[Help] How to merge stats with another actor only in battle

[ScyallGames]

I'm wondering how I could achieve what is stated above. Where you merge or add the difference between your stats of another actor. I'm trying to create a game where you have a partner is a living weapon and when in battle you transform merging together sharing abilities and stats. the skills I could achieve with conditional branches but I can't seem to figure out how to do the stats merging and the after battle it goes back to normal. Any ideas how this could be done?

 

[Zevia]

You could store the partner's stats in variables. Something like, set variable 1 to partner ATK, variable 2 to partner DEF, variable 3 to partner MAT, etc. Whatever stats you want to merge.

Then you can use the Change Parameter command on page 1 of Event Commands to increase the actor's various stats by those variables in whatever event you're using to handle the transformation. After the battle, you can then change the actor's stats by subtracting the variables.

 

[ScyallGames]

You could store the partner's stats in variables. Something like, set variable 1 to partner ATK, variable 2 to partner DEF, variable 3 to partner MAT, etc. Whatever stats you want to merge.

Then you can use the Change Parameter command on page 1 of Event Commands to increase the actor's various stats by those variables in whatever event you're using to handle the transformation. After the battle, you can then change the actor's stats by subtracting the variables.

That's the issue... I can't seem to figure out how to do it. I know how to set up the variables and everything but I can't figure out how to add the stats in battle and once out of battle remove the stats and now I just came up with something else... to remove and add party members once in and out of battle since your merging together.

 

[Zevia]

Here's one possible solution, though there are a number of ways you could approach this. For this example, we'll say that Harold merges with Therese.

Create a common event called merge. Here, you're going to set your variables, increase the actor's stats by those variables, remove the merged party member, then turn on a switch that keeps track of whether you're currently merged or not (useful for reverting at the end of battle). I also added in a line that will change the actor's graphic, to make it more obvious they've changed into something new.

Spoiler: Merge Common Event

You'll also want a common event that will revert these changes, so create one that basically does everything in reverse.

Spoiler: Remove Merge Common Event

Now we'll make a skill called Merge. You can give it whatever icon and other settings you want, the important part is to call your Merge common event.

Spoiler: Merge Skill

Now give that skill to your actor, and you should have the basics ready to go.

Spoiler: Example Screenshots

Immediately after the battle:

The reason you have the "Remove Merge" common event set to autorun with a condition of the Merge switch is that common events will not run from autorun or parallel process in the middle of battle. So your "Merge" common event turns the Merge switch on, then as soon as the battle is over and the player is back to a scene that would process common events, it will run, undo the merge, then turn the switch off so that it doesn't loop infinitely.

There are some other concerns I didn't address here, as well - what if Therese is dead? What if Therese is not in the party? What if you're already merged? You'll probably want to create a state that locks the Merge skill so that you can't try to Merge again if you're already merged.

If you want to give the merged party member a completely different set of skills, you'll probably want to change the class, too.

Hopefully this should give you some of the basic first steps to get going, though.

 

[ScyallGames]

Here's one possible solution, though there are a number of ways you could approach this. For this example, we'll say that Harold merges with Therese.

Create a common event called merge. Here, you're going to set your variables, increase the actor's stats by those variables, remove the merged party member, then turn on a switch that keeps track of whether you're currently merged or not (useful for reverting at the end of battle). I also added in a line that will change the actor's graphic, to make it more obvious they've changed into something new.

Spoiler: Merge Common Event

You'll also want a common event that will revert these changes, so create one that basically does everything in reverse.

Spoiler: Remove Merge Common Event

Now we'll make a skill called Merge. You can give it whatever icon and other settings you want, the important part is to call your Merge common event.

Spoiler: Merge Skill

Now give that skill to your actor, and you should have the basics ready to go.

Spoiler: Example Screenshots

Immediately after the battle:

The reason you have the "Remove Merge" common event set to autorun with a condition of the Merge switch is that common events will not run from autorun or parallel process in the middle of battle. So your "Merge" common event turns the Merge switch on, then as soon as the battle is over and the player is back to a scene that would process common events, it will run, undo the merge, then turn the switch off so that it doesn't loop infinitely.

There are some other concerns I didn't address here, as well - what if Therese is dead? What if Therese is not in the party? What if you're already merged? You'll probably want to create a state that locks the Merge skill so that you can't try to Merge again if you're already merged.

If you want to give the merged party member a completely different set of skills, you'll probably want to change the class, too.

Hopefully this should give you some of the basic first steps to get going, though.

Thanks a lot! You did more than enough for me I can figure out the rest and if not I'll be sure to let you know.