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I need help in my D-Mod:

I want a stairwell to appear with a warp attached only after you kill a boss monster- this is the only way out of the screen. Unfortunately I have found no way to do this that actually works: I tried using visions, create_sprite... but unfortunately my scripting ability is very limited and I have not been able to write one that actually works. Scripts/Help/Suggestions would be very useful.

How about you attach a script to an inanimate object that checks to see whether or not the boss is dead? Or would a kill function do the trick? I haven't played with DinkC in a while.

Try adding this: EDIT: In the void die() procedure of the boss that is... END EDIT

int &stair = create_sprite(x,y,0,428,3);
sp_script(&stair,"stair");

The stair's script:

void main(void)
{
sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite,-1);
}
void touch(void)
{
sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite,0);
sp_x(1,x);
sp_y(1,y);
&player_map = new_location;
load_screen();
draw_screen();
}

You might want to play around with fade_up and fade_down a bit in the stair's script, but that's up to you.

checking for the boss in the stair script would be silly because you would need to do a loop

all you have to do is in the boss's die script create the stairs

create_sprite command

then set its properties

then you are all set

if you want the stairs to be permanent

also have the stairs already in the room

with sp_active set to 0

so when the screen is loaded

THEN it checks for the boss

and doesnt kill itself when the screen

is

loaded

I tried doing what Metata and josh suggest- I can get the stairs to appear, but they do not warp me when I touch them, even though it is scripted to do such... Do the stairs need to be hard or something... this is really bothering me.

Yes, they need to be hard.

Alright, I have got it working - I even got the secret sound and that cool explosion graphic to appear where the stairs are.

Just a kind of random question, but is this boss anything special? I mean does it have some kind of special attack or certain way to defeat, or is it just a monster with higher stats? (life/defense/strength)

No, he is just a dude who does touch damage... about as complicated as a pillbug.