I need help re-working one of blizzards scripts. He's a hard person to a hold of

What i wanted done was instead of the game just jumping from night to day i wanted to add a sun set feel by adding a orange tint at the end of the day then after the frames finish up move to changing into the dark. First here's the script (Its the night and day one)

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# Dynamic Day and Night System (DDNS) by Blizzard
# Version: 1.53b
# Date: 27.06.2006
# Date v1.1b: 29.06.2006
# Date v1.2b: 08.09.2006
# Date v1.3b: 11.09.2006
# Date v1.4b: 23.2.2007
# Date v1.43b: 25.3.2007
# Date v1.5b: 23.10.2007
# Date v1.51b: 5.11.2007
# Date v1.53b: 10.12.2007
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#
# Compatibility:
#
#   99% chance of full compatibility with SDK, not tested altough. Can cause
#   incompatibilty issues with other DNS-es. WILL corrupt old savegames. If
#   used with an old savegame, it could cause problems. Please start a new game
#   if you use this to avoid incompatibilty issues.
#
#
# Features:
#
#   - complete control over the DDNS
#   - easy switching from day to night and night to day
#   - possibility for dynamic length of night and/or day
#   - easy manipulating through events with the "Call script" commands
#   - 3 possible states: interiors, exteriors, dark interiors
#   - display a clock or don´t display a clock
#   - uses 5 switches and 2 variables, so the user can easily access the DDNS
#     to e.g. connect it with event based systems and/or enhance it with events
#
# new in v1.1b:
#   - a fatal glitch was fixed, but it had its price, old savegames need to
#     turn on the DDNS to clear an issue
#
# new in v1.2b:
#   - shorter, more simple code and less lag
#
# new in v1.3b:
#   - improved code
#
# new in v1.4b:
#   - now compatible with Tons of Add-ons
#
# new in v1.43b:
#   - fixed a bug, improved code and changed a little bit
#
# new in v1.5b:
#   - rewritten conditions using classic syntax to avoid RGSS conditioning bug
#   - improved coding
#   - fixed an issue with Tons of Add-ons v5.x and higher
#
# new in v1.51b:
#   - fixed tpying mistakes that caused bugs
#
# new in v1.53b:
#   - due to a change in Tons of Add-ons v6.02b, this script was updated to
#     work without problems
#   - updated the whole script to work more conveniently
#   
#
# Instructions:
#
# - Explanation:
#
#   This Dynamic Day and Night System will make your game have daytime and
#   nighttime periods. You can set up the length and variation intervals if you
#   want to use it dynamically. Other features are explained below. Please be
#   sure to configure this system appropriately.
#
# - Configuration:
#
#   DAY        - set this value to the switch ID you want to use for control
#                over the day
#   NIGHT      - set this value to the switch ID you want to use for control
#                over the night
#   INSIDE     - set this value to the switch ID you want to use to determine
#                if the player is inside
#   OUTSIDE    - set this value to the switch ID you want to use to determine
#                if the player is outside
#   INSIDEDARK - set this value to the switch ID you want to use to determine
#                if the player is inside a dark place
#   DAY_VAR    - set this value to the variable ID you want to use as the
#                seconds counter for the day
#   NIGHT_VAR  - set this value to the variable ID you want to use as the
#                seconds counter for the night
#   MAX_DAY    - set this value to the duration of a day in seconds
#   MAX_NIGHT  - set this value to the duration of a night in seconds
#   DYN_DAY    - set this value to true if you want a dynamic day that has a
#                variating length, otherwise to false
#   DYN_NIGHT  - set this value to true if you want a dynamic night that has a
#                variating length, otherwise to false
#   DAY_INT    - set this value to the variation a day might have in seconds
#                (i.e. 30 will make a day be MAX_DAY ± 30 seconds of length)
#   NIGHT_INT  - set this value to the variation a night might have in seconds
#                (i.e. 5 will make a night be MAX_NIGHT ± 5 seconds of length)
#   MINUTES    - set this value to true if you want the clock to use a precise
#                minute display, please also see IMPORTANT NOTES for further
#                reference, otherwise to false
#   SHOW_CLOCK - set this value to false to if you want to remove the clock
#                from the map, otherwise to true
#
# - Basic manipulation of the DDNS:
#
#   This system is based upon your eventing. It will work basically if you
#   want, but with a little bit of using the "Call Script" event command you
#   are able to have 3 different states of the DDNS (interior, exterior, dark
#   interior). Interiors and dark interior will never get dark during night.
#   Also dark interiors are always a little bit tinted. Here are the
#   instructions how to do so. Please also note, use this syntax with the "Call
#   Script" event command
#   
#     $game_ddns.go_inside
#   
#   This command will set up everything to enter an interior.
#   
#     $game_ddns.go_outside
#   
#   This command will set up everything to leave any interior.
#   
#     $game_ddns.go_inside_dark_place
#   
#   This command will set up everything to enter a dark tinted interior.
#   
#     $game_ddns.turn_off
#   
#   This command will turn off the DDNS if you want to tint the screen for
#   during a cutscene or something else related to screen tinting as DDNS is
#   dominant and will cause all of your event based screen tinting to reset the
#   next time day and night switch or the player changes the map. Day and night
#   will freeze during this period. To turn it on again, just use following
#   command:
#   
#     $game_ddns.turn_on = false
#   
#   AND one of the three commands above to determine where the player is.
#   
#     $game_ddns.make_it_day
#   
#   This command will set every counter to zero and start a new day. You can
#   use this together with an item, that calls a common event to execute this
#   code.
#   
#     $game_ddns.make_it_night
#   
#   This command will set every counter to zero and start a new night. You can
#   use this together with an item, that calls a common event to execute this
#   code.
#
#   Also note, that the last 2 commands will ONLY work if the DDNS is NOT
#   turned off. To check if it´s turned off, just check the state of the
#   INSIDE, OUTSIDE and INSIDEDARK switches. All the switches are off if the
#   DNSS is turned off.
#
# - Direct manipulation of the DDNS:
#
#   You can directly operate the switches WHICH IS NOT RECOMMENED to further
#   manipulate the system. An example is to change the values in the variables
#   which are used as second counter for the day and night.
#   
#     $game_system.show_clock = true
#     $game_system.show_clock = false
#   
#   You can use this syntax if you want to show/hide the clock during e.g. the
#   appearance of a countdown timer. Version 1.41b and higher even saves this
#   setting.
#
# - Enhancement hints:
#
#   If you wish to implement the DDNS further into your game and e.g. allow
#   different behavious of monsters during day and night, you only need to
#   check the the state of the appropriate switch. e.g. If NIGHT is
#   turned on inflict "Sleep" on one enemy.
#
#
# Additional info:
#
#   The predecessor event based version of this script was tested a lot and the
#   result was the optimal tint during night, so the player can see the screen,
#   but also has the feeling, it is actually night in the game.
#
#
# IMPORTANT NOTES:
#
#   Make DAY_INT or $night_intervals at least by 2 smaller than MAX_DAY
#   or MAX_NIGHT
#   - do NOT use odd numbers for these variables, only even ones! (2, 4, 6...)
#     otherwise the clock WILL glitch
#   - if you use different lengths for day and night and do not use any dynamic
#     time, it is recommened, that you don´t show the minutes, because the
#     player can easily notice that one period is faster than the other
#   - there is NO timeflow during battle, menu etc., only in the map
#   - due to glitching the DDNS is initially turned off now
#
#
# If you find any bugs, please report them here:
# http://www.chaosproject.co.nr
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# START Configuration
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DAY = 400 # switch ID of the "day" switch
NIGHT = 401 # switch ID of the "night" switch
INSIDE = 402 # switch ID of the "inside" switch
OUTSIDE = 403 # switch ID of the "outside" switch
INSIDEDARK = 404 # switch ID of the "inside dark places" switch
DAY_VAR = 2 # variable ID of the "day counter"
NIGHT_VAR = 2 # variable ID of the "night counter"
MAX_DAY = 720 # duration of a day in seconds
MAX_NIGHT = 720 # duration of a night in seconds
DYN_DAY = false # allow dynamic shortening and prolongening of day
DYN_NIGHT = false # allow dynamic shortening and prolongening of night
DAY_INT = 4 # variation of day in seconds
NIGHT_INT = 4 # variation of night in seconds
MINUTES = true # if dynamic day and night are turned off show minutes on clock
SHOW_CLOCK = true # set to false to remove the clock from the map

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# END Configuration
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#==============================================================================
# Game_System
#==============================================================================

class Game_System
 
 attr_accessor :ddns_off
 attr_accessor :show_clock
 
 alias init initialize
 def initialize
   init
   @ddns_off, @show_clock = false, SHOW_CLOCK
 end

end

#==============================================================================
# Game_DDNS
#==============================================================================

class Game_DDNS
 
 attr_reader   :dyn_day
 attr_reader   :dyn_night
 attr_reader   :dynamic_day
 attr_reader   :dynamic_night
 attr_reader   :minutes
 attr_accessor :off
 
 def initialize
   @minutes = MINUTES
   @day_intervals, @night_intervals = DAY_INT, NIGHT_INT
   @max_day, @max_night = MAX_DAY, MAX_NIGHT
   @dyn_day, @dyn_night = DYN_DAY, DYN_NIGHT
   @dynamic_day, @dynamic_night = @max_day, @max_night
   dynamize_day
   @off = true
 end
 
 def go_inside
   unless @off
     $game_switches[INSIDE] = true
     $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] = $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = false
   end
   return
 end
 
 def go_outside
   unless @off
     $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = true
     $game_switches[INSIDE] = $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] = false
   end
   return
 end
 
 def go_inside_dark_place
   unless @off
     $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] = true
     $game_switches[INSIDE] = $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = false
   end
   return
 end
 
 def turn_off
   $game_switches[INSIDE] = $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] =
   $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = false
   @off = $game_system.ddns_off = true
   return
 end
 
 def turn_on
   @off = $game_system.ddns_off = false
   return
 end
 
 def make_it_day
   if $game_switches[INSIDE] || $game_switches[OUTSIDE] ||
       $game_switches[INSIDEDARK]
     $game_switches[DAY], $game_switches[NIGHT] = true, false
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
     if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0), 100)
     end
     dynamize_day
   end
   $game_map.need_refresh = true
 end
 
 def make_it_night
   if $game_switches[INSIDE] || $game_switches[OUTSIDE] ||
       $game_switches[INSIDEDARK]
     $game_switches[DAY], $game_switches[NIGHT] = false, true
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
     if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-100, -100, 0, 0), 100)
     end
     dynamize_night
   end
   $game_map.need_refresh = true
 end
 
 def dynamize_day
   @dynamic_day = @max_day
   @dynamic_day -= @day_intervals + rand((2*@day_intervals)) if @dyn_day
   return
 end
 
 def dynamize_night
   @dynamic_night = @max_night
   @dynamic_day -= @day_intervals + rand((2*@day_intervals)) if @dyn_night
   return
 end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# Bitmap
#==============================================================================

class Bitmap

 def draw_time(x, y, w, h, string, a)
   font.size = 26
   save_color = font.color.clone
   font.color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 192)
   if $tons_version != nil && $tons_version >= 6.02 &&
       $game_system != nil && $game_system.SHADED_TEXT
     draw_text_shaded_later(x+1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text_shaded_later(x-1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text_shaded_later(x-1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text_shaded_later(x+1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
   else
     draw_text(x+1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text(x-1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text(x-1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text(x+1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
   end
   font.color = save_color
   draw_text(x, y, w, h, string, a)
 end
 
 if $tons_version == nil || $tons_version < 6.02
 alias draw_text_shaded_later draw_text
 def draw_text(x2, y2, w2 = 0, h2 = 0, text2 = "", a2 = 0)
   if x2.is_a?(Rect)
     x, y, w, h, text, a = x2.x, x2.y, x2.width, x2.height, y2, w2
   else
     x, y, w, h, text, a = x2, y2, w2, h2, text2, a2
   end
   save_color = self.font.color.clone
   self.font.color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 255)
   draw_text_shaded_later(x+1, y+1, w, h, text, a)
   self.font.color = save_color
   draw_text_shaded_later(x, y, w, h, text, a)
 end
 end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# Clock
#==============================================================================

class Clock < Sprite
 
 def initialize
   super
   self.x, self.y, self.z = 480, 8, 5000
   self.bitmap = Bitmap.new(128, 32)
   if $fontface != nil
     self.bitmap.font.name = $fontface
     self.bitmap.font.size = $fontsize
   elsif $defaultfonttype != nil
     self.bitmap.font.name = $defaultfonttype
     self.bitmap.font.size = $defaultfontsize
   end
   @odd = 0
   draw unless $game_ddns.off
 end
 
 def draw
   self.bitmap.clear
   hours = minutes = 0
   if $game_switches[DAY]
     hours = (12*$game_variables[DAY_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_day+7)%24
     minutes = (60*12*$game_variables[DAY_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_day)%60
   elsif $game_switches[NIGHT]
     hours = (12*$game_variables[NIGHT_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_night+19)%24
     minutes = (60*12*$game_variables[NIGHT_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_night)%60
   end
   if ($game_switches[DAY] || $game_switches[NIGHT]) && @odd % 2 == 0
     if !$game_ddns.minutes || $game_ddns.dyn_day || $game_ddns.dyn_night
       self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d 00', hours), 2)
     else
       self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d %02d', hours, minutes), 2)
     end
   elsif !$game_ddns.minutes || $game_ddns.dyn_day || $game_ddns.dyn_night
     self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d:00', hours), 2)
   else
     self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d:%02d', hours, minutes), 2)
   end
   @odd = (@odd + 1) % 2
 end
   
end

$game_ddns = Game_DDNS.new

#==============================================================================
# Scene_Map
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Map
 
 attr_accessor :timer
 
 alias main_ddns_later main
 def main
   @clock = Clock.new if $game_system.show_clock
   @timer = Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate * 2
   main_ddns_later
   @clock.dispose unless @clock == nil
 end
 
 alias update_ddns_later update
 def update
   if $game_system.show_clock
     @clock = Clock.new if @clock == nil
   elsif @clock != nil
     @clock.dispose
     @clock = nil
   end
   $game_ddns.off = $game_system.ddns_off
   if @timer != Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate * 2
     update_ddns
     @timer = Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate * 2
     @clock.draw if $game_system.show_clock
   end
   update_ddns_later
 end
 
 def update_ddns
   if $game_switches[DAY]
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] += 1 unless $game_ddns.off
     if $game_variables[DAY_VAR] == $game_ddns.dynamic_day
       if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
         $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-100,-100, 0, 0), 999)
       end
       $game_switches[DAY], $game_switches[NIGHT] = false, true
       $game_ddns.dynamize_night
       $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
       $game_map.need_refresh = true
     end
   elsif $game_switches[NIGHT]
     $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] += 1 unless $game_ddns.off
     if $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] == $game_ddns.dynamic_night
       if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
         $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0), 999)
       end
       $game_switches[DAY], $game_switches[NIGHT] = true, false
       $game_ddns.dynamize_day
       $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
       $game_map.need_refresh = true
     end
   end
 end
 
end



Now what i need done is this added to this part

def update_ddns
   if $game_switches[DAY]
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] += 1 unless $game_ddns.off
     if $game_variables[DAY_VAR] == $game_ddns.dynamic_day
       if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
THIS       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(153, 0, -153, 0), 999)
&THIS     $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-50, -50, -100, 0), 999)
              $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-100, -100, 0, 0), 999)

What i was thinking is if i add them two extra lines where it says THIS & THIS it would change the tone to the orange tint then a slighty darkning tint then the final dark tine....However what happens is the the first two lines get skipped alltogether and the last line just takes effect! I will needed a skilled scripter to help here...any takers? BTW blizz mentioned that he's working on a advanced night and day system but it won't be up for awhile yet.

Treign

Hmm, I'll take a look at it. Remind me if I don't post by tomorrow. It will probably be simple.

Anyway, read the Section Standards for each section in Scripts, or else Falcon will become very angry Scripts Database is really only for completed scripts. For help, like this topic, Script Help is the place to go.

Thanks modern i'd apriciate any help you can give. I've a question for ya now , I don't think i remember seeing falcon around a year ago his he new? second question, how do all this work, Crank Eye is paid for by who? Falcon? Wheres this site hosted? I'm cusrious cause seems everyone on here is a moderator lol. I know you from last year and Irock, Blizz & Nouman and a few others. I'm curious how it all works really. Just one of them questions where you asume but i never bothered to ever ask. Sarry falcon, There a shit load of links and its really hard to find where i'm supposed to post something. Script database seemed right to me lol. Anywho duely noted.

Treign

I've noticed that everyone seems to be a moderator as well. It's quite disconcerting. Anyway:

Roph - Administrator - he pays for the site entirely out of his pocket, though some members have been generous enough to donate
Irock - fake administrator, but as far as anyone will admit he's not fake. That is my concoction possibly
Blizzard - left to pursue his own site's interest. You can find him at chaosproject.co.nr (maybe, I think that site has moved)
Nouman and everybody else - exactly what their badges say: mods, super mods, etc...
Falcon & I - temporary moderators to help, since RMRK has recently been rearranged to make room for the new maker, RMVX

Yeah, i've been talking to blizz alot the past couple days. His site is moved again to here http://forum.chaos-project.com/ You should by now at least advance to full mod, you've been around for over a year if not longer. How's the old saying go.....to many cheifs and not enough indians. If your not familar with it the idea is based around everyone is a boss and nothing gets done correctly. Maybe they need to do a clean up or something.

i forgot to ask, can you helo with that problem, i'm stilling waiting on blizz to get back to me!

so you know bliz will get back too you, hes been gone lately and hes had to find a new host for his site again. so in a few days he will be back to his normal level of activity and get back to you

A bit of a necro ryex, but I guess this one is okay. I haven't seen treign for a while though.

I"m still kicking. What i did this time was finish the game up to a point and tie up all loose ends so when i get back into it i can create from that point on. Blizz tried to fix my script but to no avial. SO what i did was switch back to the older version to get it all working again.

Well, at least it's working