Check if player has a key to ride a boat?

[Fragarachu]

So, in RPG Maker VX Ace, is there a way to check if the player HAS a key to ride the boat.
The boat is the car, i have the sprite and the script for the boat to work on land,

 

[noelburgundy27]

I can imagine eventing to be a solution. Make a conditional branch event. At the 4th tab when setting it up, you will see Item/Inventory. This can be used to check an item such as a Key.

 

[Phade102]

I'm thinking it might work with a simple two page event. one that runs if you dont have the key, which can say "You dont have the key" or something, and one that runs only if the 'key' is in your inventory, which does the processing and lets you into the vehicle.

 

[Shaz]

Have the real vehicle somewhere the player can't see or access (on an unused map, perhaps). Have an event that LOOKS like the vehicle. On the event, when the player interacts, do the "do they have the key" check. If they do, run a Set Vehicle Location command to move the real vehicle to where the event is, facing the same way, and activate a second page to the event that has no sprite or commands (in effect, turning the event off for the rest of the game). Then run a Get On Vehicle command.