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Development Forum Savannahs11's Question Pile   1 | 2 the1whoscreams      10/4/2017 Grendel Man suggested it, so I now have one topic I'll ask all my programming questions in. Here goes the first one: How do I define what happens when a button on a compound agent is clicked?   GimmeCat   10/4/2017 When you create a button part on a compound agent, you use this command: PAT: BUTT (command) part_id (integer) sprite_file (string) first_image (integer) image_count (integer) rel_x (decimal) rel_y (decimal) rel_plane (integer) anim_hover (byte-string) message_id (integer) option (integer) message_id is the message the button sends when it's clicked. So if you want to send an 'Activate 1' to the base agent, you'll do '1' here, then whatever you want to happen will be defined in that script. On the other hand, you may want a totally user-defined behaviour that cannot be triggered by any other means, so you'd use a user-defined script number like '99' or something. Then you need to add that script, like 'scrp 2 0 0 20123 99' and it will get called when the button is clicked. The variable _P1_ is set to the button's ID when clicked, meaning you can set up a switch case for multiple buttons on the agent even if they all call the same script.   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 I'm trying to use a subroutine. CAOS Tool doesn't see anything wrong with my script, but when I inject the COS, I get an "unresolved label "[subroutine]" at token ''" error. Is there something I don't know about that you need to put in to have a subroutine function correctly? EDIT: Wait, no. I figured that one out.   Malkin Manager     10/5/2017 How did you figure it out? So that the rest of us know... My TCR Norns   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 I originally had the script define the subroutine near the install script, but moving it to the line after it was called fixed it. Also, another problem. When a button is pressed, the machine should open a weird hatch thing at the bottom, vend an object, then close said thing. Right now, it just opens and then sits there forever without actually vending anything. scrp 3 3 14893 301 part 9 setv va00 posx setv va01 posy anim [0 1 2 3 4 5] inst new: simp 2 25 14895 "nichelingmother" 8 24 510 attr 194 elas 10 accg 2 perm 100 part 9 anim [5 4 3 2 1 0] endm   Malkin Manager     10/5/2017 Have you checked out the balloon maker tutorial? My TCR Norns   GimmeCat   10/5/2017 Your vent script doesn't appear to place the vended object anywhere. It creates it, but doesn't position it anywhere. It might even be appearing behind the machine if they're fighting on the same z-axis.   Fuzzy Dragonhat Pilla     10/5/2017  1 You need to targ ownr again after the attributes of the vended object are set, right now it's trying to animate part 9 pf the vended object. (+what has been said above: position of the object that was vended has to be set too) Visit my Creatures blog/website - Pilla's DS Agents Join us on Discord - Caos Coding Cave Visit/contribute to the Creatures Wiki   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 I knew about moving the object, but I guess that bit got removed somewhere along the line while I was fiddling with the CAOS. Now, it vends, but not in the right spot, and I don't specifically need help with that part, but now, it's skipping the first part of its animation.   GimmeCat   10/5/2017 You'll have to post the updated code any time you make a change so that we can diagnose the problem.   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 I'm at school now, and I can't access my code, but I'm pretty sure it's something like this: scrp 3 3 14893 301 part 9 setv va00 posx setv va01 posy anim [0 1 2 3 4 5] inst new: simp 2 25 14895 "nichelingmother" 8 24 510 attr 194 elas 10 accg 2 perm 100 mvto va00 va01 targ ownr part 9 anim [5 4 3 2 1 0]   Fuzzy Dragonhat Pilla     10/5/2017  1 You have to put 'over' after the first animation, then the code resumes execution after the animation. Right now the first animation doesn't have any time to finish before the code gets to the second animation Visit my Creatures blog/website - Pilla's DS Agents Join us on Discord - Caos Coding Cave Visit/contribute to the Creatures Wiki   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017  1 Thanks, Pilla. I'll try that when I get home.   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 That worked. I'm trying to get the button to animate when pressed now, but it throws an 'animation change failed' error. scrp 3 3 14893 301 part 2 anim [0 7] over setv va00 posx setv va01 posy part 9 anim [0 1 2 3 4 5] over inst new: simp 2 25 14895 "nichelingmother" 8 24 510 attr 194 elas 10 accg 2 perm 100 mvto va00 va01 targ ownr part 9 anim [5 4 3 2 1 0] endm   Malkin Manager     10/5/2017 Maybe it's similar to 'pose change failed'? The Common Errors list on the CDN has some information available on that. My TCR Norns   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 That didn't help.   GimmeCat   10/5/2017 Are you certain the sprite has 8 images for your 'anim [0 7]' to be valid? If you've added more images to the sprite during development, you might want to check that all in-use copies of the file have been properly updated and there aren't any old versions hanging around.   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 It has a lot more than eight images, and I know there are no old versions, because I didn't start coding until all the sprites were done.   GimmeCat   10/5/2017 And the button is using its own sprite, or the base sprite? If it's using the base sprite, does that mean it looks identical in pose 0 as the base agent?   the1whoscreams   10/5/2017 All the sprites for the machine are in the same file.   Fuzzy Dragonhat Pilla     10/6/2017 Are the sizes pf image 0 and 7 identical? If not it can throw an error Visit my Creatures blog/website - Pilla's DS Agents Join us on Discord - Caos Coding Cave Visit/contribute to the Creatures Wiki   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 No, and those numbers are assuming that the base image is actually image 10. Before you ask, making the script reference the actual positions of the frames in the sprite makes no difference.   GimmeCat   10/6/2017 Can I see what you have for the button when it's created? The "PAT: BUTT" line (which incidentally is my favourite script command ever)   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 pat: butt 2 "nichelingmother" 10 1 204 327 1 [10] 301 1 Here you go.   GimmeCat   10/6/2017 The image count needs to equal the number of frames used in the animation. You've specified 1 here, but the button animation is requesting two seperate frames. I can't test this myself so I'm not entirely sure which solution is correct, but you either need to change that first '1' to a '2' or possibly to '8' if that doesn't work. (The reason for 8 is that maybe it needs to see the whole range, since the two frames being used for the anim aren't contiguous. So like, since you're using frames 10 and 17, maybe it needs to be told all 8 frames between exist even though you're only using two of them.)   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 I changed that 1 to an 8 and it's throwing the exact same error.   GimmeCat   10/6/2017 And I assume changing it to 2 didn't help either? Just being thorough. Sorry to say, but I'm out of ideas on this one. You'll need to wait for someone with more experience in this area.   Malkin Manager     10/6/2017 Maybe it'd help if you could post the whole cos file up? That way we can see how it works as a whole. My TCR Norns   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 Here's the whole mess at once. *This is the install script. The seed will not inject if there is already a mother in the *world. inst enum 3 3 14893 addv va99 1 next doif va99 eq 0 new: comp 3 3 14893 "nichelingmother" 24 0 500 attr 198 elas 10 accg 2 perm 100 pose 9 mvto 6090 9210 endi *When activated by the Hand in seed form, check to transform with a dummy agent. If you can *transform, do it. scrp 3 3 14893 1 doif pose eq 9 inst setv va00 -237 setv va01 -332 addv va00 posl addv va01 post new: simp 5 1 14893 "nichelingmother" 1 0 0 rtar 5 1 14893 mvto 1 1 doif tmvt va00 va01 eq 1 enum 5 1 14893 kill targ next targ ownr mvby -237 -332 pose 0 attr 192 *These are the buttons. Message IDs are as follows: *300: Revert to seed form. *301: Vend red pheromone. *302: Vend green pheromone. *303: Vend white pheromone. *304: Vend gray pheromone. *305: Vend black pheromone. *306: Vend yellow pheromone. *307: Vend pink pheromone. *Seed button. pat: butt 1 "nichelingmother" 9 1 230 273 1 [9] 300 1 *Red button. pat: butt 2 "nichelingmother" 10 1 204 327 8 [10] 301 1 *Green button. pat: butt 3 "nichelingmother" 11 1 204 314 8 [11] 302 1 *White button. pat: butt 4 "nichelingmother" 12 1 218 304 8 [12] 303 1 *Gray button. pat: butt 5 "nichelingmother" 13 1 232 304 8 [13] 304 1 *Black button. pat: butt 6 "nichelingmother" 14 1 246 304 8 [14] 305 1 *Yellow button. pat: butt 7 "nichelingmother" 15 1 260 314 8 [15] 306 1 *Pink button. pat: butt 8 "nichelingmother" 16 1 260 327 8 [16] 307 1 *Pheromone hatch. pat: dull 9 "nichelingmother" 3 217 315 1 else kill targ targ ownr rtar 1 2 10 doif targ ne null mesg wrt+ targ 126 "This is not a safe location!" ownr 0 endi endi endi endm *Revert to seed form. scrp 3 3 14893 300 inst pat: kill 1 pat: kill 2 pat: kill 3 pat: kill 4 pat: kill 5 pat: kill 6 pat: kill 7 pat: kill 8 pat: kill 9 pose 9 mvby 237 200 attr 198 endm *Vend red pheromone. This is the one that's completely freaking borked. I realize that the *mvto doesn't move it to the right place, but I'll handle that later. scrp 3 3 14893 301 part 2 anim [7 0] over part 9 anim [0 1 2 3 4 5] setv va00 posx setv va01 posy over inst new: simp 2 25 14895 "nichelingmother" 8 24 510 attr 194 elas 10 accg 2 perm 100 mvto va00 va01 targ ownr part 9 anim [5 4 3 2 1 0] endm *Remover script. rscr enum 3 3 14893 kill targ next enum 2 25 14895 kill targ next scrx 3 3 14893 1 scrx 3 3 14893 300 scrx 3 3 14893 301 And here's the error... Runtime error in agent 3 3 14893 script 3 3 14893 301 unique id 242487 Anim change failed - on part 2 which has base 0 [part 2 {@}anim [7 0] over part 9 anim [0 1 2 3 4 5] s ... Windows NT/2000 6.2 build 9200 () OriginalDisplay DirectX (netbabel 148 ) Fri Oct 06 18:38:28 2017 - Savannah - 2.296 b195   Malkin Manager     10/6/2017 Thanks for that! I did a search on "anim change failed" - there was a thread from last year in which you had a similar problem. Could the solution offered there be adapted to your present situation? My TCR Norns   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 I still can't figure anything out. All I've managed to do is cringe, because that's the default response when I see literally anything I've posted more than six months ago.   GimmeCat   10/6/2017 pat: butt 2 "nichelingmother" 10 1 204 327 8 [10] 301 1 *Green button. This still says 1.   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 I changed the wrong 1. Whoops. The script now works perfectly and I am officially stupid.   GimmeCat   10/6/2017 lol No worries. We all have brain farts. Glad it's working!   the1whoscreams   10/6/2017 Now that I know what's going on, how can I slow an animation down? Putting the same frame in the ANIM ten times in a row feels a little cheaty.   Sanely Insane RisenAngel Manager     10/6/2017 FRAT -insert number here-. Put it before the animation. Note that it'll stay this way for all animations afterward once set, so if you want a future animation to play faster/slower than that you'll need to use FRAT again. ~ The Realm ~ Risen Angel's Creatures Blog   prev | 1 | 2 | next

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