\BASE_4_5\Game\Subroutines\" folder). Around line 279, between the "notEndTrigger:" line and the "CMP #_MORE" line:

Insert that piece of code:

        ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
        ;; "Open Shop" -> warp
        CMP #_ENDSHOP
        BNE +notEndShop
            LDA textPointer
            CLC
            ADC #$01
            STA textPointer
            LDA textPointer+1
            ADC #$00
            STA textPointer+1
            ;; "open shop" warps:
            LDA textQueued
            ORA #%00000100    ;; text warps
            STA textQueued
            LDA #$00
            STA textHandler
            JMP endOfText
        +notEndShop:
        ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Should now looks like that:




2) Modify your DoDrawBox.asm script (located in the "GameEngineData\Routines\BASE_4_5\Game\Subroutines\" folder). Around line 328, between the "STA gameStatusByte" line and the "JMP notDoneWithBoxDrawOutterLoop" line:



Insert that piece of code:

                            ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
                            ;; "Open Shop" -> warp
                            LDA textQueued
                            AND #%00000100    ;; text warps
                            BEQ +skipTextWarp
                                LDA textQueued
                                AND #%11111011
                                STA textQueued
                                WarpToScreen warpToMap, warpToScreen, #$01
                            +skipTextWarp:
                            ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Should now looks like that:



Voilà, now when you set a text to do a "Open shop" as end action... it will warp when the text closes.

 

[tbizzle]

Edit** Never mind figured it out. Unbelievable a nooby like me can somewhat code now lol.

@dale_coop Can this somehow be used on different screens? I have a warptoscreen macro inside my hurt monster script that will load by screen type and i can branch off and use multiple times. Is there a way to do that here???

 

[tbizzle]

@dale_coop I lied Dale, lol. I cannot figure it out on my own. Can you sill help with adding different screens to this script?

 

[tbizzle]

I modified it so I can use it screentype #1. But now I do not know how to branch it off to use it with more screenType rooms. Here is my modified script:

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
                            ;; "Open Shop" -> warp
                            
                            LDA screenType
                            CMP #1
                                
                            BNE +otherStuff
                                
                              +otherStuff: 
                            BNE +skipTextWarp
                            LDA textQueued
                            AND #%00000100    ;; text warps
                            
                                LDA textQueued
                                AND #%11111011
                                STA textQueued
                                WarpToScreen #$00, #$40, #$01
                            +skipTextWarp:
                            ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

 

[dale_coop]

Not sure to understand what is your goal? What do you want to acheive?

 

[tbizzle]

@dale_coop I wanted to also have the script check for screenType #2 and do another WarptoScreen to a totally different set of map coordinates.

 

[Jonny]

Thanks Dale. I've been thinking about a way to end a conversation between two characters. I'm using various lookup tables to change the box size, sprite decorations, text to draw etc. I'd thought about having a certain value in a table for ending the conversation but I think a modified version of this will be better.
Also, I love how you've put together the tutorial with images of code and snippets for the parts to add. It looks really neat.