Trouble setting the shape of gralats.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Crow

Yup, I'd say they can. Same thing happened to me, basically. Using different shapes will change the actual shape, but in a strange way that still seems inaccurate. I have no idea why.

Dunno what you're talking about... I've never had a problem using showcharacter + setshape. It sets the shape of the NPC using the blocking specifications of a player(x+.5,y+1). That's where the blocking starts, instead of the normal 0,0. This allows you to easily create blocking NPC's that also draw a portion of the player(like a tree) simply by aligning it correctly in the gani. This is the same method that 2k2 uses on most of their trees and houses.

[Crow]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Dunno what you're talking about... I've never had a problem using showcharacter + setshape. It sets the shape of the NPC using the blocking specifications of a player(x+.5,y+1). That's where the blocking starts, instead of the normal 0,0. This allows you to easily create blocking NPC's that also draw a portion of the player(like a tree) simply by aligning it correctly in the gani. This is the same method that 2k2 uses on most of their trees and houses.

It works well when you just need **** that blocks, yes. I'm more concerned about the "hitboxes" for the PlayerTouchsMe event when using showcharacter and ganis, because these seem to be friggin strange in every possible aspect.

[Fulg0reSama]

Originally Posted by Crow

It works well when you just need **** that blocks, yes. I'm more concerned about the "hitboxes" for the PlayerTouchsMe event when using showcharacter and ganis, because these seem to be friggin strange in every possible aspect.

You're friggin strange in every possible aspect

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Fulg0reSama

You're friggin strange in every possible aspect

Duh.

[Jiroxys7]

showcharacter() and all of that other stuff didn't fix it. The only solution that appears to have worked is Crow's suggestion to show it as an image. For some reason, I guess the ganis refuse to have their shapes altered. Although there doesn't seem to be any good reason on why they should act that way.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Jiroxys7

showcharacter() and all of that other stuff didn't fix it. The only solution that appears to have worked is Crow's suggestion to show it as an image. For some reason, I guess the ganis refuse to have their shapes altered. Although there doesn't seem to be any good reason on why they should act that way.

You'd get more help if you posted the script. It's hard to help people when you have to take a shot in the dark and guess what the problem could possibly be, if it could even possibly exist. Scripting can be complex, so there's a multitude of things that can be causing problems.

[salesman]

Make sure you position the sprite correctly in the gani. If it's not on the 0,0 spot, then you'll have the problem you're describing.

[Jiroxys7]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

You'd get more help if you posted the script. It's hard to help people when you have to take a shot in the dark and guess what the problem could possibly be, if it could even possibly exist. Scripting can be complex, so there's a multitude of things that can be causing problems.

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  //showcharacter();
  setgani();
  scheduleevent(20,"Destroy",NULL);
  this.dontblock();
  setshape(1,2,32);
}

function setgani(){
  if(this.amount<=-1) temp.type = 10;      //(Black)
  elseif(this.amount==1) temp.type = 1;    //(Green) 
  elseif(this.amount<=5) temp.type = 2;    //(Blue)
  elseif(this.amount<=10) temp.type = 3;   //(Yellow)
  elseif(this.amount<=20) temp.type = 4;   //(Red)
  elseif(this.amount<=50) temp.type = 5;   //(Purple)
  elseif(this.amount<=100) temp.type = 6;  //(Orange)
  elseif(this.amount<=200) temp.type = 7;  //(Silver)
  elseif(this.amount<=300) temp.type = 8;  //(Gold)
  elseif(this.amount<=500) temp.type = 9;  //(Crystal)
  setcharani("j7_rupees", temp.type);
}

function onDestroy(){
  this.destroy();
}


function onPlayertouchsme(){
    if(player.z >= this.z - 0.5 && player.z <= this.z + 0.5){
      if(player.rupees == clientr.walletsize){player.chat = "I cannot hold any more!"; return;}
      if(this.aniparams != 10){
        player.rupees += this.amount;
        player.chat = "I got" SPC this.amount @ "g!";
        this.amount = 0;
        this.destroy();
      }
      else{
      player.chat = "Oh, no! I dropped" SPC abs(this.amount) SPC "g!";
      this.destroy();
    }
  }
}

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated(){
  setshape(1,16,32);
  this.canplay = 1;
  play("item.wav");
  setTimer(15);
}
function onPlayertouchsme(){
  if(player.z >= this.z - 0.5 && player.z <= this.z + 0.5){
    if(player.rupees == clientr.walletsize){return;}
    if(this.canplay = 1){
      this.canplay = 0;
      play("extra.wav");
      this.alpha = 0;
    }
  }
}

function onTimeout(){
  if(this.canplay == 1){  
    if(this.alphaswitch == 0){this.alpha = 1;this.alphaswitch = 1;}
    elseif(this.alphaswitch == 1){this.alpha = 0;this.alphaswitch = 0;}
    setTimer(0.05);
  }
} 


when I use showcharacter() on it, the box will be far too large. but if I get rid of it, the smaller box seems to be shifted over to the left.

Originally Posted by salesman

Make sure you position the sprite correctly in the gani. If it's not on the 0,0 spot, then you'll have the problem you're describing.

That did the trick!

edit: nevermind!