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The video shows how a Move Picture event and a Tint Picture event are changed based on the selected easing method; the duration and settings in the events are the same, only the applied easing algorithm changes, to often drastic effect. Here's a screenshot of how easy it is to set an easing method:



By setting the Game_Picture.easing value to Easing::BOUNCE_OUT, all subsequent calls to Move Picture and Tint Picture are affected. You can set different easing methods for tint and move by adding another script call in between them, and there is no limit to how many pictures you can animate like this at any time. The script hooks into the update loop and replaces the default animation methods with the new easing one; as far as I can tell, there is no performance hit whatsoever.

Before calling Move Picture and Tint Picture for a picture in the event editor, make a script call like this:Game_Picture.easing = Easing::ELASTIC_OUTThis will set the easing method to the ELASTIC_OUT algorithm. When you erase any picture using Erase Picture, the easing method is reset to the set default (Easing::LINEAR by default)
You can provide different easing methods for different events as well, by setting Game_Picture.easing between each call. It is remembered for each individual event call.

If you wish to set the default easing, you use the following in a script call:

Game_Picture.easing_default = :quad_in# :quad_in is shorthand for Easing::QUAD_IN; works for all easing methodsYou can look at the picture linked above in the introduction section for a visual demonstration of the script call.

There are 3 Move Route script calls you can use. Below are the script calls and an explanation of the parameters. You place these within an event's Move Route by using the Script button.ease_moveto(x, y, duration, easing)#--------------------------------------------------------------------------# * Move To Position# Params:# =======# - x (integer or "string")# The x position to move to.# if integer then absolute X position on map# if string then relative to current position. Examples:# "0" -> 0 from current x pos# "-5" -> -5 from current x pos# "5" or "+5" -> +5 from current x pos# - y (integer or "string")# The y position to move to. Same rules as x param# - duration (integer)# How many frames the easing should last for# - easing symbol or "string")# The easing method to apply. Default is :linear#--------------------------------------------------------------------------ease_moveto_char(char, duration, easing)#--------------------------------------------------------------------------# * Move Character To Other Character# Params:# =======# - char (integer)# An integer noting the character to move to.# -1 -> player# 0 -> the current object calling this method# 1 and above -> event id on the current map# - duration (integer)# How many frames the easing should last for# - easing symbol or "string")# The easing method to apply. Default is :linear#--------------------------------------------------------------------------ease_opacity(opacity, duration, easing)#--------------------------------------------------------------------------# * Ease To Opacity# Params:# =======# - opacity (integer or "string")# Target opacity to ease to. If string, then relative to current opacity# value. See ease_moveto's x param for more on how to use relative# string values.# - duration (integer)# How many frames the easing should last for# - easing symbol or "string")# The easing method to apply. Default is :linear#--------------------------------------------------------------------------Here are two examples:

 
The above uses the relative position X and Y coordinates "0" and "+6" respectively, by setting them as strings. The duration is set as 90 frames, and the easing method is :bounce_out.
 

 
The above uses ease_moveto to move the entity to 11x, 0y, over 90 frames, using the easing method :circ_in. An opacity ease is chained in the same call (must be separated with ";") easing the opacity to 0 over 120 frames.

You use them in calls like this:Game_Picture.easing = :back_in# orGame_Picture.easing = "back_in"# orGame_Picture.easing = Easing::BACK_IN# It's up to you what you prefer List of easing methods:

• LINEAR (default, and like the default in VXAce)
• BACK_IN
• BACK_IN_OUT
• BACK_OUT
• BOUNCE_IN
• BOUNCE_IN_OUT
• BOUNCE_OUT
• CIRC_IN
• CIRC_IN_OUT
• CIRC_OUT
• CUBIC_IN
• CUBIC_IN_OUT
• CUBIC_OUT
• ELASTIC_IN
• ELASTIC_IN_OUT
• ELASTIC_OUT
• EXPO_IN
• EXPO_IN_OUT
• EXPO_OUT
• QUAD_IN
• QUAD_IN_OUT
• QUAD_OUT