[Metroidvainia 4.5.9] Sprite pause and NPCs, Auto text and more.

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IMBrendan

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**THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE NEWEST WORKING SOLUTIONS - PLEASE USE SCRIPTS AND CODE FOUND HERE FOR MOST STABLE VERSION**

I am creating this post for me and Kanbei85 to discuss our common issues with this module. I don't have any details on Kanbei85's project - I hope he will post some of his known issues to this point. This post will be replaced when a mutual solution is found.

GOALS FOR THIS POST:
* To have integrate sprite pause from the cutscene tutorial by Bucket Mouse
* To integrate userScreenBytes from chronicleroflegends
* To integrate player1_object switching from dale_coop
* To create a stable set of scripts that can;
- Call a specific text group by number (userScreenByte02)
- Call a specific text entry by number (userScreenByte01)
- Call a specific text entry based on above conditions as an NPC
- Call a specific text entry based on first two conditions as a Text Tile
- Call different text entries for NPCs than Text Tiles
- Conditionally call either screenText (as set on Screen info) or USB text (possibly with screen triggers)
- Add conditional calls for player1_object subtype

KNOWN ISSUES:
* There is an issue with the day night cycle (likely caused by the palette switching routine) that causes textboxes to fail in a predictable way.
* Instant tiles and NPC text call for text using SOME by not all of the same code - but are intertwined in an obscure way.

**THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE NEWEST WORKING SOLUTIONS - PLEASE USE SCRIPTS AND CODE FOUND HERE FOR MOST STABLE VERSION**
 
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IMBrendan

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So - at least in my case - development of the player1_object switching is the most important part of my game. Without it - it simply isn't the project I am hoping to create. With that in mind - I created some rough code that functions as a check for the player's object type then executes a function based on that type.

Code: 
LDX player1_object
LDA Object_type,x
CMP #15            ; Object_type #00 = Werewolf
                   ; Object_type #15 = Human
  BEQ +Human ; is Human
  JMP +Werewolf
  +Human
 
  ;ENTER CONDITIONAL CODE FOR HUMANHERE!
 
 
  JMP +commonTasks

  +Werewolf

  ;ENTER CONDITIONAL CODE FOR WEREWOLF HERE!

  JMP +commonTasks
+commonTasks
Click to expand...

It's simple - it's functional - but I am not sure if it's the most effective code, suggestions welcome.
 
Bucket Mouse

Bucket Mouse

Active member
You can call specific text entries by using TEXT_FREE, and through that, you can create things like conditional text dialogue, or use more than four text entries on one screen. I have done both. I should probably write a tutorial, huh?

Done and done:

[4.5.9] Create Conditional Text Conditions With TEXT_FREE

Wouldn't it be nice to have NPCs tell you different things depending on what's happening in your game? The untouched NESMaker does not allow for this. The good news is, I've managed to pull conditional text off. The bad news is, this trick is not for newbies -- it requires mastery of several...
www.nesmakers.com www.nesmakers.com
 
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