How do I change the direction my spawning character faces..?

[A Cat]

I've tried everything I could think of, and I just can't figure it out.

[DevTech]

Could you explain with more information?

[Mystix]

Event Command, 2nd Tab, Movement section, Set Move Route, from the drop-down menu select Player, add in one of the Turn commands you want the Player to be facing.

[A Cat]

Originally posted by Michael:

Could you explain with more information?

When you load up a map, you right click on a tile and quickly place the character spawn point (where you spawn). I'm wondering how to move the direction you start the game with.

[Mystix]

Same idea as I outlined above, just choose a Move command instead (Move Up, Move Down, Move Left or Move Right) as you require.

[Kio Kurashi]

@LoneWolfDon I believe he is reffering to when the game is initally started the direction that the player faces. If this is the case then you cannot change that direction as it will always be facing down

[Mystix]

@Kurashi... Ahhh, ok. If that's what's wanted to do, then, here's another idea:

Make the Player initially invisible, Database, System tab, check the box for Transparent On.

Have the very first starting map a blank map, or a "dummy map", (you can use it to give items, set switches, etc... if you want), use a Turn command (as I outlined previously) to change the facing direction to what you want. Fadeout the screen, Transfer the player to the map that you want him to appear on (with the option to keep the same facing direction), then after transferiing, make the Player visible with an Event Command, tab 2, Character sectio, Change Transparency, set it to Off (so the Player will be visible), then Fadein the screen, and the Player should be facing the direction you had set it to.

[Not Quite Dead]

Another way to alter the direction the character faces at the beginning of the game is, if I'm not mistaken, to change a value in the system through the database.

On this forum, PK8 explains it:

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/7336-how-to-change-starting-character-direction/?p=78749

[Mystix]

@Not Quite Dead: Nice little tip there. Just gotta be careful not to accidentially mess-up something while in editing a default script. Cheers! :)

[RosstheBoss0]

I thought it was possible to select the animation of the character under the actors tab and just select the north facing version of the charactor selected?

[Mystix]

@RosstheBoss : As far as I know, it doesn't work that way for Actors character sprites.

[Hajami]

Did you mention to him ,that he has to create an event that is on paralell process, to do the code at the beginning?