[Resolved] Viewport Questions.

[Draycos Goldaryn]

I'm at work right now, so I don't have the ability to look this up for myself in rmxp, so, I'll ask here.

In Spriteset_Map, three viewports are defined by default. The map takes up viewport 1, Show Picture uses viewport 2, I'm guessing message windows take up viewport 3 (correct me if i'm wrong). Also, The viewport.z is set for viewports 2 and 3, with 3 being 5000. I know that the higher the number, the closer to the player it is, thus viewport 1 is behind 2 which is behind 3.

1. What I want to know is, without changing the default values for the three viewports, can I create a viewport 4 above viewport 3 and a vieport 5 between viewports 2 and 3?
2. And also, is there a maximum number you can assign a viewport.z?
3. and can you assign a negative number to a viewport.z?
4. Also, is there anything else, by default, that use viewports 1-3 on the map?
5. Can you assign two viewports that are right next to eachother (since you can define their x and y) the same viewport.z?
6. Is there also a way to cause a window, or picture, to switch viewports in game?

for example, I create a viewport4 with a viewport.z of 5001 (so that it is above viewport 3) and display a window in this viewport. While this window is active, it remains above everything else, but when it becomes deactive, it moves to viewport5 which has a viewport.z of 4999 (thus putting it behind viewport 3 but above viewport 2). When it becomes active again, it moves back to viewport4 and etc, etc...
Would that be possible? a script (which is in my head and in the planning stages) for my game is dependent upon this, If it can't be done, i need to think of another way to do what I need to do.​

Now, I've seen there are 4 viewports defined in Spriteset_Battler.
I'm guessing these are taken up by (in order from viewport 1-4)

1. the background,
2. the status and menu windows,
3. the battlers,
4. and the animations.

(Again, correct me if I'm wrong). Most of my other questions regarding this screen have already been asked.

Thank you.

 

[Sheol]

The message window don't use a viewport to be displayed.

1. Just make something like this:
   
       @viewport4 = Viewport.new(0, 0, 640, 480)
       @viewport5 = Viewport.new(0, 0, 640, 480)
       @viewport4.z = 6000
       @viewport5.z = 600
2. I don't know, but I think it is 9999
   
3. I don't know, but why a negative z?
   
4. The characters, the screen colors, the shake thing.
   
5. Yes, I think.
   
6. I don't know, but it should be like this:
   
   window.viewport = Viewport.new(0, 0, 640, 480)
   window.viewport = my_other_viewport

About Spriteset_Battle viewports:

1. Background, Enemies, Weather
2. Actors
3. Pictures
4. Screen Color

 

[Draycos Goldaryn]

1. So that is a yes then.
2. That's sort of what i thought, just wanted to make sure.
3. So that i can have something appear behind the map but not a panarama
4. and which viewports do they use?
5. ok, I'll have to test that then.
6. I'll have to test that too.

And a new question:

7. If viewport4 is (0, 0, 640, 480) and viewport5 is (0, 0, 600, 400) will viewport5 cut off the right and bottom edges of viewport4?

 

[Sheol]

4. Characters: 1
Weather: 1
Pictures: 2
Tone: 3
5. No, if you have used Photoshop just imagine every Viewport as a layer

 

[rataime]

I confirm everything Slipknot said, plus the fact I'm positive for 5.

They are basically just layers...

 

[Draycos Goldaryn]

Ok! thank you both. This means i will be able to do what i want to do., again, thank you.

 

[Trickster]

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