help about background object moving when dialogue start [SOLVED]

[rmonic79]

hi, i want to move clouds in background even when the dialogue is running, i did like this

Code: ags

function room_RepExec()
{ 

if (IsTimerExpired(4)){ocloud.X=ocloud.X - 1;SetTimer(4, 20);}
if (IsTimerExpired(5)){ocloud1.X=ocloud1.X - 1;SetTimer(5, 20);}
}

but doesn't work during dialogue, the clouds stop moving i tried also with object.move but the speed is too much fast
any suggestion?

[abstauber]

For this you need to activate "Run game loops while dialog options are displayed". You'll find it in General Settings.

Then you need to add the function repeatedly_execute_always() manually to the script and add those cloud moving lines there

Code: ags

function repeatedly_execute_always() 
{
    if (IsTimerExpired(4)) {
        ocloud.X=ocloud.X - 1;
        SetTimer(4, 20);
    }

    if (IsTimerExpired(5)) {
        ocloud1.X=ocloud1.X - 1;
        SetTimer(5, 20);
    }
}

[rmonic79]

For this you need to activate "Run game loops while dialog options are displayed". You'll find it in General Settings.

Then you need to add the function repeatedly_execute_always() manually to the script and add those cloud moving lines there

Code: ags

function repeatedly_execute_always() 
{
    if (IsTimerExpired(4)) {
        ocloud.X=ocloud.X - 1;
        SetTimer(4, 20);
    }

    if (IsTimerExpired(5)) {
        ocloud1.X=ocloud1.X - 1;
        SetTimer(5, 20);
    }
}

Great i didn't know it can be added to room script i read about it but i thought it was obsolete.
works fine

[Matti]

Btw:

Code: ags

ocloud1.X = ocloud1.X - 1;

can be shortened to:

Code: ags

ocloud1.X -= 1;
// or just
ocloud1.X --;