Event dependent Movement

[Caldaron]

Event dependent Movement
Caldaron
Version: 1.03
Oct 9 2006

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Introduction

With this Script, u can simple make events follow events like move_toward_player

Features

• move_toward_event
  
• move_away_from_event
  
• turn_toward_event
  
• turn_away_from_event
  
• 8-way movement included
  

Script

Event dependent Movement

Code:

#==============================================================================
# Event dependent Movement Script v. 1.03
# by Caldaron (8.10.2006)
#==============================================================================
SDK.log('Event dependent Movement', 'Caldaron', 1.03, '2006-10-8')

if SDK.state('Event dependent Movement')
#==============================================================================
Eight_Way = true
#==============================================================================
class Game_Character
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_toward_event(id)
    turn_toward_event(id)
    move_forward
    if not moving?
      move_random
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_away_from_event(id)
    turn_away_from_event(id)
    move_forward
    if not moving?
      move_random
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def turn_toward_event(id)
    sx = @x - $game_map.events[id].x
    sy = @y - $game_map.events[id].y
    if sx == 0 and sy == 0
      return
    end
    if sx.abs == sy.abs and Eight_Way
      sx > 0 ? sy > 0 ? turn_upper_left : turn_lower_left : sy > 0 ? turn_upper_right : turn_lower_right
    elsif sx.abs > sy.abs
      sx > 0 ? turn_left : turn_right
    else
      sy > 0 ? turn_up : turn_down
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def turn_away_from_event(id)
    sx = $game_map.events[id].x - @x
    sy = $game_map.events[id].y - @y
    if sx == 0 and sy == 0
      return
    end
    if sx.abs == sy.abs and Eight_Way
      sx > 0 ? sy > 0 ? turn_upper_left : turn_lower_left : sy > 0 ? turn_upper_right : turn_lower_right
    elsif sx.abs > sy.abs
      sx > 0 ? turn_left : turn_right
    else
      sy > 0 ? turn_up : turn_down
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def turn_upper_left
    unless @direction_fix
      @direction = 7
      @stop_count = 0
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def turn_lower_left
    unless @direction_fix
      @direction = 1
      @stop_count = 0
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def turn_upper_right
    unless @direction_fix
      @direction = 9
      @stop_count = 0
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def turn_lower_right
    unless @direction_fix
      @direction = 3
      @stop_count = 0
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_forward
    case @direction
    when 1
      move_lower_left
    when 2
      move_down(false)
    when 3
      move_lower_right
    when 4
      move_left(false)
    when 6
      move_right(false)
    when 7
      move_upper_left
    when 8
      move_up(false)
    when 9
      move_upper_right
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def move_random
    case rand(8)
    when 0
      move_lower_left
    when 1
      move_down(false)
    when 2
      move_lower_right
    when 3
      move_left(false)
    when 4
      move_right(false)
    when 5
      move_upper_left
    when 6
      move_up(false)
    when 7
      move_upper_right
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
end
#==============================================================================
end

Instructions

Place this above main.
to let events follow events, choose script in the move route editor and put in:

Code:

move_toward_event(event_id)
move_away_from_event(event_id)
turn_toward_event(event_id)
turn_away_from_event(event_id)

(event_id is the destination event)

For non-SDK-users:
delete line 5, 7 and the last "end"

Incompatibility

Not known...

Credits and Thanks

Credits to me

Author's Notes
i uploaded a less buggy one...