Rain
 

I am trying to script rain. Here is what I used for one drop:

NPC Code:

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if (created) {

setbackpal dusk7.png;

putnpc rainimage.gif,rain.txt,this.x = (random(0,64)),this.y = (random(0,64));

timeout=0.05;

}

if (timeout) {

putnpc rainimage.gif,rain.txt,this.x = (random(0,64)),this.y = (random(0,64));

timeout=0.05;

}

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In rain.txt I have:

NPC Code:

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if (created) {

sleep 0.05;

destroy;

}

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I paste the NPC a couple times and the NPC is always on the coordinate (1,1). How can I fix this?

NO NO NO NO!!!!!


if (created) {
setbackpal dusk7.png;
timeout=0.05;
}
if (timeout) {
this.x = (random(0,64));
this.y = (random(0,64));
putnpc rainimage.gif,rain.txt,this.x,this.y;
timeout=0.05;
}

Ok, it works, but lags to hell. Does anyone have a different way of doing it?

Hmm...

NPC Code:

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if (created) {

  this.maxdrops=30;

  setarray this.rainloc,this.maxdrops*2;

  setarray this.rainstep,this.maxdrops;

  setarray this.raintime,this.maxdrops;

  for (this.i=0;this.i<this.maxdrops;this.i++) this.raintime=random(0,2);

}

if (playerenters||timeout) {

  if (IsRaining) {

    setbackpal dusk7.png;

    for (this.i=0;this.i<this.maxdrops;this.i++) {

      if (this.rainstep[this.i]==4) {

        this.raintime[this.i]=random(0,2);

        this.rainstep[this.i]=0;

      }

      if (this.raintime[this.i]<=0) {

        if (this.rainstep[this.i]==0) {

          this.rainloc[this.i*2]=random(0,64);

          this.rainloc[this.i*2+1]=random(0,64);

          this.rainstep[this.i]=1;

        }

        showimg this.i,splash#v(this.rainstep).gif,this.rainloc[this.i*2],this.rainloc[this.i*2+1];

        changeimgvis this.i,0;

        this.rainstop[this.i++];

      }

      else this.raintime[this.i]-=0.05;

    }

  }

  timeout=0.05;

  timereverywhere;

}

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And now I want both of you to swear never to use putnpc again, thanks.

Thanks, but it doesn't work =\
I set the flag IsRaining and went into the level, the backpal sets, but there isn't any rain =\

*AlphaFlame*
Hrmm... I just usually use something like this for rain... (it's 8 a.m., I've been up for 15+ hours, I'll give a better script later :P, so shuddup :P)

if (israin){
timeout=.05;
this.dripy=(how many drops you want at any 1 time);
}
if (timeout){
for (this.i=0;this.i<this.dripy;this.i++) {
showimg this.i,(the rain gif),random(0,64),random(0,64);
}
if (this.i=this.dripy) this.i=0;
}

I probably made a mistake, that often happens when I post scripts which I haven't tested and just typed in here.

I know, this was in the case of it being an NPC in the level.

perhaps he just doesn't have the images splash1-x.gif

no i told him how to make it random and he put it in the wrong place

And I forgot to mention that it was because I didn't script it in Graal, I always make such stupid mistakes when I do that.