Need Help with RPG engine

[Hblade]

I'll be willing to share the dropbox folder with anyone who wants to help, and MAN i need help on it >.> I can do most of it but when it comes to saving and loading tile positions, I can't do it. So if anybody knows about this, (DST, Skydereign, Game A Gogo, Etc), please let me know and help out thanks

[lcl]

I could help you.
What's the thing with tile positions saving and loading?

[Hblade]

The tiles, are cloned actors and I've always had problems using arrays for they're locations because its based on Cloneindex and what happens if you delete one? And what happens if you have a bunch on there but want to load another file without having to reset the EXE? The variables dont get reset the tiles get distored and sometimes crashes the EXE O-o

Basiclaly there are 3 array variables
TX (Tile X), an array of 20000 for 20000 tiles
TX (Tile Y), an array of 20000 for 20000 tiles
TANIM (Tile Animation), an array of 20000 for 20000 tiles

However, loading they're positions and animation frames, (animpos, since its all in 1 animation), is complicated.

[lcl]

ahh.. those cloneindex problems..
it's way hard to help without the files.. xD

[Hblade]

hehe, yeah.

[Game A Gogo]

The best way to handle cloned actors for a tile editor is having an actor creating the clones, that way you are sure about the cloneindexes being alright and that you won't mess with your clones!

[Hblade]

Gag, would you mind taking the ged file and finishing up the Level editor? and explain to me how to load the level in an actual game too.

[Game A Gogo]

I might, I've been busy lately, not with Space Traveler either

[Hblade]

Oh, alrighty.

[lcl]

Hey Hblade, if you still need help with this, I would like to help.

[Hblade]

kk

[lcl]

The tiles, are cloned actors and I've always had problems using arrays for they're locations because its based on Cloneindex and what happens if you delete one? And what happens if you have a bunch on there but want to load another file without having to reset the EXE? The variables dont get reset the tiles get distored and sometimes crashes the EXE O-o

You don't have to reset the exe, just do this:

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void reset()
{
    int i;

    DestroyActor("tiles"); //That destroys all the tiles.
   
    for(i = 0; i < 20000; i ++) //That resets all the variables.
    {
        TX[i] = NULL;
        TY[i] = NULL;
        TANIM[i] = NULL;
    }
}

And then, call the function somewhere:

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reset();

[Hblade]

ty

[lcl]

Did it help you?

[Hblade]

Actually yes it did though I havent been working on this specific engine in a while, besides the people programming it are MUCH smarter than me at this GAG and A.. Uh.. I forget his username xD