by ValturNaa » Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:31 pm
What you are attempting to do IS coding, and humbird's editor has the secondary function of coding (primary function of map creation). When you install an rpgSprite on the map and start using the drag and drop features to make it talk, THAT is coding. Just a simplified version, which makes it generally easier to learn.
The easiest way to learn how to use Humbird's programming kit is to tinker with the editor for this game, without separating it from the game, or get editable versions of his non pokemon games and tinker with those instead. Back-up the game if you want to and start looking for examples of what he uses. When you find a .swf call (it looks like a red Flash icon in the drag-and-drop) that calls a choice menu, copy its parameters exactly into your own game, and make sure the .swf file it calls is where it's supposed to be. Creating the .swf files is still beyond me, but by looking for examples from his games, I've learned quite a bit about using them in the editor.
I'm picturing the sprite code looking something like this when you're through:
Dialogue: Would you like to change your sprite?
swf: showMenu: display in HUD: instance name choices: variables; menuName battleChoices_menu, target = reply, choice1, choice2, choice3...
condition (looks like a question mark road sign): if reply = choice1,
move: player: sprite appearance = sprite1.png
condition: if reply = choice2,
move: player: sprite appearance = sprite2.png
...etc
edit: of course, if you don't want the choice in-game of which sprites to change to, you can simply drag and drop the move function to change player sprite appearance. Humbird uses several of these functions in one of his test levels to copy player sprite appearance to that of the npc who triggers it.
And, um, what coding program did you get? I've never had a single coding program crash a computer, any computer, and I've had quite a number of them on every one I've ever owned, plus a few on my parents' computers when I was young. Did you get the right download for your operating system?
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