Anthus
03-03-2010, 01:03 PM
Okay, I know that these are the two ways to trigger secrets on other screens and ultimately, do "events" in ZC. I know the old, boss flag tricks was what was used pre-2.5 to change towns between dungeons etc. I understand that it is dependent on the level number of the boss killed, and the screen which has that trigger which must have a d-map with the same level number as the killed boss (and a trigger enemy on the screen you want the secret, and the "dungeon boss, enemy> secrets" screen flags checked).
Now, I have only read about it, and never attempted it myself. I have a question about it though: Could you have trigger enemies on more than one screen to use the Boss Trigger method to trigger secrets on multiple screen? Lets say, you kill the 'Level 1' Boss, and you have triggers on the 'Level 1' d-map on screens (3,4,) (7,3), and (5,6). Now, if I go to any of these screens with the trigger enemy, will it not only trigger that screen's secrets, but all three, or must each screen be visited individually? Well, I'm getting a little ahead of myself here. Can boss flag triggered secrets work on multiple screens? So~ this will be a determining factor in the design of a dungeon. I'd rather not even bother drawing it, it I don't know for sure (since either way, I might have to re-draw it).
Now, for RSCs. To my knowledge, they can only trigger one screen from the trigger screen, right? Also, they do not trigger permanent secrets from, say, a dungeon d-map to an overworld d-map... right? I know that boss trigger'd secrets can be made permanent since you still have to visit the screen for the secrets to trigger once the boss has been killed*. You can use a secret tile perm-trigger with boss secrets. With RCS, the screen is triggered remotely from the trigger screen, so secrets may not be permanent given the d-map type. See what I'm saying?
So, it boils down to if A) Boss flag triggers can be used for multiple screens, and B) if RSCs can be made permanent from DNG to OW maps AND C) If RSCs can be used to trigger multiple screens. I hope this post was understandable. I know it may be a bit hard to follow.
* Which in turn answers my first question, since you must visit each screen individually, I just want to make sure.
Thank you.
Now, I have only read about it, and never attempted it myself. I have a question about it though: Could you have trigger enemies on more than one screen to use the Boss Trigger method to trigger secrets on multiple screen? Lets say, you kill the 'Level 1' Boss, and you have triggers on the 'Level 1' d-map on screens (3,4,) (7,3), and (5,6). Now, if I go to any of these screens with the trigger enemy, will it not only trigger that screen's secrets, but all three, or must each screen be visited individually? Well, I'm getting a little ahead of myself here. Can boss flag triggered secrets work on multiple screens? So~ this will be a determining factor in the design of a dungeon. I'd rather not even bother drawing it, it I don't know for sure (since either way, I might have to re-draw it).
Now, for RSCs. To my knowledge, they can only trigger one screen from the trigger screen, right? Also, they do not trigger permanent secrets from, say, a dungeon d-map to an overworld d-map... right? I know that boss trigger'd secrets can be made permanent since you still have to visit the screen for the secrets to trigger once the boss has been killed*. You can use a secret tile perm-trigger with boss secrets. With RCS, the screen is triggered remotely from the trigger screen, so secrets may not be permanent given the d-map type. See what I'm saying?
So, it boils down to if A) Boss flag triggers can be used for multiple screens, and B) if RSCs can be made permanent from DNG to OW maps AND C) If RSCs can be used to trigger multiple screens. I hope this post was understandable. I know it may be a bit hard to follow.
* Which in turn answers my first question, since you must visit each screen individually, I just want to make sure.
Thank you.