KeyGuard Image Cursor - (howto video)

[reneuend]

ShadowHunter's Keyguard allows you to replace the small mouse cursor with an image of any size. This really opened up the doors to some really cool effects. Like shooting a gun with gun recoil, hiding the screen except for a spot as in a torch, or match, or flashlight, a camera, etc....

It is extremely easy to do and everyone should be using this feature!

Here is the how-to video that shows you the basics: http://youtu.be/lbtAnWbdJac

Copy and save the following information so you don't have to try and type it out from the video.

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RotationAngle = 0
Component("KeyGuard").Object.ProhibitRotation = 1
RenderBitMapCursor "camera.jpg","camera_mask.jpg"
Component("KeyGuard").Object.ActionPointX = 100
Component("KeyGuard").Object.ActionPointY = 175
Action.ChangeDefaultCursor "blank.ico"

NOTE: If you want the same image cursor to work in other connected frames, use the following command in the Frame properties for the "other" frames:

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Component("Keyguard").Object.continuebitmapcursoronthisframe

coming in the future, I'll show you animated cursors, and how to create a flashlight effect, and finally a gun with recoil.

[Vengeance66]

Cool video! Now, when I saw this I said to myself: This was easy you dumb...

My logic is that with this we can make custom inventory and when you click on the image of the item the cursor will become the item and you can use it somewhere (trigger event). Of course, along with a speech lines

Great!

[skype6]

Cool video! Now, when I saw this I said to myself: This was easy you dumb...

That's what I just said, now look easy... Many thanks for this reneuend

[reneuend]

Funny you should say that about the inventory. When ShadowHunter first came out with image cursors, that is exactly what I created. I used the mouse wheel to allow the user to change items that he was carrying.
Here is the demo ( http://amforums.cloudapp.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4920&p=24783#p24783 )..but I'm not sure it will work anymore since it was built for XP at the time. However, I will try it again in the future...perhaps for your game!

[Vengeance66]

Funny you should say that about the inventory. When ShadowHunter first came out with image cursors, that is exactly what I created. I used the mouse wheel to allow the user to change items that he was carrying.
Here is the demo ( http://amforums.cloudapp.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4920&p=24783#p24783 )..but I'm not sure it will work anymore since it was built for XP at the time. However, I will try it again in the future...perhaps for your game!

Wow! This is cool! I like the idea of cycling thru the inventory with the mouse wheel. I never thought of that idea. It will be great if the player can see his inventory items, but can scroll the mouse wheel to select.

What an inspiration...

[skype6]

This opens up some new possibilities

[skype6]

Oh, and one question! How to make interaction with the hotspot when the cursor passes over it, for example, to change the color or something?

[reneuend]

Yep! I made a tutorial for mouse hover a couple years ago: http://amforums.cloudapp.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5214
What I show is a bit more sophisticated. I think once you see it, you will be able to adapt. If not, let me know.

[skype6]

After several attempts, I succeeded It works! So now is a little clearer, what keyguard actually doing. Truly remarkable plugin