NewRoomEx scripting problem [SOLVED]

[NiksterG]

Here is my script:

Ã,  else if (parameter == 3)
Ã,  Ã,  {MoveCharacter (GHOST, 190, 150);
Ã,  Ã,  WaitKey (80);
Ã,  Ã,  NewRoomNPC (GHOST, -1, 25, 160);
Ã,  Ã,  StartCutscene(1);
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("Here is some text.");
Ã,  Ã,  NewRoom(3);
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("Here is some more text.");
Ã,  Ã,  WaitKey (40);
Ã,  Ã,  FaceLocation (NIK, 150, 160);
Ã,  Ã,  TintScreen (100, 50, 0);
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("More text.");
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("Text.");
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("Guess.");
Ã,  Ã,  MoveCharacter (NIK, 5, 170);
Ã,  Ã,  MoveCharacter (NIK, 160, 160);
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("More text.");
Ã,  Ã,  DisableHotspot(2);
Ã,  Ã,  MoveCharacter (NIK, 92, 155);
Ã,  Ã,  SetCharacterView (NIK, 5);
Ã,  Ã,  AnimateCharacter (NIK, 0, 5, 0);
Ã,  Ã,  ReleaseCharacterView (NIK);
Ã,  Ã,  SetCharacterView(NIK, 9);
}
}


The last three commands are equivelent to the quick animation setting in the interaction editor.

My problem is that it doesn't go to the new room when it is supposed to. It only goes there when all command have been done. I really need help! Once I figure this out, I'll be able to fix my game to perfection!

[Ubel]

After you use NewRoom command, it stops running any more commands. So you can't put any commands after the NewRoom code.

[strazer]

NewRoom/Ex are delayed-response commands, meaning they get executed after the script finishes.
So you have to put the stuff that should happen in the other room into the "Player enters screen (after fadein)" interaction of that room. You can set a global variable beforehand and make these commands execute only when this variable is set.

[NiksterG]

Ok, that all makes sense. I'll try strazer's technique, but first tell me this...

How do you make a variable? (Sorry if this sounds noobish, I'm super bad at scripting and such)

[strazer]

Although you can define custom script variables, it's easier to use the predefined GlobalInts for this kind of thing.

There are 500 built-in global variables available, from index 0 to 499.
You can set their values with SetGlobalInt and retrieve them with GetGlobalInt, like this:

Code: ags

  // some interaction

  SetGlobalInt(28, 1); // set global variable 28's value to 1 (default value is 0)
  NewRoom(3); // go to room 3

Code: ags

  // script for room 3: Player enters screen (after fadein)

  if (GetGlobalInt(28) == 1) { // if global variable 28 is 1
    // do stuff
    SetGlobalInt(28, 0); // reset variable 28's value
  }

[NiksterG]

Okay, so if I write:

SetGlobalInt(1, 1);
StartCutscene(1);
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("Text");
Ã,  Ã,  if (GetGlobalInt(1) == 1)
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, {NewRoom(3);
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, }
Ã,  Ã,  Display ("Text");
Ã,  Ã,  WaitKey (40);
Ã,  Ã,  FaceLocation (NIK, 150, 160);
Ã,  Ã,  TintScreen (100, 50, 0);
Ã,  Ã,  //etc., etc...

That will bring him to the new room when I want him to go? Because if it is, that's what I put in, and it's not working.

[strazer]

Code: ags

  //...
  else if (parameter == 3) {
    MoveCharacter (GHOST, 190, 150);
    WaitKey (80);
    NewRoomNPC (GHOST, -1, 25, 160);
    StartCutscene(1);
    Display ("Here is some text.");

    SetGlobalInt(1, 1);

    NewRoom(3);
  }
  //...

Code: ags

  // script for room 3: Player enters screen (after fadein)

  if (GetGlobalInt(1) == 1) { // if global variable 1 is 1

    Display ("Here is some more text.");
    Wait (40);
    FaceLocation (NIK, 150, 160);
    TintScreen (100, 50, 0);
    Display ("More text.");
    Display ("Text.");
    Display ("Guess.");
    MoveCharacter (NIK, 5, 170);
    MoveCharacter (NIK, 160, 160);
    Display ("More text.");
    DisableHotspot(2);
    MoveCharacter (NIK, 92, 155);
    SetCharacterView (NIK, 5);
    AnimateCharacter (NIK, 0, 5, 0);
    ReleaseCharacterView (NIK);
    SetCharacterView(NIK, 9);

    EndCutScene();

    SetGlobalInt(1, 0); // reset variable's value
  }

[NiksterG]

Thank you so much! I did what you told me, and there were a few bugs, but I worked them out. My game run smoothly again!Ã,