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I realized that "most basic" system is not as basic as it could be

It could be far simpler just for to start:

Player: uses gun from inventory and uses on NPC on screen. (On screen gun from inventory changes to crosshair?).
Game: chacks if he has a [bullet] in inventory, if true:
SFX of a gunshot is played
NPC changes sprite to "dead NPC"
Bullet is removed from inventory

Am I right that this would far easier and possible to implement for a begginer?

OMG @Khris THANK YOU!!

I'm super excited right now, although I know it takes me a loong time to grasp it and implement it in working condiotion

Hello, I'm looking for totally easiest to implement combat system for a beginner AGS user like me. I haven't seen any tutorials on this matter, and seen just some veeery old posts

Example sytem breakdown:

Two HP meters (opponent & player)

1. Use knife on opponent, walk to opponent, starting player turn
2. random player chance to hit (0-10),
3. apply random damage to creature (1-10),
4. automatic opponent turn,
5. random opponent chance to hit
6. apply random damage to opponent
After change to hp 0 player/opponent sprite to "dead"


Is it doable, and how difficult would be to implement it?

Also: are there maybe any code fragments free to use that could facilitate the process for the begginer?

Thank you in advence!

Thank you, it worked, but now I see text doubled (two fonts on top of each other) - is it speech outline? Deleting it is disabled

Hi, I've set game resolution to quite high, and dialogue became barely visible, is there a way to adjust the font size? (I've searched for the answer, but without luck..)

Without making it too complicated, what are go-to, easy & good looking settinegs for background resolution and in game resolution to look good on modern monitors?

Actually IT WAS template related. THANK YOU! I've started new sierra template, followed along with tutorial and all was fine. Exept.. If NPC ask me a question, and I want to choose dialoge option, what should I do to continue the  comversation?

i've changed it to

Code: ags

function JB_Interact(Character *theCharacter, CursorMode mode)
{ 
dDialog1.Start();
}

but now nothing happens

I use BASS

They are different depending on template? wow!

I thought I'll make a new topic, to be less confusing.

So I've followed tutorial, made event: talk to character, and made examlpe dialogue:

Code: ags

  
[member=0][/member]S  // Dialog startup entry point
return
[member=0][/member]1
cEgo: What's up?
return
[member=0][/member]2
JC: IDK
return

+ @1 is option text "Hi"
  @2 is option text "Hello"



I think I've done everythig as in the tutorial:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BVSvB-w2CU&list=PL21DB402CB4DAEAEF&index=32&ab_channel=densming)

however I'm recieving only a message "Got nothing to say" when clicking JC character

Thank you, it worked!

I've tried chat GPT but still no luck..

Code: ags

// room script file

function room_Load() {
    // Kod do odtworzenia dźwięku
    aSound1.Play();
}

function hLadder_AnyClick(Hotspot *theHotspot, CursorMode mode)
{
cEgo.Say("These are falling apart..shame..");
}

function hHotspot2_AnyClick(Hotspot *theHotspot, CursorMode mode)
{
cEgo.Say("Some old mining machinery. Dead since ages");
}

function oObject0_Look(Object *theObject, CursorMode mode)
{
cEgo.Say("What's that?");
}

Ok...I'm grasping the idea (sort of.. ), but how to set this up? Coud you please give me an example?

Hi! I'm trying to play a sound, I've imported it to: Audio/Sounds and I've added to room script line:

Code: ags

// room script file

aSound1.Play();

function hLadder_AnyClick(Hotspot *theHotspot, CursorMode mode)
{
cEgo.Say("These are falling apart..shame..");
}

function hHotspot2_AnyClick(Hotspot *theHotspot, CursorMode mode)
{
cEgo.Say("Some old mining machinery. Dead since ages");
}

function oObject0_Look(Object *theObject, CursorMode mode)
{
cEgo.Say("What's that?");
}

(I've pasted whole room code)

Hovever I'm recieving an Parse error: unexpected 'aSound1' line 3

What am I doing wrong? :/

@Snarky @glurex Oh, and real name is also: cEgo (it's a prototype)

@glurex By green I meant "new and unexperienced"

@Snarky Hello, it's probably simple but can't fix it by myself: while adding dialogue


// Dialog script file
@S  // Dialog startup entry point
return
cEgo: Hi!
JC: HELLO
return


this error appears:

Dialog 0(4): The command 'Cego: Hi!' will be ignored since the script for this option has already finished
Dialog 0(5): The command 'JC: HELLO' will be ignored since the script for this option has already finished

I'll be happy to provide more info on this, if you'll specify where I can find it Thanks!!!

Thak you for your responses! Unfortunatelly I'm completly green regarding coding, could you tell me where I made a  mistake? (NewScript.asc(2): Error (line 2): Parse error: unexpected 'cEgo')

Also..regardig the second error, I'm trying to setup a simple dialogue, hovever, I'm recieving this error: ... "scipt (...) has already finished", and no dialogue heppens...


Dialog 0(4): The command 'Cego: Hi!' will be ignored since the script for this option has already finished
Dialog 0(5): The command 'JC: HELLO' will be ignored since the script for this option has already finished
NewScript.asc(2): Error (line 2): Parse error: unexpected 'cEgo'




Thank you in advance, for the help!

Hi, new user here 🙂
Could you tell me how to resize player character? It's way too small after I've changed background image (it's higher res than starting template image) Thanks!