[RESOLVED] Localized Weather

[bojjenclon]

Is it possible to make a weather effect happen in one section of a map? Like say I have a big world map, and one part is desert. Is it possible to have a sandstorm in that area?

 

[OS]

Well, you could do what most would do, and use a Contact Event to change the weather as you enter a region. If you are talking about a map that fits on the screen (like an item map being viewed), then you should use Characters.

 

[bojjenclon]

Well I just want it to be storming in that are, almost like a semitransparent sandstorm autotile...

 

[Unka Josh]

I suppose that you could create an animation of the sandstorm, and have it play over the desert with a Parallel Process event on infinite loop.  If it were me doing it, I think it'd be cool to have an invisible event on a custom move route crisscrossing the desert, constantly playing the sandstorm animation centered on itself.  You'd have a moving sandstorm, which would look, in my opinion, tres cool.

But that's just me.  I'm old and senile.

 

[bojjenclon]

That would be cool, but how could I have an animation like that? If you can find one for me i'll accept your aadvise

 

[Unka Josh]

I'm no spriter, sadly, but I'll bet that you could get by with one of the swirling vortex-type animations in the Wind or Water animation sets in the RTP. 

 

[bojjenclon]

I'll try it

 

[bojjenclon]

Resolved, an autotile works wonders.

I'm using this one with transparent white semitransparent yellow for all interested:
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