Event Priorities

[Saiklex]

I'm trying to get an event so that the graphic is below the player, the player is able to pass through it, yet to activate it, they must stand next to it, rather than on top of it, like an event that has the same priority. Am I missing something simple? Thanks.

 

[Celianna]

This is not an option - you'd have to do some calculating of the player's coordinates compared to the event. Set the event's map X & Y coordinates to two variables, and then either subtract or add 1 to it, then compare those coordinates with the player. Subtracting/adding 1 to the variable will give you the coordinates of the tile below/above/next to the event in question.

 

[Saiklex]

This is not an option - you'd have to do some calculating of the player's coordinates compared to the event. Set the event's map X & Y coordinates to two variables, and then either subtract or add 1 to it, then compare those coordinates with the player. Subtracting/adding 1 to the variable will give you the coordinates of the tile below/above/next to the event in question.

I'm afraid you've got my question confused, to be honest, I did word it rather poorly, so apologies!

What I want is an event that the player can walk through, and the graphic won't go above the player if they walk through it, but to activate the event, the player must be standing NEXT to, not on top of the event when they press the action button. Right now, I can only get it so the player has to be on top of the event to trigger it with the event button, if I want the graphic to be below the player if they walk over it.

 

[Andar]

she probably didn't confuse your question - what you're asking for is basically impossible and you have to use a workaround to get to it - and Cel described one possible workaround.

If the event is below player, then the action button will only work on it if the player stands on it. If the action button has to work when standing next to it, then the event has to have the priority "same as player" - and the player can no longer walk above it.

To solve this, you can either have a parallel process checking the coordinated where the player is (Cel's solution) or you have to place different events around the center event, all below player and the surrounding events triggering the center event when the player presses the action button on the surrounding events (this solution depends on the map structure and prevents you from having still other events near the special event you want.

 

[Saiklex]

she probably didn't confuse your question - what you're asking for is basically impossible and you have to use a workaround to get to it - and Cel described one possible workaround.

If the event is below player, then the action button will only work on it if the player stands on it. If the action button has to work when standing next to it, then the event has to have the priority "same as player" - and the player can no longer walk above it.

To solve this, you can either have a parallel process checking the coordinated where the player is (Cel's solution) or you have to place different events around the center event, all below player and the surrounding events triggering the center event when the player presses the action button on the surrounding events (this solution depends on the map structure and prevents you from having still other events near the special event you want.

Oh, I see. Apologies again, then, and thanks! It's a bit of a pain, but I guess I'll have to try them both...

 

[Celianna]

Use my method if your event (that you want to pass over) has a custom/random move route. Use Andar's method if it's a stationary event.