[Help] Switching Between 2 "Forms"

[TheBigDeal]

Hello!

I was wondering how I would make a modded character switch between 2 sprites on a press of a button.

That's it...

Thanks!

[. . .]

I did everything you would need to start in the zip folder .

PS. Like me or i'll cri evertiem ...

STuff.zip

[TheBigDeal]

Damn, thanks man

PS Liked

[TheBigDeal]

21 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

I did everything you would need to start in the zip folder .

PS. Like me or i'll cri evertiem ...

STuff.zip

So I do I use Key_Z or Key_122, sorta confused on the wording. I used Key_122 and it crashed saying it wasn't declared.

[. . .]

Use the stuff like "Z", "LALT", "SLASH", ect. Don't use the numbers.

Edited August 23, 2016 by SuperDavid

[TheBigDeal]

10 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

Use the stuff like "Z", "LALT", "SLASH", ect. Don't use the numbers.

Alright, that worked, but problem, my mod, on start, is using the wrong build, any idea why that would happen?

If i remove the special build it uses the right one, but as long as the special one is there it will use that.

[. . .]

In your master postinit put the inst.AnimState:SetBuild("NORMAL BUILD") & not the special one then when the world starts he will be in that texture

[TheBigDeal]

10 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

In your master postinit put the inst.AnimState:SetBuild("NORMAL BUILD") & not the special one then when the world starts he will be in that texture

Didn't seem to change anything, any other ideas :/

[. . .]

Well since i'm confused I think the simplest thing is just swap the textures from his special build into his normal build (and normal build into special biuild) & keep the names the same, that 100% should work for you & that's what I personally would do.

It might confuse you so next to your special build in ur code u can do something like

"-- This is really the normal build." stuff like that then u don't get confused

Edited August 23, 2016 by SuperDavid

[TheBigDeal]

11 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

Well since i'm confused I think the simplest thing is just swap the textures from his special build into his normal build & keep the names the same, that 100% should work for you & that's what I personally would do.

never mind, it just hit me that i never renamed some things.

 

I thought fixing that would fix this issue, but when I press Z, he just goes invisible and won't revert back.

 

I think it may be this?

ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.code

Looks a bit sketchy just .code, I don't beleive it said to change anything there, probably wrong though

 

otherwise maybe:

      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.code, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.GASTER)

or

      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.REVERT.code, inst, ACTIONS.REVERT.GASTER)

(Gaster is the name of the Character)

I'll keep looking in the meantime.

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12 minutes ago, TheBigDeal said:

SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.code, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.GASTER)

or

      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.REVERT.code, inst, ACTIONS.REVERT.GASTER)

This's your problem. You replaced " mod_name " with " GASTER " you weren't supposed to do that or else I would've said it xD! Change  " GASTER " to " mod_name " and you should be good.

Edited August 23, 2016 by SuperDavid

[TheBigDeal]

it's kept mod name? Thats so weird though D: alright checking it.

[TheBigDeal]

11 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

This's your problem. You replaced " mod_name " with " GASTER " you weren't supposed to do that or else I would've said it xD

No change D:

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Can you tell me exactly what's your problem/crash then I can think how to fix it?

[TheBigDeal]

8 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

Can you tell me exactly what's your problem/crash then I can think how to fix it?

Not crashing, when I press Z (button I bound to transform) the character goes invisible, and upon pressing Z again will not change back to the previous form either.

[. . .]

The code I gave you can you please post it all here then I can see what you did to it then I can fix it or tell you what's the problem?

[TheBigDeal]

Definitely! Try not to judge my following instruction skills too harshly.

modmain.lua:

-- Turns u into ur special form when in normal form
local TRANSFORM = GLOBAL.Action()
TRANSFORM.str = "Transform"
TRANSFORM.id = "TRANSFORM"
TRANSFORM.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power for example if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster_void")
end

AddAction(TRANSFORM)

-- Turns u back from from your special form & into regular form
local REVERT = GLOBAL.Action()
REVERT.str = "Revert"
REVERT.id = "REVERT"
REVERT.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster")
end

AddAction(REVERT)

character.lua:

local function OnKeyPressed(inst, data)
  if data.inst == ThePlayer then
    if data.key == KEY_Z then
      if TheWorld.ismastersim then
      BufferedAction(inst, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM):Do()
      else
      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.code, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.mod_name)
      end
      elseif data.key == KEY_Z then
      if TheWorld.ismastersim then
      BufferedAction(inst, inst, ACTIONS.REVERT):Do()
      else
      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.REVERT.code, inst, ACTIONS.REVERT.mod_name)
         end 
      end
   end
end

 

should be everything that was changed unless I forgot something.

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14 minutes ago, TheBigDeal said:

when I press Z (button I bound to transform) the character goes invisible, and upon pressing Z again will not change back to the previous form either.

Hmm... That seems like there's something wrong with your texture builds...but I want to make sure so replace the bottom code with the one all the way at the bottom

-- Turns u into ur special form when in normal form
local TRANSFORM = GLOBAL.Action()
TRANSFORM.str = "Transform"
TRANSFORM.id = "TRANSFORM"
TRANSFORM.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power for example if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster_void")
end

AddAction(TRANSFORM)

-- Turns u back from from your special form & into regular form
local REVERT = GLOBAL.Action()
REVERT.str = "Revert"
REVERT.id = "REVERT"
REVERT.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster")
end

AddAction(REVERT)

this bottom code here

-- Turns u into ur special form when in normal form
local TRANSFORM = GLOBAL.Action()
TRANSFORM.str = "Transform"
TRANSFORM.id = "TRANSFORM"
TRANSFORM.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power for example if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster_void")
act.target.components.talker:Say("I'm transforming...")
end

AddAction(TRANSFORM)

-- Turns u back from from your special form & into regular form
local REVERT = GLOBAL.Action()
REVERT.str = "Revert"
REVERT.id = "REVERT"
REVERT.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster")
act.target.components.talker:Say("I'm reverting...")
end

AddAction(REVERT)

if he says those 2 sayings I added to him when you press the buttons then nothing is wrong with the code, something is wrong with your texture builds

[TheBigDeal]

20 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

Hmm... That seems like there's something wrong with your texture builds...but I want to make sure so replace the bottom code with the one all the way at the bottom

-- Turns u into ur special form when in normal form
local TRANSFORM = GLOBAL.Action()
TRANSFORM.str = "Transform"
TRANSFORM.id = "TRANSFORM"
TRANSFORM.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power for example if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster_void")
end

AddAction(TRANSFORM)

-- Turns u back from from your special form & into regular form
local REVERT = GLOBAL.Action()
REVERT.str = "Revert"
REVERT.id = "REVERT"
REVERT.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster")
end

AddAction(REVERT)

this bottom code here

-- Turns u into ur special form when in normal form
local TRANSFORM = GLOBAL.Action()
TRANSFORM.str = "Transform"
TRANSFORM.id = "TRANSFORM"
TRANSFORM.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power for example if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster_void")
act.target.components.talker:Say("I'm transforming...")
end

AddAction(TRANSFORM)

-- Turns u back from from your special form & into regular form
local REVERT = GLOBAL.Action()
REVERT.str = "Revert"
REVERT.id = "REVERT"
REVERT.fn = function(act)
-- Insert code of what happens when you actiavte this power if u want to swap textures
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster")
act.target.components.talker:Say("I'm reverting...")
end

AddAction(REVERT)

if he says those 2 sayings I added to him when you press the buttons then nothing is wrong with the code, something is wrong with your texture builds

So, he just says "I'm transforming" every time you hit z, never, "I'm reverting" and he is still invisible.

[. . .]

Oh my god i'm an idiot ! I just noticed you put both of your powers as the button Z they have to be different ( like put X or something) or only one will work, sorry I didn't notice earilier i'm kinda tired...

Edited August 23, 2016 by SuperDavid

[TheBigDeal]

8 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

Oh my god i'm an idiot ! I just noticed you put both of your powers as the button Z they have to be different ( like put X or something) or only one will work, sorry I didn't notice earilier i'm kinda tired...

Haha, same, but is there no way to have it use the same, just like a toggle? I know a couple other mods were able to achieve this, at-least for testing purposes this is fine, but I feel it would get annoying for players.

[. . .]

ok ok give me a second I'll think of something

[TheBigDeal]

10 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

ok ok give me a second I'll think of something

Alright, awesome, also, just tried it out, he reverts now, completely fine, but on the special form he is still invisible, I just double checked to make sure build names and stuff were the same, and they seemed fine.

 

EDIT: Just had an idea, if this works im a complete idiot.

Edited August 23, 2016 by TheBigDeal

[. . .]

Get rid of both of your actions in modmain & just put this

-- Turns u into ur special form when in normal form
local TRANSFORM = GLOBAL.Action()
TRANSFORM.str = "Transform"
TRANSFORM.id = "TRANSFORM"
TRANSFORM.fn = function(act)
if act.target.normal_mode == true then
act.target.normal_mode = nil
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster_void")
act.target.components.talker:Say("I'm transforming...")
elseif act.target.normal_mode == nil then
act.target.normal_mode = true
act.target.AnimState:SetBuild("gaster")
act.target.components.talker:Say("I'm not transforming...")
end

AddAction(TRANSFORM)

also replace

local function OnKeyPressed(inst, data)
  if data.inst == ThePlayer then
    if data.key == KEY_Z then
      if TheWorld.ismastersim then
      BufferedAction(inst, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM):Do()
      else
      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.code, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.mod_name)
      end
      elseif data.key == KEY_Z then
      if TheWorld.ismastersim then
      BufferedAction(inst, inst, ACTIONS.REVERT):Do()
      else
      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.REVERT.code, inst, ACTIONS.REVERT.mod_name)
         end 
      end
   end
end

with this V

local function OnKeyPressed(inst, data)
  if data.inst == ThePlayer then
    if data.key == KEY_Z then
      if TheWorld.ismastersim then
      BufferedAction(inst, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM):Do()
      else
      SendRPCToServer(RPC.DoWidgetButtonAction, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.code, inst, ACTIONS.TRANSFORM.mod_name)
      end
      end
   end
end

WAIT there's more, add the code below in your master_postinit in ur character.lua i'm hoping this works fingers crossed

inst.normal_mode = true

Edited August 23, 2016 by SuperDavid

[TheBigDeal]

Ok, so I think I know why he's invisible, I'm not sure how to completely word this so bare with me.

I don't think I imported the build correctly in the modmain in PrefabFiles or something, I tried to put gaster_void but it gave me some errors so I assume that isn't it.

Currently:

PrefabFiles = {
	"gaster",
	"gaster_none",
	"artifact",
}

I think I have to do something like that but i'm not sure where completely.

Hopefully I worded this good enough and such.

 

TL;DR modmain can't find gaster_void or something.