SOLVED: "walks onto region" fails with scripted movement

[Tamanegi]

I want the player character to stop moving and do something when he walks onto a region for the first time. I put it like this:

Code: ags

function region1_WalksOnto()
{
  if (alreadydone==false) {
    player.StopMoving();
    // do stuff
    alreadydone=true;
  }
}

It works, but only when moving with the move cursor. When I interact with an object and the interaction script tells the character to move somewhere, he doesn't stop at the region and doesn't do what he should do. I suppose that's because the region isn't checked while another script is running.

I tried putting

Code: ags

function room_RepExec()
{
  if ((alreadydone==false)&&(Region.GetAtRoomXY(player.x, player.y) == region[1]))
    region1_WalksOnto();
}

as "repeatedly execute"-action, but I guess since the movement is "eBlock", the "repeatedly execute" script isn't executed at that time.

Is there a good workaround, or am I simply missing something?

[Mati256]

You could use IsCollidingWithObject under the room_RepExec function.

[monkey0506]

If the movement is blocking then presumably that would also prevent the region functions..but you can call your WalksOnto function from repeatedly_execute_always since it itself is non-blocking:

Code: ags

function repeatedly_execute_always()
{
  if ((alreadydone==false)&&(Region.GetAtRoomXY(player.x, player.y) == region[1]))
    region1_WalksOnto();
}

Note that rep_ex_always doesn't get linked in the events pane, it just gets called anyway.

Edit: room_RepExec is never called during a blocking interaction, so that still wouldn't affect anything Mati..

[Tamanegi]

Thank you, putting it into repeatedly_execute_always did the trick. I wonder why it isn't a visible trigger in the events window...

I had to do things a little different though because repeatedly_execute_always doesn't allow blocking actions such as Character.Say(), so I just put Character.StopMovement() there and used "standing on region" as the trigger.

All interactions that trigger movement check upon standstill if the player has reached his destination before continuing to prevent "remote control" effects  :

[Khris]

All interactions that trigger movement check upon standstill if the player has reached his destination before continuing to prevent "remote control" effects  :

Have a look at my module:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=36383.msg477380#msg477380

It provides a relatively convenient way to do what you describe.

[Calin Leafshade]

also remember the Game.DoOnlyOnce() function.

[Tamanegi]

@Khris: I don't really know modules at this point, and I only need to do this in one place anyway, but I will remember that  

@Calin: Good to know, but in this case it would be impractical because I need to remember if the event has happened for other things to take place. Although I guess I could just use

Code: ags

if (Game.DoOnceOnly("blabla")==false) {
  // do stuff
}

Well, it works now, no need to change it    But it taught me a lot.