[XP] Pacman Game (event-based with a script)

[buhuhu]

Hey there, I've been working on mini-games to add into my game, some are stil not ready for "public release"

For this work, you go need 3 variables: Gems, Score, Hi-Score
Gems is only used for detect the end-game
Score is the result score you get when you win a game
Hi-Score is the "record", this one is changed everytime you win the game with a Score higher then the previous Hi-Score

and one Switch: Powerup
Powerup is used for set you "powered up" or however is typed, so is YOU who eat the enemies for 5 seconds, and they run from you blinking :D, and if you ate them you receive extra score and they will spawn on center after X seconds

and one animation: Ghost respawn
is for eye-candy purpose only =)

and for last, a small script, I made myself,
The script is used for display the HUD only on the Pacman map, see the script and configure it yourself (more custumizable then how I made it, might be hard :P)

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#===============================================================================
# Pacman HUD
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# By 2R
#_______________________________________________________________________________
module RR
  #hud opacity (currently set as transparent)
  PACMANHUDOPA = 0
  #hud skin (currently using default, write your own betwen " " to change)
  PACMANHUDSKIN = "001-Blue01" 
  #hud X
  PACMANHUDX = 0
  #hud y
  PACMANHUDY = 0
  #icon for the gems
  PACMANGEMSICON = "035-Item04"
  #display gems info true or false
  PACMANGEMSDISPLAY = false
  #variable ID where gems are stored
  PACMANGEMS = 1
  #variable for be used for Score
  PACMANSCORE = 2
  #variable where is stored the high-score
  PACMANHISCORE = 3
  #map ID for display HUD
  PACMANMAP = 1
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_Base
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class is for all in-game windows.
#==============================================================================

class Window_Base < Window

  def draw_pacmangems(x, y)
    pacmangems = $game_variables[RR::PACMANGEMS].to_s
    bitmap = RPG::Cache.icon(RR::PACMANGEMSICON)
    self.contents.blt(x, y + 4, bitmap, Rect.new(0, 0, 24, 24))
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    self.contents.draw_text(x + 28, y + 24, 212, 32, pacmangems)
  end

  def draw_pacmanscore(x, y)
    pacmanscore = $game_variables[RR::PACMANSCORE].to_s
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    self.contents.draw_text(x, y, 212, 32, "Score:")
    self.contents.draw_text(x + 4, y + 24, 212, 32, pacmanscore)
  end
 
  def draw_pacmanhiscore(x, y)
    pacmanhiscore = $game_variables[RR::PACMANHISCORE].to_s
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    self.contents.draw_text(x , y, 212, 32, "Hi-Score: ")
    if $game_variables[RR::PACMANHISCORE] >= 10
      self.contents.draw_text(x + 4, y + 24, 212, 32, pacmanhiscore)
    else
      self.contents.draw_text(x + 4, y + 24, 212, 32, "- - - -")
    end
  end
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_NameInput
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This window is used to display the Pacman HUD
#==============================================================================

class Window_PacmanHUD < Window_Base

  def initialize
    super(0, 0, 640, 100)
    self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 32, height - 32)
    refresh
  end
 
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    draw_pacmanscore(0, 0)
    draw_pacmanhiscore(240, 0)
    if RR::PACMANGEMSDISPLAY == true
      draw_pacmangems(400, 0)
    end
  end

  def update
    super
  end

end

#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Map
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class performs map screen processing.
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Map

  alias pacmanHUD_main main
  def main
    @pacmanHUD = Window_PacmanHUD.new
    @pacmanHUD.opacity = RR::PACMANHUDOPA
    @pacmanHUD.x = RR::PACMANHUDX
    @pacmanHUD.y = RR::PACMANHUDY
    if $game_map.map_id == RR::PACMANMAP
        @pacmanHUD.visible = true
    else
        @pacmanHUD.visible = false
    end
    pacmanHUD_main
    @pacmanHUD.dispose
  end

  alias pacmanHUD_update update
  def update
    if $game_map.map_id == RR::PACMANMAP
        @pacmanHUD.visible = true
    else
        @pacmanHUD.visible = false
    end
    if $pacmanScore == true
      @pacmanHUD.refresh
      $pacmanScore = false
    end
    pacmanHUD_update
  end

end

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Map
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class handles the map. It includes scrolling and passable determining
#  functions. Refer to "$game_map" for the instance of this class.
#==============================================================================

class Game_Map
  attr_accessor :pacmanScore
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Interpreter (part 4)
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This interpreter runs event commands. This class is used within the
#  Game_System class and the Game_Event class.
#==============================================================================

class Interpreter
 
  alias pacmanScore command_122
  def command_122
    $pacmanScore = true
    pacmanScore
  end

end

The events required for this to work are:

Gems (the jewels you eat for win)

Spoiler

Options: Move Animation, Through
Trigger: Player touch

List of Event
Control Variables: [0001: Pacman Gems] += 1
Control Variables: [0002: Pacman Score] += 10
Play SE: '002-System02', 80, 100
Erase Event

Powerup (the item wich make you powered up, and can eat the enemies)

Spoiler

Options: Move Animation, Through
Trigger: Player touch

List of Event
Control Variables: [0001: Pacman Gems] += 1
Control Variables: [0002: Pacman Score] += 50
Play SE: '002-System04', 80, 100
Move Route: This event
> Graphic (None)
> Switch ON [0001]
> Wait 100 frame(s)
> Switch OFF [0001]
Erase Event

Ghost (the enemies who try kill you)

Spoiler

PAGE 1
Options: Move Animation, Always on Top
Autonomous Movement:
> Type: Custom
>> Move Route: Move toward player, repeat action
> Speed Fast
> Frequency: Highest
Trigger: event touch

List of Event
Text: Booohh!
Play SE: '014-Move02', 80, 100
Transfer Player: [002: RR Game Room], (011, 010) (this where player is transfered when loose)
Control Variables: [0001: Pacman Gems] = 0
Control Variables: [0002: Pacman Score] = 0
Control Switches: [0001: Pacman Powerup] = OFF

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PAGE 2
Conditions: Switch 0001 Pacman Powerup is ON
Options: Move Animation, Always on Top
Autonomous Movement:
> Type: Custom
>> Move Route: Move away from player, repeat action
> Speed Fast
> Frequency: Highest
Trigger: player touch

List of Event
Control Variables: [0002: Pacman Score] += 400
Play SE: '010-System10', 80, 100
Show Animation: This event [Ghost Respawn]
Set Move Route: This event
> Wait 60 frames
Set event Location: This event [012, 013], Up (this where this ghost go spawn after you "eat" him)
Set Move Route: Wait 60 frames

Startup (the start event, for prepare stuff)

Spoiler

Page1:
Trigger: Autorun

List of Event
Change Menu Access: Disabled
Change Save Access: Disabled
Control Variables [0001: Pacman Gems] = 0
Control Variables [0002: Pacman Score] = 0
Control Switches [0001: Pacman Powerup] = OFF
Text: Menu & Save are disabled on this area
Control Self Switch: A
----------------------------------------
Page 2
Selfswitch A is ON
Trigger: Autorun

List of event:
Erase event

Victory (the victory event, for when you collect all the X gems, you win)

Spoiler

Variable 0001 Pacman Gems is: 246 (the ammount of total gems on map)
Trigger: Autorun

List of event:
Conditional Branch: Variable [0002 Pacman Score] >= Variable [0003 Pacman Hi Score]
> Control Variables [0003 Pacman Hi Score] = Variable [0002 Pacman Score]
Brach end
Text: Yey you won
Text: Next time you play, you will see a hi-score showing up
Text: Returning to Game Room
Transfer Player [0002:RR Game Room], (013,017) (this transfer player to the area you want the player when win go to)
Change Menu Access: Enabled
Change Save Access: Enabled
Control Variables [0001: Pacman Gems] = 0
Control Variables [0002: Pacman Score] = 0
Control Switchs [0001: Pacman Powerup] = OFF
Change items: [trofee] +1 (this is the item, the victory player receives)

screenshot
http://www.the-2r.com/pacman.jpg[/img]


here is the demo link:

www.the-2r.com/Pacman.exe

soon i learn a little bit more about scripting, specificaly about the Comment tricks, I might be able to reduce the over-use of eventing so much for this mini-game, but meanwhile it go continues this way, and it works ;-)

note: you can use this "system", for make diverse kind of mini-games, you can use it's idea to make a kind "Catch the pig" mini-game, a kind of "Pick the 10 gold coins, before thiefs catch you" and so on, or you can try do as I did, make a Pacman mini-game, for be used on a Gaming House, where winner receives a prize, case loose, receives nothing

have fun, and i think is no need to say, if you want use it, give me a tiny credit line, a litttttle one =P

bye

PS: yeha i'm the 2R but if I'd create a 2R Module instead of RR Module, I think would get some incompatible isues, since script might consider 2R as a kind of value

 

[gRaViJa]

This works great, can't believe this hasn't any replies yet. good work buhuhu. Also, i saw there will come more games? Great

 

[buhuhu]

hehe thanks , and yeha so far it been working great, if you want make a full copy of Pacman just replace the graphics, since system itself is all there (even the hud with hi-score, etc)

since that only use 3 editable events (ghost, gem, powerup), all you need do is, modify your own and copy/paste it, all the way, as I did, I didn't added new graphics for show people, that system can be done by using just default rpgxp stuff

and yeha I'm currently working on 2 other mini-games, but i'm having some problems, but hopefuly i'll finish them soon ;-)

cuz the best RPGs I've played so far, all had some mini-games inside, so I've been working on create some =)

and I hope I be able to full understand the use of Comments on a script, for reduce the stuff inside a event (so easier modifiable, or however is spelled)

bye