Enemy with actor name

[AcousticJamm]

Is it possible to set it so an enemy's name is set to a player actor's name? (I'm planning on making a character you can name a party member that you later fight in battle.)

 

[Solar_Flare]

Put the following code in a plugin:

(function() {
    const old_name = Game_Enemy.prototype.originalName;
    Game_Enemy.prototype.originalName = function() {
        var name = old_name.call(this);
        name = Window_Base.prototype.convertEscapeCharacters(name);
        name = name.replace(/\x1b([{}<>.|!$\^]|[A-Z]+)/gi, '');
        return name;
    };
})()

Then you can use some text codes (\V, \N, \P, \G) in the enemy name (only codes that substitute text will work; colour codes or control codes like \$ will not). For your use-case, write \N[4] to set the enemy's name to match that of actor 4.

I haven't tested that code, but I'm using a similar technique for setting a skill name to match an actor's name (for a summon skill), so if it doesn't work it'll just be a minor error that can be easily fixed. Let me know.

 

[AcousticJamm]

Put the following code in a plugin:

(function() {
    const old_name = Game_Enemy.prototype.originalName;
    Game_Enemy.prototype.originalName = function() {
        var name = old_name.call(this);
        name = Window_Base.prototype.convertEscapeCharacters(name);
        name = name.replace(/\x1b([{}<>.|!$\^]|[A-Z]+)/gi, '');
        return name;
    };
})()

Then you can use some text codes (\V, \N, \P, \G) in the enemy name (only codes that substitute text will work; colour codes or control codes like \$ will not). For your use-case, write \N[4] to set the enemy's name to match that of actor 4.

I haven't tested that code, but I'm using a similar technique for setting a skill name to match an actor's name (for a summon skill), so if it doesn't work it'll just be a minor error that can be easily fixed. Let me know.

 

[Shaz]

did you copy/paste, or did you type it in? oldName is not in the script above.

If you copy/pasted, please generate the error again, then open the Developer Tools (F8), go to the Console tab, and grab a screenshot of that and post.

 

[AcousticJamm]

did you copy/paste, or did you type it in? oldName is not in the script above.

I copied it from the email notification I got.

 

[Shaz]

If you copy/pasted, please generate the error again, then open the Developer Tools (F8), go to the Console tab, and grab a screenshot of that and post.

 

[AcousticJamm]

I recopied it and found that it works now. Thanks!

 

[Solar_Flare]

Yeah, sorry - I spotted that error moments after posting and edited the fix in, but I guess the email notification doesn't pick up the edit.

 

[slimmmeiske2]

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