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switching switches
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:52 pm
by THOM
I have the following problem in my custom dungeon:
I made a switch which should change the bitmap of itself and activate a relay.
I did it like that:
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ref010322-1 WALLITEM_COG#1 3 22 1 NORTH OPBY=(HAND_EMPTY) ACTION=(ACTIVATE) TARGET=(ref010122-1) OPTIONS=(DELAY:1,SOUND:SOUND_STEP_DEMON_THORN)
ref010322-2 WALLITEM_COG#2 3 22 1 NORTH STATE=(INVISIBLE) OPBY=(HAND_EMPTY) ACTION=(ACTIVATE) TARGET=(ref010122-1) OPTIONS=(DELAY:1,SOUND:SOUND_STEP_DEMON_THORN)
ref010122-1 WALLITEM_RELAY 1 22 1 CENTRE ACTION=(TOGGLE) TARGET=(ref010322-1,ref010322-2,ref010222-2,ref010222-3)
the result is, that I get the sound, but the bitmap is not changed but stays. Because of the delay I have a 1/6sec were the wall is blank! But at the end there is bitmap cog#1 and not #2 on the wall.
Funny thing is: ref010222-2,ref010222-3 are two different bitmaps which should be exchanged by the relay, too. And they do!!
Any ideas???
THOM
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:06 pm
by beowuuf
Is there a reason you aren't using a clone of a switch with an alternate state of a switch?
The only thought would be the relay is acting in part of a chain, and so the original switch doens't like to disabled?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:18 pm
by beowuuf
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beo0103-1 WALLITEM_AMALGAM 1 3 0 WEST OPBY=(HAND) ACTION=(ACTIVATE) TARGET=(beo0103-3) OPTIONS=(DELAY:1,SOUND:NULL)
beo0103-2 WALLITEM_AMALGAM_BURNT 1 3 0 WEST STATE=(INVISIBLE) OPBY=(HAND) ACTION=(ACTIVATE) TARGET=(beo0103-3) OPTIONS=(DELAY:1,SOUND:NULL)
beo0103-3 WALLITEM_RELAY 1 3 0 CENTRE ACTION=(TOGGLE) TARGET=(beo0103-1,beo0103-2)
This worked as you'd want, so not sure what the problem is... the only problem I had was not being able to have a zero delay to have it swap. Perhaps the item you cloned? An item with an altered state wants to toggle to its altered state, not toggle it's visbility/invisibility instead?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:52 pm
by THOM
and how to know if there is a alternate state?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:55 pm
by beowuuf
You've played the game, so you know which items toggle - sconces, green/blue gem switches, the big letterbox switch, red cross switch...
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:02 pm
by THOM
ah
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:16 pm
by beowuuf
Does toggle do that then?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:40 pm
by THOM
I think I have found out, that all Items, which have a bitmap defined under BITMAPS/ BITMAP_FRONT_ALT (you can find that if you clone an item)- have an alternate state. for eg. the demonface has, too.
makes it much more difficult to get an wallitem which is toggable ...
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:45 pm
by beowuuf
small switch, tiny switch, amalgams, fountains I guess
But yes, you do have to be careful which you clone, as there are some interesting inherented properties
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:28 pm
by George Gilbert
Actually, there are no inherrited hidden properties for switches.
The engine determines if an object is a switch purely if the main and alt bitmaps for the object are different...
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:26 am
by THOM
AH!!!
And that means different and not that BITMAP_ALT can be NULL !!!
simple but important difference!!!
Thanx