Battle animations, regardless of target

[warlobster]

So it seems like by default battle animations only play if the target is visible on screen. So a skill or item that targets the enemy causes the full animation to play, but if it targets a party member there's no animation.

How would I go about changing this so that things targeting party members still show their animations? I've tried poking around on my own but so far I've only managed to break things.

 

[Kenen]

Here are some ready-made options to consider:

Yanfly Engine Ace: http://yanflychannel.wordpress.com/rmvxa/battle-scripts/ace-battle-engine/

Luna Engine Sample: https://github.com/Archeia/Luna-Engine

Both of these allow you to adjust the party status window to permit animation playback.