Resource Overworld Shadows v1.0

[Marin]

Marin submitted a new resource:

Overworld Shadows for v17 - Every event (unless it contains a certain string in the name) will get a shadow. Done by the code.

This resource can be installed via the Universal Plugin Installer.

You've probably heard of KleinStudio's overworld shadow script before; a lot of fangames use it, after all. It's apparently incompatible with Essentials v17, so I thought I'd give my own take on it.

It is semi-compatible with Essentials v16. It will not crash, but due to the way viewports are handled, shadows will appear on top of...

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[Marin]

Marin updated Overworld Shadows for v17 with a new update entry:

Update v1.1

• Supports Pokémon Following
• Supports Bush Flag tiles

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[Kipik]

This wasn't happening before installing your script i swear lol

Script '==== UPI Installed ====' line 397: NoMethodError occurred.
 
undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass

 

[Marin]

This wasn't happening before installing your script i swear lol

Script '==== UPI Installed ====' line 397: NoMethodError occurred.
 
undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass

Try uninstalling it from the UPI and installing it again.

 

[Marin]

Marin updated Overworld Shadows for v17 with a new update entry:

Update v1.3

• Now works without following Pokémon as well (Make sure to place this script UNDERNEATH your Following Pokémon script!)

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[Kipik]

Try uninstalling it from the UPI and installing it again.

[Pokémon Essentials version 17.2] 
Exception: SystemStackError 
Message: stack level too deep 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init' 
Overworld Shadows:154:in `ow_shadow_init'

 

[Marin]

You have two instances of this script now. Did you rename the section you'd installed via the UPI? Cause that'll break it.

 

[Kipik]

You have two instances of this script now. Did you rename the section you'd installed via the UPI? Cause that'll break it.

Ok that was the problem nice autism

 

[Fiona]

This is pretty cool, but I'm coming across a couple bugs.

Basically when I have the Following Pokemon script installed, the shadows wont show unless I have some Pokemon in my party, meaning there are no shadows till the player gets their first Pokemon. The big return if in on_shadow_init seems to be returning out for all sprites in this scenario, but I haven't attempted pulling it apart yet, it's a pretty hairy one-liner.

Additionally, if you enter a map with an empty Dependent event (what the Following Pokemon script uses to add the follower without you), then there's a shadow under it. Fixed by adding "Dependent" to your event name blacklist.

 

[Marin]

This is pretty cool, but I'm coming across a couple bugs.

Basically when I have the Following Pokemon script installed, the shadows wont show unless I have some Pokemon in my party

Isn't this the whole idea? There won't be a shadow if there isn't a follower. There isn't a follower if there aren't any Pokémon, and thus there isn't a shadow when there aren't any Pokémon.
Or do you mean that nothing at all gets shadows whenever you don't have any Pokémon?

 

[Fiona]

I mean that nothing at all get's shadows before I have any Pokemon added to my party, sorry I wasn't clear enough.

 

[Marin]

I mean that nothing at all get's shadows before I have any Pokemon added to my party, sorry I wasn't clear enough.

I've been pretty busy with other stuff, sorry for not having come back to this earlier. I'll take a look at debugging it later today. Can't promise anything unfortunately.

 

[Marin]

Marin updated Overworld Shadows for v17 with a new update entry:

Update v1.4

Updated to v1.4:

• You can now also use comments to determine if an event should get a shadow or not
• Events without a graphic will no longer get a shadow

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[Marin]

Marin updated Overworld Shadows for v17 with a new update entry:

Update v1.5

Updated to v1.5:

• Fixed trainers not walking toward the player with Trainer(n) and any other events that depend on their name being used (I was accidentally changing the name in-code)

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[kuruganne]

The shadow shows up even when you enter in some building (it doesn't disappear with you), also the shadow of you companion (if you have one) shows up too.

 

[Achohermano]

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Pokemon Essentials
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[Pokémon Essentials version 17.2]
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `list' for 0...1:Range
Shadows:60:in `pbShouldGetShadow?'
Shadows:180:in `initialize'
Spriteset_Map:64:in `new'
Spriteset_Map:64:in `_animationSprite_initialize'
Spriteset_Map:63:in `each'
Spriteset_Map:63:in `_animationSprite_initialize'
Sprite_AnimationSprite:45:in `shadow_initialize'
Sprite_DynamicShadows:206:in `initialize'
Scene_Map:20:in `new'
Scene_Map:20:in `createSpritesets'


What do I have to change?

 

[Marin]

Thanks for the reports. I'm on vacation so I can't look at them, sadly.

If any coders are around, I assume all I need to do for the first issue is to make the shadow's opacity match the sprite's opacity.

 

[Achohermano]

Well, when you're free, I would appreciate if you can see my error, what do I have to change and all that stuff?
Great job and happy holidays!

 

[Marin]

Well, when you're free, I would appreciate if you can see my error, what do I have to change and all that stuff?
Great job and happy holidays!

I don't know, I don't have a PC around.

 

[Achohermano]

Ok, I'll wait then XD