Following Character

[metalmario991]

In my game I want to do something like "Ben there, Dan that" and have a character that follows you around and you use to interact in certain puzzles. What I need to know are two things:
1) If I have the side character follow the main character how is that programmed?
2) When I use the side character icon to interact, do I use the User Modes 1 and 2 on objects? If so, how does that work?

[Slasher]

1: check out FollowCharacter in the help menu

eg

Code: ags

cMan.FollowCharacter(cEgo, 5, 80); // character to follow, distance, eagerness

2: You can use interactions to side player (npc) in its property panel and you can ever set it as main character.
You can click on an object / hotspot and get npc to do things by 'calling' him in the script.

hope this helps.

[Khris]

To use the side character on stuff, just implement them as inventory item and use them like a regular one.

[metalmario991]

What does eagerness mean? Also how will calling look in the script

[Khris]

The parameters are explained in the manual, which is the very first resource you should exhaust before coming here.

"Calling him" in the script will look something like this:

Code: ags

function hStove_Useinv() {

  if (player.ActiveInventory == iSidekick) {
    cSidekick.Walk(123, 45, eBlock);
    cSidekick.FaceLocation(cSidekick.x, cSidekick.y - 1); // up
    Wait(20);
    cSidekick.FaceLocation(player.x, player.y);
    Wait(5);
    cSidekick.Say("It's hot; what am I supposed to do, burn myself?");
  }
  else unhandled_event(1, 3);
}

[metalmario991]

When I program a character to follow another how do I get that character to stop following?

[Gilbert]

They're all in the manual.

Pass CHARTOFOLLOW as null to stop the character following.

So, just use cMan.FollowCharacter(null); to stop say, the character cMan to follow any other character.