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Title: Tra la la!
Description: Skipping!

xbolt - July 19, 2007 05:30 AM (GMT)

I've finally managed to devise a way to skip cutscenes! :D

This much requested feature will make everybody's life easier! :lol:

(WARNING: Script inflation levels: HIGH)

Manny Cav - July 19, 2007 05:32 AM (GMT)

Hallelujah!

rrppo - July 19, 2007 05:23 PM (GMT)

Sweet!

GameMaster - July 20, 2007 03:03 AM (GMT)

how exactly?

Master of Nachos - July 20, 2007 03:24 AM (GMT)

Cool! I second GameMaster's question.

xbolt - July 20, 2007 06:54 AM (GMT)

Here's a snippet from the E2M1 script that has to do with the intro:

CODE

[scripts]

mobj chexguy;
mobj ship;
int skipping = 0;

script 17
{
runcommand("gr_fogcolor 000000\n");
runcommand("gr_fogdensity 100000\n");
runcommand("viewsize 12\n");
setpicvisible(widescreen, 1);
chexguy = spawn(PLAYER, -1224, 656, 90, 24);
setcamera(18, (0), (64), (0));
wait(200);
if(skipping == 1)
{
goto(skip1);
}
setcamera(75, (315), (72), (0));

(Part of script removed to keep post length down)

startscript(200);
wait(300);
if(skipping == 1)
{
goto(skip1);
}
setcamera(77, (90), (64), (0));
startscript(201);
wait(100);
skip1:
ship = spawn(TALLTECHPILLAR, -192, -512, 0, 448);
if(skipping == 1)
{
goto(skip2);
}

(Part of script removed to keep post length down)

setcamera(18, (0), (56), (0));
wait(300);
if(skipping == 1)
{
goto(skip2);
}
timedtip(200, "Oh no...");
wait(300);
skip2:
silentteleport(19, 28);
runcommand("viewsize 10\n");
setpicvisible(widescreen, 0);
clearcamera();
startscript(201);
wait(300);
timedtip(300, "I guess I'm not going to get any gas here.");
}

script 29
{
skipping = 1;
}

When the player starts in the dummy sector, the walls are switches that activate script 29. And so, between each part of the intro script, I check whether or not the player has pushed the switch, and if it has been pushed, I skip down to the end.

Now you notice, that I first skip down to when the ship lands, and then skip to the end. This is because, if I skip straight to the end, the ship won't appear.

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