Invisibility Potion, Ending it when a timer hits 0. Options

[moonshineguy]

I've been trying to set up a potion that makes the player invisible, allowing them to walk past enemies undetected (like the repellent in pokemon).

I've gotten as far as

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Control Timer: Startup (0 min. 30 sec.)
Change Encounter: Disable
Change Transparency: Transparent
Control Switches: [0054:invisible] = ON
Loop
Conditional Branch: Timer 0 min 1 sec or more

Else
Control Timer: Stop
Change Encounter: Enable
Change Transparency: Normal
Control Switches: [0054:invisible] = OFF
Break Loop

Branch End

Repeat Above

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But this only manages to crash the system, freezing everything.
I assume there is an error in my entry, or maybe my computer is intolerant of loops...
If you can do this without loops... or labels... that'd be cool =P otherwise, have any idea what's up?

I haven't edited my scripts at all... wonder if changing anything in there would help out...

[HJS]

how did you setted the common event? by calling it or with a switch?

[moonshineguy]

how did you setted the common event? by calling it or with a switch?

I called it via the item.

[Omegas7]

It's the loop - Loops will repeat the block of commands ignoring absolutely everything else. In fact, if a loop is running, that way you did, the player wouldn't be even able to walk.

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Try instead doing this:

CODE

Create Item -> Link to common event ->
{ Turn [Invisible] ON
   Set Timer to 0:30
   Player: Semi/Transparent (Make more sense if semi-transparent)   }

Create another common event:
{ Trigger: Parallel    Switch: [Invisible]
   If Timer is 0...
   Turn [Invisible] OFF
   Player: Back to normal    }

This post has been edited by Omegas7: Feb 8 2010, 10:07 PM

[moonshineguy]

It's the loop - Loops will repeat the block of commands ignoring absolutely everything else. In fact, if a loop is running, that way you did, the player wouldn't be even able to walk.

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Try instead doing this:

CODE

Create Item -> Link to common event ->
{ Turn [Invisible] ON
   Set Timer to 0:30
   Player: Semi/Transparent (Make more sense if semi-transparent)   }

Create another common event:
{ Trigger: Parallel    Switch: [Invisible]
   If Timer is 0...
   Turn [Invisible] OFF
   Player: Back to normal    }

Thank You!