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White flash?
Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:23 pm 
How would I be able to cause a short flash of white on the screen? I want it so I can make a hero 'appear' out of nowhere, without just having a plain set position.
Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:11 pm
well you could just have a textbox with an all white backroung and no text or textbox appear with a script, wait (2), and then advance it.
This would make the whole screen white for less than a second. Is that what you mean? Or do you mean just in one spot on the screen, like a white circle around the hero himself.
This would make the whole screen white for less than a second. Is that what you mean? Or do you mean just in one spot on the screen, like a white circle around the hero himself.
Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:34 pm
show backdrop (x) where x is a white backdrop
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Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:56 pm
Code:
plotscript, white flash, ticks=1 begin
variable(sl)
sl := create rect
set rect bg col(sl, 15) # color 15 is not white in every master palette
fill parent(sl)
wait(ticks)
free slice(sl)
end
plotscript, white flash, ticks=1 begin
variable(sl)
sl := create rect
set rect bg col(sl, 15) # color 15 is not white in every master palette
fill parent(sl)
wait(ticks)
free slice(sl)
end
I really need to add a command that lets you find a color by R G B value.
Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:21 am
Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:13 pm
I went with Spoonweavers idea. And Spoon, I meant the whole screen, which is why the textbox idea is good.
Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:43 pm
Master K wrote:
I went with Spoonweavers idea. And Spoon, I meant the whole screen, which is why the textbox idea is good.
I know this is nitpicking (Every method works) but it's more efficient to use this script:
Code:
plotscript, name, begin
showbackdrop(x)
wait(2)
showmap
end
plotscript, name, begin
showbackdrop(x)
wait(2)
showmap
end
than the one he's suggesting:
Code:
plotscript, name, begin
suspend box advance
show text box (x)
wait(2)
advance text box
resume box advance
end
plotscript, name, begin
suspend box advance
show text box (x)
wait(2)
advance text box
resume box advance
end
With the former there's no reason to waste text boxes (not that you're likely to run out) or waste your time adding a backdrop to a text box. Also, you don't have to suspend anything to stop the player from interfering with the first method. The reason I say it's nitpicking is it's only a 2 tick wait, but if that interval were longer it would definitely matter more.
Of course, James's method actually looks like the best to me but I wouldn't have thought of it myself.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:20 am
Maybe there's something particular about the white flash that you're going for that makes it so you can't just alter the palette, but that's what I've always done when I want a flash (of any color).
plotscript, flash, begin
tweakpalette(63,63,63)
updatepalette
wait(ticks)
resetpalette
updatepalette
end
A couple of lines longer, but it doesn't require a tb or a backdrop of any sort.
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plotscript, flash, begin
tweakpalette(63,63,63)
updatepalette
wait(ticks)
resetpalette
updatepalette
end
A couple of lines longer, but it doesn't require a tb or a backdrop of any sort.
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