Shake screen near event?

[Skurge]

Hello everyone, I've been working hard on making city trams/monorails etc for my project that are set up above streets in certain areas, To mix in the realism- I'm seeking a plugin that can help make the player's screen shake depending on how distant the source is coming from- sort of like 3D audio.

So for example if your player feels the vibrations of an incoming train- the shaking gets stronger and when passing it's strength declines. I've looked around for a plugin like this but can't find any leads as I think no one has developed one yet.

 

[Shaz]

Sounds like you're after the kind of proximity scripts/plugins that are usually used for audio. Did you use that term in your searches? If not, give it a go - might come up with something useful.

 

[Skurge]

Had a look around with those key word's- it's a bit of a struggle because I don't know if there are proximity plugins that only allow you to exectute certain things, found this one.

http://daimonioustails.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/2/3/37239589/proximity.js

What do you think?

 

[continuumg]

Yes, you could use that plugin. Have the event that you want to cause the shaking be a parallel process event with the following script

var x = THIS-EVENT-ID-HERE;
if (Proximity.inprox(x,8,false)) {
var pow = 0
var spe = SHAKE-SPEED-HERE
for (var i = 9; i > 0; --i) {
if (Proximity.inprox(x,i,false)) pow = (9-i);
}
$gameScreen._shakePower = pow;
$gameScreen._shakeSpeed = spe;
$gameScreen._shakeDuration = 5;
}

 

[Skurge]

Little trouble with this one, it keeps mentioning a problem with "x" but I don't know what it's referring to.

var means variables? I do not know since I am not intending to use variables or unsure if it's required to.

Say If I wanted to have the event proximity to activate at a distance of 8 squares on all angles with power and speed both at 9 with the duration of 60 how would you mark that?

 

[continuumg]

Well that would be a little simpler than my previous code, which had the power increase as you get closer, starting at power 1 nine spaces away, and ending at power 9 one space away. I think. I didn't actually test it.
Say the event had an id of 002.
The following would be the code for your example

if (Proximity.inprox(2,8,false)) {
$gameScreen._shakePower = 9;
$gameScreen._shakeSpeed = 9;
$gameScreen._shakeDuration = 60;
}

 

[Skurge]

I figured out how to configure the previous script thanks to looking at your newest one, which I actually do prefer the original one.
However there seems to be a problem in regards to movement, the script only wishes to work if movement is conducted via autonomous movement commands rather than move route commands on the event's page. I'm not sure how to get around this with the autonomous movement as I intend to have the event's path use a variety of other commands that autonomous movement cannot produce involving things such as set event event location for a prime example. What would your advice be?

 

[continuumg]

I could probably write you up an extension for that plugin so you can set the shake up using event notes or comments
It'll have to wait until tomorrow though.

 

[Skurge]

I could probably write you up an extension for that plugin so you can set the shake up using event notes or comments
It'll have to wait until tomorrow though.

That would be extremely helpful! thank you!

 

[continuumg]

Continuum Proximity Shake
There ya go
It's actually standalone; you won't need the other script.

 

[Skurge]

This works amazingly well, very simplistic execution too- I can't wait to fix up 3D audio to go with this!
Thanks for your help for making this possible! Defiantly earning a spot in the credits!