[Solved]hero:set_direction() on custom entity that was influenced by movement

[MetalZelda]

Hi
My title might be unclear but it is quite easy to understand.
I modified a script that set the hero direction to the entity direction, it worls great the first time, but then the script runs a movement on the entity and alters direction by angle, and so the second time I wanna re-use that event, I get a error "invalid direction for "set_animation_direction" while it was working the first time.
self:get_angle doesn't work eigher

the script :

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-- A minecart to be used by the hero on railroads.
-- Source : Mercuri's Chest, customized to fit Minish Cap style (insane speed, sound effects, re-usable in opposite direction, destroy-able).
--[[
ToDo :
- Cane of Pacci system (if planned)
- entity (minecart_turn) dependant of entity state (use prefices and set_enabled) 0 = in default place 1 = opposite direction
Done :
- Speed
- Sprites
- Disable action, pause
- player ejection, keeping the minecart entity usable
- looping sound effects
--]]

local minecart = ...
local map = minecart:get_map()
local game = minecart:get_game()
local hero = map:get_hero()

-- Whether the hero is facing the minecart stopped.
local hero_facing_minecart = false
local action_command_minecart = false

minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(true)

-- Don't let the hero traverse the minecart.
minecart:set_traversable_by("hero", false)

-- Hurt enemies hit by the minecart.
minecart:add_collision_test("sprite", function(minecart, other)
  if other:get_type() == "enemy" then
    other:hurt(4)
  end
end)

-- Detect minecart turns.
minecart:add_collision_test("containing", function(minecart, other)

  if other:get_type() == "custom_entity" then

    if other:get_model() == "object/minecart_turn" then
      local movement = hero:get_movement()
      if movement ~= nil then
        -- Simply change the hero's movement direction.
        local direction4 = other:get_direction()
        movement:set_angle(direction4 * math.pi / 2)
        hero:set_direction(other:get_direction())
      end
    end

    if other:get_model() == "object/minecart_turn_diagonal" then
      local movement = hero:get_movement()
      if movement ~= nil then
        -- Simply change the hero's movement direction.
        local direction8 = other:get_direction() * 2 + 1
        movement:set_angle(direction8 * math.pi / 4)
        local direction4 = (direction8 == 1 or direction == 7) and 0 or 2
        hero:set_direction(direction4)
      end
    end

if other:get_model() == "object/minecart_end" then
  if other:get_direction() == minecart:get_direction() then
  game:set_value("is_on_minecart", false)
  minecart_se:stop()
  link_se:stop()
  end
      local movement = hero:get_movement()
  local direction4 = hero:get_direction()
      if movement ~= nil then
  game:set_ability("tunic", game:get_value("item_saved_tunic"))
  hero:set_tunic_sprite_id("hero/tunic"..game:get_value("item_saved_tunic"))
      game:set_ability("sword", game:get_value("item_saved_sword"))
      game:set_ability("shield", game:get_value("item_saved_shield"))
      game:set_command_keyboard_binding("action", game:get_value("item_saved_action"))
      game:set_pause_allowed(true)
  movement:stop()
  minecart:get_sprite():set_animation("stopped")
 
  sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/landing")
  sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/preparing")
  sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/common")
 
if math.random(1) == 0 then
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/fall_damage0")
    else
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/fall_damage1")
end
 
  hero:start_jumping(direction4 * 2, 32, false)
  sol.timer.start(200,function()
  minecart:set_traversable_by("hero", false)
  minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(true)
  -- oppose the direction
  minecart:set_direction(minecart:get_direction() - 2)
  end)
      end
    end

if other:get_model() == "object/minecart_dead_end" then
    minecart:get_sprite():set_animation("turning_over")

game:set_ability("tunic", game:get_value("item_saved_tunic"))
hero:set_tunic_sprite_id("hero/tunic"..game:get_value("item_saved_tunic"))
    game:set_ability("sword", game:get_value("item_saved_sword"))
    game:set_ability("shield", game:get_value("item_saved_shield"))
    game:set_command_keyboard_binding("action", game:get_value("item_saved_action"))
    game:set_pause_allowed(true)
movement:stop()

  sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/landing")
  sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/preparing")
  sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/common")
 
if math.random(1) == 0 then
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/fall_damage0")
    else
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/fall_damage1")
end
 
local explode_movement = sol.movement.create("straight")
explode_movement:set_max_distance(128)
explode_movement:set_speed(150)
explode_movement:set_angle(minecart:get_direction() * math.pi / 2 )
explode_movement:start(minecart)

   --todo project link away, if he strikes a wall, damage him.###

sol.timer.start(200,function()
minecart:set_traversable_by("hero", false)
    minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(true)
end)

   sol.timer.start(800, function()
   --restart the same movement but oppose the direction
   minecart:set_direction(0)
   minecart:get_sprite():set_animation("destroy")

   minecart:remove()
end)

end
end

end)

-- Show an action icon when the player faces the minecart.
minecart:add_collision_test("facing", function(minecart, other)

  if other:get_type() == "hero" then

    hero_facing_minecart = true
    if minecart:get_movement() == nil
      and game:get_command_effect("action") == nil
      and game:get_custom_command_effect("action") == nil then
      action_command_minecart = true
      game:set_custom_command_effect("action", "action")
    end
  end

end)

-- Remove the action icon when stopping facing the minecart.
function minecart:on_update()

  if action_command_minecart and not hero_facing_minecart then
    game:set_custom_command_effect("action", nil)
    action_command_minecart = false
  end

  hero_facing_minecart = false
end

local function store_equipment()
    local tunic = game:get_ability("tunic")
    local sword = game:get_ability("sword")
    game:set_ability("sword", 0)
    local shield = game:get_ability("shield")
    game:set_ability("shield", 0)
local kb_action_key = game:get_command_keyboard_binding("action")
game:set_command_keyboard_binding("action", nil)
    game:set_value("item_saved_tunic", tunic)
    game:set_value("item_saved_sword", sword)
    game:set_value("item_saved_shield", shield)
game:set_value("item_saved_action", kb_action_key)
end

-- Called when the hero presses the action command near the minecart.
function minecart:on_interaction()

  if self:get_sprite():get_animation() == "stopped" then
  local x,y = minecart:get_position()
  local tunic = game:get_ability("tunic")
  local direction4 = hero:get_direction()

       if hero:get_direction() == 0 then --right
       minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(false)
           hero:set_position(x-16, y)
       elseif hero:get_direction() == 1 then --up
       minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(false)
           hero:set_position(x, y+16)
       elseif hero:get_direction() == 2 then --left
       minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(false)
           hero:set_position(x+16, y)
       elseif hero:get_direction() == 3 then --down
           hero:set_position(x, y-16)
       end
   
    hero:freeze()
 
minecart:set_traversable_by("hero", true)
minecart:set_drawn_in_y_order(false)   
store_equipment()
game:set_pause_allowed(false)

if math.random(1) == 0 then
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/jump0")
    else
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/jump1")
end

sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/jump")

local jump_movement = sol.movement.create("jump")
jump_movement:set_distance(16)
jump_movement:set_direction8(direction4 * 2)
jump_movement:start(hero)

sol.timer.start(200, function()
sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/preparing")
sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/landing")

hero:set_tunic_sprite_id("hero/action/minecart/minecarting.tunic_"..tunic)
hero:set_animation("stopped")
hero:set_direction(minecart:get_direction())
end)

sol.timer.start(700, function()
    minecart:go()


-- play the sound once, the rest is handled bellow
sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/fall1")
sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/moving")
end)
  end
end

-- Starts driving the minecart.
function minecart:go()

if hero:get_movement() ~= nil then
game:set_value("is_on_minecart", true)
end

if game:get_value("is_on_minecart") == true and hero:get_movement() ~= nil then
link_se = sol.timer.start(1000, function()
    sol.audio.play_sound("characters/link/voice/fall1")
return true
end)
minecart_se = sol.timer.start(300, function()
sol.audio.play_sound("objects/minecart/moving")
return true
end)
end

  hero:set_position(minecart:get_position())
  hero:set_animation("walking")
  minecart:get_sprite():set_animation("start")

  game:set_custom_command_effect("action", nil)
  action_command_minecart = false
  hero_facing_minecart = false

  -- Create a movement on the hero.
  local direction4 = minecart:get_direction()
  local movement = sol.movement.create("straight")
  movement:set_angle(direction4 * math.pi / 2)
  movement:set_speed(500)
  movement:set_smooth(false)

  function movement:on_position_changed()
    -- Put the minecart at the same position as the hero.
    minecart:set_position(hero:get_position())
minecart:set_direction(hero:get_direction())
  end
 
  -- Destroy the minecart when reaching an obstacle.
  function movement:on_obstacle_reached()
    minecart:stop()
  end
 
  -- The hero must be allowed to traverse the minecart during the movement.
  minecart:set_traversable_by("hero", true)
  movement:start(hero)
end

-- Stops driving the minecart and destroys it.
function minecart:stop()

  local minecart_sprite = minecart:get_sprite()
 
  -- restore values
  game:set_ability("tunic", game:get_value("item_saved_tunic"))
  hero:set_tunic_sprite_id("hero/tunic"..game:get_value("item_saved_tunic"))
  game:set_ability("sword", game:get_value("item_saved_sword"))
  game:set_ability("shield", game:get_value("item_saved_shield"))
  game:set_command_keyboard_binding("action", game:get_value("item_saved_action"))
  game:set_pause_allowed(true)
 
  game:set_value("is_on_minecart", false)
  minecart_se:stop()
  link_se:stop()
 
  -- Break the minecart.
  local direction4 = hero:get_direction()
 
  minecart_sprite:set_direction(0)
  minecart_sprite:set_animation("destroy")

  function minecart_sprite:on_animation_finished()
    -- Remove it from the map when the animation is finished.
       minecart:remove()
  end

   -- Restore control to the player.
  -- map.on_command_pressed = nil
  hero:unfreeze()
end


The direction issue is on on_interaction()

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hero:set_direction(minecart:get_direction())

[Diarandor]

Hi! Maybe you can use the event on_direction_changed of the custom entity or its sprite to change the direction of the hero.

[MetalZelda]

Hi! Maybe you can use the event on_direction_changed of the custom entity or its sprite to change the direction of the hero.

Hi

As you may see, the whole script works, if the minecart encounter the turning entity, it turns well and it change the direction of both the entity and the hero.
The main issue is when I wanna go again in the minecart when it finished, the hero:set_direction(minecart:get_direction()) don't work, while it was working the first time.

The strangest thing is this

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  function movement:on_position_changed()
    -- Put the minecart at the same position as the hero.
    minecart:set_position(hero:get_position())
    minecart:set_direction(hero:get_direction())
  end

This works, but not the opposite (hero:set_direction(minecart ...))

[Diarandor]

Is there some error in error.txt? If so, in which line?
Also, I think that the line

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minecart:set_direction(minecart:get_direction() - 2)
should be

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minecart:set_direction((minecart:get_direction() - 2)%4)

[MetalZelda]

Is there some error in error.txt? If so, in which line?
Also, I think that the line

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minecart:set_direction(minecart:get_direction() - 2)
should be

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minecart:set_direction((minecart:get_direction() - 2)%4)

Oh that was that, I didn't though about the %4 in the algorythm, thanks, it now works properly.

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hero:set_direction(((minecart:get_direction() + 4)%4))

Thanks Diarandor