Enemy named after actor?

[leuchtstein]

Hello!
I´m pretty new to the RPG Maker (VX Ace), and I wanted to make a fight against an "actor".
I named the enemy \N[1] (First actor), which worked with the encountered message, but when Im choosing a target to attack, it still shows \N[1].

When encountering:

But, when attacking:

The user names the actor himself, so I cant give him a fixed name. Is there a way to accomplish that?
Thanks in advance, leuchtstein.

 

[dsiver144]

You can add this small script to fix that problem.

 

[Harosata]

Here's another way:

class Game_Enemy <  Game_Battler
alias  :dl_aename_initialize :initialize
 def initialize(index, enemy_id)
  dl_aename_initialize(index, enemy_id)
  @original_name = $game_actors[1].name + "?" if enemy_id == CHANGETHIS
 end
end

Didn't test this yet, but this should replace the enemy name with the name of your MainHero? Just make sure that CHANGETHIS is replaced with the ID of your enemy.

Edit: You're right, Theo. Enemy has an @original_name.

 

[TheoAllen]

@Harosata Game_Enemy does not have "@ name" variable.
My personal approach would be something similar, but

class Game_Enemy <  Game_Battler
  alias alter_name name
  def name
    return $game_actors[1].name + "?" if enemy_id == 1 # <-- change this
    return alter_name
  end
end

 

[leuchtstein]

Thanks for all of your replies. But I never actually worked with scripts. Could someone explain how to implement those suggestions of yours?

 

[Roninator2]

Click on the link in my signature block for Andar's Tutorial for beginners on using scripts.

 

[leuchtstein]

I tried your solutions and they worked! Thank you It displays the name now correctly.