Intro

[Snailer]

Can someone tell me how to make an intro with a bg and letters will apear or a link maybe?

[Viper]

I've been wondering that myself...how you click on "new game" or whatever and it goes into an intro (or how to create an intro, when you still have your starting point on your physical map).

[Snailer]

YES !

[blueXx]

a. make a blank screen, start there, set the default hero graphics to none
then

now it goes to diffrent directions

1. use images , one by one they tell the story
2. use text (aka message button)
3. some text , teleport to an intro map, change the hero graphics or keep it blank if the hero isn't in that point (like in say a "far too long ago" intro)
and use move event commands to make the npcs do their work
4. using panoramas, same as pictures really, use wait commands and switch
5. all combined

b. teleport to the starting map and change the hero graphics to normal.

p.s use the white tiles (top left corner) to make the map "blank" (everything will be black)

[Viper]

Well that's easy than I expected.    Thanks again blue.

EDIT: You know something else...I wonder if there is a possible way a script could be integrated or the Slipknot script could be modified to make the text type out....You know like someone is typing it as you are reading it.

[Snailer]

Thanks it really helps but i still got 2 things...

1. i see my hero 1 a 2 seconds before begining openingscene

2. how to set his graphics lower in RM2k3

Thx for helping me  :^^:

[Viper]

The blank page blue told you to make, you need to set that as your starting position, set the default graphic to none...and teleport event to your intro screen from an event you made on your intro page then you won't see him. When you click New Game, it will just go straight to your intro page.

[Snailer]

What blank page..?

i got rm2k3
:roll:

I dont get it anymore  

[Viper]

a. make a blank screen, start there, set the default hero graphics to none
then

now it goes to diffrent directions

1. use images , one by one they tell the story
2. use text (aka message button)
3. some text , teleport to an intro map, change the hero graphics or keep it blank if the hero isn't in that point (like in say a "far too long ago" intro)
and use move event commands to make the npcs do their work
4. using panoramas, same as pictures really, use wait commands and switch
5. all combined

b. teleport to the starting map and change the hero graphics to normal.

p.s use the white tiles (top left corner) to make the map "blank" (everything will be black)

[haitomi]

how do you set the default hero graphics to none??

[Viper]

Go to your database and take off the sprite image.

[haitomi]

ok thanks alot

PS . getting thehang of this stuff!  

[haitomi]

er yeah i nsaying that....

how do you mean use images to tell the story ??

do they have to be certain types of images?? :roll:

[Viper]

Use images to tell a story? How do you mean? Do you mean seeing picture images of people when they are talking?

[haitomi]

well i am starting to understand BASICS of intro making right...

but as a noob i dont know of how to make a sort of background that moves slowly and mabye text saying "produced by graham" ect.....

[Viper]

Your looking for book scroll then. You are going to need to download Near Fantastica's test bed and install Dubealex's Text Scroll. Near's test bed consists of quite a few scripts that are very useful. Just do that, and follow the instructions and you shouldn't have a problem.

[haitomi]

well i am starting to understand BASICS of intro making right...

but as a noob i dont know of how to make a sort of background that moves slowly and mabye text saying "produced by graham" ect.....

[ahref]

you mean a scrolling picture of a town for instance

for the message use message display options and the message command

for the picture im not sure i havent made my intro yet

[Viper]

Do you realize you just posted the same exact thing twice? Dude, I told you how to do it. Follow instructions.

[Grevil]

Hello. I have been reading over this and It is exactly what i have been doing
I made the Heros Graphic to None and the cutscene is great. But. When I Transport the Hero to the starting map and change his Graphic.. He is still invisible  :O_o: . Can someone help me out with this?

And i didnt know if the event to change the graphic should be on the map with the intro or on the Starting Map? thank you for help  

[Red Eye Dragoon]

instead of changing the graphics just go to the system tab and  make sure there is no one in the party. Then after the intor use the add party cpmmand in an event.

[Grevil]

wow. I never thought of doing that. it works great thanks    i would of never thought of that myself lol.

[Time_Frog]

Blue thx for the intro it helps and makes perfect sense =D thx to you too Viper! I am going to mess with intros 2day. Btw, how do you make like, letters in white appear in the center of the screen with a black BG appear for an intro because I thought I saw that somewhere....