Ego coming from another room

[Patrick]

Yo,

Does anyone know how to get my EGO to not have a defined position for entering a room? As my game is  now, you can leave a room from the top, and then end up in the middle!



  leaving   > |
                    |
                    |> in new room
                    |
                    |

I want it to be like this

  leaving   > |> in new room
                    |
                    |
                    |
                    |

or
                    |
                    |
     leaving > |> in new room
                    |
                    |

like my example?  

SMG240

[Corby]

Try this:

Logic for first room:
if (ego_edge_code == right_edge)  {
 get.posn(ego,v100,v101);
 new.room(2);
}

Logic for second room:
v100 = 1  //So the ego will appear at the far left of the
               // screen
if ((prev_room_no == 1
   position.v(ego,v100,v101);
   status.line.on();
   accept.input();
}

That should work... I don't know if there's a better way to do it...

[Chris Cromer]

Your code is almost correct Corby, but there was a few errors in it. Try this:

v100 = 1; // Change this to the x position you want the ego to appear
v101 = 1; // Change this to the y position you want the ego to appear

if (prev_room_no == 1) {
   position.v(ego,v100,v101);
   status.line.on();
   accept.input();
}

[Corby]

Oops! Here's a problem I haven't figured out... How do you switch ego's? Sorta like shape shifting in Jen's Quest?

[Chris Cromer]

Just change the view number,

load.view(2);
set.view(ego,2);

[Patrick]

SPEAKING OF COMING INTO MY ROOM....      

What is this all about?

When I enter my room one timw, the animations wont work but I can get the item in the room.

I fool around with the } 's on the logic page.

Then when I enter the room, the objects are all animated, but if I say "GET _______" it says you cant get that here. Also I cannot leave the room or if I enter the room, there is like this little block at the entrance that I only can move in
________________________
|               |    door     |       |
|  box- >   | _________|      |
|                                       |
|                     item            |
|                                      |
|_________|door|__________|



I am sooooo confused    

[Blacki]

First check your object editor and make sure the object is in the right room.

If it's not that, can you show us the logic?

sounds pretty messy.

[Patrick]

Well, I know that it is in the right room because it used to work this is it's logic:



// ****************************************************************
//
// Logic 9
//
// ****************************************************************

#include "defines.txt"
#define pearl  o10
#define torch  o11
#define torch2 o12

if (new_room)
{
load.pic(room_no);
draw.pic(room_no);
discard.pic(room_no);
set.horizon(61);
}

animate.obj(o12);
load.view(22);
set.view(o12,22);
position(o12,44,52);
set.priority(o12,6);
ignore.objs(o12);
ignore.horizon(o12);
ignore.blocks(o12);
draw(o12);

animate.obj(o11);
load.view(22);
set.view(o11,22);
position(o11,91,52);
set.priority(o11,6);
ignore.objs(o11);
ignore.horizon(o11);
ignore.blocks(o11);
draw(o11);


if(!has("pearl"))
{
animate.obj(o10);
load.view(19);
set.view(o10,19);
set.loop(o10,0);
set.cel(o10,0);
position(o10,75,84);
set.priority(o10,7);
ignore.objs(o10);
draw(o10);


  //init

  if (prev_room_no == 5)
  {
    position(o0, 79, 161);
  }
   if (prev_room_no == 10)
  {
    position(o0, 71, 64);
  }
  draw(o0);
  show.pic();

if (ego_edge_code == horizon_edge)
{
  //horizon exit
  new.room(10);
}

if (ego_edge_code == bottom_edge)
{
  //bottom exit
  new.room(5);
}
if (f2 && unknown_word_no == 0 && !input_parsed)
{  if (said("look"))
  {
    print("You see a cave with a pearl on a pillow in the middle of the room on a rock.");
  }
}

if (said("get","pearl")) {
      if (posn(o0,45,68,107,131)) {
        if (!has("pearl")) {
          get("pearl");
          load.sound(73);
          sound(73,f16);
          erase(o10);
          print("You take the magnificant pearl.");
          v3 += 3;
        }
        else {
          print("You already have it.");
        }
        }
       else {
        print("Get closer.");
       }
      }
     }
 return();

[Blacki]

Try this;-----

#include "defines.txt"
#define pearl  o10
#define torch  o11
#define torch2 o12

if (new_room) {
 load.pic(room_no);
 draw.pic(room_no);
 discard.pic(room_no);
 set.horizon(61);
                         
 animate.obj(o12);
 load.view(22);
 set.view(o12,22);
 position(o12,44,52);
 set.priority(o12,6);
 ignore.objs(o12);
 ignore.horizon(o12);
 ignore.blocks(o12);
 draw(o12);

 animate.obj(o11);
 load.view(22);
 set.view(o11,22);
 position(o11,91,52);
 set.priority(o11,6);
 ignore.objs(o11);
 ignore.horizon(o11);
 ignore.blocks(o11);
 draw(o11);

 if(!has("pearl")){
   animate.obj(o10);
   load.view(19);
   set.view(o10,19);
   set.loop(o10,0);
   set.cel(o10,0);
   position(o10,75,84);
   set.priority(o10,7);
   ignore.objs(o10);
   draw(o10);
 }

 //init

 if (prev_room_no == 5){
   position(o0, 79, 161);
 }
 if (prev_room_no == 10){
   position(o0, 71, 64);
 }
 draw(o0);
 show.pic();
}  
if (ego_edge_code == horizon_edge){
 //horizon exit
 new.room(10);
}

if (ego_edge_code == bottom_edge){
 //bottom exit
 new.room(5);
}
if (f2 && unknown_word_no == 0 && !input_parsed){
 if (said("look")){
   print("You see a cave with a pearl on a pillow in the middle of the room on a rock.");
 }
}

if (said("get","pearl")) {
 if (posn(o0,45,68,107,131)) {
   if (!has("pearl")) {
     get("pearl");
     load.sound(73);
     sound(73,f16);
     erase(o10);
     print("You take the magnificant pearl.");
     v3 += 3;
   }
   else {
     print("You already have it.");
   }
 }
 else {
   print("Get closer.");
 }
}
   
return();

[Patrick]

Ill try it and if it dosent work, I will restart the logic from scratch.

[Patrick]

Ok it worked. You rock!  

Now,

I am having a problem with 3 things and I have a feeling that the center of all my problems is in my DEFINES.txt and my Logic.000.

Here I go...

1.) I have read the thread on the inventory bug, and have tried to fix it but it will not work.

2.) I cannot get a timer to work on my game, all that appears is these little glitches that change every second.

3.) Finally, anytime that I press escape on my AGI game that I am making, instead of having a menu pop up,  I get an error message that reads something like this...

Bad Action 161
enter to exit (or something like that)

I will send my logic.000 and defines.txt and hope that someone out there will be able to help me!

Thanx guys,
SMG240

[Patrick]

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#include "defines.txt"

if (error_code > 0) {
 call(98);     // error handler - IMPORTANT
}

if (room_no == 0) {
 call(91);    // initialization

 if (game_restarted) {
   disable.item(menu_fileseparator);
   set(menu_enabled);
   reset(f33);
   new.room(2);     // go to first room here
 }
 else {
   set.menu("AGI");
   set.menu.item("About      ", menu_about);
   set.menu.item("Help   <F1>", menu_help);
   set.menu("File");
   set.menu.item("Save     <F5>", menu_save);
   set.menu.item("Restore  <F7>", menu_restore);
   set.menu.item("-------------", menu_fileseparator);
   set.menu.item("Restart  <F9>", menu_restart);
   set.menu.item("Quit  <Alt-Z>", menu_quit);
   set.menu("Action");
   set.menu.item("See Object  <F4>", menu_seeobject);
   set.menu.item("Inventory  <Tab>", menu_inventory);
   set.menu("Special");
   set.menu.item("Sound On/Off      <F2>", menu_soundonoff);
   set.menu.item("Clock On/Off      <F6>", menu_clock);
   set.menu.item("Joystick      <Ctrl J>", menu_joystick);
   set.menu.item("Pause            <Esc>", menu_pause);
   set.menu("Speed");
   set.menu.item("Normal ", menu_normalspeed);
   set.menu.item("Slow   ", menu_slowspeed);
   set.menu.item("Fast   ", menu_fastspeed);
   set.menu.item("Fastest", menu_fastestspeed);
   submit.menu();
   disable.item(menu_fileseparator);
   set(f33);
   new.room(1);    // Patrick's Quest VER 1.0
 }
}

if (new_room) {          // First interpreter cycle in a new room
                        // Note: Everything other than logic 0 is discarded
                        // from memory when new.room is executed
 load.logics(90);  // Load game specific functions logic into memory
 reset(f32);  // If you remove this command to have debug
                       // mode STAY on, remember to load the debug
                       // logic here.
 clear.lines(24,24,0);  // clear bottom line of screen (remove ego's coords if shown)
 animate.obj(o0);
 load.view.v(ego_view_no);
 set.view.v(o0, ego_view_no);
 observe.objs(o0);
 set (f37);
                             //make sure clock gets updated this cycle
                            // on this cycle (if turned on)
}

if (v35 > 0) {    // player is dead
 if (v35 != 255) {    // first cycle since player died. disable
                             // some menu items and load logic 94 into
                             // memory as it will be called from now on.
   disable.item(menu_about);
   disable.item(menu_help);
   disable.item(menu_save);
   disable.item(menu_pause);
   disable.item(menu_soundonoff);
   disable.item(menu_seeobject);
   disable.item(menu_joystick);
   disable.item(menu_normalspeed);
   disable.item(menu_fastestspeed);
   disable.item(menu_fastspeed);
   disable.item(menu_slowspeed);
   load.logics(94);
 }
 call(94);    // death handler
 goto(End);
}

if (!f33) {
 if (controller(c19)) {
   menu.input();
 }
}

if (controller(menu_about)) {
 print("Patrick's Quest");
}

if ((controller(menu_fastestspeed) ||
    said("fastest") ||
    said("fastest", "speed"))) {
 cycle_delay = 0;    // no delay between interpreter cycles
}

if ((controller(menu_fastspeed) ||
    said("fast") ||
    said("fast", "speed"))) {
 cycle_delay = 1;    // 1/20th of a second delay between interpreter cycles
}

if ((controller(menu_normalspeed) ||
    said("normal") ||
    said("normal", "speed"))) {
 cycle_delay = 2;    // 2/20ths of a second delay between interpreter cycles
}

if ((controller(menu_slowspeed) ||
    said("slow") ||
    said("slow", "speed"))) {
 cycle_delay = 4;    // 4/20ths of a second delay between interpreter cycles
}

if (controller(c26)) {
 sound_volume--;  // decrease volume
}

if (controller(c27) && sound_volume < 15) {
 sound_volume++;  // increase volume
}

if (controller(menu_soundonoff)) {
 toggle(sound_on);
}

if (!f33) {

 if (!f32) {
   if (controller(key_debug)) {
     set(f32);
     print("Version 1.00");
     version();
     load.logics(99);    // load debug logic into memory
   }
 }



[Patrick]

//HERE IS THE SECOND HALF, it said that it was too long

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 if ((controller(menu_save) ||
      said("save", "game") ||
      said("save"))) {
   stop.sound();
   save.game();
 }

 if ((controller(menu_restore) ||
      said("restore", "game") ||
      said("restore"))) {
   stop.sound();
   restore.game();
 }

 if ((controller(menu_restart) ||
      said("restart", "game") ||
      said("restart"))) {
   restart.game();
 }

 if ((controller(menu_help) ||
      said("help"))) {
   call(92);
 }

 if (controller(key_echoline)) {
   echo.line();
 }

 if (controller(key_clearinputline)) {
   cancel.line();
 }

 if (controller(menu_joystick)) {
   init.joy();
 }

 if ((controller(menu_pause) ||
      said("pause", "game") ||
      said("pause"))) {
   pause();
 }

 if ((controller(menu_inventory) ||
      said("inventory"))) {
   status();
 }

 if ((controller(menu_seeobject) ||
      controller(key_seeobject))) {
   set(inventory_select_enabled);    // enable choice of inventory item in inventory screen
   status();   // show inventory screen - player selects an inventory item
   if (selected_inventory_item > 0 &&
       selected_inventory_item != 255) {       // note: selected_inventory_item is set to 255
                                               // if ESC is pressed in the inventory screen.
     // player has chosen an object (value of selected_inventory_item). We now display this object.

     if (selected_inventory_item == 1) {       // test object
       show.obj(220);
     }
     if (selected_inventory_item == 0) {       // key
       show.obj(007);
     }
     if (selected_inventory_item == 2) {       // fish
       show.obj(002);
     }
     if (selected_inventory_item == 3) {       // mail
       show.obj(003);
     }
     if (selected_inventory_item == 4) {       // sword
       show.obj(10);
     }
     // NOTE: If you have several objects, it is easier to give them
     // consecutive view numbers. Then you can do the following (view
     // numbers start at 220 for this example):
     //   v255 = selected_inventory_item; v255 += 219;
     //   show.obj.v(v255);
     // If you this, you don't have to have separate statements for each
     // object.

     reset(inventory_select_enabled);   // disable choice of inventory item in inventory screen
   }
 }

 if ((controller(menu_quit) ||
      said("quit", "game") ||
      said("quit"))) {
   stop.sound();
   quit(0);
 }
}

get.posn(o0, v30, v31);       // get ego's current position

if (ego_dir == v34 &&
   v30 == v32 &&
   v31 == v33) {
 // ego hasn't moved or changed direction since last cycle
 stop.cycling(o0);
}
else {
 if (!f30) {
   start.cycling(o0);
 }
}

v32 = v30;
v33 = v31;
v34 = ego_dir;

if (f31) {
 start.cycling(o0);
}
else {
 if ((ego_dir == stopped || f31)) {
   stop.cycling(o0);
 }
}

if ((said("clock") || controller(menu_clock))) {
 toggle(f34);
 if (!f34) {
   status.line.on();         // remove clock text from status line
 }
}



if (isset(game_restored)) {    // first cycle since restore game executed
 clear.lines(23, 24);
 reset(f32);
 disable.item(menu_fileseparator);
}

call.v(room_no);    // IMPORTANT: This calls the logic for the current room - this
                   // is not done automatically by the interpreter so it has to be
                   // called manually by logic 0. Logic 0 cycles round and on each
                   // cycle the current room's logic is called, so it is also
                   // executed with each cycle.

if (f32) {
 call(99);    // debug logic
}

call(90);      // game specific functions

if (f2 &&
   unknown_word_no > 0) {
 reset(f2);
 if (unknown_word_no == 1) {
   print("I don't understand \"%w1\"");
 }
 if (unknown_word_no == 2) {
   print("Can you rephrase that? \"%w2\"");
 }
 if (unknown_word_no == 3) {
   print("HUH? \"%w3\"");
 }
}

if (f2 &&
   !input_parsed) {     // no command has been recognised
 print("I don't understand your request.");
 reset(f2);
}

reset(input_parsed);

End:
return()

[Patrick]

// vars
#define room_no                      v0
#define prev_room_no                 v1
#define ego_edge_code                v2
#define score                        v3
#define object_touching_edge         v4
#define object_edge_code             v5
#define ego_dir                      v6
#define max_score                    v7
#define free_memory                  v8
#define unknown_word_no              v9
#define cycle_delay                  v10
#define clock_seconds                v11
#define clock_minutes                v12
#define clock_hours                  v13
#define clock_days                   v14
#define joystick_sensitivity         v15
#define ego_view_no                  v16
#define error_code                   v17
#define error_information            v18
#define key_pressed                  v19
#define computer_type                v20
#define window_close_time            v21
#define sound_type                   v22
#define sound_volume                 v23
// not sure what v24 is
#define selected_inventory_item      v25
#define video_mode                   v26
// flags
#define ego_on_water                 f0
#define ego_hidden                   f1
#define input_received               f2
#define ego_touching_signal_line     f3
#define input_parsed                 f4
#define new_room                     f5
#define game_restarted               f6
#define script_buffer_blocked        f7
#define joystick_sensitivity_set     f8
#define sound_on                     f9
#define trace_enabled                f10
#define first_logic0_cycle           f11
#define game_restored                f12
#define inventory_select_enabled     f13
#define menu_enabled                 f14
#define windows_remain               f15
#define stop_sound                   f16
// strings
#define prompt_char                  s0
// edge codes
#define no_edge                      0
#define horizon_edge                 1
#define right_edge                   2
#define bottom_edge                  3
#define left_edge                    4
// directions
#define stopped                      0
#define up                           1
#define upright                      2
#define right                        3
#define downright                    4
#define down                         5
#define downleft                     6
#define left                         7
#define upleft                       8
// video modes
#define CGA                          0
#define RGB                          1
#define Hercules                     2
#define EGA                          3
#define VGA                          4
//AGI Menu
#define menu_about                   c21
#define menu_help                    c2
// File menu
#define menu_save                    c3
#define menu_restore                 c5
#define menu_fileseparator           c20
#define menu_restart                 c7
#define menu_quit                    c1
// Action menu
#define menu_seeobject               c22
#define menu_inventory               c10
// Special menu
#define menu_soundonoff              c16
#define menu_clock                   c12
#define menu_joystick                c15
#define menu_pause                   c16
// Speed menu
#define menu_normalspeed             c24
#define menu_slowspeed               c25
#define menu_fastspeed               c23
#define menu_fastestspeed            c28
// Keys
#define key_activate_menu            c19
#define key_decrease_volume          c26
#define key_increase_volume          c27
#define key_clearinputline           c17
#define key_echoline                 c9
#define key_seeobject                c4
#define key_debug                    c14
//other
#define debug_active                 f32
#define clock_active                 f34
#define old_clock_seconds            f37
#define ego                          o0
#define mail                         o1
#define fish                         o2
#define sword                        o3
#define key                          o4
#define water                        o5
#define water                        o7
#define girl                         o6
#define apple                        o8
#define town                         o9
#define new_ego_x                    v30
#define new_ego_y                    v31
#define old_ego_x                    v32
#define old_ego_y                    v33
#define old_ego_dir                  v34
#define never_animate_ego            f30
#define always_animate_ego           f31
#define death_type                   v35
#define thankyou_timer               v36
#define coords_shown                 f35
#define num_invobjects               25
#define disable_game_functions       f33
#define game_version_message         "(Patrick's Quest Version 1.00)"
#define game_about_message           "(This game rocks you debugger!)"

[Patrick]

That was my defines.txt file