$game_map.panorama_hue lag

[beekeep]

I was wondering if there is a way to actively adjust the panorama hue, cycling through a couple of hues.

My current project has a cave type setting, with a crystal type panorama. (not the one included with RMXP). I would like the panorama to shift hue gently in the background, like a kind of warming and cooling effect. I have been able to script it in a parallel event using:

$game_map.panorama_hue = [n]
wait 20

repeating the above and increasing and decreasing [n] by 10 as needed. Doing it this way, I have a slight stutter each time the panorama is updated, is there a way to do this without the lag?

Sorry if this is elsewhere, I was to tired to search, well past my bedtime

 

[khmp]

I tried to do it just through script. And it still lags. My guess is it's redrawing the whole panorama every time the hue changes. I'm probably wrong but it's a lot of lag.

Spoiler

class Game_Map
  alias_method :beek_panorama_hue_change_update, :update
  def update
    # If the flag to update the panorama has been set alter it!
    if @altering_hue
      # Update the timer.
      @timer_applied += 1
      # If the number of frames per second equals the amount of time passed.
      if @timer_applied == Graphics.frame_rate
        # Reset the timer.
        @timer_applied = 0
        # Update the panorama.
        @panorama_hue += @delta_hue
        # Turn off the flag if the we've reached the hue we want.
        @altering_hue = false if @panorama_hue == @ending_hue
      end
    end
    beek_panorama_hue_change_update
  end
  
  def alter_panorama_hue(ending_hue, delta_hue = 1, starting_hue = nil)
    return if @panorama_hue == ending_hue
    # Toggle the flag that states the panorama hue must change.
    @altering_hue = true
    @timer_applied = 0
    
    # Set the starting hue an ending hue.
    @panorama_hue = starting_hue if !starting_hue.nil?
    @ending_hue = ending_hue
    
    # Decide whether or not delta_hue should be changed.
    if (@panorama_hue > @ending_hue && delta_hue > 0) ||
       (@panorama_hue < @ending_hue && delta_hue < 0)
      delta_hue *= -1
    end
    
    # Set delta_hue.
    @delta_hue = delta_hue
  end
end

 

[Brewmeister]

Khmp,  take a look at line 88 in Spriteset_Map.
Not only is it redrawing, but it's also re-caching the panorama.

I'm wondering if we created 2 extra panorama planes (Red, Green, Blue), then adjusted the opacity of the sprites if we could get something like what beekeep is asking for?

I'll give it a try if I have time

Be Well

 

[khmp]

That's why you get the big bucks Brewmeister Its a smart idea I wish you luck with it.

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Crap. I need to find that hue changing script for the player I did. That could so work here with some modification...

...searches...

 

[beekeep]

Cheers for your work on this guys.
Any solution would be a great help, I think being able to alter the panorama hue live in game adds some depth, I am just having difficulty figuring it out. I am new to RMXP and very new to scripting, although I must say, I feel that I am getting the hang of it, the actual language used isn't too complicated, it just takes some getting used to.

I try my best to solve the problem before posting, but this one has me stumped.