Danmakufu Q&A/Problem thread number 4

[GenericTouhouFailure]

You have to make an entirely new DrawText

Shit.

[Demonbman]

Shit.

DrawText("This one Here".x.y.30,alpha);
DrawText("That one Tere".x+30.y+30.30,alpha);

Perhaps "Make" was a poor word choice...

[GenericTouhouFailure]

DrawText("This one Here".x.y.30,alpha);
DrawText("That one Tere".x+30.y+30.30,alpha);

Perhaps "Make" was a poor word choice...

No. I was just complaining about the process being too time consuming.
Especially with multiple lines.
Object effects would be a lot easier in this case.
brb finding my DrawTextNew function that's blatantly edited version of Kylesky's Dialogue functionz

[Drake]

You're implying the DrawTextNew-esque functions were developed by one person and not a combined effort of ripping off various code from various people :(

[Chronojet ⚙ Dragon]

SetFog

It turns my backgrounds into big blocks of whatever colour

[GenericTouhouFailure]

You're implying the DrawTextNew-esque functions were developed by one person and not a combined effort of ripping off various code from various people

god.
I guess I haz worse choice of word.
I was just trying to say that I'll try another lazier method and scream when I fail miserably.

Maybe I'll just shut up next time.
Sheesh, my engrish made another mess again.

[Helepolis]

SetFog

It turns my backgrounds into big blocks of whatever colour

SetFog has to be accompanied with a 2D sheet in your back ground. I think I am going to write a tutorial about this. To help you out:

Logically the stage background is pitch black. So when you are building a stage, you logically add stuff in like walls, floor, ceilings. Incase you don't have a background drop (like Azure has for example with her mountains/sky) it will simply show the black backdrop. Adding just SetFog isn't going to cure this. You have to create a "backdrop" which is simply a 2D sheet drawn with the 3Dfunction and placed in the back.

- Create a 1x1 white pixel in paint and save it as fogsheet.png or w/e.
- Draw this inside the stage with quite large proportions, so it covers the black parts. Set it to the desired fog colour you are using with SetFog (i.e if your SetFog has 255,16,16 then make sure the fogsheet is also same colour).
- Adjust the first two parameters of SetFog until you get your desired intensity.

[Kylesky]

I think he just means that SetFog's turning his graphics into big blocks of a certain color

use smaller images then just tile them or something, SetFog goes crazy with large images :V

[Helepolis]

I think he just means that SetFog's turning his graphics into big blocks of a certain color

use smaller images then just tile them or something, SetFog goes crazy with large images :V

Just realizing that I returned to this thread to edit my post, but you seem to have tackled it all ready. Must read more clearly in the early timers =.=

Like Kylesky said, build your stage from 1024 blocks etc.

[Formless God]

I couldn't achieve that reflective effect in the end (which needed to be part of the player script) but the various advices were very useful for my other scripts. Thanks a lot guys :3

[arch]

I have a quick question.  I have a Plural file working with Spellcards and Non-Spellcards, but I can't figure out how too change the background of the Non-Spellcards.

[Drake]

You need a stage. Without a SetScore there are no backgrounds for single patterns.

[Kylesky]

alternatively, If you want, you can draw the background in @DrawLoop, but make sure it's always drawn below/before the boss and other things... also, I don't think this would allow anything 3D (I doubt that you're trying to do 3D yet though :V)

[arch]

You need a stage. Without a SetScore there are no backgrounds for single patterns.

I made a 'stage' with the background I want that clears after 30 seconds, but I how do link the stage to the plural file?

[Helepolis]

I made a 'stage' with the background I want that clears after 30 seconds, but I how do link the stage to the plural file?

During the stage when ever you want, you spawn the boss which is calling the plural file with the following command: CreateEnemyBossFromFile("path to the plural file",x pos,y pos, speed , direction ,userargument);

(Note that the path to the plural file must be between double quotes.

[arch]

During the stage when ever you want, you spawn the boss which is calling the plural file with the following command: CreateEnemyBossFromFile("path to the plural file",x pos,y pos, speed , direction ,userargument);

Worked out great, thanks!

Is there a more proper way to make a time out spellcard rather than making the enemy health 99999?

[Demonbman]

Leave out the SetCollisionA/SetCollisionB so make it so the player's bullets don't even collide with boss, or use ForbidShot(true);

[Drake]

SetDurableSpellCard; ?

[Demonbman]

SetDurableSpellCard; ?

That too, because without it, the Bonus would decrease over time, so when time would be up the Bonus would be 0.

[Foremoster]

Can someone see why this isn't working  :V I'm stuck

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   if(sc== 1){
ascent(i in 0..5){
PlaySE(GetCurrentScriptDirectory~"SE\Shot4.wav");
CreateShotA(1, GetX+50*i, GetY, 10);
SetShotDataA(1, 0, 0.5-5/i, GetAngleToPlayer+wa, 0, 1, 10, 185);
FireShot(1);

CreateShotA(1, GetX-50*i, GetY, 10);
SetShotDataA(1, 0, 0.5-5/i, GetAngleToPlayer-wa, 0, 1, 10, 185);
FireShot(1);
}


sc = 0;
   }


   if(wa<= 100){
wa += 1;
}

   if(wa>= 100){
wa -= 1;
}

   if(wa== 95){
wa = 200;
}

   if(wa== 105){
wa = 0;
}

[Kylesky]

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   if(wa<= 100){
wa += 1;
}

   if(wa>= 100){
wa -= 1;
}

   if(wa== 95){
wa = 200;
}

   if(wa== 105){
wa = 0;
}

check if wa ever falls between 95 and 105... if it does, it would get stuck at 100... if it's impossible for it to go between 95 and 105, then I have no idea :V (too lazy to actually look at the code right now)

[Demonbman]

I am so mad at this right now...

http://pastebin.org/791582

I am trying to recreate Sanae's OP from MoF, lunatic, and I can't get the angles right. I need help, please~ I have the bullet placement and the begging right, just when the fan out is the part I am having troubles with.

[Iryan]

I am so mad at this right now...

http://pastebin.org/791582

I am trying to recreate Sanae's OP from MoF, lunatic, and I can't get the angles right. I need help, please~ I have the bullet placement and the begging right, just when the fan out is the part I am having troubles with.

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task TShitballs(x, y, v, r, as, ab, ns, nb, graph){

loop(120){ yield; }

let d=r*2/sin(72);

ascent(k in 0..nb){ ascent(i in 0..ns){ ascent(j in 0..5){

CreateShotA(1,  x+r*cos(ab+72*j)+d*cos(ab+72*j+162)*k/nb,
y+r*sin(ab+72*j)+d*sin(ab+72*j+162)*k/nb, 0);

SetShotDataA(1, 0, 0, as+360*i/ns, 0, 0, 0, graph);
SetShotDataA(1, 60+nb-k, 6, as+360*i/ns, 0, -0.2, 0, graph);
SetShotDataA(1, 180+nb-k, 0, ab+72*j+162, 0.25*k/nb, v/90, v, graph);
FireShot(1);

} } yield; }
}Reposting here so it doesn't get lost in the pastebin limbo.

x,y = center of starsplosion
v = final bullet speed
r = star radius
as, ns = alignment and number of stars
ab, nb = alignment of bullets and number of bullets in the individual lines of the pentagrams
graph = graphic

You need to tinker around with the final SetShotData until you get the correct result. I may look at it again tomorrow, but it is kinda late over here...

[Grumskiz]

I have another problem.
I combining my standartspells and spell-cards in one Plural-script for my first real boss fight.(I mean, it is not just a bunch of attacks in a spellcard which was randomly designed according to a tutorial or something)
At the moment there are 2 spells and 2 standartspells combined in it.
While testing it, I noticed that the "Graze" counter resets itself after a VERY short time.
So you can't get a grazecount higher then 1.(Mostly it's 0)
How do I fix that?

€dit:
Forgot to tell you that it works for every other script. Also the single scripts work fine, when you don't use the Plural script.
I will upload it on pastebin and write the link in this post.

[GenericTouhouFailure]

I have another problem.
I combining my standartspells and spell-cards in one Plural-script for my first real boss fight.(I mean, it is not just a bunch of attacks in a spellcard which was randomly designed according to a tutorial or something)
At the moment there are 2 spells and 2 standartspells combined in it.
While testing it, I noticed that the "Graze" counter resets itself after a VERY short time.
So you can't get a grazecount higher then 1.(Mostly it's 0)
How do I fix that?

?dit:
Forgot to tell you that it works for every other script. Also the single scripts work fine, when you don't use the Plural script.
I will upload it on pastebin and write the link in this post.

Sounds like Danmakufu being a jerk again to me rather than your script's error.

[Stuffman]

I have another problem.
I combining my standartspells and spell-cards in one Plural-script for my first real boss fight.(I mean, it is not just a bunch of attacks in a spellcard which was randomly designed according to a tutorial or something)
At the moment there are 2 spells and 2 standartspells combined in it.
While testing it, I noticed that the "Graze" counter resets itself after a VERY short time.
So you can't get a grazecount higher then 1.(Mostly it's 0)
How do I fix that?

Might be a screwy player script? Not sure how a plural would cause this. Need to see code.

[Helepolis]

Sounds like a player script indeed. I don't remember the graze counter resetting unless you use continue. Might want to try regular Reimu or Marisa A/B to see what happens. Also when does the graze counter reset? Immediately in the first spell/nonspell or ......... ?

[Sakuya Izayoi]

I'm trying to write this simple little script for animating boss characters, but what seems like a simple task seems impossible. I keep getting an error that I'm missing a }, but I counted and I have 22 opening and closing brackets in the entire script.

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sub setGraphicMove {
if (GetSpeedX < 0){
setGraphicLeft;
}else{
if (GetSpeedX > 0){
setGraphicRight;
}
}else{
if (GetSpeedX == 0){
setGraphicStop;
}
}
}
I feel like a derp because this seems so simple. If only Danmakufu had elsif like perl...  :fail:

[GenericTouhouFailure]

I feel like a derp because this seems so simple. If only Danmakufu had elsif like perl...  :fail:

you don't type elseif, you do it this way:

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if(somethingistrue){
doCrap;
} else if(somethingelseistrue){
doCrap2;
}
Edit: I'm such an awesome Ninja

[Kylesky]

*cough*

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sub setGraphicMove {
if (GetSpeedX < 0){
setGraphicLeft;
}else if(GetSpeedX > 0){
setGraphicRight;
}else{
setGraphicStop;
}
}
damn, beaten to the punch :V