User:Gumi/Tiled/NPC Proposal

This proposal is to enable npc creation from Tiled. Should not be used for floating npcs (no map).

Usage

For the examples below we will use the map 009-1 and position 25, 25. The only mandatory property is "callfunc"

Basic npc

Object type: NPC
Object name: FooBar#Baz

Property	Value
callfunc	Qux

Gives:

009-1,25,25,0|script|FooBar#Baz|127
{
    set @npcname$, "FooBar";
    callfunc "Qux";
    end;
}

That's nice but the NPC does not have a visible sprite, it defaults to 127. Let's add a sprite.

Adding a sprite

Object type: NPC
Object name: FooBar#Baz

Property	Value
sprite	161
callfunc	Qux

Gives:

009-1,25,25,0|script|FooBar#Baz|161
{
    set @npcname$, "FooBar";
    callfunc "Qux";
    end;
}

The "sprite" property is non-mandatory and defaults to 127 when not set.

Setting the direction

Object type: NPC
Object name: FooBar#Baz

Property	Value
direction	3
sprite	161
callfunc	Qux

Gives:

009-1,25,25,3|script|FooBar#Baz|161
{
    set @npcname$, "FooBar";
    callfunc "Qux";
    end;
}

Setting as debug npc

Object type: NPC
Object name: FooBar#Baz

Property	Value
debug	true
direction	3
sprite	161
callfunc	Qux

Gives:

009-1,25,25,3|script|FooBar#Baz|161
{
    set @npcname$, "FooBar";
    callfunc "Qux";
    end;
OnInit:
    if(DEBUG) end;
    disablenpc "FooBar#Baz";
    end;
}

Adding a trigger area

Object type: NPC
Object name: FooBar#Baz

Property	Value
trigger	2,4
debug	true
direction	3
sprite	161
callfunc	Qux

Gives:

009-1,25,25,3|script|FooBar#Baz|161,2,4
{
    end;
OnTouch:
    set @npcname$, "FooBar";
    callfunc "Qux";
    end;
OnInit:
    if(DEBUG) end;
    disablenpc "FooBar#Baz";
    end;
}

Adding custom variables

Object type: NPC
Object name: FooBar#Baz

Property	Value
@quux	19
@norf$	baz
trigger	2,4
debug	true
direction	3
sprite	161
callfunc	Qux

Gives:

009-1,25,25,3|script|FooBar#Baz|161,2,4
{
    end;
OnTouch:
    set @quux, 19;
    set @norf$, "baz";
    set @npcname$, "FooBar";
    callfunc "Qux";
    end;
OnInit:
    if(DEBUG) end;
    disablenpc "FooBar#Baz";
    end;
}

Any property starting with @ is treated as a custom variable. Only temporary variables (@) can be set through NPC objects. To set global variables, please manually add a floating NPC.

@wushin: Should variables be cleaned before the "end;" ?

Examples

Debug npc

Object type: NPC
Object name: Debug#3

Property	Value
sprite	154
debug	true
callfunc	Debug

Gives:

020-1,75,85,0|script|Debug#3|154
{
    set @npcname$, "Debug";
    callfunc "Debug";
    end;
OnInit:
    if(DEBUG) end;
    disablenpc "Debug#3";
    end;
}

Banker

Object type: NPC
Object name: Richard

Property	Value
sprite	161
callfunc	Banker

Gives:

009-2,20,99,0|script|Richard|161
{
    set @npcname$, "Richard";
    callfunc "Banker";
    end;
}