Graphic randomizer selection.

[Skurge]

Hi guys, I'm working hard on a civillian randomizer- I am using Galv's spawn event script but I'm under one problem.


Basically I have the event spawning part working- but I want the event spawned with a randomzied graphic- the conventional way of doing this is a tedious variable handout and manualling selecting the graphic the event will choose- I am intending to use quite alot of graphics and I was wondering if there is a plugin that can choose at random 1 out of 8 characters from a sheet- this hopefully saving me a bit of space and to manage the command easier without having to go through so many variables. Does such a thing seem possible?

 

[Industrial Gamer]

Holy crap yes! I'm so sorry that I can't help you. I just loved your profile pic. I'm overjoyed right now that I'm not the only one who still knows what Arcanum is.

 

[Skurge]

What in gods name! I-i mean, better luck next time!


I'm hoping this could be made possible because I noticed changing graphics inside the move event command the graphic you select is numbered.

 

[Industrial Gamer]

thats the way to show those bast- i mean, good hit sir.


Having to make the variable really isn't too bad especially 1-8, unless you want multiple. Me and my brother made a randomized chest with 1-20 and it only took around 10 minutes. 

 

[DreamX]

I've also played Arcanum and I'd like to make a game similar to it and other Infinity Engine-esque games. Anyway, I'm working on this plugin right now.

 

[Skurge]

Arcanum truly an underated game, my VX Ace project was closely resembling it in terms of character sheets and skills.


But at this time my current project is heading a bit towards a Shadowrun/GTA/Arcanum Hyrbrid.


As for the randomizer- having it randomly made by commands would be simple enough- but I am talking in the masses, I have at the moment over 50 odd graphics to generate and on top of that I have several different races to come into play aswell- this is intended to avoid the typical game where you see the game guy on the map duplicated next to each other.


I'm truly greatful for helping putting your own time into making a plugin for this DreamX

 

[Industrial Gamer]

I've always dreamed of making a game like Arcanum, the only problem is that I lack the knowledge of how to do it. What did they make the game with. What did they use to do the art. As soon as I found that stuff out, I'm going to attempt an Arcanum inspired game. Of course I'd need to make it on a different engine though.

 

[DreamX]

IAt this point I need each event spawned to do a random hand out on what graphics it will be appointed with. If I have a moveroute option with a graphic change done in common event setting for 'this event' it changes the graphic on the spawn event creator instead of spawns themselves.

I already have the randomization when spawning working.


But please clarify on the bolded part, I'm not sure what you mean.

 

[Skurge]

Sorry my mistake.


Basically I have the spawn working fine, what I need to work is having the spawned event go through a series of conditional branches to determine the events graphic i.e race, and which graphic out of the 8 per sheet. This is intended to simulate city pedestrians looking different every time you enter the map and on how many are spawned on regions.


The problem firstly is what my link directs to which is the plugin I requested earlier today to handout an easier graphics random handout rather than individually selecting the graphic and creating large command pages that could end up being cluttered.


The other issue is that the event that is spawned does not seem to want to work with conditional branches determining it's graphic handout before spawning.


This makes sense to me, but hopefully you understand what I am talking about

 

[DreamX]

Okay so is the race random then?

 

[Skurge]

Yes, this is because in my project I have so far 4 races, and multiple sheets of those races with different outfits.

 

[Kes]

@Industrial Gamer Your posts are tending towards the spammy.  Please stay on topic, and reply directly to the query, not have a random conversation about another game.


Thank you.

 

[DreamX]

Alright here you go. Parameters should be clear enough.


Let's say that you entered Humans Elves Orcs for the parameter races.


And then you entered 3 for the sheet max parameter.


You need images Humans1.png, Humans2.png, Humans3.png, Elves1.png, Elves2.png, Elves3.png, Orcs1.png, Orcs2.png, and Orcs3.png in the character folder.


Every event that has


<RandomizeCharacter>


in the notebox (see the top when you edit an event) will have its image randomized when spawned.


https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DreamXRMMV/Rpg-Maker-MV/master/DreamX_RandomizeCharacterForSkurge.js


( right click and save as .js file, do not change plugin filename)

 

[Skurge]

That is truly fantastic, so simply put the event will spawn with the file cap designated in the plugin and will choose 1 out of the 8 frames inside. Brilliant! Works so wonderfully. The only problem remains is the conflict with Terrax lighting


Just a side question also, if for some reason I decided that I want a particular map to spawn a race more than another in a certain spot. for example a ghetto of orcs- you'll find more orcs there than you would humans?

 

[DreamX]

That is truly fantastic, so simply put the event will spawn with the file cap designated in the plugin and will choose 1 out of the 8 frames inside. Brilliant! Works so wonderfully. The only problem remains is the conflict with Terrax lighting


Just a side question also, if for some reason I decided that I want a particular map to spawn a race more than another in a certain spot. for example a ghetto of orcs- you'll find more orcs there than you would humans?

The conflict with the Terrax lighting is probably Galv's event spawner if you're using that.


I updated the plugin (same link) so you can preselect the race with this notetag


<RCRace: x>


with x being the race, for example for the Orcs


<RCRace: Orcs>


That way you make sure an event will spawn as an orc.

 

[Skurge]

Wonderful work, thank you so much for helping me with this.


OK so I thought the problem vanished with the lighting setting, because now for some reason the problem is random. Sometimes it brings up ' TypeError Cannot read property 'note' of null


no matter what I do with the plugins or what order they are in it either decides to work or not.