Room dimness

Yushiwa · #1 06-01-2002, 02:39 AM

How can I make a room a little bit dim? Or to where I can change the dimness in the NPC Script? I am working on a thing and I forgot how to do it. It has been such a long time.

BBflat · #2 06-01-2002, 02:49 AM

Change the backpal of the room.

Yushiwa · #3 06-01-2002, 02:59 AM

And how would I come along to doing this?

Yushiwa · #4 06-01-2002, 03:29 AM

Wait, got it. Nevermind, thanks.

Python523 · #5 06-01-2002, 04:27 AM

backpals are bad =/ use effects (seteffect)

Projectshifter · #6 06-01-2002, 06:32 AM

Lol! Backpals are good! Here's an idea:
if (playerchats&&strequals(#c,Setbackpal dusk1.png)) setbackpal dusk1.png;
and add it for each of the backpals you want. Or you can try:
if (playerchats&&strcontains(#c,setbackpal)) setbackpal #c; and set the string length to minus 11.
---Shifter

BBflat · #7 06-01-2002, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Python523
backpals are bad =/ use effects (seteffect)

What do you have against backpals?

Python523 · #8 06-01-2002, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BBflat

What do you have against backpals?

they are useless and outdated, they don't even color NPCs, all a backpal does is temporarely 'dye' the tile set, seteffect is much better and more efficent

Saga2001 · #9 06-01-2002, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by Python523

they are useless and outdated, they don't even color NPCs, all a backpal does is temporarely 'dye' the tile set, seteffect is much better and more efficent

*total agreeance*

nyghtGT · #10 06-01-2002, 04:12 PM

I prefere seteffect:

NPC Code:



seteffect red,green,blue,alpha

Since you want to make the room darker lets use black.

NPC Code:



seteffect 0,0,0,alpha

The red, green, and blue have been replaced by zeros because using a RGB coloring system 0 red, 0 green, and 0 blue is black.
Now for the alpha, the alpha is the degree of intensity the color is put out.
0 being the most and 1 being the least.

This means you vary the level of darkness with decimals between them.

NPC Code:



//#CLIENTSIDE

seteffect 0,0,0,1;

This makes the level completely visible and it your starting point.
Now to make it half between dark and light you would change the alpha to 0.50.

NPC Code:



seteffect 0,0,0,0.50

Now just adjust the alpha to your specifications and enjoy.
This is //#CLIENTSIDE.

Spanko · #11 06-01-2002, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by Python523

they are useless and outdated, they don't even color NPCs, all a backpal does is temporarely 'dye' the tile set, seteffect is much better and more efficent

They are actually quite useful, since you don't want NPCs to change colour for a season system which uses setbackpal.
It's only outdated for day-night purposes.

nyghtGT · #12 06-01-2002, 06:28 PM

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Originally posted by Spanko
They are actually quite useful, since you don't want NPCs to change colour for a season system which uses setbackpal.
It's only outdated for day-night purposes.

You can use the command drawaslight to make the npcs show their true colour.

Spanko · #13 06-01-2002, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by nyghtGT

You can use the command drawaslight to make the npcs show their true colour.

Yes, but you also don't want players to spontaneously turn a different colour just because it's a different season do you?

nyghtGT · #14 06-01-2002, 07:31 PM

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Originally posted by Spanko
Yes, but you also don't want players to spontaneously turn a different colour just because it's a different season do you?

There is surely a command for that...

Stefan is just being greedy

azuretek23 · #15 06-01-2002, 11:57 PM

well I am preety sure alot of that crap dosent work for me

so backpals are tasty enough