Panorama animation problem...

[BlueScope]

I scripted this little definition for Spriteset_Map a while ago, and it isn't working for some strange reasons I can't tell... the panorama just stays at Water-01...

  def update_panorama
    if @panorama_name == "Water-01"
      @panorama.bitmap = RPG::Cache.panorama("Water-02", @panorama_hue)
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-02"
      @panorama.bitmap = RPG::Cache.panorama("Water-03", @panorama_hue)
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-03"
      @panorama.bitmap = RPG::Cache.panorama("Water-04", @panorama_hue)
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-04"
      @panorama.bitmap = RPG::Cache.panorama("Water-01", @panorama_hue)
    end
  end

The update_panorama call is inside the first conditional of update definition, just if that matters...

def update
    update_panorama
    if @panorama_name != $game_map.panorama_name or @panorama_hue != $game_map.panorama_hue
      @panorama_name = $game_map.panorama_name
      @panorama_hue = $game_map.panorama_hue
      if @panorama.bitmap != nil
        @panorama.bitmap.dispose
        @panorama.bitmap = nil
      end
      Graphics.frame_reset
    end
    # [...]
  end

Thanks in advance.

 

[Yeyinde]

Try out this:

def update_panorama
    if @panorama_name == "Water-01"
      $game_map.panorama_name = Water-02
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-02"
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-03"
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-03"
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-04"
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-04"
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-01"
    end
  end

 

[BlueScope]

  def update_panorama
    @count += 1
    base = 8
    if @count == base
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-02"
    elsif @count == base * 2
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-03"
    elsif @count == base * 3
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-04"
    elsif @count == base * 4
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-01"
      @count = 0
    end
  end

 

[Yeyinde]

Try this:

  def update_panorama
    @count = (@count + 1) % 8
    return if @count != 0
    if @panorama_name == "Water-01"
      $game_map.panorama_name = Water-02
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-02"
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-03"
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-03"
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-04"
    elsif @panorama_name == "Water-04"
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-01"
    end
  end

 

[BlueScope]

This is the latest code I got to... the problem is that the variable @count only gets updated (increased) once for some reason...

  def update_panorama
    @count += 1
    base = 8
    if @count == base
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-02"
    elsif @count == base * 2
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-03"
    elsif @count == base * 3
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-04"
    elsif @count == base * 4
      $game_map.panorama_name = "Water-01"
      @count = 0
    end
  end

 

[Fullmetal Alchemist999]

(This is SephirothSpawn on my little brothers account)

I am currently finishing up a multiple and animated panoramas, fogs and weather system. It allows animated panorams and fogs using my quick animations script which I updated drastically, to work with both sprites and planes (which is what panoramas and fogs use).

You will setup a Game_MultiPanorama, which will include attributes for coordinate changes, opacity change speed, etc.

Anyways, if you are wanting to do it your way, I suggest this:

class Game_Map
  alias seph_animpan_gmap_init initialize
  alias seph_animpan_gmap_update update
  def initialize
    @anim_pan_count = 0
    seph_animpan_gmap_init
  end
  def update
    seph_animpan_gmap_update
    @anim_pan_count += 1
    @anim_pan_count %= frames
    if @anim_pan_count == 0
      if @panorama_name == 'X'
        @panorama_name == 'Y'
      elsif ...
      ...
      end
    end
  end
end

I don't have rmxp here to refrence or test it, but it should work. ^_^

 

[BlueScope]

It doesn't... same result as my own try, it just stays at Water-01... here's what I have:

class Game_Map
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias panorama_anim_init initialize
  def initialize
    @anim_pan_count = 0
    panorama_anim_init
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias panorama_anim_update update
  def update
    panorama_anim_update
    @anim_pan_count += 1
    @anim_pan_count %= 4
    if @anim_pan_count == 0
      if @panorama_name == 'Water-01'
        @panorama_name == 'Water-02'
      elsif @panorama_name == 'Water-02'
        @panorama_name == 'Water-03'
      elsif @panorama_name == 'Water-03'
        @panorama_name == 'Water-04'
      elsif @panorama_name == 'Water-04'
        @panorama_name == 'Water-01'
      end
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
end

Did I make some dizzy error in there? ^_^'

 

[Raziel]

class Game_Map
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias panorama_anim_init initialize
  def initialize
    @anim_pan_count = 0
    panorama_anim_init
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias panorama_anim_update update
  def update
    panorama_anim_update
    @anim_pan_count += 1
    @anim_pan_count %= 4
    if @anim_pan_count == 0
      if @panorama_name == 'Water-01'
        @panorama_name [color=Red]==[/color] 'Water-02'
      elsif @panorama_name == 'Water-02'
        @panorama_name [color=Red]==[/color] 'Water-03'
      elsif @panorama_name == 'Water-03'
        @panorama_name [color=Red]==[/color] 'Water-04'
      elsif @panorama_name == 'Water-04'
        @panorama_name [color=Red]==[/color] 'Water-01'
      end
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
end

Look at the red marked points, it should be only one "="

 

[BlueScope]

Damn... this is what you get if you blindly trust Seph :P

Anyway, it works with the corrected operators... it's just a bit laggy (takes away about 10 fps)... well, I run about ten programs right now, so that might be it, but just in case someone gets an idea on how to make that lag-proof :p

 

[SephirothSpawn]

I just about finished my animated fogs and panoramas, and there is no virtual lag I have noticed.

I will try to finish it before I post my test bed in the next day or so. I am done with everything except commenting a few things and instructions.