Enemy Scan Skill

[Professor Gingey]

I have seen someone make a no-script step by step process of how to make a scan ability. However, that can only show hp and mp of the enemy you scan. What I want is a script that will allow me to scan one enemy and then show a message box or something saying what its max hp and mp is, what abilities it has, and what it is weak/resistant to. Sorry if I'm asking for something strange, I just got RPG Maker VX Ace not even 48 hours ago.

 

[??????]

Pretty sure loads of folk have asked for such a system in the past.  I assume one of the many scripters out there would have written such a system - have you searched / googled for some kinda similar script?.

 

[Professor Gingey]

Pretty sure loads of folk have asked for such a system in the past. I assume one of the many scripters out there would have written such a system - have you searched / googled for some kinda similar script?.

I have searched for it, I guess I'll just search more.

 

[Trihan]

How do you want this to appear visually?

 

[Professor Gingey]

How do you want this to appear visually?

I guess like it does in earthbound if you've ever played it. A textbox tells you what their max HP and MP is, their skills, and their weaknesses and resists.

 

[Andar]

Without scripts, you're limited to the data you can get with the control variable command - and that are the parameters only (including maxHP and HP, but not the skills and features etc.)

As for the scripting option:

If you're using Yanfly's Battle engine, you can use his script https://yanflychannel.wordpress.com/rmvxa/battle-scripts/ace-battle-engine/enemy-target-info/

That probably isn't compatible with other battle scripts, but you can test that yourself...

 

[Professor Gingey]

Without scripts, you're limited to the data you can get with the control variable command - and that are the parameters only (including maxHP and HP, but not the skills and features etc.)

As for the scripting option:

If you're using Yanfly's Battle engine, you can use his script https://yanflychannel.wordpress.com/rmvxa/battle-scripts/ace-battle-engine/enemy-target-info/

That probably isn't compatible with other battle scripts, but you can test that yourself...

thanks so much!

 

[Trihan]

If that does what you need, great. If not, let me know.

 

[Professor Gingey]

Is there any way to make battles 2D instead of polygon based?

 

[Trihan]

I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Battles are already 2D in VX Ace.

 

[Professor Gingey]

I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Battles are already 2D in VX Ace.

I mean the battle system in the system you just suggested.

 

[Professor Gingey]

I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Battles are already 2D in VX Ace.

I mean the battle system in the system you just suggested. Yanfly's

 

[Andar]

Nothing in any battle system used by the RM-Engine is polygon-based - yanfly's battle system is already 2D like every other battlescript for RM.

 

[Professor Gingey]

Oh. Okay, sorry, it looked polygon based from the screenshots of it.

 

[Milena]

Polygon based is 3D. RPG Maker uses 2D images

An example of a polygon based game is Final Fantasy 7.

 

[Professor Gingey]

Yeah, I know what polygon based games are, it just looked more polygon than 2-D, but now that I look at it close I can see it's just 2-D.