I should know the answer to this...

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...but I don't.

Stopping a player from moving the character. Halt all movement only works with current movement, but I need total control of the character to be disabled while the picture is up.  

(I do not like putting menus in seperate maps, I find it much more time-consuming, my menus use common events and lots and lots of pictures. )

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Originally posted by lucas_irineu
Hum, maybe changing it's charset to a transparent bg, and puting a event with the same graphic of the char on the place he was standing?

That might work if I have his original position put into variables, then every time the player presses a key, it jumps the transparent hero to its original spot (you have to remember, if the transparent hero is moving unrestrained, the map could scroll behind the picture), then once more when the menu closes and sets the hero correctly again.

But I'd like to see if anyone has a simpler idea before I do all of that.

[aboutasoandthis]

Try having an Action Key event with no preconditions, and using Call Event to start it?

[Ganocide_of_a_Kingdom]

I didn't get what yer problem was much. From wjat I understand, you make picture based CMS's (and so do I) but yer character keeps moving even if when the menu was called. What you need to do is set yer menu calling event to auto start, yer character will stop moving (however, NPC's and what not, will still move).

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Originally posted by Ganocide_of_a_Kingdom
I didn't get what yer problem was much. From wjat I understand, you make picture based CMS's (and so do I) but yer character keeps moving even if when the menu was called. What you need to do is set yer menu calling event to auto start, yer character will stop moving (however, NPC's and what not, will still move).

I should have posted earlier, but I've already implemented Lucas' idea and it works splendidly ( and it lags a lot less now. o.O )

Besides, I've already tried making it an auto-start, but then it just freezes the game.