CGMV Encyclopedia w/ Bestiary

[casper667]

@41728280 the issue is that enemies in the data file generated by the editor (enemies.json) have their image stored in a variable called battlerName which is attached to the enemy object when the code loads this data file. From what I can tell Yanfly sets this variable to an empty string when the plugin loads (which is why the encyclopedia cannot find the image file), and then uses a different variable with a different name which appears to be an array to access the enemy image (probably for multiple frames or something?). I will look in to just loading the first element in the array if his plugin is detected but I am not entirely sure if that will work as I am not sure what he all stores in that array or if I can always count on the image being the first element in the array. I do not use anyone else's plugins other than my own so I am not that familiar with all the functionality this plugin has, and when people change default behavior like this it can be tricky to look into their code and understand what is going on without spending some time reading through it. That is why it might take some time to ensure compatibility with this plugin.

 

[jamiebrownhill]

@ShadowDragon It works great, thank you!

 

[41728280]

@casper667
I guess this array stores the index of the SV sprite graph?
If you load the first element of the array, will it be the first grid of the sprite? As long as it can be displayed, lol
Maybe, directly quote his function?
Of course, casper, we are willing to wait for you to complete it

 

[Suikogen]

@casper667

This is an amazing plugin! Thank you.

I was wondering if you would be able to have it so that enemy drops in the encyclopedia could be hidden until you get the item from the enemy that you defeat in battle. There could be an option to have it on or off which would be great. The way it is now, drops for enemies show automatically when you go to the bestiary section of the encyclopedia after you win a battle against them. Thought it would be a cool idea to implement.

Edit: Thought of another idea that could be implemented: Having a defeated amount for an enemy that is shown in the enemy's bestiary entry.

 

[ShadowDragon]

@Suikogen that idea is indeed nice, specially, I have seen it only once or twice in
a different game, 1 of them I can call is Summon Night, Sword Story 1 and 2, only shown
when the item is given.

some monsters has:
items dropped:
1. ?????
2. ------
or
1. ??????
2. ??????

the ----- means, no item drop, all items have ????, so if default has 3 items
and you fill in 2, it should show:
1. ?????
2. ?????
3. -----

it is a unique feature which is possible, but also probably, not easy to do

 

[casper667]

The items being undiscovered is a neat idea, but I am not sure when I would be able to implement it as it is not trivial though not too difficult either. I will add it to my to-do list.

 

[Espilonarge]

@casper667
I guess this array stores the index of the SV sprite graph?
If you load the first element of the array, will it be the first grid of the sprite? As long as it can be displayed, lol
Maybe, directly quote his function?
Of course, casper, we are willing to wait for you to complete it

I just noticed this issue myself.

If I could make a suggestion to @casper667...

Perhaps you could add a notetag factor (since I know the plugin does use notetags) with something like <cgmvpicture:[img/foldername/imagename]> to load an image in case you don't want to use the databases default images? It would open a whole new book for using custom images for sketches (pun not intended) if you wanted to add/use artwork/sketches. This would also mean that even if you can't get sideview battlers to show in the Bestairy, you can at least grab an image from somewhere to get around the issue.

 

[casper667]

@Espilonarge that is a good idea, and probably a lot easier than making compatibility patches for any plugin that changes how the game displays the enemy. It should work fine with default sideview/front view already though.

 

[Deagron]

Hello @casper667 !
Your encyclopedia plugin is very good for my project, I could even add tutorial section in case the players want to check them during their playthrough
I was wondering if I could use the CGMVEncyclopedia Scene command for a specific page for a scan skill (dunno if the question have already been asked though), to have the infos of the enemy from the bestiary to show during battle.
Is it possible with the plugin's current state or would require more efforts ? I'd understand if it is too complicated

 

[casper667]

@Deagron If I understand this right, you want to call the encyclopedia scene but have it only display 1 entry? That would require significant work if so, and I don't know when I would be able to get to that. However, it would be a cool feature. I will add it to my to do list. Would it just show the info window, or would you also expect it to show the completion, title, and select windows?

 

[Deagron]

@Deagron If I understand this right, you want to call the encyclopedia scene but have it only display 1 entry?
Would it just show the info window, or would you also expect it to show the completion, title, and select windows?

What I'd like is simply the enemy infos for the player to see their weaknesses so the description window
The Libra skill from Final Fantasy basically