FadeToBlack()/FadeFromBlack()

Zephirius

I'm trying my hand at a limited cutscene starting out with FadeFromBlack(). I'm uncertain how you have those dramatic fades in and out - lengthy ones at that. I've got it on the slowest setting but the fade hppens fast no matter what.

if ((GetLevelByClass(CLASS_TYPE_DRUID, oPC)>0))
        if (GetIsSkillSuccessful(oPC, SKILL_ANIMAL_EMPATHY, 16))
        {
           effect eParalyze = EffectCutsceneParalyze();
           ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eParalyze, oPC, 15.0f);

           AssignCommand(oPC, ClearAllActions());

           ActionDoCommand(FadeFromBlack(oPC, FADE_SPEED_SLOWEST));
           //Do cutscene stuff here...
       }
}

Thanks in advance for any help.

Zephirius

Okay. I think I'm getting somewhere. Different script, different scenario. But the desired effect of opening the scene with a timed fade is working now.

#include "x3_inc_string"
void main()
{
   int DoOnce = GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF, GetTag(OBJECT_SELF)); // Set it so that the script only fires once
   if (DoOnce==TRUE)
      {
         return;

      }
      SetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF, GetTag(OBJECT_SELF), TRUE); // End DoOnce check

   object oPC = GetNearestCreature(CREATURE_TYPE_PLAYER_CHAR, PLAYER_CHAR_IS_PC, OBJECT_SELF);

   effect eParalyze = EffectParalyze();
   DelayCommand(3.0, ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eParalyze, oPC, 8.5));

   BlackScreen(oPC);
   DelayCommand(3.0, FadeFromBlack(oPC, FADE_SPEED_SLOWEST));

   oPC = GetEnteringObject();
   if (!GetIsPC(oPC)) return;

   AssignCommand(oPC, ActionPlayAnimation(ANIMATION_LOOPING_SIT_CROSS, 1.0, 7.0));
   SetCommandable(TRUE, oPC);

   string sSound = "gui_learnspell";
   DelayCommand(9.0, AssignCommand(oPC, PlaySound(sSound)));
   string sWarning = StringToRGBString
   ("You find yourself washed ashore a desert insland with no memory of how you got there...", "770");
   DelayCommand(9.0, FloatingTextStringOnCreature(sWarning, oPC));
}

It's just an opening "scene" depicting a castaway "washed" up on shore...
Suggestions?

Zephirius

I was wondering if someone with the knowledge of camera scripting, could explain how to slowly zoom in on the PC while simultaneously circling it in a cutscene style...

I'm racking my brain (what's left of it) on how to do this?
Any help to nudge me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

Terrorble

I haven't tried anything with the camera as of yet. I would start with SetCameraFacing() to set the initial viewing direction, distance and angle, then use SetCameraFacing() again with a different fDirection and lower fDistance with CAMERA_TRANSITION_TYPE_MEDIUM or SLOW and see if it works.

Proleric

@Zephirius I use the Gestalt cutscene scripts from Neverwinter Vault, which include a ready made function that does exactly that.

Saves countless hours of debugging for this and many other cutscene actions, so the learning curve is highly worthwhile.

Zephirius

Yeah, thanks Proleric. I've been looking into that system. Time to read up! Like you said - It's worthwhile.