How do you create an event in an action?

[archerRin]

I need to spawn an actor (event) to one square besides the Player how can I do this?
I found this script somewhere, but not sure how to implement it (the Call Script window is too small). Thanks for any help.

ev = RPG::Event.new(x, y)

    ev.id = $game_map.events.size + 1

    ev.pages = []

 

    # Create a game event object using map id and ev value

    event =  Game_Event.new($game_map.map_id, ev)

    event.through = false

 

    # Set the event at ev.id to our event (include it in map)

    $game_map.events[ev.id] = event

    @index = ev.id        

    #$event_instance[ev.id] = event

    #$game_map.map.events.keys.push(@index)

    $game_map.map.events[@index] = ev

    #print $game_map.events

 

    # Map needs to be redrawn because a new event was added

    $game_map.need_refresh = true

    $scene.spriteset.add_additional_sprites

 

[Unka Josh]

Are you going to be making tons of these, or is this one or two sprites?

Because if it is, you could just have a couple of invisible events on the map, and then use Control Variables (to get the player's location) and Set Event Location (using those variables), with Set Move Route to change the event's graphic.

 

[archerRin]

true. That was what I was thinking but havent tried yet. I think it might look random though, i.e. I cant set it to like the +1 X axis of the player. Also you never know where the PC is and Move to player can only happen when the PC is in the screen of the event. :S

Its just one or two sprites. Its just so that.... for example I can create a character next to the PC for dialogues of a party member. So do you know how to implemtn?

Better yet let me rephrase my question - is there a way to make your party member pop out of the player character for dialogue scenes?

 

[Ares]

Yes, there is.
If you wait a few mins, I can make you a short tutorial

Here goes:

Step 1: Create an event like this:

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*Note it's a Parallel process!

Step 2: Put in the following Event Commands (except for the comments)

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Step 3: Create the second page

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Now all you have to do is turn the switch 'I appeared!' on, and he will walk out of you :O
And to make him disappear again, just turn the switch off.

 

[archerRin]

OMG IT worked :shock:
Youre a genius :D

 

[Ares]

Thanks!
Happy to help ;D