Cutscene help

[Kaneda]

I just got RPGM2 a few days ago, and Im having a couple of problems with cutscenes.

For the camera i was having some trouble getting it to work well as it kept locking onto the main character. So i decided to make it so that whenever a cutscene starts, the main character turns invisible and is capable of walking through objects and stuff. Then i just move the invisible character around and the camera follows him, while a double replaces him in the cutscene.
The problem with this method is even when i set it to 0 frames per step, its not really 0 frames. The camera isnt really able to cut directly to any specific location.

I also have trouble putting vfx in cutscenes. I can hear the vfx, but often they arent visible.

Any advice?

[Rodak]

Re: Cutscene help

Hello and Welcome to The Pavilion!

You figured out the Invisible Leader trick quite quickly. The camera will always follow the leader around. It can help to change the leader's model to other characters too if that is called for.

There is no Instant movement in this game. You can teleport with custom Enter and Exit map scripts to make it quicker and silent, but it will never be instant.

As for VFX, that's my Specialty!

Check the effects used, and their position relative to the Origin (source) in the VFX Editor. That is often a problem when trying to use effects meant for battle outside the battle system.

Check my VFX Editor Guide (link in my Signature) for Lots of advice on that part of RPGM2.

If you could be more specific, so can I!

[Manji]

Re: Cutscene help

i usually color the screen black for a split second, change the camera angle, direction, position or do whatever i have to do (that's when you make everything fly by at 0 frames) and then turn the screen back to the default color. it works quite well when you want to 'cut' to a specific location without seeing the mess.

[Kaneda]

Re: Cutscene help

Thanks for the advice. Im also wondering if it's possible to make the camera do two things at once. So far i've only been able to make it rotate then move along x or y, as opposed to moving in an ellipse.

[Manji]

Re: Cutscene help

yea, try the 'Apply Together' script command. should work.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: Cutscene help

But make sure to follow up with the Apply in Order command once you're ready to have things work step-by-step again.

[Kaneda]

Re: Cutscene help

Thanks for the advice, its all working quite well now.