Duel main character select story

[gatesofhill]

Hello,I am kinda new in this and already made one simple short RPG~

What I want to ask is is it possible to make the start of the game is choosing one of the two character and after finishing the first one,the screen will return to the choosing screen and let you select another character...And after both of the main character story is finished,it will enter into the main story....

For example,it would be like the beginning of PS2 's Wild Arms 3~but without the intro and straight into character select~

Is it possible to do it with RPG VA or I still need some kind of script?

 

[Andar]

you need a script, for example Fomars persistent data script or one of the "New Game +" scripts.


For your case, it would be easier to use the persistant data script (it's in one of the ReStaff archives, but I don't know which one).


you'll configure a few switches to be persistent, then on your (empty) starting map you make a selection possible between all three options (char1, char2, main) but hide some option depending on which switches are ON (for example, the main requires both switches ON, and if the switch for one Char is on that char is removed from selection).


Then after the selection, when transferring the player to the real starting map, you switch the selected char's switch on and save the switch data.

 

[EternalShadow]

Just use conditional branches with some switches no need to script any of this!

Char 1 toggles switch 1. Char 2 toggles switch 2.

Conditional branch has to check 'if 1 is not toggled, is 2 toggled? If neither toggled, go to select screen. If 1 is toggled, go to char 2. If 2 is toggled, go to char 1.

 

[Zoltor]

Just use conditional branches with some switches no need to script any of this!

Char 1 toggles switch 1. Char 2 toggles switch 2.

Conditional branch has to check 'if 1 is not toggled, is 2 toggled? If neither toggled, go to select screen. If 1 is toggled, go to char 2. If 2 is toggled, go to char 1.

^This. I can't see any reason why you would need a script for such, it should be a very easy thing to pull off with condition branches, and just a couple of switches..

 

[Andar]

^This. I can't see any reason why you would need a script for such, it should be a very easy thing to pull off with a condition branch, and just a couple of switches..

Because he stated that he wants the game to remember previous plays on "new game" (after finishing one character story), and without scripts each new game will reset all switches to OFF.

 

[Zoltor]

Because he stated that he wants the game to remember previous plays on "new game" (after finishing one character story), and without scripts each new game will reset all switches to OFF.

All you need to do, is send the player back to the char selection map(map in a very loose sense of the word), so "technically" the game Isn't actually ending, and restarting a new. You're basically just adding a new char to the party, and removing the old char.

Also he said that the char story is ending(you then get sent to char select screen, not title screen), not the game.

you'll play through both char stories, and then a main story will start.

Basically the game never ends, you're just switching in/out a char.

 

[EternalShadow]

All you need to do, is send the player back to the char selection map(map in a very loose sense of the word), so "technically" the game Isn't actually ending, and restarting a new. You're basically just adding a new char to the party, and removing the old char.


Also he said that the char story is ending(you then get sent to char select screen, not title screen), not the game.


you'll play through both char stories, and then a main story will start.


Basically the game never ends, you're just switching in/out a char.

This. He said 'return to the choosing screen' - not 'end the game'.

 

[gatesofhill]

Well,I know how to do that but I need something more...

What I really want is a character select screen which show the upper half body of the character image and you can select from it..

I guess it is more like a fighting game character select? but with fewer character?

Please give a link or a keyword(for google) if you know of such script~

p/s:Sorry for late reply,reality is a really busy place~