$gameVariables.value(20)._hp works but not $gameVariables.value(20).gainHp(6000);

[Antera]

Hello,

Could you please help me with JS and explain to me why $gameVariables.value(20)._hp = 4000; works but not
$gameVariables.value(20).gainHp(4000); ?

Should I do something like this ?
var tmpActor = new Actor($gameVariables.value(20).actorid);
tmpActor.gainHp(4000);

Actor is taken in the formula box of the item. It's an object (when I display \V[20] I got [Object object]) and called in the common event :



Many many thanks !

 

[Antera]

I had hope changing the formula to :
$gameVariables.setValue(20,b.id);

And the script to :
$gameActors.actor($gameVariables.value(20)).gainHp(2000);

But error :-(

 

[Trihan]

The problem is that gainHp only recovers HP, it doesn't affect max. This actually does work, but the actor would have to be damaged for you to notice the effect.

There's a reason item effects don't have an option to raise max HP: it's not that easy. The thing is, Game_Battler's mhp property returns params(0), which is a function that among other things takes paramBase(0) as its base value, which actually gets its value from the array of stats associated with the character's current class.

What you want to do is add to the battler's _paramPlus[0] variable instead, which will make their max HP higher.

 

[Antera]

There's a reason item effects don't have an option to raise max HP

Well items do have an effect to grow max HP .itemEffectGrow()
Effects > Other > Grow > Max HP

add to the battler's _paramPlus[0] variable

Oh yes ! Thank you !
So : $gameVariables.value(20)._paramPlus[0] += 2000;

EDIT, needed to refresh() the actor object to see the change :

$gameVariables.value(20)._paramPlus[0] += 2000;
$gameVariables.value(20).refresh();
$gameVariables.setValue(20,0);

 

[Trihan]

Ah, yeah, sorry. You could use the battler's addParam(0) function, which internally just adds to _paramPlus and refreshes.

 

[Antera]

Ah, yeah, sorry. You could use the battler's addParam(0) function, which internally just adds to _paramPlus and refreshes.

Thanks, perfect !
Feels good to use code instead of those preset options

PS : I cant use V[41] or $V[41] instead of $gameVariables.value(41) ? I have error with both but I read that it was possible

 

[Trihan]

Try a small v, it's case-sensitive.