a half-tile

[Aran]

is there a way to move a sprite a half-tile up or down?

 

[Dargor]

Yes but i don't know exactly how. Take a look at any pixel movement script, it should help.

 

[Aran]

good idea... a single tile is 32x32 right?

 

[Dargor]

Exactly.

Here's the original methode for moving up.

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Move up
  #     turn_enabled : a flag permits direction change on that spot
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_up(turn_enabled = true)
    # Turn up
    if turn_enabled
      turn_up
    end
    # If passable
    if passable?(@x, @y, 8)
      # Turn up
      turn_up
      # Update coordinates
      @y -= 1
      # Increase steps
      increase_steps
    # If impassable
    else
      # Determine if touch event is triggered
      check_event_trigger_touch(@x, @y-1)
    end
  end

Maybe you can change @y -= 1 for @y -= 0.16.
I'm realy not sure though.

 

[Aran]

it'll probably work if it can handle floats....

 

[Dargor]

Try my new script:P
Past this above main.

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Character (part 3)
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class deals with characters. It's used as a superclass for the
#  Game_Player and Game_Event classes.
#==============================================================================

class Game_Character
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Move Half Down
  #     turn_enabled : a flag permits direction change on that spot
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_half_down(turn_enabled = true)
    # Turn down
    if turn_enabled
      turn_down
    end
    # If passable
    if passable?(@x, @y, 2)
      # Turn down
      turn_down
      # Update coordinates
      @y += 0.16
      # Increase half asteps
      increase_steps
    # If impassable
    else
      # Determine if touch event is triggered
      check_event_trigger_touch(@x, @y+1)
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Move Half Left
  #     turn_enabled : a flag permits direction change on that spot
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_half_left(turn_enabled = true)
    # Turn left
    if turn_enabled
      turn_left
    end
    # If passable
    if passable?(@x, @y, 4)
      # Turn left
      turn_left
      # Update coordinates
      @x -= 0.16
      # Increase half asteps
      increase_steps
    # If impassable
    else
      # Determine if touch event is triggered
      check_event_trigger_touch(@x-1, @y)
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Move Half Right
  #     turn_enabled : a flag permits direction change on that spot
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_half_right(turn_enabled = true)
    # Turn right
    if turn_enabled
      turn_right
    end
    # If passable
    if passable?(@x, @y, 6)
      # Turn right
      turn_right
      # Update coordinates
      @x += 0.16
      # Increase half asteps
      increase_steps
    # If impassable
    else
      # Determine if touch event is triggered
      check_event_trigger_touch(@x+1, @y)
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Move Half Up
  #     turn_enabled : a flag permits direction change on that spot
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_half_up(turn_enabled = true)
    # Turn up
    if turn_enabled
      turn_up
    end
    # If passable
    if passable?(@x, @y, 8)
      # Turn up
      turn_up
      # Update coordinates
      @y -= 0.16
      # Increase half a steps
      increase_steps
    # If impassable
    else
      # Determine if touch event is triggered
      check_event_trigger_touch(@x, @y-1)
    end
  end
end

The new commands are:

• move_half_up
• move_half_down
• move_half_left
• move_half_right

Just a little thing, if you're using those commands and after that you walk normally, the new x/y values will be x.16/y.16.

So try to restore them as integers values.

 

[Aran]

its a dud, its causing errors in more than one script by just hitting 'Up'

 

[Dargor]

Hmmm. It works fine for me. And normally, it shouldn't contain any errors. This is only 4 new methodes and they did not interfere with other methodes. Unless you already have a methode with the same name somewhere in one of your scripts. Try the call script command to move the player.
If it doesn't work, tell me which scripts you are using.

 

[Aran]

i have waaaaaaaay too many...

 

[Dargor]

Hmm anyway, i think you'll find every thing you want in f0tz!baerchen Pixelmovement Script.