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If you were confused by the title (as, I assume, 90% of you were), I'll explain what I meant by that.

What I was hoping to use for this crazy idea for a game that I have is this, a system in which your actions in battle would add to a certain value that would help your character's stats grow.

Here, let's have a little demo with Eric



Attacking would let you gain one of these 'affinity points', though in the game, I'm hoping for these to be invisible to the player, for this, I guess I could have them shown...



These would effect stats upon level up. I guess I should skip to the end, assuming I did nothing but attack, (using items would also give affinity points, but to water, not earth.) and compare to if I had somehow not gained a single affinity point throughout the fight.



Now, these differences are a little emphasized, but this is the general idea of it all. Now, the reason why I don't just add stats using some pre-existing script? Simple, these affinity points also would act as requirements to learn spells and other skills. (I was thinking of having a skill menu under 'attack', to store skills that increase earth affinity, rather than wind, but... we'll cross that bridge when we get there.)

Examples of this include...

Use enough potions to gain enough water affinity points, and after the fight, you'll learn your first cure spell.

While you start with a fire spell, using it enough will increase your magical power, as well as have you learn a more powerful spell.

Use enough skills (or flee, enough, I guess) to increase your wind affinity points and learn better skills, as well as, perhaps starting with more TP to use them.

Of course, as I've said, these also increase your stat gains, and possibly your overall stats. Let's look at another example... one in which we take a look at what the typical player would most likely do, compared to our earth only character.



Given how these work, most, if not all, players will gain every kind of affinity point very early on.

Simply attacking someone, as shown, would increase earth affinity, and from that, increase attack and defense.

Using a magic spell of most kinds (save for healing) would increase fire affinity, and therefore increase magic attack and magic defense

Using an item to heal yourself would increase water affinirty, and therefore increase HP and MP.

and, lastly, using skills would increase wind affinity, and also your luck (more helpful in this game, trust me.) and speed.

As such, the typical player would most likely have a fairly even stat spread, and would more commonly gravitate towards Earth or Water, given how common their actions are.

These affinity points would also effect a certain event about a third of the way through the game, in which the player character is thrown (not literally) from their homeworld into a place where magical creatures are dominant. The player character finds themselves transformed into one of these, depending on their highest affinity stat (if there's two or more that are tied, they can decide, themselves, between the tied stats). I won't go into much more deatail, 'cause this post is looking a little long, but I would like it if it were compatible with this trio of scripts.

EB Core

#==============================================================================
# ** Earthbound-Ish Battle Core
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Version: 1.0
# Author: cozziekuns
# Date: February 17, 2013
#==============================================================================
# Description:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script attempts to mimic the battle system of the Earthbound/Mother
# series; most notably Earthbound and Earthbound 2 (Mother 2 and 3).
#==============================================================================
# Instructions:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Paste this script into its own slot in the Script Editor, above Main but
# below Materials. Edit the modules to your liking.
#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================
# ** Cozziekuns
#==============================================================================

module Cozziekuns
 
  module Earthboundish
   
    ActorIcons ={
      # Command Name => IconID
      "Attack" => 116,
      "Magic" => 152,
      "Special" => 128,
      "Guard" => 161,
      "Items" => 260,
      "Escape" => 474,
    }
   
  end
 
end

include Cozziekuns

#==============================================================================
# ** Sprite Battler
#==============================================================================

class Sprite_Battler

  alias coz_ebish_spbtlr_update_effect update_effect
  def update_effect(*args)
    update_select_whiten if @effect_type == :select_white
    if @battler.sprite_effect_type == :select_white_to_normal
      revert_to_normal
      @battler.sprite_effect_type = nil
    end
    coz_ebish_spbtlr_update_effect(*args)
  end

  def update_select_whiten
    self.color.set(255, 255, 255, 0)
    self.color.alpha = 128
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_ActorCommand
#==============================================================================

class Window_ActorCommand

  def visible_line_number
    return 1
  end

  def col_max
    return 6
  end

  def contents_height
    item_height
  end

  def top_col
    ox / (item_width + spacing)
  end

  def top_col=(col)
    col = 0 if col < 0
    col = col_max - 1 if col > col_max - 1
    self.ox = col * (item_width + spacing)
  end

  def bottom_col
    top_col + col_max - 1
  end

  def bottom_col=(col)
    self.top_col = col - (col_max - 1)
  end

  def ensure_cursor_visible
    self.top_col = index if index < top_col
    self.bottom_col = index if index > bottom_col
  end

  def item_rect(index)
    rect = super
    rect.x = index * (item_width + spacing)
    rect.y = 0
    rect
  end

  def window_width
    Graphics.width - 224
  end
 
  def open
    @help_window.open
    super
  end
 
  def close
    @help_window.close
    super
  end
 
  def update
    super
    @help_window.update
  end
 
  def draw_item(index)
    rect = item_rect_for_text(index)
    x = rect.x + rect.width / 2 - 12
    y = item_rect_for_text(index).y
    draw_icon(Earthboundish::ActorIcons[command_name(index)], x, y, command_enabled?(index))
  end
 
  alias coz_ebish_waccmd_make_command_list make_command_list
  def make_command_list(*args)
    coz_ebish_waccmd_make_command_list(*args)
    add_escape_command
  end
 
  def add_escape_command
    add_command(Vocab::escape, :escape, BattleManager.can_escape?)
  end
 
  def update_help
    @help_window.set_text(command_name(index))
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_BattleStatus
#==============================================================================

class Window_BattleStatus
 
  [:basic_area_rect, :gauge_area_rect].each { |method|
    define_method(method) { |index|
      rect = item_rect(index)
      rect
    }
  }
 
  def col_max
    $game_party.members.size
  end
 
  def window_width
    Graphics.width / ( 4 / $game_party.members.size.to_f )
  end
 
  def window_height
    fitting_height($data_system.opt_display_tp ? 5 : 4)
  end
 
  def item_width
    (window_width - standard_padding * 2) / $game_party.members.size
  end
 
  def item_height
    (window_height - standard_padding * 2)
  end
 
  def draw_basic_area(rect, actor)
    draw_actor_name(actor, rect.x, rect.y, rect.width)
    draw_actor_icons(actor, rect.x + 4, rect.y + line_height, rect.width)
  end

  def draw_gauge_area_with_tp(rect, actor)
    draw_gauge_area_without_tp(rect, actor)
    draw_actor_tp(actor, rect.x + 4, rect.y + line_height * 4, rect.width - 8)
  end

  def draw_gauge_area_without_tp(rect, actor)
    draw_actor_hp(actor, rect.x + 4, rect.y + line_height * 2, rect.width - 8)
    draw_actor_mp(actor, rect.x + 4, rect.y + line_height * 3, rect.width - 8)
  end
 
  def draw_actor_name(actor, x, y, width = 112)
    change_color(hp_color(actor))
    draw_text(x, y, width, line_height, actor.name, 1)
  end
 
  alias coz_ebish_wbtlsts_item_rect item_rect
  def item_rect(index, *args)
    rect = coz_ebish_wbtlsts_item_rect(index, *args)
    rect.x = index % col_max * item_width
    rect
  end
 
  def update
    super
    update_position
  end
 
  def update_position
    self.x = (Graphics.width - window_width) / 2 + 128
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_BattleActor
#==============================================================================

class Window_BattleActor
 
  def update_position
    self.x = (Graphics.width - window_width) / 2
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_BattleEnemy
#==============================================================================

class Window_BattleEnemy
 
  def cursor_left(wrap)
    select((index - 1 + item_max) % item_max)
  end
 
  def cursor_right(wrap)
    select((index + 1) % item_max)
  end
 
  def cursor_up(wrap)
    cursor_left(true)
  end
 
  def cursor_down(wrap)
    cursor_right(true)
  end

  def show
    select(0)
    self
  end
 
  def update_help
    @help_window.set_text(enemy.name)
  end

end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_BattleSkill + Window_BattleItem
#==============================================================================

[:Window_BattleSkill, :Window_BattleItem].each { |klass|
  Object.const_get(klass).send:)define_method, :show) {
    select_last
    super()
  }
  Object.const_get(klass).send:)define_method, :hide) { super() }
}

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_ActorHelp
#==============================================================================

class Window_ActorHelp < Window_Help
 
  def initialize
    super(1)
    self.openness = 0
    update_position
  end
 
  def update_position
    self.x = Graphics.width - 224
    self.width = 224
    create_contents
  end
 
  def refresh
    contents.clear
    draw_text(4, 0, 224 - standard_padding * 2, line_height, @text, 1)
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Battle
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Battle
 
  def start_party_command_selection
    unless scene_changing?
      @status_window.open
      @status_window.refresh
      if BattleManager.input_start
        next_command
        start_actor_command_selection
      else
        @party_command_window.deactivate
        turn_start
      end
    end
  end
 
  def create_actor_command_window
    @actor_command_window = Window_ActorCommand.new
    @actor_command_window.set_handler:)attack, method:)command_attack))
    @actor_command_window.set_handler:)skill,  method:)command_skill))
    @actor_command_window.set_handler:)guard,  method:)command_guard))
    @actor_command_window.set_handler:)item,   method:)command_item))
    @actor_command_window.set_handler:)escape, method:)command_escape))
    @actor_command_window.set_handler:)cancel, method:)prior_command))
    @actor_command_window.help_window = Window_ActorHelp.new
  end
 
  def create_help_window
    @help_window = Window_Help.new(1)
    @help_window.visible = false
  end
 
  alias coz_ebish_scbtl_create_enemy_window create_enemy_window
  def create_enemy_window(*args)
    coz_ebish_scbtl_create_enemy_window(*args)
    @enemy_window.help_window = @actor_command_window.help_window
  end
 
  alias coz_ebish_scbtl_update_basic update_basic
  def update_basic(*args)
    old_enemy = @enemy_window.active ? @enemy_window.enemy : nil
    coz_ebish_scbtl_update_basic(*args)
    update_enemy_whiten(old_enemy)
  end
 
  def update_enemy_whiten(old_enemy)
    if !@enemy_window.active or old_enemy != @enemy_window.enemy
      old_enemy.sprite_effect_type = :select_white_to_normal if old_enemy && !old_enemy.dead?
    end
    @enemy_window.enemy.sprite_effect_type = :select_white if @enemy_window.active
  end
 
  def update_info_viewport
    move_info_viewport(128)
  end

end
EB HP

#==============================================================================
# ** Earthbound-Ish Odometer Roll
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Version: 1.0
# Author: cozziekuns
# Date: February 17, 2013
#==============================================================================
# Description:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script attempts to emulate the battle system of the Earthbound/Mother
# series; most notably Earthbound and Earthbound 2 (Mother 2 and 3). This
# certain addon addresses the infamous HP/MP scrolling system that made battles
# that much more intense.
#==============================================================================
# Instructions:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Paste this script into its own slot in the Script Editor, above Main but
# below Materials. Edit the modules to your liking.
#==============================================================================
# Graphics:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# You must have two Odometer pictures in your Graphics/System folder. One of
# them must be named "Odometer_HP", and the other one must be named
# "Odometer_MP". Obviously, they represent the odometer for HP and MP values,
# respectively
#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================
# ** Cozziekuns
#==============================================================================

module Cozziekuns
 
  module Earthboundish
   
    Odometer_Roll_Speed = 4 # Smaller speeds are faster than larger speeds.
   
  end
 
end

include Cozziekuns

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Actor
#==============================================================================

class Game_Actor
 
  attr_accessor :odometer_hp
  attr_accessor :odometer_mp
 
  alias coz_ebisohd_gmactr_setup setup
  def setup(actor_id, *args)
    coz_ebisohd_gmactr_setup(actor_id, *args)
    @odometer_hp = 0
    @odometer_mp = 0
  end
 
  alias coz_ebishod_gmactr_execute_damage execute_damage
  def execute_damage(user, *args)
    if $game_party.in_battle
      on_damage(@result.hp_damage) if @result.hp_damage > 0
      @odometer_hp += @result.hp_damage
      @odometer_mp += @result.mp_damage
      user.hp += @result.hp_drain
      user.mp += @result.mp_drain
    else
      coz_ebishod_gmactr_execute_damage(user, *args)
    end
  end
 
  [:hp, :mp].each { |stat|
    alias_method("coz_ebishod_gmactr_item_effect_recover_#{stat}".to_sym, "item_effect_recover_#{stat}".to_sym)
    define_method("item_effect_recover_#{stat}".to_sym) { |user, item, effect|
      if $game_party.in_battle
        value = (send("m#{stat}".to_sym) * effect.value1 + effect.value2) * rec
        value *= user.pha if item.is_a?(RPG::Item)
        value = value.to_i
        @result.send("#{stat}_damage=".to_sym, @result.send("#{stat}_damage".to_sym) - value)
        @result.success = true
        send("odometer_#{stat}=".to_sym, send("odometer_#{stat}".to_sym) - value)
      else
        send("coz_ebishod_gmactr_item_effect_recover_#{stat}".to_sym, user, item, effect)        
      end
    }
  }
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Enemy
#==============================================================================

class Game_Enemy
 
  def execute_damage(user)
    on_damage(@result.hp_damage) if @result.hp_damage > 0
    self.hp -= @result.hp_damage
    self.mp -= @result.mp_damage
    user.odometer_hp -= @result.hp_drain
    user.odometer_mp -= @result.mp_drain
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_BattleStatus
#==============================================================================

class Window_BattleStatus
 
  def refresh_hpmp(actor, index)
    rect = item_rect(index)
    if gauge_area_rect(index) == item_rect(index)
      rect.y += line_height * 2
      rect.height -= line_height * 2
      contents.clear_rect(rect)
    else
      contents.clear_rect(gauge_area_rect(index))
    end
    draw_gauge_area(gauge_area_rect(index), actor)
  end
 
  [:hp, :mp].each { |stat|
    define_method("draw_actor_#{stat}".to_sym) { |actor, x, y, width|
      change_color(system_color)
      draw_text(x, y, 30, line_height, Vocab.send("#{stat}_a"))
      od_x = x + contents.text_size(Vocab.send("#{stat}_a")).width + 4
      actor_hp = actor.send("#{stat}".to_sym)
      actor_od_hp = actor.send("odometer_#{stat}".to_sym)
      draw_odometer(od_x, y, stat, actor_hp, actor_od_hp)
    }
  }
 
  def draw_odometer(x, y, type, value, od_value)
    bitmap = Cache.system("Odometer_#{type.upcase}")
    places = [1000, 100, 10, 1]
    od_ary = value.to_s.split("").collect { |str| str.to_i }
    (4 - od_ary.size).times { od_ary.unshift(0) }
    od_ary.each_index { |i|
      src_y = (9 - od_ary) * 20
      if (od_ary.join.to_i) % places == 0 and od_value != 0
        src_y += 20 / Earthboundish::odometer_Roll_Speed * (Graphics.frame_count % Earthboundish::odometer_Roll_Speed)
      end
      contents.blt(x + i * 24, y + 2, bitmap, Rect.new(0, src_y, 24, 20))
    }
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Battle
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Battle
 
  alias coz_ebishod_scbtl_update_basic update_basic
  def update_basic(*args)
    coz_ebishod_scbtl_update_basic(*args)
    update_odometer
  end
 
  def update_odometer
    $game_party.members.each { |actor|
      if actor.odometer_hp != 0 or actor.odometer_mp != 0
        if actor.odometer_hp != 0 and Graphics.frame_count % Earthboundish::odometer_Roll_Speed == 0
          damage = actor.odometer_hp > 0 ? 1 : - 1
          actor.hp -= damage
          actor.odometer_hp -= damage
        end
        if actor.odometer_mp != 0 and Graphics.frame_count % Earthboundish::odometer_Roll_Speed == 0
          damage = actor.odometer_mp > 0 ? 1 : - 1
          actor.mp -= damage
          actor.odometer_mp -= damage
        end
        @status_window.refresh_hpmp(actor, actor.index)
      end
    }
  end
 
end
EB Sprites

#==============================================================================
# ** Earthbound-Ish Sprite Display
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Version: 1.0
# Author: cozziekuns
# Date: February 17, 2013
#==============================================================================
# Description:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script attempts to emulate the battle system of the Earthbound/Mother
# series; most notably Earthbound and Earthbound 2 (Mother 2 and 3). This
# certain addon addresses the character sprite movements found in Mother 3,
# where active actors bobbed up and down the screen.
#==============================================================================
# Instructions:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Paste this script into its own slot in the Script Editor, above Main but
# below Materials.
#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================
# ** BattleManager
#==============================================================================

class << BattleManager
 
  alias coz_ebishspd_btlmngr_init_members init_members
  def init_members(*args)
    coz_ebishspd_btlmngr_init_members(*args)
    @dummy_battler = nil
  end
 
  def dummy_battler
    @dummy_battler
  end
 
  def next_subject
    loop do
      battler = @action_battlers.shift
      unless battler
        @dummy_battler = nil
        return nil
      end
      next unless battler.index && battler.alive?
      @dummy_battler = battler
      return battler
    end
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Actor
#==============================================================================

class Game_Actor
 
  def use_sprite?
    true
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Sprite_BattlerCharacter
#==============================================================================

class Sprite_BattlerCharacter < Sprite_Battler
 
  def initialize(viewport, battler = nil)
    super(viewport, battler)
    @y_offset = 0
  end
 
  def make_animation_sprites
    @ani_sprites = []
    @ani_duplicated = @@ani_checker.include?(@animation)
    if !@ani_duplicated && @animation.position == 3
      @@ani_checker.push(@animation)
    end
  end
 
  def update
    super
    update_position
    update_zoom
    update_y_offset
  end
 
  def update_bitmap
    new_bitmap = set_character_bitmap
    if bitmap != new_bitmap
      self.bitmap = new_bitmap
      init_visibility
    end
    update_src_rect
  end
 
  def set_character_bitmap
    bitmap = Cache.character(@battler.character_name)
    sign = @battler.character_name[/^[\!\$]./]
    if sign && sign.include?('$')
      @cw = bitmap.width / 3
      @ch = bitmap.height / 4
    else
      @cw = bitmap.width / 12
      @ch = bitmap.height / 8
    end
    self.ox = @cw / 2
    self.oy = @ch
    bitmap
  end
 
  def update_origin
    if bitmap
      self.ox = @cw / 2
      self.oy = 0
    end
  end
 
  def update_src_rect
    index = @battler.character_index
    sx = (index % 4 * 3 + 1) * @cw
    sy = (index / 4 * 4) * @ch
    self.src_rect.set(sx, sy, @cw, @y_offset)
  end
 
  def update_position
    width = Graphics.width / ( 4 / $game_party.members.size.to_f )
    sx = (Graphics.width - width) / 2 + 128
    self.x = @battler.index * 128 + sx / 2 + 12 + 32 * (4 - $game_party.members.size)
    self.y = 296 - @y_offset * 2
  end
 
  def update_zoom
    self.zoom_x = 2.0
    self.zoom_y = 2.0
  end
 
  def update_y_offset
    if BattleManager.actor == @battler or BattleManager.dummy_battler == @battler
      @y_offset = [@y_offset + 4, 32].min
    else
      @y_offset = [@y_offset - 4, 0].max
    end
  end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# ** Spriteset_Battle
#==============================================================================

class Spriteset_Battle
 
  def create_actors
    @actor_sprites = $game_party.members.collect { |actor|
      Sprite_BattlerCharacter.new(@viewport3, actor)
    }
  end
 
end
 

 

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