Bugs on my computer for RPG Maker

[Abashi76]

I have encountered problems already when testing my game on practice maps.

- I can't change my equipment from default. If i change it, it switches back to default after i close the menu

- My game won't play battle animations, there probably is a way to do it but i did it before and forgot how

- After a battle on my test maps, most of my HP/SP gets restored and i get all my default items back


JUST A PREVIEW OF A PRACTICE MAP FOR MY RPG

 

[slimmmeiske2]

How are you changing the equipment? Are you changing it in-game or in the editor?
How have you set up your battle animations and how have you set up your skills?
When you say “Battle test” you mean battling in game and not the battle test option in the editor right?
Have you added any scripts or made changes to the default scripts?

Honestly there’s not a lot of info to go on. Could you please show some screenshots of what’s (not) happening?
For future reference, it’s a lot easier (to read and answer) if you limit your thread to one problem.

 

[Abashi76]

- I am changing equipment while testing the game.

-I put the command to play battle animation on the map editor. I tested the map and nothing happened.

-I did battle tests both in game and on the Database

-I do not know how to script on Ruby, i would have to copy from somebody else

Any help?

 

[Andar]

That does not answer the questions.

How do you change equipment? Which menu do you use and which buttons do you click?
There are several ways where you could have made a mistake, for example you can't change equipment through inventory, you need to go through the equip screen and a few more things.

How do you play the animation? Please give a screenshot of the event you're using - full screenshot including conditions, trigger and page numbers. Only then we can see where you made your mistakes.

 

[Abashi76]

That does not answer the questions.

How do you change equipment? Which menu do you use and which buttons do you click?
There are several ways where you could have made a mistake, for example you can't change equipment through inventory, you need to go through the equip screen and a few more things.

How do you play the animation? Please give a screenshot of the event you're using - full screenshot including conditions, trigger and page numbers. Only then we can see where you made your mistakes.

I test the game from the editor first. After that i place an event that gives me new equipment. After that i equip it from the menu. Once i leave the menu the default equipment remains on all my characters.

I am able to change equipment with the "Change Equipment" command. This does not solve the problem because the player cannot change equipment back and forth, there wouldn't be a point in stores either if i did it this way.

For battle animations, i used the "Show Battle Animation" command. In that i tried choosing to do it either the "Entire Troop" or the "Entire Party". Neither of these worked. It did not even work when i played the animation on my #1 character. I would bet it would not work if i try enemy #1 either. I tested all of this on "Playtest" mode while on the map.

Also; why do i heal and get my items back after every battle when i test the battle on "Playtest" mode?

I shouldn't need a screenshot for this, but i could easily do it.

Not only that, but it gave me 16 amount of the armor when i made the command to only give 1.

I think this is a compatibility problem on my computer. Are there any "compatibility scripts" online that i could use? I am using "Windows 7", and the game was made for XP but the site says it should work for newer versions of "Windows", i think even Windows 10 should be able to play it.

 

[Andar]

I asked you for a screenshot of the event where you use the "show battle animation" event.
InGame screenshots are normally useless for bughunting

To help you we need to see the event page with the commands for playing the animation, so that we can see all details of the event - 90% of which are missing in your description, including the more important ones.

no, there are no "compatibility scripts", because none are needed. Whatever the cause of this behaviour, it is a bug in your project and has nothing to do with windows.
And we need details about what you did and how you configured everything before we can even guess where you might have made a mistake.

 

[Abashi76]

I did not add any scripts so the bugs should not happen. I did not "Fix" any equipment on the characters that i have tested.

When i exit menu, the default equipment is equipped on my character. Not only that, but the number of armor i have increases every time i equip the armor.

This has to be a bug due to my computer having incompatibility with the program (not Windows 7). I did not add any scripts. All i was doing is practicing mapping and creating enemies. I did not add any common events or any complex commands other than the "Ruby Script".

http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/products/programs/rpg-maker-xp

-It says that "64-bit" is not supported. I think all my computers use that, certainly my new one. I don't know how to check which one i have.

https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/support/products/updates

Where do i download the "XP" update file? I only found the one for the MV version.

 

[Andar]

https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/support/products/updates

Where do i download the "XP" update file? I only found the one for the MV version.

and what do you want with an IG-Maker update?
There is no RMXP-Update at all, and while 64 bit might not be supported, RMXP has no problems running on a 64 bit system.
In fact, I just installed RMXP on my 64-bit-Win7 to check your problem and have no problem at all.

so, the second "problem" first.
It doesn't work because that command cannot work on map. There is no way to target the battleanimation on the map, it can only be used by troop events or skill events on the battlescreen.

EDIT:
what you want exists, (I was wrong with my pre-edit post), but it is a different command.
you need to use the "show animation" command on page 2 instead of the "show battle animation" on page 3


That fact also strengthens my suspicion that the problem with the equipment is also you doing something in the wrong way, especially since I had no problems changing equipment ingame with the testproject of RMXP on 64-bit W7.

After that i equip it from the menu. Once i leave the menu the default equipment remains on all my characters.

Please tell me exactly what keys you pressed on the keyboard in which order - I suspect that you forgot to confirm the equipment change and aborted it instead.

 

[Abashi76]

and what do you want with an IG-Maker update?
There is no RMXP-Update at all, and while 64 bit might not be supported, RMXP has no problems running on a 64 bit system.
In fact, I just installed RMXP on my 64-bit-Win7 to check your problem and have no problem at all.

Ok!

so, the second "problem" first.
It doesn't work because that command cannot work on map. There is no way to target the battleanimation on the map, it can only be used by troop events or skill events on the battlescreen.

Then why is there an option to do it on the map? I remember actually doing it before.

EDIT:
what you want exists, (I was wrong with my pre-edit post), but it is a different command.
you need to use the "show animation" command on page 2 instead of the "show battle animation" on page 3

Ok, kool, thanks!

That fact also strengthens my suspicion that the problem with the equipment is also you doing something in the wrong way, especially since I had no problems changing equipment ingame with the testproject of RMXP on 64-bit W7.

No, i was doing it right.


Please tell me exactly what keys you pressed on the keyboard in which order - I suspect that you forgot to confirm the equipment change and aborted it instead.

I read that there is a way to change controls, how do i do that? I was using Esc to open menu and Return to select.

Reply in blue.

PS: A long time ago, I actually made items that teach you skills like in 2K3 .......
PS: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/variable-calendar-weather-system.9370/

 

[Andar]

and how many times did you press enter to select and with what visible change before you pressed esc?

there is always a reason for anything that happens on the computer, and in cases like there it's impossible to come from outside the game - technically impossible.
there are only three possible causes for such a behaviour (if you describe it right) and a fourth one if your description is wrong in one point - and that is exactly why I asked for the details of what you did, including how often you pressed which button. Because without details we can't identify which of the causes it is:
1) wrong user input (like using the wrong show command)
2) additional events on the map interfering with the effect, or wrong setting in the database of the game interfering
3) broken default scripts in the script editor (either because you manually added or deleted something or because something in windows damaged the files)
4) problem with saving data (which cannot happen the way you described, that's the option that needs your description to be wrong).

and sorry, but I don't have a crystal ball to see your computer, so you need to answer my questions with details if you want my help.

 

[Abashi76]

and how many times did you press enter to select and with what visible change before you pressed esc?

there is always a reason for anything that happens on the computer, and in cases like there it's impossible to come from outside the game - technically impossible.
there are only three possible causes for such a behaviour (if you describe it right) and a fourth one if your description is wrong in one point - and that is exactly why I asked for the details of what you did, including how often you pressed which button. Because without details we can't identify which of the causes it is:

OK

1) wrong user input (like using the wrong show command)

What is the "user input"? What is "show command"? I just click enter to equip a different armor or weapon.

2) additional events on the map interfering with the effect, or wrong setting in the database of the game interfering

What events would do that? I use events that do a "parallel process". I tend to have events that either change party members or change the weather. What kind of events would get in the way? I don't have any change equipment events, only an event that gives me another form of armor to use to equip something else on one of my characters. EDIT : It's the party switch events, because i tested it when the only other event was the weather. Could it be the party level event, i wouldn't get why that would be the problem?

3) broken default scripts in the script editor (either because you manually added or deleted something or because something in windows damaged the files)

It's possible that Windows damaged the files. At first i thought the program actually worked. I made no changes to the default scripts and they look perfectly fine.

4) problem with saving data (which cannot happen the way you described, that's the option that needs your description to be wrong).

It doesn't make a difference.

and sorry, but I don't have a crystal ball to see your computer, so you need to answer my questions with details if you want my help.

Reply in blue.

EDIT : Actually it worked for once. I think it could be the event that switches party members. Problem is, i will need to do that sometimes. Also, the event still gives me too many armors. I think it should be okay if i got that from a shop event : just tried it and the shop event works just fine. I even tried it after putting in the command "Exit Event Processing". The same happens for money also ; i put in the command to add 9000 gold and i got like millions instead. This will be a problem for making events for treasure chests.

 

[Andar]

The user is you, abashi76. The user input is that what you click, the commands you choose.
The reference to the show command was the reference to you using the wrong show battle animation command where you should have used the show animation command.

The only problem we've solved so far was a user error, and I strongly suspect that the other errors are also user errors and not computer errors - or as some people describe it "the error sits between keyboard and chair".
But we can not find user errors if you refuse to tell us what you did. Because you're the one who caused user input errors, it is nothing the computer does on its own.

For example with the equipping problem. Yes, you have stated several times that you use the enter/return key to change equipment. But that was not my question. I asked how many times you pressed enter and what has changed on the screen each time you press enter. Because at the moment I suspect that it is another user input error that caused the equipment error - that you simply never changed the equipment at all but always aborted the change before it could take place. But to confirm or deny that possibility, I need to know how often you pressed which key when you tried to change equipment. So please start counting.

 

[slimmmeiske2]

Could you please show screenshots of your events that aren't working? (Party switch, receiving armor)
We cannot help you otherwise.

 

[callmedan]

Okay. For the animation, why do you use Show Battle Animation for an event on the map? Because it makes no sense unless it's activated during a battle. If you want to show animation on your map, you should use "Show Animation" command which is located in tab 2

 

[Abashi76]

Could you please show screenshots of your events that aren't working? (Party switch, receiving armor)
We cannot help you otherwise.

Notice, i have 16 rather than 1 armor .....

You know about the "Change Party Members" command right? I removed three and added two characters, if i do that than the equipment glitch will happen (default equipment remains equipped after i leave the menu).

 

[slimmmeiske2]

@Abashi76 That's not what I meant. Please shows screenshots of the events in the editor (like you did with the Show Battle Animation). So show a screenshot fo the event with the "Change Party Members" command and other events that don't work like they should.

 

[Andar]

You know about the "Change Party Members" command right? I removed three and added two characters, if i do that than the equipment glitch will happen (default equipment remains equipped after i leave the menu).

how many times do we have to ask for screenshots of the events? Ingame screenshots are useless here.

Especially, if that glitch only happens after you use the change party member command in the way you describe, then please show us the event where you use that command as well as a screenshot from your database, system tab.
This goes double because I can think of several ways how the wrong use of the change membership command will cause problems in the game.

and remember - the only one of your problems that we have solved so far was solved after you gave the event screenshot with it. So please give us those event screenshots so thaat we can tell you where you made your mistakes.

And you have again ignored my question of how many times you press enter to change equipment. I ask that question to help you and not to be ignored.

 

[Abashi76]

PS:

https://littledrago.blogspot.com/2014/02/rgss-custom-resolution-map-zoom.html

How do i download these scripts? I tried text documents to copy and paste, but the program says it can't copy all of the information from that site. What program do i need?

https://lparchive.org/Legend-of-Mana-(by-Mega64)/Update 09/
-I need the zoom for certain characters imported from ripped sprites from other games. The original RTP and most custom graphics should work fine with that as the screenshot suggested.

 

[Andar]

as I assumed - user error.

1) exit event processing is absolutely useless at that position, because it only tells the event to jump to the end of itself.
2) since parallel processes loop and you never switch it off, that event adds +1 iron helm and +1 battleboots per frame, which means about 30 of each per second.
3) because the event is repeated, the add member commands are also repeated - AND YOU SET THEM TO INITIALIZE!!!
Initialising should only be done once, because it means that all actor data is reset to base values.
Or in other words - this event is what resets your equipment and your actor values to the original values several times per second, and that includes after your battles.

Please search for a few tutorials to learn what parallel processes are and how to switch them off correctly.
All your errors were caused by this single event, nothing comes from windows or your computer.


EDIT:
And very important - we do not support ripped resources on this forum.
Ask for that support again and you might even get yourself banned

 

[Abashi76]

What about autorun? I tried it before and it didn't do anything. Is that what i am supposed to do in order to perform an event only once?

https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/parallel-processes-once-per-entering-a-map.40566/

I'll look for the "Erase Event" command.

-IT WORKED!!!! Okay, that fixes most of the bugs.

Oh wait, what about the healing after battle i was talking about? I bet it's the same problem there .....

-Yes! It was, fixed it!!!!

PS: Sorry, the image with the sprites has a username to give credit to. It seemed legal because people rip sprites all the time. No, i'm not going to bring that up here, there are plenty of google searches about using sprites from other games.

Now, it's time to work on downloading scripts. It should be okay to bring up it here as long as i don't continue to talk about why i want to do that .....

https://littledrago.blogspot.com/2014/02/rgss-custom-resolution-map-zoom.html

I download the scripts on a doc file. The site did not tell me which script section i am supposed to add the new scripts in. It doesn't tell me if i need to replace any scripts either.