Allow options in Show Choice to be shown/hidden based on conditions

[Trihan]

Description of the Feature:

• Have checkboxes for each option in a Show Choice command to show/hide them, possibly with a selection for a switch to tie their state to

Code for Implementation:
Not so much how it would be coded in core, but here's how I did a dynamic choice list in my Winterruption game:

$gameMessage.setChoiceBackground(0);
$gameMessage.setChoicePositionType(2);
$gameMessage.setChoiceCallback(function(n) {
  $gameVariables.setValue(15, choices[n]);
}.bind(this));
choices = ['Any idea where you argued?', 'Do you know what was argued about?'];
if (($gameSwitches.value(18) || $gameSwitches.value(19) || $gameSwitches.value(20) || $gameSwitches.value(22)) && ($gameSwitches.value(23) || $gameSwitches.value(25) || $gameSwitches.value(27) || $gameSwitches.value(28)) && ($gameSwitches.value(26) || $gameSwitches.value(29) || $gameSwitches.value(30) || $gameSwitches.value(31))) {
choices.push('I think I know what happened...');
}
if (!$gameMessage.isBusy()) {
  $gameMessage.setChoices(choices, 0, -2);
  this.setWaitMode('message');
}

The basic idea is that choices would be filtered based on switch conditions, so you could have options show up or disappear depending on what the player has done.

Mockups:
I lack the ability to do this as present, I'll try to edit a mockup in later.

Why is this feature good?
This feature is great because of the following:

• Puppies
• Instant Gratification
• More dynamic games, especially visual novels, puzzlers and mystery

Possible issues with this feature?
Issues that might arise from this feature:

• Additional game bugs related to accidentally showing/hiding a choice that shouldn't have been shown/hidden
• Loss of hair
• That's about it

 

[mikey1393drago]

It does seem interesting, but not sure if I would need it exactly. It depends when I make more things in my games that may need this feature or not.
Then again. Would this work for VX Ace?

 

[fizzly]

Definitely yes, it should be implemented in MV from the beginning! "Show choices" command is kind of limited without dependings from switches.

 

[Trihan]

@mikey If you mean the feature, yeah. If you mean the code I posted, you can do the same thing with Ruby.

 

[Ghost of Christmas Kloe]

Why is this feature good?
This feature is great because of the following:

• Puppies
• Instant Gratification

We get puppies!?

A-anyway, sorta like Himework's Plugin HERE but as an inbuilt plugin? That would be cool!

 

[dyoghenes]

Sort of like this? Maybe the "is ON/OFF" part is redundant.