[Solved] Force the player to take a status

[Super Mario Player]

I wanna assign a value to Char(1).Status to force the player to have a certain power-up, is there a way to do it? Or if not, is there a way to force the player to be Super Mario, for example? That's because I'm working on a script for a SMB3 power-up system but the only method I found so far was to create a mushroom at the player's position, so they become Super Mario instead of Small Mario; but the problem is, sometimes the player doesn't grab the mushroom, and some other times the mushroom goes in their item box.
Thanks in advance!

[rotom407]

When players get hurt, there is an animation shown (switching between states), which causes Char(1).Status switching between two values quickly.
Therefore, the following script trying to lock the player's state won't work.
(executes when the player gets hurt)

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Char(1).Status=2

This one works because it sets Char(1).Status to 2 continuously and lasts longer than that animation. (requires a variable)
(executes when the player gets hurt)

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v(a)=0
Do
Char(1).Status=2
call sleep(1)
v(a)=v(a)+1
Loop Until v(a)>20

[kitkat]

It doesn't work when I tried it... it just puts me at Mario.

[rotom407]

It doesn't work when I tried it... it just puts me at Mario.

This is what the script meant to do. It lacks something to be a complete SMB3 power-up system.

[kitkat]

It doesn't work when I tried it... it just puts me at Mario.

This is what the script meant to do. It lacks something to be a complete SMB3 power-up system.

I don't get it...

[Super Mario Player]

When players get hurt, there is an animation shown (switching between states), which causes Char(1).Status switching between two values quickly.
Therefore, the following script trying to lock the player's state won't work.
(executes when the player gets hurt)

Code: Select all

Char(1).Status=2

This one works because it sets Char(1).Status to 2 continuously and lasts longer than that animation. (requires a variable)
(executes when the player gets hurt)

Code: Select all

v(a)=0
Do
Char(1).Status=2
call sleep(1)
v(a)=v(a)+1
Loop Until v(a)>20

It worked for me! Thanks
Here's the level I used to test it:

smb3_powerup(2).zip

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[kitkat]

How do you make it work with other power-ups (such as propeller suit)?

[Pilzinsel64]

How do you make it work with other power-ups (such as propeller suit)?

Mario: Status = 1
Super-Mario: Status = 2
All other modes (like propeller suit or hammer suit): Status > 2

So, if the player hurts (the Status changes to 1 (Mario)) while the Status is bigger then 2, then it changes the 1 (Mario) to 2 (Super-Mario).

[Super Mario Player]

How do you make it work with other power-ups (such as propeller suit)?

Mario: Status = 1
Super-Mario: Status = 2
All other modes (like propeller suit or hammer suit): Status > 2

So, if the player hurts (the Status changes to 1 (Mario)) while the Status is bigger then 2, then it changes the 1 (Mario) to 2 (Super-Mario).

There is an exception for Status = 11 which corresponds to Mini-Mario, since in that form, getting hit kills the player instantly.
Here's the script I used:
if val(form) > 2 and val(form) <> 11 then
v(a)=0
Do
Char(1).Status=2
call sleep(1)
v(a)=v(a)+1
Loop Until v(a)>20
end if
Where val(form) is set to be equal to Char(1).Status. I used it for debug purposes as I didn't notice that the value of Char(1).Status was equal to the # of the sprites in the Mario graphics folder