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[Zanso]

Hey Spellhold Studios!

 

I thought I give it a try and ask help for scripting since I have one thing I just can't figure out.

 

I have run to a bit of a snafu in my BG:EE modding since I am not that familiar with weidu scripting. Basic scripting is rather easy, but these two go a little bit over my head. I need to move existing areas a bit (AR4400 and AR4300). However, in this I haven't gotten very far in. This one goes way over my head and I am not even sure what I should do with this one

 

GET_OFFSET_ARRAY AB_AR4300 WMP_AREAS
    PHP_EACH AB_AR4300 AS int => fx_off BEGIN
        READ_SHORT fx_off fx_type
            PATCH_IF fx_type = 35 BEGIN
                READ_LONG 0x28 amountx
                READ_LONG 0x2c amounty
                    WRITE_LONG 0x28 (%amountx% + 100)
                    WRITE_LONG 0x2c (%amounty% + 100)
            END
END

 

Any suggestions are welcome, even if they have nothing to do with the scripts above Hopefully someone here can tell me how to actually do that

Edited by Zanso, 21 January 2016 - 12:29 PM.

[Creepin]

Hey Zanso, you might have better luck at WeiDU home here Also, the topic name isn't doing great job as well because this is not scripting but WeiDU coding. Sorry this is the best help I could come up with

[White Agnus]

COPY_EXISTING ~worldmap.wmp~ ~override~
PATCH_DEFINE_ASSOCIATIVE_ARRAY move_coordinates BEGIN //define array move_coordinates
  //the dummy is needed, because the first argument must be unique in a associative array  
  //dummy , x  , y, n/p x value, n/p y value => areaname		
	dummy1, 100, 100, nx, py => AR4300
	dummy2, 100, 100, px, ny => AR4400
END
PHP_EACH move_coordinates AS cord => aname //go through the array move_coordinates
BEGIN
	GET_OFFSET_ARRAY are_array WMP_AREAS //get predefined array WMP_AREAS
	PHP_EACH are_array AS are_num => are_offset //go through the array WMP_AREAS
	BEGIN
	READ_ASCII are_offset are_name //write area reference in variable
		PATCH_IF ~%are_name%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~%aname%~ //check if the area_name has the same value as aname from the move_coordinates array
		BEGIN
			READ_LONG are_offset+0x38 xcord //read X coordinate into xcord variable
			READ_LONG are_offset+0x3c ycord //read Y coordinate into xcord variable
			PATCH_IF ~%cord_3%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~px~ //if the xcord should be added
			BEGIN
				WRITE_LONG are_offset+0x38 (xcord+%cord_1%) //write X coordinate + second parameter (cord_0 would bec dummy1/2 in this case) from the move_coordinates array
			END
			PATCH_IF ~%cord_4%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~py~ //if the ycord should be added
			BEGIN
			WRITE_LONG are_offset+0x3c (ycord+%cord_2%) //write Y coordinate + third parameter from the move_coordinates array
			END
			PATCH_IF ~%cord_3%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~nx~ //if the xcord should be subtracted
			BEGIN
				WRITE_LONG are_offset+0x38 (xcord - %cord_1%) //write X coordinate - second parameter (cord_0 would bec dummy1/2 in this case) from the move_coordinates array
			END
			PATCH_IF ~%cord_4%~ STRING_EQUAL_CASE ~ny~ //if the ycord should be subtracted
			BEGIN
			WRITE_LONG are_offset+0x3c (ycord - %cord_2%) //write Y coordinate - third parameter from the move_coordinates array
			END
		END
	END  
END

 

Try something like this:

 

If you want to add an area for moving, add a line to the move_coordinates array...

Edited by White Agnus, 24 January 2016 - 12:36 AM.

[Zanso]

Thank you White Angus! You are a life saver! Works perfectly! This one goes way beyond my Weidu coding skills (I always mix the terms Creepin ), so couldn't have done it without ya However, I have one more question:

dummy2, -21, 84 => AR4400

part of the code doesn't actually accept negative values. Is the only way to achieve this making another code with the WRITE_LONG part changed?

 

WRITE_LONG are_offset+0x3c (ycord-%cord_2%) //write Y coordinate - third parameter from the move_coordinates array

Edited by Zanso, 24 January 2016 - 12:10 AM.

[White Agnus]

I've updated the code above, there are new parameters (in the array) to define if the value should be added/substracted...

[Zanso]

Thanks once more White Angus! Works perfectly. Amazing work!