How can I push a rock on a switch?

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Started by celebrus Aug 14, 2012, 04:46 PM 4 posts View original ↗

celebrus

#1 Aug 14, 2012, 04:46 PM Source

Hi everyone.

I want the player to be able to push a boulder on a switch.

It seems like it would be really easy: Set the switch to below characters and the rock to same layer. But no... I guess two events don't want to occupy the same tile.

What can I do to force the boulder onto the switch?

Thanks!!
Levi

#2 Aug 14, 2012, 04:50 PM Source

Set the boulder to "Through".
celebrus

#3 Aug 14, 2012, 05:16 PM Source

If the boulder is "through" it doesn't activate the switch...

EDIT: Actually, if the boulder is set to through, the player would walk through it. If the switch is through, the boulder won't activate it.
Levi

#4 Aug 14, 2012, 05:41 PM Source

Hmm. Well... Have the switch event be set to through immediately after activation. Should be pretty seamless.

Alternatively, you could set it up with region IDs [or MapX and Y] and a parallel process event. This tutorial goes over though how to set up the parallel process:

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/3402-jumping/

The parallel process event will check the Region ID/Location of your event [the rock], and once that event is over the "Switch" [Region ID 1 for example] the event will trigger.

There's probably an easier solution to this, since this is a commonly used mechanic... but I can't think of one.