[RESOLVED] Animation help.

I've spent three days reading tuts, which are great btw, but I can't find out how to animate certain things, like a water fountain.  I tried doing it by telling it to move in a fixed position, rotate, move left/right, but all that does is change the sprite completely.  Also, when the character tries to walk around the fountain, it walks through it, which doesn't look right.  Am I missing something obvious?

Check the box which says stop animation

I had the same problem for a while there, so I'd be glad to help you out. First thing's first, open up the event of your fountain, and (1)change the speed and frequency. Personally, I think it looks best when they are both on the highest setting, but you can mess around with that. (2)Uncheck the Move animation box, then check the stop animation box. While stop animation is checked, it allows the fountain to change pictures even when it remains stationary.



Next, you want to make a few more events all around the the back and sides of the fountain event. (see below) This will help prevent your character from walking "through" the fountain. Make sure to change the image in each of these events. I choose the default character. Choose something that the player normally cannot walk through.



Finally, change the opacity of each of these events to zero, so you cannot see them on the map And there you have it! I hope this helped.

Lol. That's genius. XD

Why, thank you. I am totally helpless at scripts, so I do my best to get to know events inside and out.

That's not just knowing events. It's thinking outside the box and kudos to you on it.

very nice reply! showed him all he needs.
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I never would have guessed you had to stop the animation to make it move.  Thanks for all your help.