[RESOLVED] Problems with groups/combat

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deckrocketdeckrocket
edited April 2016 in ORK Support
Hi there,

I'm still new to using ORK, but I have worked my way through the tutorials and (I feel) many of the How-To's. I'm currently trying to start a battle in a different scene (so I have read through http://orkframework.com/tutorial/gameplay/battle-in-a-different-scene/ ), but encountering a few issues. Of note, this is a 2D game.

1) When entering the new scene, my allied group is not as I expect - I have myself and two crew members where I expect I should have myself and three crew members. I have an event with the following: http://puu.sh/ofL8M/99ea6bfb5b.png so I'm not certain where the disconnect is happening.

2) The enemy group is displayed nicely (in their predefined battle slots I set up with the BattleComponent), but my allied group (myself and 2 crew) are stacked on top of each other and not at either the SpawnPoint or the battle positions - instead they are at Vector3.zero.

3) While I have the enemy units flashing as if they were selected, I am unable to use the cursor to select them and have to use UI elements. I figured this ( http://puu.sh/ofLoK/420733490c.png in Battle System -> Battle Settings -> Target Selection ) would have fixed that, but I must have done something wrong. Moved this to a new topic.

Thank you for any help!
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  • FirrerreoFirrerreo
    For both 1 and 2 - what does your battle component and your whole battle start event look like? Are your party and ally spots correctly placed in the scene? Why are you using a Join Active group step out of curiosity? Do your allies join and leave your party constantly? Or are they more constant and just being spawned for the battle - there could be a disconnect between party member vs ally going on. Both are set up in different spots for the battle and aren't referring to the same game concept.
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  • deckrocketdeckrocket
    Thanks for the reply.

    My battle start event is just as in the tutorial ( http://puu.sh/ofNZk/a8cab19f3b.png ) - I just followed those steps. In my battle component it looks like this (for positions): http://puu.sh/ofO3J/52aec20fbd.png
    http://puu.sh/ofOdI/138d7007b7.png

    I use the Join Active Group in my game start event, which looks like this:
    http://puu.sh/ofO8M/0d07182762.png

    So, they just join once in the game start step - they shouldn't ever leave the group. If there is a better way to do this please let me know :)

    I fixed some of this (spawning on top of each other) by setting default positions in ORK that matched the BattleComponent's position, but I would rather have the BattleComponent override them so I can use different scenes and different positions.

    Thanks!
  • FirrerreoFirrerreo
    Ok, from the above post I thought you were using Join Active Group in your battle event, but yeah, that's fine as a game start thing.

    I believe a possible explanation for your issue is your battle component - If what you're calling "allies" are actually permanent party members, add more "Player" type spots, and not ally type spots. So a new Player 1 spot would use the Ally 0 object, Player 2, the Ally 1, etc.

    At least in my own experience (and totes @Gil correct away), the Player spots are used for those kind of permanent active group members, and allies for more transient type members, like summoned creatures.
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  • deckrocketdeckrocket
    Ah okay, I will try using them as player spots then. Thank you. Do you have any idea on issue 3 - with the cursor select problem?
  • deckrocketdeckrocket
    edited April 2016
    Including them as part of the player group did help - they no longer spawn on top of the player, so now they are in the proper position. Sadly ally #3 is still missing/not spawned.
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  • FirrerreoFirrerreo
    I don't really have any experience with your third one since I do target selection differently, sorry. Hmm...if the third ally isn't showing up maybe make sure your battle size is large enough to hold all of them? There's a setting somewhere in the ORK menus for how big that group is.
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  • deckrocketdeckrocket
    edited April 2016
    One thing I did notice was in Battle System -> Battle Spots.

    When I am looking at Player Spots I have three predefined and I cannot add/remove them, although I do have an option for "Additional Spot". However, for both the Ally and Enemy Spots I have the option to Add more (allowing me to go much over four spots). Is there some way to change this so I can Add Player Spots in the same way?

    EDIT: Great you led me in the right direction! http://puu.sh/ogQj8/c3629e880e.png It is fixed! Now all I need to do is solve this mouse input issue!
    Oh and one other issue is that when my allies "die" in battle they don't disappear like the enemy does...


    Thanks
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  • FirrerreoFirrerreo
    I believe you need to set that up in their combatant Death event. Under Death Animation, check Animate Death, and then use a Battle Event to handle it. Reference your enemy one to see how you handled making them go away.
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  • deckrocketdeckrocket
    Yep great that worked! You've been quite a boon to my game so far thank you! I had just forgotten that setting on my allied combatants.
  • FirrerreoFirrerreo
    Hey no problem. It's a learning curve for everybody when they start out - the framework is massive and a lot to learn.
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