Help requested with script

[chungsie]

In my text game version, I had a journal, which took notes from scenes, such as battles and information about what skills did. So I looked at some tutorials and got help from @Rikifive

it requires an extra end I can't figure out why.

 


class Journal
def initialize
@journal = Window_Base.new(0,0,300,300)
@page = 1
@log = []
write_log
end
def write_log
log[1] = "Page 1:
Page 2-362: Scenes
Page 363-375: Skills"
end

def refresh
case @page
when 1
draw_text(0, 0, 100, 24, log[1])
when 2
draw_text(0, 0, 100, 24, "This is page 2")
#etc....
end
end
def update
if Input.trigger?LEFT) && @page > 1
@page -= 1
refresh
elsif Input.trigger?RIGHT) && @page < 17 #(for example having maximum of 17 pages)
@page += 1
refresh
end
end
end


how do I call it to test it? how would I store more data to @log? what do I need to do to this script?

 

[Rikifive]

First, make a scene (it's something like a room).


In the default scripts you'll see Scene_Menu, Scene_Item, Scene_Map etc.. - these are different scenes.


For example in Scene_Map - you have a character and you move on map


in Scene_Menu - you have the game's menu


in Scene_Item - you have the inventory


And the game calls these scenes ~ like going to another rooms with different code.


You'll need to make a new scene for your journal:


#===============================================================================
# ** Scene Journal
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Class, that handles journal thingie.
#===============================================================================

class Scene_Journal < Scene_Base

def start
super
create_journal_window
end

def create_journal_window
@page = 1
@journal_window = Window_Journal.new
end

def update
super
update_player_input
end

def update_player_input
if Input.trigger?LEFT) && @page > 1 # if pressed left
Sound.play_cursor # play sound
@page -= 1 # change page
@journal_window.draw_log(@page) # change contents in the window
elsif Input.trigger?RIGHT) && @page < 3 # if pressed right
Sound.play_cursor
@page += 1
@journal_window.draw_log(@page)
end
end

def terminate
super
@journal_window.dispose
end

end




And another class for your window:


#===============================================================================
# ** Journal Window
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This class handles the journal window
#===============================================================================

class Window_Journal < Window_Base

def initialize
super(100, 60, 400, 300)
draw_log(1) # set the text
end

def draw_log(page)
case page
when 1
@log = "Page 1"
when 2
@log = "Page 2, how awesome!"
when 3
@log = "END OF JOURNAL"
end

refresh # refresh contents
end

def refresh
self.contents.clear #to clean previous stuff

draw_text(0, 0, 300, 24, @log) # draw @log contents
end

end






These are working codes - It's a quick and simple example ~ stuff can be changed.


You need to paste them in your script editor, preferably below MATERIALS; above MAIN and in game, use this script code*:


SceneManager.call(Scene_Journal)




* - you can put in either in other scripts like menus, event or whatever~ or even directly in the title screen ~ take a look how other scenes/windows handle that.


This script code will transfer you to that scene (room) where it will have its own code to do ~ in that scene it will create a window, that I've created in the second script.


Test stuff out and check if that helps. =P

 

[chungsie]

how would I make a way to exit the scene? or even store data to @log? for instance, if a battle is won, I want to store that information to the journal.

I added this to the script, at update_player_input:



elsif Input.trigger?UP)
      terminate
    end


it gives me an error with Window Base.

 

[Rikifive]

Oh yes! I forgot!
Add this:



elsif Input.trigger?


    Sound.play_cancel


    return_scene




 


so it looks like this:

[COLOR=rgb(0,0,136)]def[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] update_player_input
  [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,136)]if[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,0,102)]Input[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]trigger[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]?(:[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]LEFT[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)])[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]&&[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]>[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]1[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(136,0,0)]# if pressed left[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,0,102)]Sound[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]play_cursor [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(136,0,0)]# play sound[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]-=[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]1[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(136,0,0)]# change page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@journal_window[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]draw_log[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]([/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)])[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(136,0,0)]# change contents in the window[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
  [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,136)]elsif[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,0,102)]Input[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]trigger[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]?(:[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]RIGHT[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)])[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]&&[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]<[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]3[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(136,0,0)]# if pressed right[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,0,102)]Sound[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]play_cursor
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]+=[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]1[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@journal_window[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]draw_log[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]([/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,102,102)]@page[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)])[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
  [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,136)]elsif[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,0,102)]Input[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]trigger[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)]?(:[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]B[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)])[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
    [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,0,102)]Sound[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(102,102,0)].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]play_cancel
    return_scene
  [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,136)]end[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]
[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,0,136)]end[/COLOR]

As for adding more information - you can do that in many ways ~ put more strings/variables/methods ~though I'm not sure how to do that in an very efficient way. =P


You can also use in-game switches/variables for conditionals and stuff~

 

[chungsie]

let's say I create an array? how would I append that to the @log? would I just use #{array[1]} for instance?

I got it to work for adding addtional text. but I don't know how to parse in a line break. in ruby it's just \n. but when I set the journal array

 $journal[1] = "\n Lakmi says hi!"

for instance and change the @log for case 1

@log = "Page 1: #{$journal[1]}" 

it prints a square block before Lakmi. how would I go about making a line break in VX ACE?

so draw_text_ex works for that.

how do I make it so this window is accessible from the menu?

 

[chungsie]

sorry for bouble post/./..