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Hi everyone,


This is a feature that I've been sorely missing from RPG Maker XP. I posted about it on the RPG Maker MV Improvement Board (back when that existed), and received a response that said it was definitely a possibility. Well, with the recent release of MV 1.3.3, I'm getting sceptical as to whether or not this feature will ever be added - at least, certainly not in the time frame that I need it. So I was wondering if anybody knows of a plugin which has this functionality, or if it would be possible to make one.


Basically, in RPG Maker MV, when you use a Set Movement Route command there's a little check box which says 'Wait for Completion'. If you tick that box, then the event will wait for the completion of that particular movement. For example, if you have a cutscene where Johnny is supposed to walk 2 steps Down, the game will wait for him to finish walking before continuing the scene. That's fine for very simple sequences, however the problem arises when you have a carefully choreographed sequence and text boxes which appear simultaneously with various movements.


For example, say I have a scene in a classroom. The teacher walks around depositing test papers on each desk (controlled via a Movement Route) while simultaneously two of the children are talking. Now, if the player's a fast reader or they want to skip past the dialogue for whatever reason (perhaps they died and are re-watching a cutscene), the dialogue will run out before the teacher finishes her Movement Route.


And so, the rest of the cutscene will start playing prematurely, interfering with the teacher's remaining movements and not only ruining the look of the cutscene, but potentially locking up the game. Now, if I used RPG Maker MV's 'Wait for Completion' check box on the teacher's Set Movement Route command, the game would wait for her to finish walking around before taking any other actions, including loading the text boxes which have the children's dialogue.


Back on RPG Maker XP, a sequence like this would be no problem. Below the 'Set Movement Route' command there was another command titled 'Wait for Move's Completion'. You simply selected that, and the game would wait for all Movement Route commands to be completed before continuing with the cutscene. As such, you could perfectly choreograph a cutscene while also taking into account the actions and reading speed of the player. This command is also how I did a lot of very complicated and elaborate cutscenes in my previous games.


So if anyone has any idea of a plugin which already has this functionality, or if someone knows about the possibility of making a plugin command with the same functionality, I would sincerely appreciate the information. I've been searching for the past year, but haven't come across anything myself.


Thanks for reading! =D