Adventure Game Studio

Hi

I'm trying to work out what would be the most efficient way to stop character's having a collision event.

I already have in rep execute:


if (cskeleton1.IsCollidingWithChar(cwizard2) == 1)



cskeleton1 changes to an animation and then to view 55 after an inventory (ifireball) is used on it.. and colllisions work fine.   So far so good.

I am trying to then put if colliding make it ==0.  Because at the moment if the main char goes near cskeleton1 the collision events happen when it should not (some text said and score adjusted);

I have this in Rep execute:

{

if (cskeleton1.IsCollidingWithChar(cwizard2) == 1)

{

 cwizard2.Say("Aghhh!!");
GiveScore (-1);
 SetGlobalInt (1, 100);
cwizard2.Walk(cwizard2.x + 20, cwizard2.y +0, eBlock, eAnywhere);
{


And this when Inv is used:


function cskeleton1_UseInv()
{
if (player.ActiveInventory==ifireball){

player.ActiveInventory=null;
cskeleton1.ManualScaling=true;
cskeleton1.Scaling=28;
cskeleton1.ChangeView(54);
cskeleton1.Animate(0, 5, 0, eBlock, eBackwards);
cskeleton1.UnlockView();
cskeleton1.ChangeView(55);
cskeleton1.FollowCharacter(null);
Display("The skeleton is now burnt to a crisp and lifeless!");

 }


Hope this is understandable though I'm certain the solution may well be simple yet been overlooked.

cheers

barefoot

Both functions are inside the global script, so just put this at the top of Global.asc:
bool skeleton_alive = true;

Then use:
if (cskeleton1.IsCollidingWithChar(cwizard2) && skeleton_alive)  // you don't need ==1

Then add this to your UseInv/fireball block:
  skeleton_alive = false;

And please, please bookmark this or one of your other ten "you need a variable" threads. :=

Hi Khris

It certainly is in my top ten now....... I already had one in the Global already...

How could I not remember.. I will now...

Thanks so much Khris

:=

barefoot

Hi Khris

script error says: Failed to save room room30.crm; details below
room30.asc(148): Error (line 148): undefined symbol 'skeleton_alive'

that line is the collision script rep exec:

if (cskeleton1.IsCollidingWithChar(cwizard2) && skeleton_alive)

Have also declared it in Global as instructed top part and when inv used.

barefoot

Oh, you're doing this inside a room script?
Then you have to make it an actual global variable.

Remove the "bool skeleton_alive = true;" line from the global script and create the variable using the Global variables pane.

Hi Khris

Yes, just the one room.

I created Variable in pane and it now works as it should..

I can use this type of variable for a number of things now.

Many many thanks

:=

barefoot