A problem with switch controling

[moxas]

I want to create a quest where you have to save the mayor's daughter and after you talk to the mayor he turns the switch linked to the quest on but when I entered the command event and play tested the game just showed an empty box, does anyone have an idea of how to stop this?
What I did was that I entered Control Switches 001 ON then I inserted Exit event processing. Next was that I created another page where if switch 001 was on then the mayor would say a short message.

 

[JoshieBoy]

Go to the mayor in the event editor. Insert a new event page. Make your new event page say "control switch 001 on" in the left hand corner. On the first page, when the mayor gets done with whatever he is saying or doing, click on the command box, go to control switches, and click control switch one on. That will make it go to your new event page. There are plenty of tutorials out their. Go to youtube or look through the tutorials here. I promise you, the tutorials here are awesome. :thumb:

 

[moxas]

That helped a lot but now my trouble is that I made a choice path and the second path of choices works perfectly but the first path of choices had the same problem as I stated when the clipboard goes on to the control switch command the empty box appears and stays, is it a problem with my commands or do you only need to insert one control switch command?

 

[JoshieBoy]

If you have two choices and you both want them to make a different control switch, then yes, you will need another new event page and another control switch. make a new event page, in the left hand area make it say "control switch 002 on" and insert at the end of your first choice, "control switch 002 on" That should make the first choice go to the third event page and the second one go to the second event page. Also make sure you make the graphic the same as on the first page.

EDIT: I have a present for you. http://www.rmxp.org/forums/index.php?topic=46287.0

Another EDIT: Here is a video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fddsid2Er8Y

 

[moxas]

I think my general problem is that every time I put a control switch command in the clipboard it freezes but I don't understand from the tutorials I've seen so far.

 

[JoshieBoy]

Hmmm, And you have put the same graphic in the new event pages? If you are still having trouble, I could make an example for you.

 

[moxas]

Yes I have put the same graphic

 

[JoshieBoy]

Here, I made this for you. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LFM0EMKQ It a short little thing I did. hopefully it helps.

EDIT: Zeriab also made a tutorial. He is a mod. http://www.creationasylum.net/index.php?showtopic=6

 

[moxas]

I also seen that but I changed the location of the command to another event but I encounter the same problem of a blank box when it reaches the control switch command.

 

[JoshieBoy]

When you say a blank box, what exactly do you mean?

 

[moxas]

Just that a blank text box

 

[JoshieBoy]

A blank text box? Could you provide a screenshot of the error and the event?

 

[moxas]

Here this is what i'm saying click on the mayor http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BE4UKX2F

 

[JoshieBoy]

Alright, I have found your problem. Your common event is running. Go to the database. Since you have it on autorun, it will run when the switch is on, hence the blank text box.

EDIT:Here is the fix http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F2JOGWPC

 

[moxas]

Doh so that's the problem thanks=)

 

[JoshieBoy]

No problem. PM me if you ever get stuck again. I will see what I can do. :thumb: