Screen Tones Not Working

[Mundane]

This is something that has been driving me absolutely insane. Basically, I have a blank 'Start' map, which spawns the player start with an actorless party. In this map I have an Autorun event like this:
-Tint Screen: (-255,-255,-255, 0) @1
- Several codes showing and fading pictures in and out
- Add Party Members: Howard
- Wait: 60 frames
- Transfer to another map.

The first indication that my tint screen didn't work doesn't appear until I add Howard to the party; when he appears for a brief second before the transition. Oddly enough, when the transfer is complete and the next map with a tint loads - it doesn't work either. The fact that pisses me off even more is that A.) I've used this method for four years without a problem, and B.) I did in a project with all the same scripts right before working on this project. Has anyone experienced this before? Is there a work around, or a fix? This is one of the most demotivating things I've ever encountered. Thanks in advance. :crazy:

 

[Glitchfinder]

Try changing the event from an autorun event to a parallel process. Parallel process events load with the map, while autorun events wait until the map is fully loaded.

 

[Mundane]

It works for the second map, but not the start map. The first tint to black doesn't work at all; which makes the fade on the second screen appear instantly - as opposed to it being a fade from black.

 

[Brewmeister]

Add a "Wait 1" after the "Change Screen Color Tone"
Or change the duration of the "Change Screen Color Tone" to 0
Put a "Control Self Switch: A = ON" on the first page, then a blank 2nd page with the Condition "Self Switch A is ON"
so the autorun or parallel event only processes once. (should work with either Autorun or Parallel)

 

[Mundane]

Alright, I'll give that a whirl. Thanks, Brew.

EDIT: Didn't work entirely. The second transition works but doesn't fade in, and the first still doesn't work at all. This is such a bummer. :huh:

 

[Brewmeister]

Post your events, or a demo. I just did this & it works fine.

 

[Brewmeister]

Odd. I tried moving the change party member after the transfer command. didn't work.
It does work if you move the 'change player' to the office event before the Tint command.

 

[Mundane]

Great. Thanks, Brew. I can resume prototyping now. :tongue: