help with the size of animations?

[johny023]

well to make a long story short, i was trying to make a wall that npcs will attack, and the only way i could get it to work is if i put the "showcharacter" trigger in the script and to do that the wall had to be a animation... but when i turned the wall into a animation the actual size of the npc is only about 3/4th of the size of the image, so a fourth of the wall doesn't block...

how do i change the size of a animation so the npc will be as big as the image?

and i did try to use the "setshape" trigger, it didn't do anything

[cbk1994]

In the GANI, add (edit with Notepad):

PHP Code:

SCRIPT
//#CLIENTSIDE
if (created || playerenters) {
  setshape 1, WIDTH_OF_IMAGE, HEIGHT_OF_IMAGE;
}
SCRIPTEND 


Or if you don't need it to work offline,

PHP Code:

SCRIPT
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  setshape(1, WIDTH_OF_IMAGE, HEIGHT_OF_IMAGE);
}
function onPlayerEnters() {
  onCreated();
}
SCRIPTEND 


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hmm- (width of image/ height of image) / 16

[xXziroXx]

I'm pretty sure you can't change the shape of a gani in any way.

[johny023]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

In the GANI, add (edit with Notepad):

PHP Code:

SCRIPT
//#CLIENTSIDE
if (created || playerenters) {
  setshape 1, WIDTH_OF_IMAGE, HEIGHT_OF_IMAGE;
}
SCRIPTEND 


Or if you don't need it to work offline,

PHP Code:

SCRIPT
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  setshape(1, WIDTH_OF_IMAGE, HEIGHT_OF_IMAGE);
}
function onPlayerEnters() {
  onCreated();
}
SCRIPTEND 


i tried both of those, but neither of them worked, do i need to put them in a specific place in the notepad?

[DustyPorViva]

I think the bigger problem people should be considering is the fact that you have to showcharacter() in order to get it to take damage.

Let's see the script.

[johny023]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

I think the bigger problem people should be considering is the fact that you have to showcharacter() in order to get it to take damage.

Let's see the script.

sorry, was trying to avoid a wall of text in first post. it takes damage it's just that the npcs won't attack it unless i have "showcharacter" in it's script. it's like they can't see it unless i add that bit in, i find that a bit strange since i didn't have to do that with other npcs... but here's the script anyway, maybe someone could just tell my why the npcs don't attack it.

this is for the offline editor.
sorry about it not being neat, and i know some things may be scripted strangely.. but everything i learned about scripting i learned from pressing random buttons. didn't know about the forums until a few years after i got the editor.

PHP Code:

// NPC made by John
if (created) {
  showcharacter;
setcharani wall,;
hearts = 1;
this.hp = player_carpentry_lv*100;
}

if (timeout){
message #v(this.hp);
}

if (actionattack && this.hp>0) {
  this.sdamage = random(player_weaponpower,player_weaponpower*10);
  this.stdamage = random(player_strengthlv,player_strengthlv*5);
  i = random(0,100);
  if (i<10) this.hp -= (player_weaponpower*20 + player_strengthlv*10);
  if (i<10) play critical.wav;
  else if (i<100) this.hp -= this.sdamage + this.stdamage;
}

if (actionshot && this.hp>0) {
  i = random(0,100);
  if (i<10) this.hp -= bulletpower*10;
  if (i<10) play critical.wav;
  else if (i<100) this.hp -= bulletpower;
  shot = 3;
  }

if (actionfire2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= firepower2;
  }

if (actionwater2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= waterpower2;
  }

if (actionearth2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= earthpower2;
  }

if (actionlightning2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= lightningpower2;
  }

if (actionlight2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= lightpower2;
  }

if (actiondark2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= darkpower2;
  }

if (actionmana2 && this.hp>0) {
  this.hp -= manapower2;
  }

if (actionattack2 && this.hp>0) {
this.hp -= attackpower;
}

if (this.hp<=0 && timeout){
play explode1.wav;
play explode2.wav;
play explode3.wav;
destroy;
}

timeout = 0.05; 


if anyone knows how to change the size/shape of a gani (if it's possible) or why the npcs won't attack it if it doesn't have "showcharacter" the help would be appreciated

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by johny023

but everything i learned about scripting i learned from pressing random buttons.

Aaah, good old days. Welcome to the club.

Originally Posted by johny023

if anyone knows how to change the size/shape of a gani (if it's possible) or why the npcs won't attack it if it doesn't have "showcharacter" the help would be appreciated

As I previously stated, I wasn't aware of a way to do that. It appears I might be eluded about it though?

[johny023]

what i don't understand sometimes the shape of the animation changed to fit the image and sometimes it didn't. for this image it just won't change >.< but i did take your post into consideration, and i'm starting to think i can't change the shape of the animation.

do you notice anything in the script that would make it so npcs won't attack it? or is that just graal being glitchy again?

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by johny023

what i don't understand sometimes the shape of the animation changed to fit the image and sometimes it didn't. for this image it just won't change >.< but i did take your post into consideration, and i'm starting to think i can't change the shape of the animation.

I think it depends on the amount of transparency in the image, as well as it's width and height.

Originally Posted by johny023

do you notice anything in the script that would make it so npcs won't attack it? or is that just graal being glitchy again?

No, I didn't, but I lack the patient to figure out GS1 scripts nowadays I'm afraid. Especially poorly styled ones.

[DustyPorViva]

NPCs won't attack because I'm assuming you're using pre-defined character scripts in the editor, and they're scripted only to attack other players(showcharacter renders them a 'player').

[johny023]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

NPCs won't attack because I'm assuming you're using pre-defined character scripts in the editor, and they're scripted only to attack other players(showcharacter renders them a 'player').

so if i re-script it on one of those blank npcs it should work? or are those pre-defined also?

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by johny023

so if i re-script it on one of those blank npcs it should work? or are those pre-defined also?

If you're starting and NPC from scratch, it will do what you tell it to. If you tell it to attack all NPC's, it will. If you tell it to attack all NPCs that have save[0] true, then they will. So on and so forth.

[johny023]

ok, thanks for the help everyone.