How to let the player move during a wait function?

[doctorhibert]

So I'm trying to have some dialog, then a few seconds for the player to move around, then more dialogue. But if I use the .Wait function the player can't move. Is there a way to move while waiting?

[Snarky]

That's what a blocking animation is:

Code: ags

player.Walk(155, 122, eBlock); // Or whatever coordinates you want to walk to

[Crimson Wizard]

doctorhibert, do you mean scripted movement, or letting player control character for certain period of time?
Snarky's solution will work for the first case.

[Snarky]

Oh right, I didn't consider the other interpretation, which is more likely what doctorhibert meant. For that, the most straightforward solution is probably to use a Timer.

Code: ags

function someEvent()
{
  // ...
  player.Say("Blah blah");
  cOtherCharacter.Say("Blah blah");
  SetTimer(1,800);  // Give the player 20 seconds to move around 
}

// Do the rest of the dialog, after moving around
function moreDialog()
{
  player.Say("Blah blah");
  cOtherCharacter.Say("Blah blah");
}

function repeatedly_execute()
{
  if(IsTimerExpired(1)) // The player has had 20 seconds to move around
  {
    moreDialog();
  }
  // ...
}

[doctorhibert]

Thanks, that worked