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[Jet]

Fog Of War
by Jet

Introduction

So, this was my ReStaff release for Oct. 23. I'm sure most of us know what Fog Of War is, it's mainly used in RTS games.
If you don't know what it is, click the spoiler:

Spoiler:

Fog Of War Explanation:

With the Fog Of War, there are 3 parts of a map, "visible", "explored" and
"unexplored".
Visible parts you can see everything as one normally would.
Explored you see the generall area, like tiles and maybe events.
Unexplored is pure lack space, which nothing can be seen.

Areas are marked as "explored" as soon as it becomes "visible" by the player.

Features

- Fog Of War Effect
- Changable Player Range
- Can be turned off/on with a switch
- And more...

Screenshots




Script

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=fEpTFJzD

Notes

I DO NOT plan to "pretty up" the effect. The point of it was fit with with the grid, and to be simple and effective.
I'm not big on eye-candy anyways, but i enjoyed making this.

Credit

Jet

[mitchi.exe]

Can a certain switch be 'ON' or (off) when events are either inside or outside the visible part?

[Rayanzord]

Thanks for posting, do not connect to my very bad English, is that I'm using the Google translator, the more it does not matter. Well, great script. More would not change the place to be those squares, be something more ... round?

[Tempest Winds]

Thanks for posting, do not connect to my very bad English, is that I'm using the Google translator, the more it does not matter. Well, great script. More would not change the place to be those squares, be something more ... round?

This is a simple script that highlights tiles as you explore. It has an option to light up tiles if you want it to. It is used when you don't want a player seeing something until they find it up close. There are other options, like giving the player a view within an explored area. Making that view circular though would be hard from what I know.

I tried writing this simple so that Google would let you read it better. I am sorry if it translates my text into something about flying catfish and their pet elephants.

[Rayanzord]

I did not think this possibility, thank you for answering Mr. Tempest Winds

[Filius Rex]

It works OK, but it made my crash game a lot . Otherwise though, it's a great script. It helped make my dungeons a lot more interresting!

This post has been edited by Filius Rex: Nov 3 2011, 01:38 AM

[wild_bill236]

the script looked good but the only problem i have with it is when my character is talking at the begining ov the game the for covers what they are saying. how do i fix that

[Jet]

the script looked good but the only problem i have with it is when my character is talking at the begining ov the game the for covers what they are saying. how do i fix that

Turn on the FOG_OFF switch then, just look in the script config.

[wild_bill236]

Turn on the FOG_OFF switch then, just look in the script config.

I tried everything the script told me to do and it still wont work right. can you please explain what to do. i cant see my opening autorun event....

[IXFURU]

If I wasn't so far along in the project I'm currently working on, I'd use this in a heartbeat. I have two projects, though. Maybe I'll implement it on the other. This is a great script, JET. Just from testing it on a new project, I really liked it. I don't know which I like better, the NoteInput or this one. Either way, can't wait to see what you can do in 2012!

[CAB_333]

I really wanted this for a pokemon style dungeon, but I got this error.

Script 'FogofWar' line 159: NoMethodError occured.
undefined method '[]' for nil:NilClass

I am using your SBS system (Very nice BTW ), Sykval's ring menu, and his HP and MP bars, KCG Overdrive, and MOG locationname.

I hope you can tell me the fix.

[piksalh]

Is it possible to use the fog of war only for mini-map? For example Woratana's Mini-Map system or the system that uses images?

[Araedhlim]

Great script I really think, but i little more inadapted to many game who need yet fog of war. In fact, all messages and speechs are obscured by the fog of this script. It will be very nice to allow just the visibility of writing things. Someone would know how we can make appear messages above the fog of war ?
(I think it's just a matter of priority in the script, but I'm so useless in ruby code)

[Miget man12]

My computer is broken now, so I can't test it at all, but if you change the .z of the viewport (search for '.z'). It should be = 9999. Change it to something around 5. Again, I can't give you the exact number because my computer is broken and RMVX isn't on this computer I'm using. Try different values so that it's above the map but below the text/pictures/etc. Hope that's helpful.

~Miget man12