Terrain Style Features

[boon]

I need a way so I can set all snowlike tiles so that when the hero walks on them it makes a crunch, but when he moves onto path there is no crunch.

Is there a way to do this? I need it for terrains like grass and bridges and such.

 

[Calibre]

Yep... the way I do it is make a common event with a conditional branch checking the players terrain tag, then if it returns the one you want I have if left key is being pressed = play SFX wait 8 frames.  Then do that for all directions.  Remember to set the variable initially to check for the players terrain ID.

Only downside is - if the player is on grass right next to a wall and you hold towards the wall ,the player wont move but the sound effect continues as the left button is being pressed etc.

 

[OS]

There is a script called Hear Footsteps. Find that and use it.

 

[Calibre]

That is for one sound effect.  If you wanted to change it, it stills require the same eventing to check the terrain tag so it's nearly just as much work but essentially less customisable.

 

[boon]

Yep... the way I do it is make a common event with a conditional branch checking the players terrain tag, then if it returns the one you want I have if left key is being pressed = play SFX wait 8 frames.  Then do that for all directions.  Remember to set the variable initially to check for the players terrain ID.

Only downside is - if the player is on grass right next to a wall and you hold towards the wall ,the player wont move but the sound effect continues as the left button is being pressed etc.

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How do you do that, terrain isn't listed under conditional branches (xp)

 

[Prexus]

You set a variable to the Player's Terrain Tag, then use the conditional branch for the Variable.

 

[boon]

So how do I set the terrain tag's variable? I'm sorry I'm a real noob when it comes to this program, have you an example?

 

[Calibre]

variable operations, have it as set... go down to player and on the pull down menu put it as terrain tag.  That means when the game checks the numerical value of the variable you just set,it returns the number that you have assigned to that terrain in the tilesets properties.

In simple terms just in case:

YOU: So rpgmaker, what is the numerical value of Variable 001

RMXP: Well my fellow maker, the player is standing on grass... in the editor you set all grass to terrain tag 1 so the value of Variable 001 is currently 1.

YOU: Ahh... but what about if I move my player over onto this gravel...

RMXP: You know the answer! Check in your tilset's properties...

YOU: Okay it seems i set gravel to have a number 4 for it's terrain tag... so I guess the variable mustcurrently be returning 4...

RMXP: Yeah... that is right, that's why it is called a variable, because it can change values!

YOU: Thanks RPG MAKER XP, you are by best friend!

RMXP: Get out the house and go for a walk.

 

[Luziphir]

It's much easier to do this with scripts. Here's a really simple way to do it:
Go into the script editor and choose Game_Player. Press Control-F (for find) and type "super" then paste this line right above "super"

Audio.se_play("Audio/SE/SOUNDEFFECT" , 80, 100) if $game_map.terrain_tag(new_x,new_y) == TERRAINTAG and $game_map.passable?(new_x, new_y, d, self)

replace SOUNDEFFECT with the name of the sound you want to use and TERRAINTAG with the terrain ID you want to use (e.g. 5).

you can add the same line with a different sound effect/terrain type for multiple different effects (grass, snow, whatever)

Note: If you have a heavily modified Game_Player script, just make sure that the super you paste it above is in the "def passable?(x, y, d)" block.

 

[Calibre]

Well if that works cool but doesnt that seem like the sound effect would just repeat continuously - it needs a delay to simulate the walking, on speed 4 8 frames is the perfect delay between steps.  I just prefer events because I know that I can alter  them without help.

 

[boon]

Thank you Calibre it worked...

except the sound keeps infinitely repeating 0_0

The other RGSS one sadly didn't work

 

[Calibre]

No it shouldn't repeat infinitely.  I have had this system working for years, it is pretty simple. Are you sure you have added the wait 8 frames after each sound effect that is played?

 

[boon]

I put this, as a common event:

<> Conditional Branch: Variable [014: terrain] == 1
  <>Play SE: "grassswish1" 80, 70
  <>Wait: 8 frames
  <>Stop SE
: Else Handler
  <>
: End
<>

 

[Calibre]

Yep that is wrong.

You need to have it quite a bit longer and inside that terrain check you need to add four more conditional branches for player is pressing left, right, up and down.  That means you have to be moving for the sound effect to play.

If you still can't get it to work after that seeing as you have been polite I'll sort it out for you.

 

[boon]

Okay, thank you very much.

The Key press was something I was using in my old sytem , edges of the grass turned on/off the switch that activated it.

Thanks again, this will really help my game.

 

[Calibre]

OK... I'm not quite sure if you have it working or you need me to sort it out? :P

 

[boon]

It's working! Thank you SO much, I really need this for the snowy scene in our game.

 

[kumoKami]

variable operations, have it as set... go down to player and on the pull down menu put it as terrain tag.  That means when the game checks the numerical value of the variable you just set,it returns the number that you have assigned to that terrain in the tilesets properties.

In simple terms just in case:

YOU: So rpgmaker, what is the numerical value of Variable 001

RMXP: Well my fellow maker, the player is standing on grass... in the editor you set all grass to terrain tag 1 so the value of Variable 001 is currently 1.

YOU: Ahh... but what about if I move my player over onto this gravel...

RMXP: You know the answer! Check in your tilset's properties...

YOU: Okay it seems i set gravel to have a number 4 for it's terrain tag... so I guess the variable mustcurrently be returning 4...

RMXP: Yeah... that is right, that's why it is called a variable, because it can change values!

YOU: Thanks RPG MAKER XP, you are by best friend!

RMXP: Get out the house and go for a walk.

Haha, this post is made of win :P