CMS Autorun troubles

[SiFutLo]

I made a non-script cms and I've run into a problem. It all works fine when it is a parallel process common event. But when I turn it to a switch-activated autorun (to prevent background events from moving and such), for some reason the cursor skips to every other option like its running fast or something. I've tried adding "waits" but it doesnt prevent it from skipping. Anyone know what's going on?

 

[Unka Josh]

That's really odd. I don't suppose that you could post your code? It might make it easier to diagnose.

 

[SiFutLo]

Mmm.. it'd be a bit strange to post. I basically just have a loop with "if button pressed" conditional branches in it, and break loops when I want it to stop looking for key presses, if that helps at all. The menu is broken into 3 common events (status, inventory, map) and like I said, it all works fine with parallel process. I've done this a million times in RM2k without a problem, so maybe it's just something I'm missing about RMXP?

 

[coyotecraft]

I started a CMS with events tutorial a long time ago. I never finished it but the links and stuff should still work.
[here]

I remember doing a "menu count" where each item on the screen was associated with a number. And when ever you pressed a key it would add or subtract that number, moving the cursor.
But the actual menu was a map that you teleported between with a common event. So there weren't any background events. And mostly everything was parallel process. If it was autorun it erased itself when it was done.


I'd suggest adding a page to those background events with a switch whenever the menu opens thus freezing them. The tricky part would be returning them to the page they were on when you close it. Then you can leave it as Parallel process.
Edit: no, as long as it's the last page in the event, when the switch goes off it'll go back to what ever page was active before. And you only need to do it to moving event's ex: towns people, monsters ect...

 

[SiFutLo]

Ah thank you, I think I will just add switches to the events. Making the menu on a separate map would definitely be easier and less messy tho, and i could get rid of the common events... but it wont look as good so I think I'll have to try switches.

 

[SiFutLo]

I fixed it completely YAY. The problem was that when you convert it to autorun, you no longer need to "call common event", you only need to turn the autorun switch on. Thanks for the help tho.