Event stop without turning

[Edenstudent]

Hello,

I am looking for a way of causing an NPC event to stop moving on activation and talk to you, but not turn.
As it has a custom move route, using set move route on it will cause it to reset and mess up the current position (usually it just gets stuck on a wall). It normally turns in it's custom route so direction fix would not work.
I have this amazing script by Shaz (https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/disable-npc-lock.17721/) however it causes the events to continue moving, while I'm looking for them to stop, but still not turn.

If anyone knows of a script or some way to achieve this without one, I would be greatly appreciative.
Thank you very much.

 

[Poryg]

You need to set Direction to fixed on the event page and then you'll just set the turning explicitly via the custom move route.

 

[Shaz]

Try this (not tested). Note, this overwrites the Game_Event.lock method, so if you are using the other script, put this one above it in the list.

Add <noturn> as a comment rather than <nolock> - if you have both scripts, best not to use both tags on the same event page.

class Game_Event
  alias shaz_noturn_clear_page_settings clear_page_settings
  alias shaz_noturn_setup_page_settings setup_page_settings
 
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Clear Event Page Settings
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def clear_page_settings
    shaz_noturn_clear_page_settings
    @noturn = false
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Set Up Event Page Settings
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def setup_page_settings
    shaz_noturn_setup_page_settings
    list_index = 0
    while list_index < @list.size && [108,408].include?(@list[list_index].code)
      if @list[list_index].parameters[0] =~ /<noturn>/i
        @noturn = true
        break
      end
      list_index += 1
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Lock (Processing in Which Executing Events Stop)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def lock
    unless @locked
      @prelock_direction = @direction
      turn_toward_player unless @noturn
      @locked = true
    end
  end
end

 

[Edenstudent]

You need to set Direction to fixed on the event page and then you'll just set the turning explicitly via the custom move route.

Ah, thank you; yes it does work if I set direction fix on after each turn and off right before, though it is a bit tedious.

 

[Edenstudent]

Try this (not tested). Note, this overwrites the Game_Event.lock method, so if you are using the other script, put this one above it in the list.

Add <noturn> as a comment rather than <nolock> - if you have both scripts, best not to use both tags on the same event page.

class Game_Event
  alias shaz_noturn_clear_page_settings clear_page_settings
  alias shaz_noturn_setup_page_settings setup_page_settings
 
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Clear Event Page Settings
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def clear_page_settings
    shaz_noturn_clear_page_settings
    @noturn = false
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Set Up Event Page Settings
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def setup_page_settings
    shaz_noturn_setup_page_settings
    list_index = 0
    while list_index < @list.size && [108,408].include?(@list[list_index].code)
      if @list[list_index].parameters[0] =~ /<noturn>/i
        @noturn = true
        break
      end
      list_index += 1
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Lock (Processing in Which Executing Events Stop)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def lock
    unless @locked
      @prelock_direction = @direction
      turn_toward_player unless @noturn
      @locked = true
    end
  end
end

Ah, thank you so much Shaz; the script works perfectly!