Hi Raul,
Quote OK, I see what you are saying, but if the torches are not on a timer and it's just a sound, then how are they working now? End quote When you step into a room that is dark it basically flips a trigger. It lights a torch and based on if there is a torch burning or not it will start playing the sounds for gems, coins, and other previously hidden items. When that file is no longer playing the game turns off the sounds for items in the room. Part of this is timer based, but the torch burning is not. I do agree it is rather unconsistent, and a bit unrealistic. Quote You go into a dark room and the torch lights up automatically. Does this mean that the room is now lit for that session regardless of how long you are in there for? End quote No, it doesn't work that way. The master loop does check to see if a torch file is playing, and turns sounds on off acordingly. When your torch file stops playing sooner or later the loop will see that and turn sounds off. I'm obviously going to have to completely rework this for beta 3 since it is not really very consistent,and the design was more a stop-gap measure to get it working rather than a final and good implamentation. Anyway, to clear up some confussion let me go back to the beginning, where I should have started, and explain the structure of how it currently works. As you probably already aware the r key keeps track of your room number. Where update torch function that is attached to the main game loop/timer which checks to see what room the player is in. If he stumbles into room x and it is suppose to be dark it starts the torch burning sound. The torch burning sound is not timed, but just one long file. When the file stops playing the timer will either light another one, or stop the sounds in the room. Quote 1. Make the torch a timer. This way, the timer is paused if you view the map. End quote I think I can handle that. That wouldn't take too long to acomplish. I would have to retool theway things react to them, but it is only mildly painful at this point. Quote 2. make nothing visible in the room if you have no torch. This includes nothing being spoken by the O command for objects, this includes not playing sounds of monsters, and this includes not seeing monsters with the map. End quote As for the o key I have plans to fix that. Not being able to see monsters on the map requires a rewrite of the way the map works. <grone> Quote 3. make it possible to jump over a monster and grab coins, gems, potions, etc even if you don't know where they are because even though it's dark, the objects are still there. Likewise, even if you don't hear the monster, you should die if you come across them. End quote Now, that is possible. Those does require some serious retooling of the way the game works, and it looks like beta 3's bug fixes and features have just been given to me. <Grin> --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
