Static Objects and Possible Plug-ins

[Lin]

Well, currently what's holding ZOLE 1.09 and a new patch (Which will be kept secret, although it's nothing big) from being released is the ability to edit static objects. I'm still brainstorming everything, but have the main idea down. I do though want to try and make it display the object image, which if I do will go with type 9 interactions (or whatever the white one is) because they use the same ID system. Not sure yet. I'll post screenies here later.

~Lin

[Lin]

Got the visual part done. Now to make things actually useful!

[Fatories]

So what exactly are Static Objects. Obviously the cart is one of them so this update will definitely be helpful, but what are other Static Objects?

[Jigglysaint]

Static objects are objects that are capable of traveling with you from one screen to another.  Carts, for example, will stay in the spot you last left them.  Furthermore if you were somehow to change maps(by time warping inside a dungeon), the static object would still be there because once it's been loaded, it stays untill you exit a dungoen.  Magnetballs in Seasons are also static objects.

Now while we are on the subject of interactions, there is one more bug to fix.  F4 control type currently does not recognize the pointer as a pointer, but as seperate pieces of data.  F4 basically sets bit 7 in the room flags once the screen is cleared of enemies(there is also an interaction that does this, but it could be that F4 adds that object automatically, I'll need to check).

I know the location of the control type pointers, so it's easy to check out what does what, or even be possible to add a new control type.

[Lin]

Static objects are objects that are capable of traveling with you from one screen to another.  Carts, for example, will stay in the spot you last left them.  Furthermore if you were somehow to change maps(by time warping inside a dungeon), the static object would still be there because once it's been loaded, it stays untill you exit a dungoen.  Magnetballs in Seasons are also static objects.

Now while we are on the subject of interactions, there is one more bug to fix.  F4 control type currently does not recognize the pointer as a pointer, but as seperate pieces of data.  F4 basically sets bit 7 in the room flags once the screen is cleared of enemies(there is also an interaction that does this, but it could be that F4 adds that object automatically, I'll need to check).

I know the location of the control type pointers, so it's easy to check out what does what, or even be possible to add a new control type.

I'm going to have to look into that last part.

Anyway, it's been over a month, but it's making progress!

[Fatories]

So if the static object thing is red does that mean its not in use for that map?