StairEvents.js

[mogwai]

1. I got a like today for an event script request I took up here about some stairs.
2. I also got some likes for that pushing events plugin which was based on another event script request.
   
3. So 1 and 2 together, I thought I could get even more likes with a stairs plugin.

So this plugin makes a stairs out of any two events with meta notes <stairs_bottom:id> and <stairs_top:id> (any angle)

This plugin would already be perfect if it weren't for followers and intuitive mouse movement.

Ack! You followers!

It looks like I can't strike gold twice. I know stairs plugins have been done, so I might abandon this unless anyone likes my any-angle stairs concept.

Spoiler: javascript

/*:
 *
 * @plugindesc Two events as stairs with event notes...
 * @author Jake Jilg "mogwai"
 *
 * Create two events per staircase using these notes with the same id
 *
 * <stairs_bottom:id>   event at the bottom of a stairs
 * <stairs_top:id>      event at the top of a stairs
 *
 * version 0.2
 */
(function(alias){
   Game_CharacterBase.prototype.canPass = function(x, y, d) {
       this._isOnStairs = this._isOnStairs || false;
       this._isOnStairsFromTop = this._isOnStairsFromTop || false;
       this._isOnStairsFromBottom = this._isOnStairsFromBottom || false;
       this._isOnStairsEvents = this._isOnStairsEvents || [];
       var ev2 = $gameMap.eventsXy(
           $gameMap.roundXWithDirection(x, d), // x2
           $gameMap.roundYWithDirection(y, d)  // y2
       )[0];
       if(ev2 !== undefined && ev2._eventId !== undefined){
           var meta = $dataMap.events[ev2._eventId].meta || {};
           var top = meta.stairs_top !== undefined;
           var bottom = meta.stairs_bottom !== undefined;
           var from_top = this._isOnStairsFromTop;
           var from_bottom = this._isOnStairsFromBottom;   
           var ev = this._isOnStairsEvents;
           if(top || bottom){
               var partner1 = "stairs_" + (!bottom && top ? "top" : "bottom");
               var id1 = meta[partner1];
               if(!from_top && !from_bottom){ // mount
                   this._isOnStairsFromTop = top;
                   this._isOnStairsFromBottom = bottom;
                   this._isOnStairs = true;
                   this._isOnStairsEvents[0] = ev2;
                   this[partner1] = ev2;
                   for(var i = 0; i < $dataMap.events.length; i++){
                       if($gameMap._events[i] === undefined
                       || $dataMap.events[i]  === undefined)
                           continue;
                       var partner = "stairs_" + (bottom && !top ? "top" : "bottom");
                       var id2 = $dataMap.events[i].meta[partner];
                       if(id2 !== undefined && id2 === id1){
                           var ev3 = $gameMap._events[i];
                           this._isOnStairsEvents[1] = ev3;
                           this[partner] = ev3;
                           break;
                       }
                   }
                   return true;
               }
           }
       }
       if(this._isOnStairs){
           return true;
       }
       return alias.apply(this, arguments);
   };
})(Game_CharacterBase.prototype.canPass);
(function(alias){
   Game_CharacterBase.prototype.moveStraight = function(d) {
       if(this._isOnStairs){
           this.moveAt = this.moveAt || [];
           
           this.moveAt.push({x:this._x, y:this._y, d:d});
           
           var ev = this._isOnStairsEvents;
           
           var left = ev[0]._x < ev[1]._x;
           
           var x1 = ev[0]._x;
           var x2 = ev[1]._x;
           var y1 = ev[0]._y;
           var y2 = ev[1]._y;
           
           var lx = Math.min(x1, x2);
           var rx = Math.max(x1, x2);
           
           var ty = Math.min(y1, y2);
           var by = Math.max(y1, y2);
           
           var r = x1 === lx && y1 == ty || x2 === lx && y2 == ty;
           var l = d === (r?8:2) || d === 4;
           
           this.setDirection(l?4:6);
           
           var bt = Math.abs(this._y - ty) === 0 || Math.abs(this._y - by) === 0;
           
           var lcx = Math.abs(this._x - lx);
           var rcx = Math.abs(this._x - rx);
           
           // sorry I math like a chimpanzee
           if(bt && (lcx === 0 && !l || rcx === 0 &&  l) || this._x > lx && this._x < rx){
               var a = Math.atan2(
                   r ? by - ty : ty - by,
                   rx - lx
               );
               var oldx = this._x;
               var oldy = this._y;
               var newx = oldx + (l ? 0 - Math.cos(a) : Math.cos(a));
               var newy = oldy + (l ? 0 - Math.sin(a) : Math.sin(a));
               if(newx < lx) newx = lx;
               if(newx > rx) newx = rx;
               if(newy < ty) newy = ty;
               if(newy > by) newy = by;
               this._realX = this._x;
               this._realY = this._y;
               this._x = newx;
               this._y = newy;
               this.increaseSteps();
               return;
           }else if(lcx < 1 && l || rcx < 1 && !l){
               if(Math.abs(x1 - this._x) < Math.abs(x2 - this._x)){
                   this._x = ev[0]._x;
                   this._y = ev[0]._y;
               }else{
                   this._x = ev[1]._x;
                   this._y = ev[1]._y;
               }
               this._isOnStairs = false;
               this._isOnStairsFromTop = false;
               this._isOnStairsFromBottom = false;
               this._isOnStairsEvents = [];
           }
       }
       return alias.apply(this, arguments);
   };
})(Game_CharacterBase.prototype.moveStraight);
(function(alias){
   Game_CharacterBase.prototype.moveDiagonally = function(horz, vert) {
       if(this._isOnStairs){
           this.moveStraight(horz);
       }else{
           return alias.apply(this, arguments);
       }
   };
})(Game_CharacterBase.prototype.moveDiagonally);
(function(alias){
   Game_Character.prototype.findDirectionTo = function() {
       if(this._isOnStairs){
           if(this._isOnStairsFromTop){
               arguments[0] = this.stairs_bottom._x;
               arguments[1] = this.stairs_bottom._y;
           }
           if(this._isOnStairsFromBottom){
               arguments[0] = this.stairs_top._x;
               arguments[1] = this.stairs_top._y;
           }
       }
       return alias.apply(this, arguments);
    }
})(Game_Character.prototype.findDirectionTo);

Game_Map.prototype.eventsXy = function(x, y) {
    return this.events().filter(function(event) {
       if(event._isOnStairs)
           return Math.hypot(event._x - x, event._y - y) < 1.5;
       else
           return event.pos(x, y);
    });
};

 

[Gamefall Team]

Uh, It's cool, I really like the effect . Good job!

 

[Lady]

Nice plugin. I really like it.

 

[mogwai]

It's still not functional with the mouse, but I've straightened up the bouncy followers and I've conquered event triggers while on stairs.

They go berserk when moving with the mouse.

 

[mogwai]

So it looks like this when you try to mouse click passed the stairs.

I thought giving it a jump when passing stairs would look acceptable...

But it doesn't...

It looks like I'm going to have to delve into that giant findDirectionTo function and add some stuff.

EDIT: I'm getting warmer. My math is guesswork, but the mouse movement freak-outs are starting to go away.

I haven't uploaded this next version because it's still having random mouse-over-stairs freak-outs.

 

[SoSick.]

i think this looks pretty decent.. I'll be giving it a try with no follower and i don't use the mouse movement, will it work ok with parralax mapping ? and is this the only way to get a natural looking going upstairs motion ? Thanks for your hard work pal.

 

[Candacis]

Are you still working on it? I'm always looking for decent plugins that I can use my sideview stairs with.