Using Switches to end separate/multiple events

[applepumpkins]

Hi everyone! I've been dabbling into using events for cutscenes and I'm unfortunately having difficulty stopping an event that initiates after a scene/battle, and stopping and separate event (NPC monster sprite).

The one event is a cat which is a character that will join the party after battle & dialogue. The other is the monster shown in the screen shots below.

When I try to add a switch it either completely erases the full scene & battle. Or erases the two sprites used for the scene. With the switch, does anyone have any suggestions on how/where to put this into the code? Thank you!!

This is the 1st event that contains the main scene & battle. I added the switch at the top



These are the two separate events, I'm not sure how/where to put the switch so that the monster is permanently deleted & so that there can be a cutscene with the cat talking after the battle is finished. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

 

[ATT_Turan]

The short answer is you put things where they should happen.

So if the cat event starts off with the cat not being on the map, you should have page 1 blank. Page 2 would have the cat image and the condition of a game switch (and if it goes away again after the cutscene, a third page with no image and another condition).

If the monster event should disappear at some point, then it needs a second page with no image and the condition of something.

If the cat should appear at the same time that the monster disappears, then they can both have the same switch as their condition on their second pages.

Then the Control Switch event command would be on the line immediately after Battle Processing in your cutscene event.

If the cat is supposed to appear and disappear, you may find it easier to use a variable instead of two switches. Just make the goblin and cat page 2 have the condition of this variable >=1, then page 3 of the cat is >=2.

 

[deus69xxx]

Very quick primer on events for you. this may sound a hair confusing until you read the second part:

events will READ from right to left. the stricter the condition, the farther right.

so, if you have an event that starts out on the screen and you chat with it, page 1 should be button. if this starts other things, change a variable/switch, and then page 2 should be whatever the one you talked with next, and the condition you turned on with auto. and then the battle, turn on a switch or whatever after the win, and have that page 3 on the chat, and other events with the new condition on the next page.

so, your talk to event:
page 1: no conditions, button activate. say some words, My Variable = 1.
page 2: condition: My Variable 1 or more, auto activate. do some stuff, my variable = 2.
page 3: condition: My Variable 2 or more, auto activate. do some other stuff, My Variable = 3.
page 4: condition: My Variable 3 or more, player activate, no picture. no stuff.

another event that'll run in a pre-determined path after first talking to above event, but stops after fight:
page 1: no condition, button activate. picture of girl who wants help.
page 2: condition: My Variable 1 or more, parallel process. move route with wait.****
page 3: condition: My Variable 2 or more, button activate. no stuff.
page 4: condition: My Variable 3 or more, button activate. no picture, no stuff.

****i would put this in my talk to event, because it would be more pertinent, but things do things lol

so, these events start looking at page 4. is My Variable 3 or more? no? look at page 3. rinse, repeat.

this isn't your exact event, but it explains how to set up your cut scenes

most of the time, everything will be done from one event, which it looks like you're doing. and depending on your complexity, you could run the whole scene from a blank event that you activate by having the talk to event change a variable to get the ball rolling. i have one at the moment with 15 pages, because things happen 3 different times in that room xD

 

[Andar]

one additional comment because of a big mistake you made:
NEVER have an empty event set to parallel.

parallel means "execute the content in a loop forever", and if there is no content then that costs lag for doing nothing.
set both cat and monster event to action button.

 

[applepumpkins]

Very quick primer on events for you. this may sound a hair confusing until you read the second part:

events will READ from right to left. the stricter the condition, the farther right.

so, if you have an event that starts out on the screen and you chat with it, page 1 should be button. if this starts other things, change a variable/switch, and then page 2 should be whatever the one you talked with next, and the condition you turned on with auto. and then the battle, turn on a switch or whatever after the win, and have that page 3 on the chat, and other events with the new condition on the next page.

so, your talk to event:
page 1: no conditions, button activate. say some words, My Variable = 1.
page 2: condition: My Variable 1 or more, auto activate. do some stuff, my variable = 2.
page 3: condition: My Variable 2 or more, auto activate. do some other stuff, My Variable = 3.
page 4: condition: My Variable 3 or more, player activate, no picture. no stuff.

another event that'll run in a pre-determined path after first talking to above event, but stops after fight:
page 1: no condition, button activate. picture of girl who wants help.
page 2: condition: My Variable 1 or more, parallel process. move route with wait.****
page 3: condition: My Variable 2 or more, button activate. no stuff.
page 4: condition: My Variable 3 or more, button activate. no picture, no stuff.

****i would put this in my talk to event, because it would be more pertinent, but things do things lol

so, these events start looking at page 4. is My Variable 3 or more? no? look at page 3. rinse, repeat.

this isn't your exact event, but it explains how to set up your cut scenes

most of the time, everything will be done from one event, which it looks like you're doing. and depending on your complexity, you could run the whole scene from a blank event that you activate by having the talk to event change a variable to get the ball rolling. i have one at the moment with 15 pages, because things happen 3 different times in that room xD

Thank you so much, I followed everyone's suggestions and it worked out!!

 

[applepumpkins]

one additional comment because of a big mistake you made:
NEVER have an empty event set to parallel.

parallel means "execute the content in a loop forever", and if there is no content then that costs lag for doing nothing.
set both cat and monster event to action button.

OHHH I didn't know that either, I just fixed it!!! I'm learning new stuff everyday honestly xD

 

[applepumpkins]

The short answer is you put things where they should happen.

So if the cat event starts off with the cat not being on the map, you should have page 1 blank. Page 2 would have the cat image and the condition of a game switch (and if it goes away again after the cutscene, a third page with no image and another condition).

If the monster event should disappear at some point, then it needs a second page with no image and the condition of something.

If the cat should appear at the same time that the monster disappears, then they can both have the same switch as their condition on their second pages.

Then the Control Switch event command would be on the line immediately after Battle Processing in your cutscene event.

If the cat is supposed to appear and disappear, you may find it easier to use a variable instead of two switches. Just make the goblin and cat page 2 have the condition of this variable >=1, then page 3 of the cat is >=2.

This is a perfect explanation, I was putting the switch in the wrong spot and that's how I was able to get it to work! Thank you so much for your help!

 

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