Im having trouble correctly implementing the funcitonality that I want in my battle system with the savescreen/restorescreen. Right now Im using cache screen, but I dont watnt to have to use a plugin. I was hoping someone could give me some pointers on when and where to put them in order to get the effect.
heres the main battle code:
#Method battle(benemy[1]$, benemy[2]$, benemy[3]$, benemy[4]$, backgroundpic$, run$)
{
#newplyr("blank.tem")
#send("black.brd",1,1,1)
#bitmap(backgroundpic$)
#NewPlyr ("Damien.tem")
#battleend! = 0
#charactersplayed! = 0
#enemiesplayed! = 5
*cursor settings
#cursor0! = 120
#cursor1! = 140
#cursor2! = 158
#cursor3! = 175
#cursor4! = 193
#cursor5! = 210
#CacheScreen(0)
#loadenemies()
#positionplayers()
#positionenemies()
#listchars()
#CacheScreen(1)
*****Main While******
#While(battleend! = 0)
{
#flipscreen(1)
#drawbars()
*#positionenemies()
#input$ = ""
#if(playablecharacters! > 0)
{
#if(charactersplayed! < playablecharacters!)
{
#playerschoice()
}
#if(charactersplayed! >= playablecharacters!)
{
#Mwin("Enemies turn to fight")
*#enemyturn()
#battleend! = 1
}
}
#if(playablecharacters! = 0)
{
#battleend! = 1
}
#if(numenemies! = 0)
{
#battleene! = 1
}
}
#kill(battleend!)
#kill(charactersplayed!)
#kill(numenemies!)
#BattleEnd()
}
#Method positionplayers()
{
#y_to_player! = 1.3
#For(i! = 0; i! < 4; i! = i! + 1)
{
#y_to_player! = y_to_player! + 1.7
#putplayer(playerhandle[i!]$,3,y_to_player!,8)
*#if(hp[i!]! = 0)
*{
*}
#if(hp[i!]! ~= 0)
{
#stance(43,playerhandle[i!]$)
}
}
}
#Method listchars()
{
#ColorRGB(255,255,255)
#x_to_text! = 1
#x_to_pic! = 3
#For(i! = 0; i! < 4; i! = i! + 1)
{
* #Mwin(playerhandle[i!]$)
#if(playerhandle[i!]$ ~= "")
{
#GetHP(playerhandle[i!]$, hp[i!]!)
#getmaxhp(playerhandle[i!]$,maxhp[i!]!)
#getsmp(playerhandle[i!]$,mp[i!]!)
#getmaxsmp(playerhandle[i!]$,maxmp[i!]!)
#code$ = "#playerprofile$ = " + playerhandle[i!]$ +"profile.gif"
#rpgcode(code$)
#x_to_text! = x_to_text! + 3
#SetImage(playerprofile$,x_to_pic!,380,54,54)
#x_to_pic! = x_to_pic! + 126
}
}
}
#Method Drawbars()
{
#barlength! = 70
#barstart! = 70
#aroundbarlength! = 71
#aroundbarstart! = 69
#FontSize(16.3)
#textstart! = 4.7
#For(i! = 0; i! < 4; i! = i! + 1)
{
* #Mwin(playerhandle[i!]$)
#if(playerhandle[i!]$ ~= "")
{
*Write Player's name
#ColorRGB(255,255,255)
#Text(textstart!,25.5,playerhandle[i!]$)
*draw surrounding HP blue rectangle
* #ColorRGB(255,255,255)
* #aroundbarend! = aroundbarstart! + aroundbarlength!
* #DrawRect(aroundbarstart!,399,aroundbarend!,418)
*draw HP black bar
* #ColorRGB(0,0,0)
* #blackbarend! = barstart! + barlength!
* #FillRect(barstart!,400,blackbarend!,417)
*draw current HP bar
* #ColorRGB(155,9,34)
* #actlength! = hp[i!]!/maxhp[i!]! * barlength!
* #hpbarend! = barstart! + actlength!
* #FillRect(barstart!,400,hpbarend!,417)
*Write the HP on the bar
#ColorRGB(255,255,255)
#Text(textstart!, 27.2,"1000/1000")
*draw surrounding MP white rectangle
* #ColorRGB(255,255,255)
* #aroundbarend! = aroundbarstart! + aroundbarlength!
* #DrawRect(aroundbarstart!,429,aroundbarend!,448)
*draw MP black bar
* #ColorRGB(0,0,0)
* #blackbarend! = barstart! + barlength!
* #FillRect(barstart!,430,blackbarend!,447)
*draw current MP bar
* #ColorRGB(0,0,240)
* #actlength! = mp[i!]!/maxmp[i!]! * barlength!
* #mpbarend! = barstart! + actlength!
* #FillRect(barstart!,430,mpbarend!,447)
*Write the MP on the bar
#ColorRGB(255,255,255)
#Text(textstart!, 27.9,"<mp[i!]!>/<maxmp[i!]!>")
*set up variables for next loop
#textstart! = textstart! + 7.9
#aroundbarstart! = aroundbarstart! + 140
#barstart! = barstart! + 140
#if(hp[i!]! ~= 0)
{
#playablecharacters! = i! + 1
}
}
}
#kill(barlength!)
#kill(barstart!)
#kill(hpbarend!)
#kill(mpbarend!)
#kill(actlength!)
#kill(aroundbarstart!)
#kill(aroundbarend!)
#kill(aroundbarlength!)
#kill(blackbarstart!)
#kill(blackbarend!)
#kill(textstart!)
}
#Method loadenemies()
{
#for(k! = 1; k! <= numenemies!; k! = k!+1)
{
#code$ = "#enemyprg$ = enemy" + benemy[k!]$ + ".prg"
#RPGCode(code$)
#include(enemyprg$)
#code$="#LoadEnemy_"+ benemy[k!]$
#rpgcode(code$)
#Enemy_Name[k!]$=En[Name]$
#Enemy_MaxHP[k!]!=En[MaxHP]!
#Enemy_HP[k!]!=En[HP]!
#Enemy_MaxMP[k!]!=En[MaxMP]!
#Enemy_MP[k!]!=En[MP]!
#Enemy_Attack[k!]!=En[Attack]!
#Enemy_Defense[k!]!=En[Defense]!
#Enemy_Magic[k!]!=En[Magic]!
#Enemy_Element]$=En[Element]$
#Enemy_Exp[k!]!=En[Exp]!
#Enemy_GP[k!]!=En[GP]!
#Enemy_Pic[k!]$=En[Pic]$
#Enemy_Graphic_Flash[k!]$=En[Graphic_Flash]$
#Enemy_Graphic_Death[k!]$=En[Graphic_Death1]$
#Enemy_Death_Anim[k!]$=En[Death_Anim]$
#Enemy_X[k!]!=En_X[k!]!
#Enemy_Y[k!]!=En_Y[k!]!
#Enemy_Width[k!]!=En[Width]!
#Enemy_Height[k!]!=En[Height]!
#item[k!]$=En_Item$
#for(i!=1;i!<=10;i!=i!+1){#Enemy_Attack[i!]$=En_Attack[i!]$}
}
}
#Method positionenemies()
{
#for(l! = 1; l! <= numenemies!; l! = l!+1)
{
#if(enemy_hp[l!]! ~= 0)
{
**#MWin("Enemy <l!>'s x is <Enemy_X[l!]!> y is <Enemy_Y[l!]!>")
#SetImageTransparent(Enemy_Pic[l!]$, Enemy_X[l!]!,Enemy_Y[l!]!, Enemy_Width[l!]!, Enemy_Height[l!]!,255,255,255)
***#SetImage(playerprofile$,x_to_pic!,400,50,50)***
}
#if(enemy_hp[l!]! ~= 0)
{
#numenemies! = numenemies! - 1
}
}
}
#Method playerschoice()
{
#if charactersplayed! < 4)
{
#if(hp[charactersplayed!]! = 0)
{
#charactersplayed! = charactersplayed! + 1
#playerschoice()
}
#if(hp[charactersplayed!]! ~= 0)
{
*#highlightplayer(charactersplayed!)
#showmenu(charactersplayed!)
#charactersplayed! = charactersplayed! + 1
#MWinCls()
}
}
}
#Method highlightplayer(playernum!)
{
#ColorRGB(255,255,0)
#x1! = playernum! * 150 + 9
#x2! = playernum! + 1 * 150 + 4
#DrawRect(x1!,397,x2!,466)
#kill(playernum!)
}
#Method showmenu(playernum!)
{
#SetImage("battlemenu.gif",150,90,100,140)
#ColorRGB(0,0,0)
#FontSize(18)
#Bold("on")
#Text(11, 6, playerhandle[charactersplayed!]$)
#Text(11, 7.5, "Fight")
#Text(11, 8.5, "Item")
#Text(11, 9.5, "Special")
#Text(11, 10.5, "Magic")
#Text(11, 11.5, "Defend")
#Text(11, 12.5, "Run")
#Bold("off")
#SaveScreen()
#battleoption! = 0
#battlemoveto! =0
#While(battleoption! = 0)
{
#SetCursor()
#Wait(a$)
#If(a$=="ENTER")
{
#If(battlemoveto!==0)
{
*do fight stuff
#FlipScreen(1)
#Push("EEE", playerhandle[charactersplayed!]$)
#for(j! = 17; j! <=19; j!=j!+1)
{
#Stance(j!,playerhandle[charactersplayed!]$)
#delay(1)
}
#Stance(20, playerhandle[charactersplayed!]$)
#delay(.5)
#battleoption! = 1
}
#If(battlemoveto!==1)
{
*do defend
}
#If(battlemoveto!==2)
{
*do ability stuff
*#action$ = "Ability"
*#PickCharacter()
}
#If(battlemoveto!==3)
{
*#Mwin("Pick a character")
*#action$ = "Stats"
*#PickCharacter()
}
#If(battlemoveto!==5)
{
#battleoption! = 1
}
}
#Setmoveto(a$,5, battlemoveto!)
}
}
#Method SetCursor()
{
*#RestoreScreen()
#castlit(battlemoveto!,battlemoveto$)
#code$ = "#cursory! = cursor" + battlemoveto$ + "!"
#RPGcode(code$)
#SetImage("cursor.gif", 155, cursory!, 14, 9)
}
#Method Setmoveto(movement$,limit!, moveresult!)
{
#If(movement$=="DOWN")
{
#If(moveresult!==limit!)
{
#moveresult!=-1
}
#If(#moveresult! < limit!)
{
#moveresult!=moveresult!+1
}
}
#If(movement$=="UP")
{
#If(moveresult!==0)
{
#moveresult!=limit!+1
}
#If(moveresult!>0)
{
#moveresult!=moveresult!-1
}
}
#ReturnMethod(moveresult!)
}
#Method BattleEnd()
{
#if(playablecharacters! = 0)
{
#MWin("Game Over")
}
#if(playablecharacters! ~= 0)
{
#kill(playablecharacters!)
#ClearScreens()
#kill(cursor0!)
#kill(cursor1!)
#kill(cursor2!)
#kill(cursor3!)
#kill(cursor4!)
#kill(cursor5!)
#kill(enemy[1]$)
#kill(enemy[2]$)
#kill(enemy[3]$)
#kill(enemy[4]$)
#kill(benemy[1]$)
#kill(benemy[2]$)
#kill(benemy[3]$)
#kill(benemy[4]$)
#NewPlyr ("Damien.tem")
#send(backtobrd$,backtox!,backtoy!,backtolayer!)
}
}
Many thanks
Dragonmaster