Realistic Light - Events

[brainstorm]

The Intro
The Tutorial lets you make Realistic Light using Events. It'll pretty much be easier to understand if your using fogs that darken The screen.

If your using Events to make the Fire graphic this tutorial is for you. If you using a lamp type thing from a tileset You probably don't need this.


The System
Anyway, This requires 3 events only.

Fire Event
Graphic = Fire Graphic
Options = "Stop Animation"



Circle Light Event
Graphic = "Light02" The Circle Light Graphic.
Graphic Settings = Blending = "Add"
Options = "Stop Animation" "Through"



Intializing Event
Trigger = "Autorun"
Commands =

Set Event Location 
  (Event of Circle Light GraphicGraphic)
  (x and y = x and y of Fire Event

Use one of those setting in each of the three events.
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[Jason]

Hmm, I can't seem to get this working, maybe a screenshot of your code, and of it in action ?

 

[Anonymous]

If the player starts or transfers anywhere on the map where he can see the fire, he's going to see the circle of light jump onto the fire if it's also anywhere in his range of vision. Also, you should use an Erase Event command at the end of the autorun event to keep the game from freezing.

 

[Tassadar]

That, or you could change it to a parallel process.

 

[brainstorm]

Yeah I totally forgot about that erase event thing. It's in my event. I just forgot to include it. It is doe with events you know... Maybe if you did a parrerel common event but I'm not sure that would work. Maybe if you used the Common Event Starter Script.

 

[Anonymous]

Parallel processes still loop, they just don't freeze the game. Why keep moving the event to the same location every. single. frame? That's just asking for lag.

 

[brainstorm]

I'm just making suggestions. It doesn't even have to be parralel. I'm not trying to be mad if it seems that way.

 

[Anonymous]

I was actually talking to Tassadar.

 

[brainstorm]

oh... I feel stupid... Go ahead carry on.

 

[Tassadar]

Hmm I never had problems with lag if I used parallel processing, unless I make really big maps, but they're the cause of the lag then. You're right though, if you use quite a lot of parallel processes, the game will lag eventually. I was just pointing out another way to do the Fire Event. Parallel processing and autorun stops if you're not in range anymore, so if you only use 2-4 parallel events, it should play smoothly still.

 

[Voltxaire]

this really helped!

 

[Mr_Smith]

Wel, actually, I have a better tut:
http://www.rmxp.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15030
This explains far more than your tut, but your's is also great.

 

[F-chan]

i think angelman's tutorial for this is better explained.

 

[brainstorm]

Well mine explained Outside Light techniques. Fogs can't be used with 20x15 Maps