[WIP] Visual Novel Engine in 100 Events

v1.0:

https://copy.com/KCTlxMno6FGbhQto

a small fix to the text displaying that I noticed.

Very inresting project !

mindfaQ Got an error trying to run this, using Construct r210.

Chrome

It crashes on NJ.s and loads only the backgrounf in Firefox with similar error notification

Hello, that's weird. I've now tested it in r210 (downloaded the capx from the latest link, to make sure), and all is working for me in Opera (which is based on Chrome's engine), NW.js and Firefox. Did you change anything (events, ...), yet?

Torpedo - Do you trying to preview another layout instead of the assigned first layout?

mindfaQ

Tetriser

Sry for the late reply, been away, Just updated r211, and everything works fine.

Wow, thanks for this. You are awesome I'll notify of any bugs I encounter.

mindfaQ Thanks a lot. Great engine. Are you still sane after making this?^^

I tried to make 3 choices, but the third choice always brought me to the result of the 2nd choice. Is it designed to have 2 choices only? Thanks^^

mindfaQ Thanks a lot. Great engine. Are you still sane after making this?^^

I tried to make 3 choices, but the third choice always brought me to the result of the 2nd choice. Is it designed to have 2 choices only? Thanks^^

Sure, why should I go insane?

Hmm, for me it works, maybe the syntax is a bit weird/convoluted. It could probably be changed into a simpler syntax.

Example try exchanging the script in the vn with this and give it a try; the choice at the start should lead you to three different scenes:

character | Carl | c | 0 | 10 | 60 | Arial 
character | Steve | s | 0 | 60 | 10 | Arial 
character | System | none | 255 | 255 | 255 | DejaVu Sans 
 
anchor | start 
set | all | 0 
music | on | main_music 
background | main_screen 
  text | none | Where do you want to go?/nPlease make a choice :). 
  choice | scene1 | 1 | I want to go to scene 1. | xmid | 200 
  choice | scene2 | 1 | I want to go to scene 2. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | xmid | 250 
  choice | scene3 | 1 | I want to go to scene 3! | xmid | 300 
    require | on | scene1 | 1 
      goto | scene1 
    require | off 
    require | on | scene2 | 1 
      goto | scene2 
    require | off 
    goto | scene3 
 
anchor | scene1 
image | carl_happy | 1 | xmid | ybot 
fadein | 1 | 3 
music | off 
  text | c | You did it! 
image | carl_suspicious | 1 
  text | c | But why am I alone here/n and the background didn't even change.  
  voice | yeah 
  text | c | Hmm, no music playing either... I'll be better getting out of here. 
runmacro | jumping | 1 
fadeout | 1 | 3 
wait | 3 
image | clear | 1 
goto | start 
 
anchor | scene2 
background | scene2 
image | carl_happy | 1 | xleft | ybot 
image | steve_happy | 2 | xright | ybot 
  text | s | Awesome! 
  move | 2 | xmid |  | 1 | skip 
  text | c | You did it! Your decision-making is unparalleled. 
  move | 1 | xright |  | 2 | wait 
  sfx | yeah 
  choice | success | 1 | Go back to the main menu. | xmid | ymid 
image | clear | 1 
image | clear | 2 
goto | start 
 
anchor | scene3 
image | carl_happy | 1 | xmid | ybot 
fadein | 1 | 3 
music | off 
  text | c | This seems to be the third scene. 
image | carl_suspicious | 1 
  text | c | It seems to be dangerously similar to the first scene. 
  voice | yeah 
  text | c | ... I'll be better getting out of here, too. 
runmacro | jumping | 1 
fadeout | 1 | 3 
wait | 3 
image | clear | 1 
goto | start 
 
macro | jumping 
move | /x |  | 620 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 720 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 620 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 720 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 620 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 720 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 620 | 0.15 | wait 
move | /x |  | 720 | 0.15 | wait 
macro | jumping[/code:3ccpm8mg]

Thanks mindfaQ it works. But I dont understand why should it be "require | off |" then "require | on | scene2 |"?

Another question if you don't mind, mindfaQ, can we go to another layout after certain scene using the script? Like, after scene 2 I want the game to jump to a mini game in Layout "minigame". Thanks^^

think of the require | on and off like:

if (condition) { ... }

the part before the dots is the on, the part after the dots is the off. One could probably make the syntax easier, and granted - the evaluation of conditions is very poorly done in the engine - this would definitely be something, that would need some more work. Like also including else, and letting the user write more evaluations than only statx >= valuey.

The capability to go to another layout can be easily added:

1) add the function name of your choice for it to the first event

2) write the function like in the picture

3) in the script you then can use "layout | layoutname" and it will work - just make sure that your minigame layout goes back to the game layout some time ^^.

Thanks mindfaQ It works. This is very great. Thanks a lot, I learn many things

mindfaQ, I managed to add several functions like playing video in the game. The problem is how to make the choices to appear after the video (instead of text) ends? Thanks^^

If you can detect in an event when a video ends, you could just do:

on video finished playing:

add 1 to position

call "run" ()

If you have no indicator when a video finishes, but the user also has no control over the video, you could start a timer with the length of the video + some small leeway, and on this timer, you do the same actions above.

If you want the user to be able to skip the video, ofc you need to add that functionality, too (on left click and video running -> stop video, position +1, run, something likw that)

Hello MindfaQ!!! I was searching for a VN engine that I can use on the free Construct 2 program and this works great! Thank you so much!

Edit: I'm wondering how to add more than two choices? I am confused what "require" does, even after reading the note in the event sheet.