[RESOLVED] Restoring Fog/Screen Tone settings

[Juno]

I would like to create a skill that changes the fog layer and screen tone for a short period of time, and when the time expires, restore the fog and screen tone to the previous settings.  Does anyone know how I can retain the fog and screen tone settings before running the skill, and restore them from those settings when the skill is finished?  I want to be able to use this skill on any map, indoor or out, and for whatever fogs were present to return to normal.  Thanks in advance!

 

[Brewmeister]

fog parameters are properties of the Game_Map class
tone is a property of the Game_Screen class

to store the current value, use:

save_tone = $game_screen.tone
save_fog = $game_map.fog_name

To restore after your skill:

$game_screen.start_tone_change(save_tone, 0)
$game_map.fog_name = save_fog

If they will be called from different methods or classes, use global variables
$save_fog
$save_tone

Are you implementing the skill effect (fog & tone change) in a script, or from a common event?

Be Well

 

[Juno]

Currently from a common event, but that may change, depending on how this works.  Thanks for the quick response, I'll give that a try!

 

[Sarkilas]

I made a little something to make this work through a call script. I had some problems with the screen tone memorizing, but it worked, so here you go.

Spoiler: Game_Screen, Game_Map

class Game_Screen
  alias screen_int initialize
  
  def initialize
    screen_int
    @memtone = nil
  end
  
  # Memorize Tone
  def memorize_tone
    @memtone = [@tone.red, @tone.green, @tone.blue, @tone.gray]
  end
  # Old tone
  def restore_tone
    if @memtone[0] != nil
      tone = Tone.new(@memtone[0], @memtone[1], @memtone[2], @memtone[3])
      until @tone.red == @memtone[0] and @tone.green == @memtone[1]
        start_tone_change(tone, 0)
      end
      $game_screen.update
    end
  end
end

class Game_Map
  alias map_int initialize
  
  def initialize
    map_int
    @memtone = nil
  end
  
  def memorize_fog_tone
    @memtone = @fog_tone
  end
  
  def restore_fog_tone
    @fog_tone = @memtone if !@memtone.nil?
    $game_map.refresh
  end
end

Before your skill changes the tones for screen and fog, use the script:

$game_screen.memorize_tone
$game_map.memorize_fog_tone

When the skill is complete, restore tones by using:

$game_screen.restore_tone
$game_map.restore_fog_tone

Hope this helps.

 

[Juno]

@Brewmeister:  I tried your method, after establishing those two global variables in Main, but I get a non-specific syntax error.

EDIT:  For Brewmeister's method, I can get it to work for the fog back and forth, and I can get it to store the tone variables, but when I try to restore the tone using:

$game_screen.start_tone_change($save_tone, 0)

that's when it gives me the generic syntax error.  The error doesn't provide a line or script name, either.

@FireRaven:  How do I add those two scripts into the game?  I tried putting the class definitions at the bottom of Game_Screen & Game_Map respectively, but I got an error.  Do I need to incorporate them into the existing class definition?  Thanks for your help.

 

[Sarkilas]

I just added the script directly above main. What appears to be the error? The aliasing should take care of the initializing of both scripts.

 

[Juno]

Thanks FireRaven.  I think this topic can be flagged as resolved now.

 

[Sarkilas]

Thanks FireRaven.  I think this topic can be flagged as resolved now.

Just FYI, you can do that yourself by clicking Modify on the first post :P Glad it worked out for ya though.

 

[Brewmeister]

I just tested what I had above. It works. Although you have to be careful about how you split up long script statements in the event script command.
It works like this:

$save_tone = $game_screen.tone
$save_fog = $game_map.fog_name

To restore after your skill:

$game_screen.start_tone_change\
($save_tone, 0)
$game_map.fog_name = $save_fog

Sorry about the confusion.

Be Well

 

[Juno]

Thanks gents.  Didn't know about using the backslash, that's very helpful.