Enter/Exit map

[Hikari no Kaze]

What and why are the enter/exit map scripts? Do I need them? How do I use them?

Thanks.

[Dungeon Warden]

Re: Enter/Exit map

The enter map script is one of the most important scripts in the entire game. It's a system event that uses a content script like an action script. This is a very powerful tool for doing all kinds of things. At the very least you'll want to use then to make cut scenes for your game.

You need the preset enter and exit scripts just to move from one map to another. Without a script, the warp command will place you on the new map facing east (direction 0). The preset script also sets up other things as well. Some you might not need, like vehicle placement, but you need to read through the script and see how it works before you try to change anything.

The main thing the preset exit map script does is check what direction the party is facing when they leave the map, so the enter map script will know that direction to face the party when they enter.

I hope that answers your question.

[Hikari no Kaze]

Re: Enter/Exit map

I see...

So why have I not had any problems before, when I didn't set Enter/Exit map Scripts?

[Dungeon Warden]

Re: Enter/Exit map

If you started in basic or normal mode then the general Enter and Exit Map scripts were already preset.

Just to be clear, there are two different places to set up the Enter and Exit map scripts. Each map has their own scripts that you can use to allow something special to happen on those maps (cut scenes are the most common use but other possibilities exist). If the slots are left blank, then the Enter map and Exit map scripts set up in game settings will be used instead. This is what has been preset by the game designers.

The preset Enter Map script is called "Script 003: To Map/Facing" while the exit map is called "Script 004: Exit Map" Also look at "Script 270: Game Start 1" for an example of a special enter map script (used for "Preset Town") and "Script 271: Game Start 2" for a special Exit Map script.

[Hikari no Kaze]

Re: Enter/Exit map

Oh, I see...

Thank you!