Add buff to ally other than user + damage to enemies

[Kes]

Adding a buff to the user while dealing damage to the enemy is quite straightforward, I just use the damage formula e.g.
a.add_buff(3,3); a.atk * 4 - 2.def * 2

However, I want to add the buff to another ally (ideally it would always be actor 3) as well as deal damage to the enemy. Is there a way of doing this?

An escalation of the query would be - could this be done for all allies and all enemies?

Thanks

 

[gstv87]

formulas run directly through the kernel, with the difference of having "a" and "b" as stand ins for actor and enemy, and "$game_variables" as an implicit argument.
so, you just run the code for grabbing actor 3 out of the actors object: "$game_actors(3).add_buff(x,y); formula"

this is a formula I used to decide damage with a condition.

b.hp / b.mhp < 0.25 ? {b.add_state(1); return b.mhp * 0.25} : return -1;

instantly kills anyone below 25% HP and heals the user for that amount.

check for enemy belonging to enemy type group before returning damage.

[b.element_rate(35), b.element_rate(34)].any?{|el| el > 1} ? 20 : -1;

damages only undead and demons

reverse damage calculation from function returned from third-party plugin (my personal favorite)

-a.xstat.patk + (b.hp.to_f * 0.26 / 70.0 * b.xstat.pdf.to_f).round

returns a negative damage to bypass the battle system's damage calculation, and any enemy defense, to deal a fixed 26% HP damage.


you just run the code.

 

[Kes]

you just run the code.

Sadly, if I could just "run the code" I would not be posting here.
None of the examples you gave apply to my particular query, so I am unable to use any of them as a basis on which to build.

Thank you, though, for taking the time to answer.

 

[Wavelength]

I think you would replace "a.add_buff" with "$game_actors[3].add_buff", though this would add it to Actor ID 3, if they exist in your battle party. If you wanted the actor in the 3rd slot, there's a way to reference that too, but I forget the syntax.

 

[gstv87]

sorry, should have been $game_actors[3], not $game_actors(3)

I thought it would be evident the different combinations of code to run that you can make by using the damage formula, but I guess it wasn't.....

 

[Kes]

@Wavelength It is actor 3 that I wanted, so that is fine. Thank you very much.
Would you happen to know the syntax for a skill which would apply the buff to all allies?

 

[A-Moonless-Night]

Could you do:

$game_party.battle_members.each { |act| act.add_buff(3,3) }

 

[Kes]

@A-Moonless-Night In a test run that appears to work flawlessly.
Thank you very much for your help.