Event Follower Logic

[thepsyche]

Hi all,

I'm trying to create a puzzle where an event follows the player exactly in the same manner a follower does.

In this particular case, I want 1 TILE of spacing between the player and the event (as opposed to 0 tiles of spacing) at all times (as if it were the THIRD member of a party, or second follower).

To complicate things, the player must start directly 1 tile on the Y axis below the event when the puzzle begins - meaning that the player will need to create one tile of separation before the event starts to follow in this fashion.

I'm trying to set this up, but I'm having trouble figuring out the logic they should follow to imitate a follower.

Can anyone suggest how to set this up with events?

Thanks!

 

[Shaz]

Does the player transfer to the correct starting tile as soon as they enter the map? Or can they walk around a bit before getting there? If so, what happens to this event while waiting for the player to get on the right tile?

Do you have followers enabled?

I'm thinking something like a move route with this.moveTowardCharacter($gameParty.followers()[1]) might almost work, but I wonder what it'd do if it's already on the same tile that the 3rd party member would be on if they were visible - would it step away because it can't step any closer? Might be worth having a play with as a starting point.

 

[thepsyche]

Thank you for the response @Shaz

So, let me outline the progression of things for you:

1) Player is on map, no followers. They are free to do as they wish.

2) Player interacts with stationary event on map. Player will always interact with this event from exactly 1 tile on Y axis below the event, while facing it.

3) This initiates the puzzle. Event should then begin following player after the player creates 1 tile of space between them and the event.

EDIT: Essentially, I need to store player coordinates into one or more variables with every step, and then be able to call on those variables to put the event in that location. It's important the event replicates the exact same previous movements as the player.

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the process as a whole.

 

[Andar]

EDIT: Essentially, I need to store player coordinates into one or more variables with every step, and then be able to call on those variables to put the event in that location. It's important the event replicates the exact same previous movements as the player.

that is exactly what the eventing command control variable is for.

what you need for your timed requirement however is a series of variables.
with each step that the player does, the storage of where the player went would have to be cycled through the variables.

something like
do movement from variable step-1
control variable step-1 = variable step -2
store player move in variable step -2

it can get a bit complex depending how the movement is stored and handled, but that would be the way to go in my opinion.

 

[thepsyche]

Thanks @Andar, I came up with something similar. My main problem is trying to figure out how to update a variable only ONCE per player step.

 

[Andar]

several possibilities, for example executing the sequence only if the player position changes.

for better help you would have to give a screenshot of the event so that we can see how exactly your variant works.

 

[thepsyche]

Thanks, but I don't have an event at the moment. I'm trying to get the concept down first so I know how to proceed.

 

[thepsyche]

Thanks everyone, I have found a "sort of" solution that will do.

I implemented the findDirectionTo function in unison with a few parallel events collecting player X & Y information.

Thanks again!