How to keep Message Window when displaying choices

[Aryam777]

I know this normally happens by default.
However in this specific situation I have to use scripts to display a message that will provide info for the choices.
So
$gameMessage.setFaceImage('Actor1',0);
$gameMessage.setBackground(1);
$gameMessage.setPositionType(2);
$gameMessage.add("My message containing data");

All this works great except if "Show Choices" event command follows this script, text disappears before choices appear.
I'm looking trough $gameMessage class and scripts but I can't seem to find how the game devs made the text stay.
I'll keep looking and testing but perhaps someone already knows the answer.

 

[Trihan]

The reason it works the way it does is that the "Show Message" part of Game_Interpreter checks to see if the next command code is a "Show Choice" and if so does all the setup as part of processing it. If you just do $gameMessage.add, you're skipping that check.

 

[Aryam777]

That was quick. ^^

Well I'm only using the "Script Calls" spreadsheet as a main source of "inspiration". It doesn't mention anything about "Show Message". I did find "Show Text" note in the rpg_objects.js however. I can't seem to figure out how to call command101 from inside the script... Or maybe I should try to "setWaitMode('message')" for the interpreter. I'll try that.

Thank you for a really great hint! I was stuck without this.

 

[Aryam777]

SOLVED AGAIN!!! xD

This however doesn't seem to pretty and neat.

After your $gameMessage.add() function you should simply add these three lines:

this._index++;
this.setupChoices(this.currentCommand().parameters);
this.setWaitMode('message');

And now questions show perfectly.
But I still think there's a batter way to do this... But you don't look a gift solution in the code.

I said, before the edit, that setWaitMode() isn't necessary, but without it, altough the game does wait for key input it doesn't get ready to handle the choice you make. Interpreter simply moves on.

Thanks a BUNCH Trihan!

 

[Aryam777]

Here's what we did:

 

[Aryam777]

Also if you want to add custom Choices with scripts right after your message... Remove the line this.index++, and replaces this.setupChoices with what you want. In fact I think I'll make a choice scripting tutorial because I myself couldn't find any single clear explanation about how that works... Found out through trial and error. If anyone thinks there's a need for that let me know and I'll do it.