(3.6.1) [SOLVED] Changing Room with SetAsPlayer and Followed by Cutscene ?

[Rik_Vargard]

Hello!

Situation:
- the player (cEgo) is in room 53
- The NPC is in room 52
- When the time runs out and if the player is not in room 52, another character, cNPC, will take over in room 52

Here's the code in Global script:

Code: ags

if (IsTimerExpired (19))
  {
    if (cEgo.Room != 52)
    {
      cNPC.SetAsPlayer();
      cNPC.Walk (1239, 458, eBlock, eWalkableAreas); // <<<< [b]ERROR HERE[/b]
      cNPC.FaceDirection (eDirectionRight);
      cNPC.Say ("Oh well...");
      aElevatorOpen.Play();
      // STUFF happening
    }
  }

The error I get is: "Character is not in current room".

I managed to change rooms with SetAsPlayer before, but in this case it's the Timer that triggers the switch and there's a cutscene following automatically.

Any ideas?
Thx!

EDIT : When I remove everything cutscene after cNPC.SetAsPlayer(); the switch works

[heltenjon]

What happens if you swap cNPC with Player in the rest of the commands after SetAsPlayer?

[Crimson Wizard]

A room change command (such as ChangeRoom) is not executed right away, but is scheduled and executed when the current script ends. If SetAsPlayer triggers a room change, then the room change is also scheduled and executed after your script.

You need to stop your script right after cNPC.SetAsPlayer(); and perform the rest of commands in that room's "After fade in" event.

What happens if you swap cNPC with Player in the rest of the commands after SetAsPlayer?

Nothing will be different, as using "player" and a player character's name produce equivalent results.

[Rik_Vargard]

Oh nice! OK, didn't know about that. And my script got a lot shorter. Thank you so much for your help!