Customized Character [SOLVED]

[Bodenhorst]

Hey there,

I want to make a costumizable Character by putting 3 parts together. Each Bodypart is a different Character,
the feet, the body and the head.
So I can choose a different T-shirt, pants and hairstyle for example.
I want to put those layers onto each other with the FOLLOW CHARACTER-function and the FOLLOW_EXACTLY-parameter.
The problem is, that the following Characters ignore the turnaround-animation and the walking-animation
as well as the direction.

Is there a way for a exactly_following Character to mimic all the animations of the character he follows?

I hope my description is understandable,
thanks for your help.

[Khris]

I was surprised this doesn't work as expected but apparently AGS only duplicates the position.
You can do this manually by adding lines like this in repeatedly_execute_always:

Code: ags

  cShirt.Loop = player.Loop;
  cShirt.Frame = player.Frame;

This obviously requires the following character to have a shirt version duplicate of the walk-cycle frames, but that's pretty much a given anyway I guess.

[Bodenhorst]

Thank you Khris for that quick reply.
It actually works that way 

The only thing is that about every third frame there is a small disconnection between the bodyparts.
Could it be because the system is too slow to simultaniously show the frames?
I have to check whether there is a graphic mistake in the sprites,
but they should fit pixelperfect together.

Give me some time to ensure what the problem is and I will be back.

Anyway thankful for that instant help.

Greetings from Cologne to Munich

[Crimson Wizard]

Perhaps try using "late_repeatedly_execute_always" function instead.
https://adventuregamestudio.github.io/ags-manual/RepExec.html

[Bodenhorst]

Thank you Crimson Wizard, the  "late_repeatedly_execute_always" function made it work perfect

I am so happy, this is the first time for me posting something in this forum.
This is a great and helpful community here.

How do I mark this topic as solved?

I appreciate so much that there are people spending their time helping out newbies like me

[Snarky]

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