If event isn't being used?

[Rubymatt]

Well, In my game I'm using a parallel process event that sees whetheer a button is being pressed.  Unfortunately, it recognizes this when events are being run, causing huge glitches in the game.

Is there a line that I can put in a conditional branch -> script that checks whether another event is being run before continuing the event?

Thanks in advance.

 

[silver wind]

um.. make a switch called 'event is used', and turn it on/off inside every event?
There may be an easier way, I dunno.

 

[Rubymatt]

It's easier for people who haven't already made over 100 events, and there are five maps of those 100 events equalling 500 seperate instances of working the switch on and offf.

It'll take aaaaages to do.

 

[e]

I think this should do the trick :

def is_event_running?
  for event in $game_map.events.values
    return true if event.starting # The starting flag will be set to true if it is running
  end

   return false # No event running
end

Although this should theoretically work, I've tried it and it doesn't. At least, it doesn't seem to be, but I couldn't get events running at the same time. I suck at eventing

 

[Rubymatt]

Where would I put that code, exactly?

 

[e]

Well, as I said, it doesn't work, even though it SHOULD work. Technically, you'd fire up the Script Editor, and select the script Main.

Above the line which starts with "begin", you'd insert the method I pasted up there.

Then, in the event editor, you'd call the line :

is_event_running?

But as I said, I don't really know the event editor much, and I couldn't get it to work

 

[Rubymatt]

I see your point.  I tried multiple variations of how to import it, and to no avail.  At one point, I got it to half-work, however the event which contained the script no longer worked, but the rest of the map worked fine. 

Hmm...

 

[Souloux]

why not use common events? if your going to use the same event on different maps it would be easier to just call common event.

 

[verballydecapitating]

Put that in Game_Event or somewhere, it shouldn't really matter, then when you check for button press also check that no events are running. !Game_Event.is_event_running?

 

[Rubymatt]

No, still aint working... Damn, I guess I'll have to copy + paste the switch to check in all those events. 

ahwell.  Thanks anyway =]

 

[e]

I've researched a bit into it, and man were we far from it!

The solution is a lot simpler than what we originally thought;

Basically, you could the same as before; just overwrite the script I pasted above for :

def events_running?
  return $game_system.map_interpreter.running?
end

Or, in your Conditional Branch > Script, you could simply put :

$game_system.map_interpreter.running?

Should work.

 

[Rubymatt]

Ah, thanks man, that's fantastic. =D