Topic: Cursor changing above region

[Caracal]

[slasher]

One way, and I know there are other ways that may be better suited, anyhow, for a quicky until then:

Mouse moves over hotspot way when in Look mode.

1: Draw a hotspot area much bigger than you need where you want the mouse image to change (above region)
2: Draw a much smaller hotspot area inside the bigger hotspot area.
3: Use 'Mouse moves over hotspot' in the smaller hotspot events pane.
4: In the hotspot events pane where you want cursor to change put:

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. mouse.ChangeModeGraphic(eModeLookat, 1241); // change 1241 to your arrow sprite.

5: To change mouse back to default Lookat put this in the bigger hotspot events pane mouse over:

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. mouse.ChangeModeGraphic(eModeLookat, 233); // image of you default Lookat sprite

This example works only if you are using the Look Mode.

Don't forget to give the smaller hotspot  description a name ie Exit... Leave the larger hotspot description blank.

You could of course use an object and control on / off instead.

Meanwhile wait for the bullets to fly 

[Khris]

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=41759.msg553607#msg553607

[Caracal]

@ slasher:
The idea is really good, i havent thought of a Hotspot. I would totally do this since its really easy enought for me. BUT... i am using the "ultimate cursor" which is making it kind of difficult. Hence the cursorimage wont change. -_-

@ Khris:
Where do i put this code? Into the global script? (i still have a problem with imported functions just as i have trouble setting up the "death-scene" function in my game)

[slasher]

I think Khris referred

global.asc, inside repeatedly_execute... try it and see

No doubt he will clear things up for you 

[Caracal]

"undefined token old_e = e;"
:-(
Just entering/copying the code seems not to work.

[Khris]

The code I linked you to uses hotspots, and no, you can't use it without getting a little bit into what it does.

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. // above repeatedly_execute
2.  
3. Region* old_r;
4.  
5. // inside repeatedly_execute
6.  
7.   Region*r = Region.GetAtRoomXY(GetViewportX() + mouse.x, GetViewportY() + mouse.y);
8.   if (r != old_r) {   // mouse moved over region or left one
9.     old_r = r;
10.      
11.     int i = ??;   // determine if region is exit or used for something else
12.     if (r == 0 || i == 0) mouse.ChangeModeGraphic(mouse.Mode, DEFAULT_SLOT);  // default walkto cursor graphic
13.     else {
14.       mouse.ChangeModeGraphic(mouse.Mode, FIRST_EXIT_ARROW_SLOT_MINUS_ONE + i);  // change to arrow
15.     }
16.   }

The only thing left to do is find some way of setting i to the exits direction / to 0 if the region isn't also an exit.
You could add a function that uses lots of ifs:

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. int GetRegionExit(int id) {
2.   if (player.Room == 2) {
3.     if (id == 1) return 1;  // north
4.     if (id == 2) return 4; // west
5.   }
6.   ...
7. }

Then use int i = GetRegionExit(r.ID);.

There are nicer ways, e.g. room_Load could set a global struct array:

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. function room_Load() {
2.   SetRegionExit(1, eExitNorth);
3.   SetRegionExit(2, eExitWest);
4. }

Cleaner and tidier but you also need a struct definition.