blackhornet

Hi! Sorry about not being clear. Please check out my capx! I've added arrows.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/plwf2km2bnr471d/MCG10.31.capx?dl=0

When you go into the secret passage, stand in the dark, and let your match die without lighting another one, the timer is supposed to start (see event sheet line 147). I've done all those things, and the timer does load, according to the debugging. It just won't start ticking down.

dop2000

Fixed the note problem!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptxi1sxfqsh3v7l/MCG10.29.capx?dl=0

Grab the note and select it from the inventory without going near Jim, and you can read it!

I'm irrationally proud of myself right now.

Have a great Sunday!

dop2000

Okay! Thank you, I will work on these things. May I ask, what does it mean to 'pass the item number to the function'? How would I do it?

Oh, and if you select the note from the inventory without 'giving' it to Jim, so to speak, the game really is supposed to pause, and the note itself is supposed to take up the entire screen and let you read what it says. I've altered the timescale and everything too, but it just won't happen. (Line 128)

Do you have an inventory system that you personally prefer? I'd love to check it out! Perhaps I will start this whole thing over, lol. Thank you!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/omyycniwzr8g80x/MCG10.28.2.capx?dl=0

blackhornet

Sorry, here it is!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/omyycniwzr8g80x/MCG10.28.2.capx?dl=0

Event sheet Line 154 is the issue.

I ran the game through the debug and saw that the "SecretPassage" timer never even starts.

I have a sprite on a timer, but the timer just won't start! I have other timers that work just fine. What might the problem be?

I'm getting weird 'ghosts' from my global sprites.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/twtbcfklsi77asp/MCG10.28.capx?dl=0

In my game, both the player and the InfoText on the bottom are set to global. I understand this to mean that they will show up on every layout without having to be dragged there.

If you go to the right, up the hallway, and up to the secret passage on the left, you will enter the secret passage. Here is where things get weird, because you can see the 'ghost' of the InfoText box with no provocation. And if you die (press k to die) both the player sprite and the text box are just hanging out on the Game Over screen.

How can I clean this up? Is there a toggle for Global sprites?

dop2000

Hi again! I'm on a roll. I went through every line of the inventory example and tried to copy as much as I could. Just a few more bugs to work out!

1. 'Drop Item' doesn't work... the item remains in the inventory. (Line 108)

2. 'Delete After Use' is supposed to delete the item from the inventory after being used. If you get the note, go to the dude, press I to open the inventory, and use the note, you will see that it's still in the inventory after use. It's supposed to be gone! (Line 110)

3. If you get the note and select it from the inventory without going to the dude, the game is supposed to pause and let you read the note. But the game does not pause, and the Notes layer does not become visible as it should (Line 128).

Also, if you get the note before getting the handkerchief sometimes the note does not appear in the inventory?

What do you think, Dop2000?

My game:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/twtbcfklsi77asp/MCG10.28.capx?dl=0

Inventory Tutorial:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a21t52ct6evtm69/Inventory%20Tutorial.capx?dl=0

dop2000

You're right, i didn't even notice that! Fixing now...

dop2000

Lol, sorry.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zdt44j7soy6gy7v/MCG10.26.capx?dl=0

The collectibles are supposed to disappear and reappear in one of the Inv Cells, but they're still just sitting on the Level layer?

dop2000

Okay, completed!

What should I look at next?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5vvmyppiv3zmyxh/MCG10.25.capx?dl=0

It worked! Thank you!

Are you available for a few more questions during the week?

Great!! Thank you!!