Graal Forums - Graal v4.02 revision 14 released

A new version for Windows and Linux has been released. Sorry to the Mac users, we are still working on some speed improvements for Graal 3D and the microphone support.

Updates:
- Fixed a problem with disappearing npcs when reentering a level after more than 5 minutes and having active npcs there

- Fixed the position of gani-sounds on maps and gmaps

- Particle engine: it is possible to let showimgs automatically follow the player, npc or projectile by using the attachtoowner variable:

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with (findimg(200)) {

  attachtoowner = true;

  attachoffset = {0,0,0};

}

'attachoffset' is optional. This new variables can be used to let a showimg, or a particle emitter of a showimg (showimg.emitter) automatically follow the player or npc, and so making the scripting of particle effects simplier (also works in gani scripts, just create a particle effect on the playerenters event).

- Particle engine: using the new emitter.continueafterdestroy flag (true or false) you can let the particles smoothly fade out - by default all showimgs and particles are removed once the object (player, npc, projectile) is disappearing; with this option the existing particles will continue to fly, but new particles are not emitted.
A simple effect for projectile ganis (shoot command):

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SCRIPT

function onPlayerEnters() {

  with (findimg(200)) {

    attachtoowner = true;

    layer = 2;



    // Emitter attributes

    emitter.continueafterdestroy = true;

    emitter.delaymin = 0.05;

    emitter.delaymax = 0.05;

    emitter.nrofparticles = 1;



    // Basic particle attributes

    emitter.particle.lifetime = 3;

    emitter.particle.image = "g4_particle_smoke.png";

    emitter.particle.mode = 1; // alpha transparent

    emitter.particle.alpha = 0.8;

    emitter.particle.zoom = 1;



    // Movement

    emitter.particle.angle = pi / 2;

    emitter.particle.speed = 8;

    emitter.addglobalmodifier("range", 0, 100000, "movex", "add", -4, -5);

    emitter.addglobalmodifier("impulse", 0.2, 0.2, "spin", "multiply", 0.9, 0.9);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "angle", "add", -0.2, 0.2);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "rotation", "replace", 0, 2*pi);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 1, 3, "alpha", "replace", 0.8, 0);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 3, "zoom", "add", 0.25, 0.25);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 0.5, "speed", "replace", 12, 4);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0.5, 3, "speed", "replace", 4, 1.5);

    emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "spin", "replace", 2, 4);

  }

}

SCRIPTEND

- More gani effects:

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ROTATEEFFECT sprite angle

STRETCHXEFFECT sprite factor (default 1)

STRETCHYEFFECT sprite factor (default 1)

Works similar to the showimg and particle attributes rotation, stretchx and stretchy.