Screensaver chara?

[Koopapooper]

I have been looking around, and I can't find a tut for this, how can you make the chara in your game make emots n stuff while your not playing, like in most  
old games.Basically this is what I'm saying, how to get a character screensaver?  

[Archem]

...What? Am I just stupid, or did you not make any sense at all with what you're asking for?

[Vlad Shadeu]

Originally posted by Archem2
...What? Am I just stupid, or did you not make any sense at all with what you're asking for?

i think that at this particular moment in time, i agree with Archem 1000%

[Koopapooper]

What I was saying was "How can I get my character to do emotions like wink,smile or grin when you don't press any buttons or just afk for a few seconds"

I think its called a Sprite Saver.

[I Have a Sandwich]

Or do you mean idle action?

[Melch]

off the top of my head, first, you'd have to do a Key Input for EVERYTHING....so that way you can reset the timer when something IS pushed. That'd be the hard part.

Other then that, if the timer does go for too long, set a switch called "Idle" or something to ON

then, have an event that simple swaps your CharSet for one that has such features and use the directions for the animation.

EX. a toon juggling....
In the charset, have all four directions facing the screen... You then have a 12 set animation for the juggling... Up (left mid right) Right (left mid right) Down (left mid right) Left (left mid right)

You'd set it to change the toons graphic one position at a time. Then, if a key is pressed, have the Charset put back to normal, and turn Idle back to OFF...

don't know if this is the best way, but should work.

[Moosetroop11]

Yes, Melch has the right idea. Do you know about key inputs and stuff?

[Archem]

Originally posted by I Have a Sandwich
Or do you mean idle action?

See, if he had said that, I would know exactly what he meant.