I downloaded Noobyourmom's Rpg tutorial but i'm having trouble understanding some of it.

(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (camera_set camera_marker 0))
(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (show_hud_help_text true))
(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (hud_set_help_text obj_x))
(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (player_action_test_reset))
(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (sleep_until (= (or
(player_action_test_jump) (player_action_test_primary_trigger)) true) 15))

Does all of this happen when the player presses the primary trigger? Or does each line require the player to press the trigger?

Each line tests for the primary trigger but the test for a player action does not reset to false until (player_action_test_reset) is used, so it causes all of those conditionals to return "true" and execute. A more easily readable script, however, would be this:

(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (begin
(camera_set camera_marker 0)
(show_hud_help_text true)
(hud_set_help_text obj_x)
(player_action_test_reset)
))

I'm not sure what the point of the last conditional is, but I'd assume it is a link to more of the script, so just leave it the way it is.
Edited by The Cereal Killer on Apr 10, 2012 at 10:29 AM

yeah it is a link. I am also a bit confused about the decision script:


(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (camera_set odst1 0))
(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (hud_set_help_text obj7))
(if (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) 0) (player_action_test_reset))
(sleep_until (or (or (= (player_action_test_zoom) true) (= (player_action_test_action)
true)) (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) true)) 15)
(if (or (= (player_action_test_zoom) true) (= (player_action_test_primary_trigger) true))
(wake no))
(if (= (player_action_test_action) true) (wake reach))

Do i have to make two new scripts each time there is a desicion? If i had a conversation with a lot of desicions, there would be a lot of scripts. I guess I could put up with that but is there another way?

It could easily be all contained within one script if it is only a conversation and your response just decides what dialogue comes next, while decisions which lead to two possible actions fork off into two new scripts with the outcomes.

ok this is making a lot more sense now.

So for linear sections of the conversation, I could just use:

(hud_set_help_text obj1)
(player_action_test_reset)
(sleep_until (player_action_test_jump)15)
(hud_set_help_text obj2)

Would that work?