8-direction movement!

[Moshroom]

I want an 8-direction movement script for my game, but my problem is that most of that kind of scripts have too much inuseful extra things. I don't mean to hurt anybody's feelings with my opinion, but it's simply too complicated for a script-n00b like me to cut out the extra from those scripts. The script I really need would do this:

• Make player (ONLY player! Not npcs!) move in 8 directions
• Make player use separate sprite file for NE SE NW SW directions
• NOTHING ELSE!

I could do this with common event, but the problem is that common events for moving make all other "move player" commands to 'not work' (sorry my bad english. I don't know any words for "not work"

Ps. The separate file looks like this: http://www.univelka.net/rmxp_res/001-Fighter01B.png
Pps. I don't know who has made this sprite. If someone recognises his/her work, please tell me so I can give credit.

 

[Moshroom]

Sorry that I'm bumping already, but I figured out myself how to add 8 directions by scripting:

Spoiler

 
def update_player_movement
# Move player in the direction the directional button is being pressed
    case Input.dir8
    when 1
      move_lower_left
    when 2
      move_down
    when 3
      move_lower_right
    when 4
      move_left
    when 6
      move_right
    when 7
      move_upper_left
    when 8
      move_up
    when 9
      move_upper_right
    end
  end

I don't know how to use the different sprite file for the SW SE NW NE directions, so I would still want to have some help with that one. Thank you already.

 

[Moshroom]

*bump*

 

[Branden]

I tried your tiny script for 8 direction movement, but it dosn't work, theres no script errors or anything it just dosn't affect the game in any way.

 

[Moshroom]

It needs SDK. It doesn't do anything without it.

 

[Branden]

Hey man, it still doesn't do anything evan with the SDK.

 

[Eduardo]

Just do tto use the 8 dirs now for the actual CharacterSheet just make that if you move in any of that directions change the sheet to the eight dir @character_set = "NAME HERE"  you might need to fix the directions though:

class Game_Player < Game_Character
 
def update_player_movement
# Move player in the direction the directional button is being pressed
    case Input.dir8
    when 1
      move_lower_left
    when 2
      move_down
    when 3
      move_lower_right
    when 4
      move_left
    when 6
      move_right
    when 7
      move_upper_left
    when 8
      move_up
    when 9
      move_upper_right
    end
  end
end