Variable resets when transferring room to room :O

[kirra]

Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with the variable system in RPGMaker VX.

I set a variable called 'Day Count' to implement a day system in the game I am currently working on. But every time the character transfers to a different room, the variable will reset itself to zero.

Does anyone have the same problem or any ideas to solve it?
Any help will be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Kirra

 

[Stardust]

Ah, I think I know what your problem is.  Whenever you transfer to a different room, all parallel process common events start from the beginning.  When I made my day/night system, I needed to make a bunch of conditional branches...

@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Time] = 0
   @>Wait 300 frames
   @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Time] += 1
@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Time] =1
   @>Wait 300 frames
   @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Time] +=1
...
@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Time] = 35
   @>Wait 300 frames
   @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Time] == 0

If you're just doing a day count, then something like this might work:

@>Wait 300 frames
@>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Days] += 1

However, if you're making a seven day (or other number of days) system, then you'll need to do something like what I did.

@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Day] = 0
   @>Wait 300 frames
   @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Day] += 1
...
@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Day] = 6
   @>Wait 300 frames
   @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Day] ==0

 

[kirra]

Thanks, it's working now. May I know what is the thing that solved the problem? Is it the 300 frames wait? Thanks a million by the way

Oh, I used the day count method you've provided

 

[Stardust]

The difference is the conditional branches.  If you just have...

@>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Day] == 1
@>Wait 300 frames
@> Control Variables: Variable [0001: Day] == 2
...

then, every time you transfer, it starts back at the top, so it would set it at 1 and continue.  The conditional branches check where it was before you transferred and continues from that spot.  It's essentially a way to hold the place of the parallel event.

 

[regi]

Guardian, can't you simplify part of it down to:

  @>Wait 300 frames
@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Time] < 35
  @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Time] += 1
 : Else
  @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Time] = 0

And same with the 7-day system,

@>Wait: 300 frames
@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0001: Day] < 7
  @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Day] += 1
 : Else
  @>Control Variables: Variable [0001: Day] = 0

 

[Stardust]

Yeah, that would work just as well.  I used the numerous conditional branches because I had to tint the screen based on the variable.  I sometimes have trouble simplifying once I have something that works.

 

[kirra]

Ah, thanks for answering my questions.