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[Twilight Knight]

What I want in my quest is that Link isn't able the stab/slash while a sword beam is shot. How can I make this with scripts? It isn't possible normally.

[Joe123]

So basically you press the button and shoot out a projectile?

Is there any reason for it to be a sword beam?

[Twilight Knight]

No, techically, I just want the sword to only shoot projectiles, CastChaos told me this method, but it doesn't turn out how I won't.

So all in all, I need a weapon that only shoots projectiles, uses the A button and... that's it. I do want the player to not shoot projectiles constantly. Like 5 seconds(300 frames) between shooting.

[Joe123]

Does it need to trigger any flags?

[Twilight Knight]

No, it doesn't. Just to hurt enemies.

So you'll make this? I would be very grateful. Of course you'll get credited.

[Joe123]

Yah, it's not a very complicated script.

CODE

item script Projectile{
    void run(int tile, int cset, int aframes, int aspeed, int damage, int speed){
        lweapon projectile = Screen->CreateLWeapon(LW_SCRIPT1);
        projectile->OriginalTile = tile;
        projectile->Tile = tile;
        projectile->CSet = cset;
        projectile->NumFrames = aframes;
        projectile->ASpeed = aspeed;
        projectile->Dir = Link->Dir;
        projectile->Damage = damage;
        projectile->Step = speed*100;
        int x; int y;
        if(Link->Dir>1) x = (((Link->Dir-2)*2)-1)*8;
        if(Link->Dir<2) y = ((Link->Dir*2)-1)*8;
        projectile->X = Link->X+x;
        projectile->Y = Link->Y+y;
        Link->Action = LA_ATTACKING;
    }
}

Just set to the action script for the item.

• D0 : Tile for projectile to use
• D1 : CSet
• D2 : Number of frames of animation
• D3 : Animation speed
• D4 : Damage
• D5 : Speed

[Twilight Knight]

This seems a lot better. The speed in frames? Also, I don't see you made a break between shooting projectiles... Can you script that too? 5 seconds is enough.

[Joe123]

Oh, right ok.
I thought when you used an item script it had a built-in break already?

I can do that, but it'll mean using some global functions which would be a bit of a pain...


'frames' isn't a unit you can use for speed. Distance is in frames.
Speed is in 'Pixels per frame', and yes, the speed is in pixels per frame.

[Twilight Knight]

It does? I will test it, I couldn't have seen cause I didn't test it yet, I just deciphered the script.

So pixels/frame it is, not just pixels. I will try out some things, then post here what I've found out.

[Joe123]

Okeydokey.
I think it should work ok.

[Twilight Knight]

Ok, works completely fine except that I want to play a sound when it's fired. So I need to add another integer in the brackets after void run? Then I put: Game->PlaySound(SFX); in the script?
Also, I asked for the item to use the a button, but I decided I wanted to have that rule to make it able that you can select items for both A and B anyway.

[Joe123]

I had that line in it already, but I realised you can set an item's sound effect in the Action tab in the item editor so I took it out.

[Twilight Knight]

Err, no it says <unused> for me where you normally set the SFX, that's why I asked.

Edit: I put it in myself now, should work.

Thanks for you help, I will put you on the credits list.

Edited by Twilight_Knight, 26 October 2008 - 10:33 AM.

[Joe123]

Oh, so it does.
Put that line in then, yeah.

[Twilight Knight]

You beat me, I did, I edited my last post.