Cannot Convert Int To Character

[FinalSin]

Code: ags

#sectionstart dialog_request  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE
function dialog_request(int parameter) {
  if (parameter == 1)
		{
    SetGraphicalVariable("Intro",  1);
		}
	else
		{
		  if (parameter == 2)
		  {
		  SetGraphicalVariable("Booze",  0);
		 }
			else
			{
					if (parameter == 3)
					SetDialogOption(2, 9, eOptionOn);
					else
					{
					  //The Big Script
					  character[EGO].Walk(140, 78);
					  character[WAIT].Say("Hey, Officer!");
					  character[OFF1].FaceCharacter(6, eBlock);
					  character[OFF1].Say(Yes,  ma'am?);
					  character[WAIT].Say(I got some important evidence for ya.);
					  character[OFF1].Say(Re-really?);
					  character[OFF1].Walk(239, 84, eNoBlock);
					  SetDialogOption(2, 9, eOptionOffForever);
					  Overlay* character[OFF1].SayBackground(So,  where's the evidence?);
					  character[EGO].Walk(69, 173);
					  Overlay* character[WAIT].SayBackground(Let me whisper it.);
					  character[BMAN].Say(Thanks,  officer.);
					  Overlay* character[OFF1].SayBackground(It's WHERE?);
						character[EGO].Say(Don't mention it.);
						RunDialog(7);
					}
			}
}
#sectionend dialog_request  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE

You can (hopefully) ignore the top few and start reading from parameter == 3. I'm being told that the FaceCharacter line attempts to convert an int to a character, and it's causing a type mismatch. I'm using a lot of techniques for the first time, so I've been unable to diagnose it myself.

Need any more info?

[Ashen]

Check the manual. Character.FaceCharacter uses a Character pointer, you've supplied a number. It should be:

Code: ags

character[OFF1].FaceCharacter(character[6], eBlock);

You can use the script-o names for the characters, e.g. cOff1 instead of character[OFF1] or cEgo, cWait, etc, to make it easier on yourself. (The way you've got it will work, it just doesn't look as neat, and is longer to type.)

Also, might as well address this now:
What are you doing with the SayBackground lines? They're missing speechmarks (") - as are some of the Say commands - but more importantly, why have you included the Overlay* part? It's not needed to display the speech. If you need the overlay for some reason (as in, you're checking that it's valid somewhere) you'll need to name the pointer, e.g.:

Code: ags

Overlay* MyOver = cOff1.SayBackground("It's WHERE?");

However, as with ints (see your other thread) the pointer will need to be declared OUTSIDE the function, to be able to check it elsewhere. E.g. (pointless psuedocode):

Code: ags

//Global script
Overlay* MyOver;

function game_start() {
  MyOver = cEgo.SayBackground("Hi!");
}

function repeatedly_execute() {
  if (MyOver != null && MyOver.Valid) {
    //Do stuff while overlay is valid
  }
  else {
    //Do other stuff when it isn't
  }
}

[strazer]

(I was typing while Ashen replied, still, here it is:)

If you read the manual, you'll see that the Character.FaceCharacter function expects a character pointer, not the character's number.
Use the character's script-o-name instead (i.e. cGeorge, cEnemy):

Code: ags

  cOff1.FaceCharacter(cWait, eBlock);

If the character-to-face doesn't have a script name or you want to do advanced stuff like iterating through a list of characters, you can use the character's number with the character[] array:

Code: ags

  cOff1.FaceCharacter(character[6]);

So, if a character has the number 6 and is called George, the following would all work:

Code: ags

  player.FaceCharacter(character[6]); // Wait, what character is that?
  player.FaceCharacter(character[GEORGE]); // Ah, George. Still a bit unwieldy.
  player.FaceCharacter(cGeorge); // The modern way, very easy to read

[FinalSin]

Right, I misread the prompting given, I thought it took the integer alone. Many thanks. As for the overlay, it's not needed at all. The reason I didn't put the string in speechmarks was because I was unsure of its relationship to dialogue, where quotation marks aren't needed.

Many thanks for the clarification.