Force Action: Quick question using the script version

[Theguysayshi]

Would anyone mind showing me how is it called? I want to use the script version of "Force Action" as I want to call the command with variables.
I've tried:

$game_actors[0].force_action(1,0)/ $game_party[0].force_action(1,0)
for actors and
$game_troop.members[0].force_action(1,0)
for enemies, but it doesn't seem to work.

What am I missing?

 

[gstv87]

Game_Battler, line 335.

def force_action(skill_id, target_index)
    clear_actions
    action = Game_Action.new(self, true)
    action.set_skill(skill_id)
    if target_index == -2
      action.target_index = last_target_index
    elsif target_index == -1
      action.decide_random_target
    else
      action.target_index = target_index
    end
    @actions.push(action)
  end

 

[Theguysayshi]

Game_Battler, line 335.

def force_action(skill_id, target_index)
    clear_actions
    action = Game_Action.new(self, true)
    action.set_skill(skill_id)
    if target_index == -2
      action.target_index = last_target_index
    elsif target_index == -1
      action.decide_random_target
    else
      action.target_index = target_index
    end
    @actions.push(action)
  end

Thank you for clarifying, but I'd like to know how to execute it.
For example, I've also tried
$game_troop.members[0].force_action(4,-1)
$game_party.members[0].force_action(4,-1)
to force both parties to use skill 4 on a random target but sadly this does nothing.

Battle commands are also not listed in the script call collection so sadly I'm at a loss. If anyone could demonstrate how it works it would be much appreciated.

 

[gstv87]

it's been a while since I worked with the default system, but I believe forced actions are processed at the end of the turn.
do a broad search in the code, for "force_action", you'll get 4 or 5 results, one of them will be the Battle Manager, backtrack from there.

 

[Theguysayshi]

it's been a while since I worked with the default system, but I believe forced actions are processed at the end of the turn.
do a broad search in the code, for "force_action", you'll get 4 or 5 results, one of them will be the Battle Manager, backtrack from there.

Looking up the code only yields the use of the code sadly.

In any case, here's what I've been working with. "Force Action" (in purple) runs the instance it is called. So no issues there.

However,
$game_troop.members[0].force_action(4,-1)
$game_party.members[0].force_action(4,-1)
Don't do anything, I'd like to rewire them so they work identically to the Force Action Event Command.

 

[gstv87]

Looking up the code only yields the use of the code sadly.

how did *I* find the relevant function, then?



search the code!
*the code*, not the help file.