Wagtunes' Modding Questions

[Isaac]

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function spawnLight()
	spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1,"effect")
	effect:setLight(1,0,0,20,7,10,true)
	effect:translate(0,2,0)
end

Doesn't do a thing.

It works; it spawns a red light that fades after ten seconds.

*This function uses the location of the script_entity itself as the spawn point... so to see it, you should position the script_entity within view of the party.

Also... This script has no check for existing names, and thus will crash the game if run twice (within ten seconds in this case), because it explicitly assigns the same name to every fx object that it creates; duplicate object names crash the game.

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The fx object is used to place particle & light effects.

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function spawnPoof()
	local effect = spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1)

	if effect then
		effect:setParticleSystem('blob')
		effect:setLight(1,1,1,20,7,2,false)
		effect:translate(0,1.5,0)
	end	
	
end

[wagtunes]

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function spawnLight()
	spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1,"effect")
	effect:setLight(1,0,0,20,7,10,true)
	effect:translate(0,2,0)
end

Doesn't do a thing.

It works; it spawns a red light that fades after ten seconds.

*This function uses the location of the script_entity itself as the spawn point... so to see it, you should position the script_entity within view of the party.

Also... This script has no check for existing names, and thus will crash the game if run twice (within ten seconds in this case), because it explicitly assigns the same name to every fx object that it creates; duplicate object names crash the game.

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The fx object is used to place particle & light effects.

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function spawnPoof()
	local effect = spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1)

	if effect then
		effect:setParticleSystem('blob')
		effect:setLight(1,1,1,20,7,2,false)
		effect:translate(0,1.5,0)
	end	
	
end

Okay, here is what I did.

1. I created a pressure plate set to activate once and placed it 14,27

2. I created the script, using the code above, and placed it at 15,27, which is the square right in front of the pressure plate and in front of the party so they are looking right at it.

3. I placed the fx object at 15,27

4. I ran the dungeon. I stepped on the pressure plate and nothing appears in front of me. No light, nothing.

So I have no idea what the problem is

[wagtunes]

Here is the code I used.

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function spawnLight()
	spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1,"effect")
	effect:setLight(1,0,0,20,7,10,true)
	effect:translate(0,2,0)
	hudPrint("Did It")
end

I even put a hudPrint test print in it to make sure the code was being executed. It is.

I then figured maybe it doesn't work in the dungeon editor and you had to export it to a dat file. So I did that and actually ran the dungeon. Still nothing.

I am totally at a loss as to why this isn't working. I have tried this with several fx scripts and none of them work.

[Isaac]

This scene has the script, one button, and one plate; both are connected to the script.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dp5yb052gotnq95/fx.zip?dl=1

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function spawnPoof()
	local effect = spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1)

	if effect then
		effect:setParticleSystem('blob')
		effect:setLight(1,1,1,20,7,5,false)
		effect:translate(0,1.5,0)
	end	
end

[wagtunes]

This scene has the script, one button, and one plate; both are connected to the script.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dp5yb052gotnq95/fx.zip?dl=1

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function spawnPoof()
	local effect = spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1)

	if effect then
		effect:setParticleSystem('blob')
		effect:setLight(1,1,1,20,7,5,false)
		effect:translate(0,1.5,0)
	end	
end

Why a button and a plate? Don't you need just one thing to trigger it?

[wagtunes]

This scene has the script, one button, and one plate; both are connected to the script.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dp5yb052gotnq95/fx.zip?dl=1

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function spawnPoof()
	local effect = spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1)

	if effect then
		effect:setParticleSystem('blob')
		effect:setLight(1,1,1,20,7,5,false)
		effect:translate(0,1.5,0)
	end	
end

Okay, here's what I did. I copied the script just as you have it. I placed the script, the fx object, a pressure plate and a button all on the same square. I connected the button and the pressure plate to the script. I then put hudPrint("Do It") inside the IF statement to make sure the script was executing.

I then started the dungeon in the editor. I stepped onto the pressure plate. Saw the message "Do It" but no fx showed. I then hit the button and looked to the left like you did in the video and still nothing.

Then I thought of something. You said if you retrigger the script within 10 seconds you'll crash the editor. So I reran it and repeatedly pressed the button with no more than a second in between. "Do It" kept reprinting for each press but no fx appeared and no crash of the editor.

I've come to the conclusion that fx don't work on my OS for whatever reason. It is the only thing that makes any sense. I have looked through the source codes of the dungeons that I've downloaded that come with source code and unfortunately, none of them utilize the fx object so I can't test it to see if it's working in other mods.

Bottom Line: It doesn't work on my PC for whatever reason and I have no idea how to fix it. If you have a dungeon you can send me with the source code to test it here, I can then be certain beyond any doubt.

[wagtunes]

Okay, I tried connecting the plate to this script.

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function spawnLight()
	spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1,"effect")
	effect:setLight(1,0,0,20,7,10,true)
	effect:translate(0,2,0)
end

I did not set the plate to activate once. I stepped onto it twice and on the 2nd time the editor did give me an error for a duplicate. But still no fx visible.

Graphics card possibly?

I'm grasping at straws here but the bottom line is that none of the fx scripts I've tried do anything visually.

[Zo Kath Ra]

Okay, I tried connecting the plate to this script.

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function spawnLight()
	spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1,"effect")
	effect:setLight(1,0,0,20,7,10,true)
	effect:translate(0,2,0)
end

I did not set the plate to activate once. I stepped onto it twice and on the 2nd time the editor did give me an error for a duplicate. But still no fx visible.

Graphics card possibly?

I'm grasping at straws here but the bottom line is that none of the fx scripts I've tried do anything visually.

a) It works for me. Can you upload the Dungeon Editor source files?
b) What are your graphical settings in LoG1?
c) As far as I know, you don't need to manually place an FX object in the Dungeon Editor, because you're spawning one in your script.

[wagtunes]

Okay, I tried connecting the plate to this script.

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function spawnLight()
	spawn("fx",1,self.x,self.y,1,"effect")
	effect:setLight(1,0,0,20,7,10,true)
	effect:translate(0,2,0)
end

I did not set the plate to activate once. I stepped onto it twice and on the 2nd time the editor did give me an error for a duplicate. But still no fx visible.

Graphics card possibly?

I'm grasping at straws here but the bottom line is that none of the fx scripts I've tried do anything visually.

a) It works for me. Can you upload the Dungeon Editor source files?
b) What are your graphical settings in LoG1?
c) As far as I know, you don't need to manually place an FX object in the Dungeon Editor, because you're spawning one in your script.

If that's the case, what is the fx object for? It doesn't really seem to do anything on its own. There are no slots to enter any code or anything.

[wagtunes]

One other thing. Isaac gave me a script to destroy an item in an alcove.

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function destroySpecialPotion(self) 
	local alcove = self
	potionName = "potionunlocking"
	
	if type(alcove) == "table" and string.match(alcove.name,"alcove") then
		for itm in alcove:containedItems() do -------------------------------------------{The alcove's contained items iterator}
			if itm.name == potionName then
				
				--optional effects
					local effect = spawn("fx",itm.level,itm.x,itm.y,itm.facing)
						effect:translate(0,1.3,0)
						effect:setParticleSystem("blob")
						effect:setLight(0, 0, 1, 1000, 2, .5, true)
						playSound("goromorg_shield_hit")
				--/optional effects
						
				itm:destroy()
			end	
		end	
	end	
end

That works. I see the white light and the item disappears. So it's not an fx object problem with it not working. But something about the code he gave me for the red light creation doesn't work.

I'm going to try to do this without placing an fx object on the spot.