Counting down turns in a battle

[StatiZkyZ]

I'm trying to make a move where the enemy will use it when it's health get low, but they'll need 5 turns before they can use it. The game will also remind the player every turn on how many turns remain before the attack will be used

However, I'm not entirely sure how to do that. So far I tried to make a battle event where if the enemy's HP has 20% health or less, it'll enter into a state and get a variable with the value of 5 (The 5 turns countdown), like so.



Then, on every turn if the enemy has the "Countdown" state, it'll reduce the variable by 1



Now, I hit a problem trying to make the game display how many turns there are left. Tried to use a chain of conditional branches like this... (Excuse my... really inefficient way of doing this)


...but the game doesn't seem to do so. The text supposedly displaying the countdown never appeared. Does this mean the variable never got subtracted?

 

[Mystic_Enigma]

It's possible that the Variable at the start is at a value other than what you needed to be. I noticed that the change is set to +5. Try changing it to =5 instead, so that it remains constant.

Then the Countdown itself is set up in a way that will not work as you desire. Instead of having the Conditionals branch into each other with Else calls, make each change to the countdown separate, without Else calls.

 

[knocz06]

I'm trying to make a move where the enemy will use it when it's health get low, but they'll need 5 turns before they can use it. The game will also remind the player every turn on how many turns remain before the attack will be used

However, I'm not entirely sure how to do that. So far I tried to make a battle event where if the enemy's HP has 20% health or less, it'll enter into a state and get a variable with the value of 5 (The 5 turns countdown), like so.

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Then, on every turn if the enemy has the "Countdown" state, it'll reduce the variable by 1

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Now, I hit a problem trying to make the game display how many turns there are left. Tried to use a chain of conditional branches like this... (Excuse my... really inefficient way of doing this)
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...but the game doesn't seem to do so. The text supposedly displaying the countdown never appeared. Does this mean the variable never got subtracted?

I just realized you haven't do a "Show Text" to display the countdown again on that function.

When you do so, you should change
"Countdown to self destruct in : 5!"
into
"Countdown to self destruct in : \v[7]!" (7 is the countdown variable that you use in that screenshot, change it anyway you like)

So it always shows the Countdown Variable.

 

[StatiZkyZ]

It's possible that the Variable at the start is at a value other than what you needed to be. I noticed that the change is set to +5. Try changing it to =5 instead, so that it remains constant.

Then the Countdown itself is set up in a way that will not work as you desire. Instead of having the Conditionals branch into each other with Else calls, make each change to the countdown separate, without Else calls.

Ah, I did use =5 at first, but I might've accidentally changed it, oops.

So, do I use a condition branch to check the variable value at all, or I'll just do the check with separate battle events?

I just realized you haven't do a "Show Text" to display the countdown again on that function.

When you do so, you should change
"Countdown to self destruct in : 5!"
into
"Countdown to self destruct in : \v[7]!" (7 is the countdown variable that you use in that screenshot, change it anyway you like)

So it always shows the Countdown Variable.

The \v[n] works, thanks~

What do you mean with the "Show Text", though? The countdown after 5 still doesn't appear, is that what I'm missing?

 

[Mystic_Enigma]

Ah, I did use =5 at first, but I might've accidentally changed it, oops.

So, do I use a condition branch to check the variable value at all, or I'll just do the check with separate battle events?


The \v[n] works, thanks~

What do you mean with the "Show Text", though? The countdown after 5 still doesn't appear, is that what I'm missing?

You have the Conditional calls right, but the screenshot shows them "chained" to each other. That means a single conditions will check if the variable is at a certain value before calling the next one. But because the variable is made to change each turn, the next count will never happen.

Instead, have multiple conditionals (Without Else calls) individually, for each stage of the countdown, on the same page, that way they won't be dependent on each other.

 

[Zelgadis85]

I think there's no need for a third page, just put this in the second one and you should be ok:
(Sorry if the exact syntax is off, I haven't got VXA installed right now)

Conditional Branch: [1. Enemy] is [Countdown] Inflicted
Control Variables: [0007:Countdown] -= 1
Conditional Branch: Variable [0007:Countdown] > 0
Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Countdown to self destruct: \V[7]!
: Else
Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Commencing self destruction sequence...
Comment: Just do whatever you need here (deal damage and apply knockout to the enemy, I guess?
: Branch End
:Branch End

 

[StatiZkyZ]

Ok, it turns out that the battle event that supposed to display the countdown (The third page on my original post) never seem to start. I used a switch on the first page



...and use it as a condition on the second page


(Note I mixed the second and third page on my original post per Zelgadis' suggestion)
The countdown is actually displayed and the 'Self destruct attack' actually happened.

One last thing though. On the turn that the countdown is supposed to start, it'll count down from 5 first, but it'll immediately go down to 4 at the same turn instead of doing it on the next turn. Any way to remedy that?

 

[Roninator2]

Any way to remedy that

I would do it this way.
Sorry, the span needs to be turn as you know.

 

[knocz06]

Ah, I did use =5 at first, but I might've accidentally changed it, oops.

So, do I use a condition branch to check the variable value at all, or I'll just do the check with separate battle events?


The \v[n] works, thanks~

What do you mean with the "Show Text", though? The countdown after 5 still doesn't appear, is that what I'm missing?

Oh my, sorry, it seems that my internet sucks. I didn't see the third screenshot because it didn't load yesterday! x,D (but oh well, ignore the show text thing, sorry)

And also you're welcome

 

[StatiZkyZ]

I would do it this way.
View attachment 177373View attachment 177374View attachment 177375Sorry, the span needs to be turn as you know.

Oh yes, that works perfectly! Thank you!