Enemy Levels

[Tsukihime]

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Do you want your enemies to have levels like actors?

You could use levels as a way to determine their difficulty level compared to the actor's current level. For example, if your actor is currently level 10 and the enemy is level 20, you might use a red font to draw the enemy's name to indicate that it is dangerous.

Levels themselves do not mean much on their, for they are just a number. They become more powerful once you use other plugins that make use of them.

For example, a plugin that you can use is Enemy Classes, which allows you to assign classes to enemies. Using both plugins, you can now set up parameters curves based on the enemy's level, as well as the skills they can use based on the level.
 

More information and downloads available at HimeWorks​

 

[Neo Soul Gamer]

You've been slinging plugins like crazy! Nice to see this one.

With this plugin available, is there a way I can use a command to check for enemy levels? I'm thinking about using this with Yanfly Enemy AI to restrict skills based on enemy level.

 

[Tsukihime]

You've been slinging plugins like crazy! Nice to see this one.

With this plugin available, is there a way I can use a command to check for enemy levels? I'm thinking about using this with Yanfly Enemy AI to restrict skills based on enemy level.

A quick skim through yanfly's instruction, I think `user` references the enemy.

So you should be able to say

user.level()

Which returns the enemy's current level.

 

[CyndaBytes]

Nice!

A question:
a.level or b.level work for enemies in battle formula?

 

[Tsukihime]

Nice!


A question:


a.level or b.level work for enemies in battle formula?

Oops, I forgot that was how you access level for actors.


I've updated the plugin to make it the same way to access for both actors and enemies


It will say Nov 26. If not, refresh browser in case it caches javascript.

 

[Ghost of Christmas Kloe]

This... is... awesome! 

 

[Fox536]

Hey so does this have any way to set the level for enemies by a map note or is it a per enemy level?

I'd like to use this in combination with your enemy classes plugin to have leveled enemies, so that certain zones are certaint levels. But if this is setup per enemy note data then I'll go with another plugin.

 

[Tsukihime]

You can use a variable for the enemy's level and then set the variable when you enter a map.

 

[Tsukihime]

Plugin has been updated to v1.2

You can now display the enemy's level in its name during battle.

In the plugin parameters there is an option to specify a "formatted string" for the name.

By default it is

%1 Lv %2

Which will look like this in-game

Slime Lv 5

 

[Fox536]

You can use a variable for the enemy's level and then set the variable when you enter a map.

oh I see, I tested it, and came up with something to get what I was aiming for, thanks as always good work

 

[Roguedeus]

Hime, is there a reason why this formula would error?

<enemy level: 1 + Math.randomInt(v[4]) + v[3] + v[2] />ReferenceError: v is not defined    at eval (eval at <anonymous> (file:///X:/SkyDrive/_RMMV%20Projects/Projects/Prequel%20Project/js/plugins/HIME_EnemyLevels.js:179:12), <anonymous>:1:28)While this seems to work fine:

<enemy level: 1 + Math.randomInt($gameVariables.value(4)) + $gameVariables.value(3) + $gameVariables.value(2) />Also... Once the level is set, it seems to be set for all battlers that happen to be the same enemy type. Is this intentional? (Its not how the VXAce version worked)

 

[Neo Soul Gamer]

I'm curious as to how we would set an enemy level to the average level of the current party in battle. 

 

[Tsukihime]

Hime, is there a reason why this formula would error?

<enemy level: 1 + Math.randomInt(v[4]) + v[3] + v[2] />ReferenceError: v is not defined    at eval (eval at <anonymous> (file:///X:/SkyDrive/_RMMV%20Projects/Projects/Prequel%20Project/js/plugins/HIME_EnemyLevels.js:179:12), <anonymous>:1:28)While this seems to work fine:

<enemy level: 1 + Math.randomInt($gameVariables.value(4)) + $gameVariables.value(3) + $gameVariables.value(2) />

Game_Variables uses .value to access specific variables. It doesn't implement an array-access notation like v[4].

You'll have to use .value(4) for things like that.

Also... Once the level is set, it seems to be set for all battlers that happen to be the same enemy type. Is this intentional? (Its not how the VXAce version worked)

I'm pretty sure this is how I designed my enemy levels script for Ace.

In the database, you have a Slime.

If you add 3 slime to the troop, that's just instances of the same slime.

If you would like to give them random levels you would need to provide that as part of the level formula.

I'm curious as to how we would set an enemy level to the average level of the current party in battle.

You can use the variable approach, where you specify the level of the enemy as a variable, and then you update that variable with the average level of the current party.

I believe this is the most versatile approach, as you can then determine what the levels are for each area, each event, and so on.

 

[Roguedeus]

Game_Variables uses .value to access specific variables. It doesn't implement an array-access notation like v[4].

You'll have to use .value(4) for things like that.

edit: I should have included them last night when I posted the question. I was on my way to bed at the moment and didn't think about it.

Sorry if I ambushed you. I understand that writing so many different plugins can often result in not remembering what you chose to implement in any particular one of them.

(I apologize!)

Here are your instructions...

== Usage ==Note-tag enemies with <enemy level: FORMULA />Where the formula is any valid javascript formula that evaluates to anumber.For example, you could write numbers <enemy level: 23 />Or you could include the game variables, using the formula variable `v`: <enemy level: 5 + v[3] * 4 />Which means the enemy's level is equal to 5 plus the value ofvariable 3 multiplied by 4. This can be used to set up dynamic levelsbased on things like difficulty.

I'm pretty sure this is how I designed my enemy levels script for Ace.

In the database, you have a Slime.

If you add 3 slime to the troop, that's just instances of the same slime.

If you would like to give them random levels you would need to provide that as part of the level formula.

I'm sorry if I am being rude, but the formula I provided above is using a randomization in the level formula.

It works as it is. The enemy levels do randomize. However, the level is the same for each enemy of the same type.

If you have 3 of the same enemy type, they will always be the same level as each other.

edit:

In the VXAce version, any randomization applied to each member individually. In other words, you could have Lv3, Lv4, Lv5, etc... of the same enemy in a troop. The way this works now, if the formula says Level 5, all enemies of that type are Level 5. Next battle, if the formula says Level 3, then all of them are Level 3... Etc...

 

[Tsukihime]

Oh, I forgot to update my plugin usage lol the ruby syntax is still there.

If you're referring to this formula:

<enemy level: 5 + v.value(3) * 4 />There is no randomness. Variable 3 is a fixed value.If you wanted randomness, you would have to specify that you want a random number:

<enemy level: 5 + Math.floor(Math.random() * (v.value(3) - v.value(4)) + v.value(4)) />Assuming value 3 is the range max and 4 is the range min.If you had a plugin that would change variable 3 in between each enemy creation, then that might be the cause.

 

[Roguedeus]

Ok... now I am totally confused. (Maybe I am having one of those brain fart days)

Your example:

<enemy level: 5 + Math.floor(Math.random() * (v.value(3) - v.value(4)) + v.value(4)) />My example:

<enemy level: 1 + Math.randomInt($gameVariables.value(4)) + $gameVariables.value(3) + $gameVariables.value(2) />Shouldn't randomInt be accomplishing the same thing?

If you had a plugin that would change variable 3 in between each enemy creation, then that might be the cause.

I'm absolutely positive that gameVariable 4 is only ever set manually before the battle initiates, and it is not touched in any other capacity. So lets say that I set it to 5. Shouldn't the formula I am using, allow for a swing of between 0 and 4 levels for each enemy of the type that has that formula?

Because right now, all enemies of that type are always the same level. Regardless. Yes, that level is random for each battle. But not for each individual enemy in that battle.

edit: I should clarify that all enemies are the same type.

 

[Tsukihime]

OH, ok I thought you were referring specifically to those formulas and wondering why random levels don't work.


I checked the plugin and I'm storing the level with the database enemy, which is why they're always the same.


I've updated the plugin to 1.3 so that the formulas are evaluated per enemy and NOT stored with the database template.

 

[Roguedeus]

Works great!

 

[otonohitoka]

I also posted on the blog post, but I'm not sure which one gets checked more often. I'll just copy/paste the comment here:

I’m having issues getting the Enemy Levels and Class plugins to work. My battle formula is:
(((((((2 * a.agi/5+2) * a.atk * 50) / b.def) / 50) +2) * a.luk / 10) * (Math.randomInt(39) + 200)) / 238
and it’s not updating anything when I modify the level of the enemy. It’s also not increasing the def of the enemy when I increase the level. I am using Yanfly’s scripts, and I’ve tried it above and below Yanfly’s Battle Core.

Any tips?

 

[Tsukihime]

I also posted on the blog post, but I'm not sure which one gets checked more often. I'll just copy/paste the comment here:


I’m having issues getting the Enemy Levels and Class plugins to work. My battle formula is:


(((((((2 * a.agi/5+2) * a.atk * 50) / b.def) / 50) +2) * a.luk / 10) * (Math.randomInt(39) + 200)) / 238


and it’s not updating anything when I modify the level of the enemy. It’s also not increasing the def of the enemy when I increase the level. I am using Yanfly’s scripts, and I’ve tried it above and below Yanfly’s Battle Core.


Any tips?

Seems like it was a matter of forgetting to turn the plugin on.