"Confusion" Skill -> "Distarcted" State Help!

[DadGuyDrawing]

Hi,

This seems like it should be really easy but I'm having trouble with it despite watching all of the video tutorials and google searches I can muster.

I'm trying to have an enemy uses a skill "Confusion" that puts the player in a "Distracted" state, and the state should make the player unable to do anything for those 2 -3 turns.

The enemy successfully uses the Confusion skill but I don't see the state text, and the player is able to move normally after the skill is used.

What am I missing?

 

[Zerothedarklord]

I don't recognize the notetags you have present on the skill, but I'm guessing that is yanfly action sequences.
If you have discord, you're welcome to add me, and we can see if we can get it figured out.
Zerothedarklord#8459

 

[Mystic_Enigma]

I noticed that you have the "Remove by Damage" box checked. That means the state will have a chance to be removed whenever they get hit again. Is that intended? If not, you should uncheck it.

As for the text. There is nothing in the message box for the Skill itself. If you put something in it, it should show when the skill is used. If that doesn't work, then there might be a setting in one of your plugins that's stopping it from showing...

Also, are those Notetags for a Plugin? There is actually no need for it if it's a basic skill.

 

[DadGuyDrawing]

Thanks for the replies @Zerothedarklord and @Mystic_Enigma.

@Zerothedarklord true to my "dad" handle, I don't really know how to use discord, I'll see if I can figure it out though.

Re:
"Also, are those Notetags for a Plugin? There is actually no need for it if it's a basic skill. "
" I don't recognize the notetags you have present on the skill, but I'm guessing that is yanfly action sequences. "

The notetags are for Yanfly's action sequences. I'm using front-view battle, so if I don't put the notetags in, then the skills don't play an animation.

I'm fine with damage breaking the "distraction".

The Confusion skill is used successfully, I see the animation play for it, but it appears that the state is not being applied to the player. :/

I thought that maybe I hadn't added the state effect properly to the skill somehow... but if it looks correct then maybe its an issue with my plugins. I'll try disabling them and see if that works.

 

[ScorchedGround]

@DadGuyDrawing Do your other states work? Just for testing purposes, have that skill apply a different state other than distracted and see if it works.

You should then test if the skill applies the state if you don't involve action sequences.

 

[Mystic_Enigma]

Might it be that your targeted actor/enemy is immune to the State? (This is made possible by the "State Resist" option in the Traits box.)

Oh, this is Front view? In that case, what does your Battle Menu look like? Or is it the default system?

 

[DadGuyDrawing]

Thank you all for your help.

It was a plugin problem...apparently if you are using Yanfly Action Sequences, then you have to specify the action to happen to the target.

This was incomplete:

<whole action>
action animation: user
</whole action>

This includes the effect:
<whole action>
action animation: user
action effect: target
</whole action>

Appreciate the help all!