Aliasing Use_Item causing delay?

[sleepy_sealion]

Hello, I'm trying to simplify some scripts and make them more compatible.

I have this script for playing sprite effects, and just cast animations - but the only way I get it to work as I want it too, is by overwriting the Use_Item call.

If I try to have the animations called/played through an alias, they will play after the actor/enemy deals damage.

class Scene_Battle < Scene_Base 

  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Use Item (Overwrite)
  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def use_item
    item_use_animation
    item = @subject.current_action.item
    @log_window.display_use_item(@subject, item)
    @subject.use_item(item)
    refresh_status
    targets = @subject.current_action.make_targets.compact
    show_animation(targets, item.animation_id)
    targets.each {|target| item.repeats.times { invoke_item(target, item) } }
  end

  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Item Use Animations
  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def item_use_animation
   
    item = @subject.current_action.item
    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Cast Animation
    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    if item.note =~/<cast_animation:(.*)>/
     @subject.animation_id = "#$1".to_i
     @log_window.wait
     wait_for_animation
    end
 end
end

 

[TheoAllen]

How exactly u did the alias?

 

[sleepy_sealion]

alias use_item_animation use_item
def use_item
use_item_animation
 item_use_animation
end

I have to think of a better alias term, but it just calls that bit of script that plays the cast animations and idle effects.

 

[TheoAllen]

Then why not swap the order? your method first then the alias.

 

[sleepy_sealion]

I didn't know you could alias something like that. But now it's working great! Thanks a lot Theo.

This is the code that ended up working:

  alias item_use_animation use_item
  def use_item
  use_item_animation
   item_use_animation
  end