Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

Well, the problem seems to be that the entity can only possibly have one script, and (in the case of a boss) can only run it one time. So, if I give him both the death and down script-runner flags, then only one of those two can run the script. Basically, I had it so that his script would do a flag check to see which event to run. If you pressed down run the event for inspecting him. If he was killed, run the death animation. Unfortunately, this instead made him unshootable and unsolid, and when you pressed down on him (while he was doing his boss stuff) he just ran his script (which contained a FLJ for the inspection) and then flag jumped to the inspection, because for some reason the flag (which is set after he turns to stone) was set.

 

Worst case scenario you can FAO when the fight is done, DNP the boss and CNP and ANP a blank entity so it shows the red demon death animation

 

Yeah, but the worse case scenario is the worst. It would work, but it would be really weird and disconnecting. Plus, chances are the statue wouldn't be wear the red demon died.

 

That's why I said worst case scenario
If you can find a better way then good but if you can't then you have this option

 

...You're right, there may actually be no other way to do this.

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I think it would work if you threw a FLJ in there, but I cant' remember if you have to set the flag as the NPC's Flag ID (because killing an NPC set's the flag for that NPC anyway).

 

How does one open armsitem with Booster's Lab?

 

"Edit other TSC file"

 

"Edit other TSC file"

Thanks.

 

Wait a minute, you can do that in Booster's Lab??!? Well, I am officially throwing the bit of my computer containing Cave Editor out the window.
I'm not really doing that

 

You still can use both... I use boosters lab when I need to check on whether a sprite is acting correctly, for it shows the actual sprite.

 

Actually, I have since discovered that the only thing (I can find) that Cave Editor has over BoostLab is telling you the TSC arguments you enter.

 

It can also set tile types for map tile sets, which is pretty useful. I also prefer cave editor's style better than booster's lab. Booster's Lab feels to distracting, as in I want to try random stuff instead of actual modding. I guess it's all up to what you like better...

 

That is a good point. Luckily they are compatible, so you can use both.

 

Not to mention atm BL is unstable
I lost an entire mod to scriptsource one time

 

Oh geez

 

Not to mention atm BL is unstable
I lost an entire mod to scriptsource one time

that's nobody's fault but your own I'm pretty sure

 

One thing I don't understand in the script writer-bit is why BoostLab finds it necessary to highlight random bits of text. Like
okay

 

that means you wrote too many words on the line and it's not going to fit in the textbox

 

OH MY GOD THAT IS AN AMAZING FEATURE

Noxid we need to give thanks to the god of convenience that is you