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Thanks again Crimson Wizard. I'll try this out now.

OK. I'm trying to implement what you have suggested but I don't think I fully understand how audio channels work. I've created two audio channels (one to be turned up whilst the player is inside the club and the other to be turned up when he goes outside the club.) Here is my issue:

In the room_firstload function, if I arrange the script like this:

Code: AGS

AudioChannel *OutsideClub = aMusic4.Play();
OutsideClub.Volume = 0;
AudioChannel *InsideClub = aMusic3.Play();
InsideClub.Volume = 100;

then the music plays when the room loads up.

However, if I arrange the script like this:

Code: AGS

AudioChannel *InsideClub = aMusic3.Play();
InsideClub.Volume = 100;
AudioChannel *OutsideClub = aMusic4.Play();
OutsideClub.Volume = 0;  

then the room is silent when it loads up.

Obviously I don't fully understand how audio channels work. Is this happening because I'm trying to make two channels which both have music on them? When I try to change the volume of the various channels in the 'room_LeaveLeft' function I get an error telling me that 'InsideClub' is an unidentified token.

Is there an FAQ or tutorial anywhere for this sort of thing? I can't seem to find any concrete info on audio anywhere and what I do find seems to be out of date.

Thanks for helping.

Ben.

Thanks Crimson Wizard. I'd completely overlooked the use of audio channels.

I've searched high and low and I can't seem to find any information on this, despite it being what would appear to be a fairly rudimentary function. I'm aware that the audio side of the engine recently received an overhaul, but again, I'm struggling to find any info on it anywhere.

Basically, what I'm attempting to do is have two pieces of music playing simultaneously and be able to change the volume of the two of them in the script, at will, in order to create what's known as a wet/dry mix. This will enable me to give the player the impression of hearing the music clearly whilst inside a nightclub and having the higher frequencies drop out once the player leaves the night club.

Does anybody know how I can do this or would anybody be so kind as to link me to where the relevant information is?

Your help is greatly appreciated as always.

Ben.

Oh dear. I feel like a bit of an idiot. I think it's a case of not being able to see the woods for the trees.

Hi.

I'm having a little trouble animating a particular character through several different views. I'm attempting to have a character do a set series of actions at regular intervals during the game loop using a series of timers. Here is the code:

Code: AGS

function room_AfterFadeIn()
{
  // Create timers for character animations
  cDealer.LockView(9);
  SetTimer(1, Random(400) + 100);
  SetTimer(2, 300);
  SetTimer(3, 400);
  SetTimer(3, 900);
}

function room_RepExec()
{     

        // Animate NPCs
        if(IsTimerExpired(1))
        {
          cDealer.Animate(0, 5, eOnce, eNoBlock, eForwards);
          SetTimer(1, Random(400) + 100);
        }
        
        if(IsTimerExpired(2))
        {
          cBouncer.LockView(2);
          cBouncer.Animate(0, 5, eOnce, eNoBlock, eForwards);
        }
        
        if(IsTimerExpired(3))
        {
          cBouncer.LockView(21);
          cBouncer.Animate(0, 5, eOnce, eNoBlock, eForwards);
          cBouncer.UnlockView();
        }
        
        if(IsTimerExpired(4))
        {
          cBouncer.LockView(2);
          cBouncer.Animate(0, 5, eOnce, eNoBlock, eBackwards);
          SetTimer(2, 300);
          SetTimer(3, 520);
          SetTimer(3, 900);
        }
}

The 'cDealer' character works fine but the 'cBouncer' character seems to just hang at the end of the first animation. Can anyone shed any light on what I'm doing wrong here? It is worth noting that I have also tried this using 'UnlockView' at the end of each if statement and it still doesn't seem to work.

Thanks in advance.

Ben.

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Just a quick beginner's audio question here.

I want to make a certain ambient sound loop. I've created an audio channel for it and I was wondering what code I have to use to make it loop. Here is what I have already:

Code: AGS

AudioChannel*ac = aBurgerBarBuzz.Play();
ac.Volume = 60;

That works fine but it stops once the audio file has finished playing. How do I get it to loop?

Thanks in advance.

Ben.

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Thanks Geork, that worked a treat.

My mistake was not understanding the nature of the repeatedly execute function. Once you pointed out the use of '++' can effectively provide a means of counting it all became obvious.

Hi.

I'm currently trying to make a group of NPCs have a lengthy conversation in the background which continues regardless of what the player does. I'm using a series of timers (being set off at different intervals) and triggering the dialogue at those intervals. Unfortunately, the engine only allows for a maximum of 20 timers and I require more than that. In the hopes of getting around this issue, I created an integer to which I add 1 each time a piece of dialogue is spoken and then use 'if' statements to check to see where the dialogue needs to go next. The code looks like this:

Code: AGS

// Create Timer
function room_Load()
{
  SetTimer(1, 120);
  SetTimer(2, 400);
  SetTimer(3, 550);
  SetTimer(4, 700);
  SetTimer(5, 900);
  SetTimer(6, 1050);
  SetTimer(7, 1250);
  SetTimer(8, 1550);
  SetTimer(9, 1800);
  SetTimer(10, 2050);
  SetTimer(11, 2300);
  SetTimer(12, 2600);
  SetTimer(13, 3000);
  SetTimer(14, 3200);
  SetTimer(15, 3400);
  SetTimer(16, 3600);
  SetTimer(17, 3800);
  SetTimer(18, 4150);
  SetTimer(19, 4400);
  SetTimer(20, 4600);
}

int check1 = 0;

// This code handles the NPCs talking amongst themselves in this room
function room_RepExec()
{
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    if(check1 == 0)
    {
      cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
      check1 ++;
    }
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(3))
  {
    cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(4))
  {
    cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(5))
  {
    cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(6))
  {
    cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(7))
  {
    cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(8))
  {
    cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(9))
  {
    cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(10))
  {
    cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(11))
  {
    cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(12))
  {
    cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(13))
  {
    cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(14))
  {
    cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(15))
  {
    cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(16))
  {
    cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(17))
  {
    cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(18))
  {
    cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(19))
  {
    cDiceNerd.Say("bla bla bla");
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(20))
  {
    cWandNerd.Say("bla bla bla");
    SetTimer(1, 120);
    check1 = 1;
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    if(check1 == 1)
    {
      cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
      check1 = 2;
      SetTimer(1, 350);
    }
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    if(check1 == 2)
    {
      cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
      check1 = 3;
      SetTimer(1, 220);
    }
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    if(check1 == 3)
    {
      cWandNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
      check1 = 4;
      SetTimer(1, 170);
    }
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    if(check1 == 4)
    {
      cSwordNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
      check1 = 5;
      SetTimer(1, 220);
    }
  }
  
  if(IsTimerExpired(1))
  {
    if(check1 == 5)
    {
      cDiceNerd.SayBackground("bla bla bla");
      check1 = 6;
      SetTimer(1, 320);
    }
  }
  
}

Unfortunately, the dialogue ceases after the 20th timer finishes and doesn't continue with the resetting of timer 1.

I'd imagine that I'm probably doing this in some extremely hard and impractical way that a real programmer would laugh at, so if you could point me int he right direction here I'd be extremely grateful.

Thanks in advance,

Ben.

Thank you very much. I'm reading the Divine comedy at the moment, going to try and inject some of that darkness into our game. Whilst keeping it funny :-)

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New level Old English pub

Our characters so Far

Update of our nightclub level

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll check out the solutions you've suggested and see what works.

Hi.

I imagine this will be a fairly simple one for the veterans on the board.

I'm struggling to click on the items in the player's inventory and once they are selected, I'm struggling to click on other inventory items to combine them. Is there some sort of variable I can change to increase the size of the hit detection area for these icons?

Thanks for the help.

Ben.

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Derp. Another silly mistake.

Thanks for the help.