Hello all!
I'm working on a game where I want to give the player a number of tasks, and depending on what order they do it in, get different responses back to them. I want them to receive feedback view background dialogue. EX: the Prince says he needs his hat taken,shortly after Lady M says she needs a cigarette. If you do Lady M's task first, you hear a snippet of the conversation she's having, and afterward the prince makes some sort of snarky comment, seen as a background text display.
After talking with Gilbert, he thought timers would be the best and easiest way to do this sort of thing. After a little collaboration, this is the code currently in the game.
The problem is when the dialogue plays after you do someone's favor, the timer continues to run. Is there a way to pause the timer after a dialogue starts, and then restart it when the timer is over?
Jen
int line;
int timer;
bool princeWasHelped = false;
function BGSay(this Character *, String what)
{
timer=100;
this.SayBackground(what);
}
function room_FirstLoad()
{
dStartTimer.Start();
}
function room_RepExec()
{
if (IsTimerExpired(1)) {
if (line==0)
{
cPrinceG.BGSay("Take my hat?");
Wait (10);
cPriest.BGSay("Hang my cloak, please.");
Wait (10);
cLadyM.BGSay("A smoke, Daphne?");
}
if (line==1)
{
if (princeWasHelped == true) {
cPrinceG.BGSay("Shall we enter the parlor now?");
}
if (princeWasHelped == false) {
cPrinceG.BGSay("My hat, valet. Now.");
}
}
if (line==2)
{
cPrinceG.BGSay("Utterly horrible service");
//time=50;
}
SetTimer(1, timer);
if (line<=17) line++;
}
}
function oHat_Interact()
{
oHat.SetPosition(60, 660);
princeWasHelped = true;
dprinceWasHelped.Start();
}