Help With Bigace360's Actor Biography Script

Gabe! · Jan 2, 2017

Hi! I recently added Bigace360's Character Biography script into my project as it gave me the options and abilities I needed. However, there are several instances in which the system says there is a "SyntaxError" where it expects a "]" instead of a "}" so, trusting what I saw on my screen, I promptly changed those. The latest problem I've run into is another Syntax Error where a "]" is expected. It is identified as an "unexpected keyword_def" but I don't know what that means as I'm very new to scripts and all. The line that the system is having trouble with reads as follows:

"   def self.character_history(id)"

And that's it. What seems to be the problem here?

Here is what I've done with the script so far, in case it was one of the edits I made that messed it up (What I changed has been bolded and the issue I mentioned is italicized and underlined):

Spoiler

#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# ■ Actor Biography
# ■ Author: Bigace360
# ■ Version: 1.00
# ■ Date: April 23, 2013
# ■ Blog: http://bigaceworld.wordpress.com/
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# VERSION HISTORY #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# v1.00 (04.23.2013) - Started and Finished
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# INTRODUCTION #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# This is a script that calls a window that displays different aspects about a
# character… like their age, height, gender etc. These can be changed though.
# Along with that, the script allows for the ability to change the descriptions
# for actors during the game.
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# INSTRUCTIONS #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# To install the script, open you script editor and paste this script on a new
# section bellow the Materials section. If you are using a menu script and you
# want this script to add itself to the menu automatically, then this script
# should be below the custom menu. The actor's portrait images must be placed
# on the folder "Graphics/portraits/". Create a folder named "Portraits" in the
# Graphics folder.
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Comment calls note tags:
# Tags to be used in events comment box, works like a script call.
#
# <change biography: id>
# string
# </change biography>
# The new description text, the string is the text, to add a break line
# use \\n.
# id : ID of the actor
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# SECTIONS #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# ■ Modules
# ** Module ACE
# ** Module Cache
#
# ■ RPGVXACE Data Structures
# ** Object
# ** Bitmap
#
# ■ Game_Objects
# ** Game_System
# ** Game_Actor
# ** Game_Interpreter
#
# ■ Windows
# ** Window_MenuCommand
# ** Window_Biography
#
# ■ Scenes
# ** Scene_Menu
# ** Scene_Biography
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#
# Credits/Thanks:
# - Bigace360, for the script.
# - Blizzard (Bitmap.Slice_text method)
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# Script Conflicts and Compatability #
#=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
# * Overwrite methods
# class Game_Actor < Game_Battler
# def description
#
# * Alias methods
# class Game_Interpreter
# def command_108
#
# class Window_MenuCommand < Window_Command
# def make_command_list
#
# class Scene_Menu < Scene_MenuBase
# def create_command_window(*args, &block)
# def on_personal_ok(*args, &block)
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# ■ Module ACE::CORE
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
module ACE
module CORE
       #=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
       # ◆ Section I. General Settings◆
       # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
       # This changes the way menus appear in your game.
       #=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
       BIO_CONFIG ={
           # :menu_access - This value determines whether the Biography is accessible
           # from a command in the menu. If true, then it is. If false, it isn't.
           :menu_access => true,
           # :menu_index - If :menu_access is true, then this value determines where
           # in the menu command window it is inserted.
           :menu_index => 4,
           # :menu_label - If :menu_access is true, then this value determines the
           # name of the command in the menu
           :menu_label => 'Biography',
}

       #=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
       # ◆ Section II. Biography Settings ◆
       # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
       # The following will allow you to adjust biographies for actors.
       #=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
       BIOGRAPHY ={
           #

ortrait - large image of the selected actor, you can choose it's x y
# coordinates from here.
# [X, Y ]

ortrait => [300, 545],
           # :y_coordinates - Y Coordinates for the History and Bio Paragraphs
           # [His.y, Bio.y]
           :y_coordinates => [5, 200],
           # Alignment for enemies biography and battle tactics:
           # 0=right;
           # 1=center;
           # 2=left
           :alignment => 0,
           # :character_stats - Change the characters stat values in the array to
           # whatever you want.
           :character_stats => [
               'Name:',
'Nicknames:',
               'Age:',
               'Gender:',
           ],
           # :character_info - Configure the values used for the above array for each
           # character. Just make sure the value that corresponds to each stat is at
           # the same index in the array.
           #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
           # Note that special characters like a " (double quote) need the use of the
           # escape character \ (backslash). If you get and error with your string or
           # the character doesn't appear right on the screen, try to use the escape
           # character (i.e. for a " it would be \" instead of just "). The backslash
           # itself needs an escape character (i.e. \\). Also use \\N[x] to write out
           # the actor's first name if the game allows renaming.Use \\C[x] to write
# out the actor's class name if the game allows for class changing and
# \\A[x] for actor's nicknames.
           :character_info => {
               # char_id => [character_stats,....],
               1 => ['Caleb Adam Wilkerson', '\\A[1]', '15', 'Male',
               2 => ['Cameron Bailey Parker', '\\A[2]', '15', 'Male',
               3 => ['Cinderella Ballesteros', '\\A[3]', '15', 'Female',
               4 => ['Corin Wheeler Davis', '\\A[4]', '16', 'Male',
               5 => ['Gabriel Matthew Cruz', '\\A[5]', '14', 'Male',
               6 => ['Sierra Michelle McNairn', '\\A[6]', '15', 'Female',
               7 => ['Jackson Ewing Stovall', '\\A[7]', '15', 'Non-Binary',
           ],
           # The header for the actors biography and history
           :headers => ['BIOGRAPHY:', 'HISTORY:'],
       ]

       # Short paragraph/description of character. When typing out biographies
       # and descriptions, use \\N[x] to write out the actor's first name if the
       # game allows renaming. For line splits, the script uses Blizzard's
       # slice_text method to automatically break to next line when needed, so do
       # not concern yourself with that.
       def self.character_history(id)
text = case id
           when 1 then '\\N[1] is RMVXA\'s hero and the main protagonist. He is a 19 ' +
               'year-old orphaned human street urchin who lost his parents in a plague   ' +
               'when he was 12 years old. His only brother, died two years before the ' +
               'start of the game, during the Zombie invasion.'
           end
           return !text.nil? ? text : 'No Information Available'
       end
end
end

#●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
# * BEGIN [ DON'T TOUCH THIS SECTION ]
#●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
#
# ▼ Warning
# Editting anything past this point may potentially result in causing
# computer damage, incontinence, explosion of user's head, coma, death,
# and/or halitosis so edit at your own risk.
#
#●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
#
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
# ▼ Import to Global Hash ▼ #
($ace_script ||= {})[:actor_biography] = 1.00
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Object (This class is the superclass of all other classes.)
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Object
def get_all_values(value1, value2 = nil)
value2 = value1 unless value2
/<#{value1}>((?:[^<]|<[^\/])*)<\/#{value2}>/im
end
end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Bitmap (The bitmap class. Bitmaps are expressions of so-called graphics.)
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Bitmap
   #------------(slice_text method by Blizzard)-------
   def slice_text(text, width)
       lines = text.split("\n")
       result = []
       lines.each do |text_chunk|
           words = text_chunk.split(' ')
           current_text = words.shift
next result << (current_text.nil? ? "" : current_text) if words.empty?
           words.each_index do |i|
               if self.text_size("#{current_text} #{words}").width > width

                   result.push(current_text)

                   current_text = words

               else

                   current_text = "#{current_text} #{words}"

               end

               result << current_text if i >= words.size - 1

           end

       end

       return result

   end

end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

# ■ Module Cache

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

module Cache

def self.portrait(filename)

       load_bitmap("Graphics/portraits/", filename)

end

end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

# ■ Game_Actor

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

class Game_Actor < Game_Battler

def description

@description ? @description : actor.description

end

def description=(n)

@description = n

end

end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

# ■ Game_Interpreter

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

class Game_Interpreter

alias :ace_biography_command_108 :command_108 unless $@

def command_108

ace_biography_command_108

call_bio_description

end

def call_bio_description

value = "CHANGE BIOGRAPHY"

regexp = get_all_values("#{value}: (\\d+)", value)

note.scan(regexp) do |id, text|

text.gsub!(/\r\n/) {""}

text.gsub!(/\\n/) {"\r\n"}

$game_actors[id.to_i].description = text if $game_actors[id.to_i]

end

end

   def note

       @comments ? @comments.join("\r\n") : ""

   end

end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

# ■ Window_Biography

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

class Window_Biography < Window_Selectable

   include ACE::CORE

def initialize(actor)

super(0, 0, Graphics.width, Graphics.height)

@actor = actor; @bio = BIOGRAPHY

refresh

activate

end

   def actor=(actor)

       return if @actor == actor

       @actor = actor

       refresh

   end

def refresh

       contents.clear

       draw_actor_portrait(@actor, @bio[ortrait][0], @bio[ortrait][1])

       stats = @bio[:character_stats]; @align = @bio[:alignment]

       @bio_y = @bio[:y_coordinates][0]; @his_y = @bio[:y_coordinates][1]

       contents.font.size = 16

       draw_header(stats)

       reset_font_settings

       contents.font.size = 16

draw_actors_persona

       contents.font.size = 20

draw_actors_bio; draw_actors_history

end

   def draw_header(stats)

       change_color(system_color); contents.font.bold = true

       stats.each_index {|i| draw_text(0, i*(17*2), 168, 24, stats)}

       draw_text(200, @bio_y, 168, 24, @bio[:headers][0])

       draw_text(200, @his_y, 168, 24, @bio[:headers][1])

end

   def draw_actors_persona

       info = @bio[:character_info][@actor.id]

       info.join(" ")

       info.each do |i|

i.gsub!(/\\[Nn]\[([0-9]+)\]/) {actor_name($1.to_i)}

i.gsub!(/\\[Cc]\[([0-9]+)\]/) {actor_class($1.to_i)}

i.gsub!(/\\[Aa]\[([0-9]+)\]/) {actor_nickname($1.to_i)}

end

       info.each_with_index {|i, y| draw_text(8, 17+y*(17*2), 168, 24, i)}

   end

def actor_class(n)

actor = n >= 1 ? $game_actors[n] : nil

actor ? actor.class.name : ""

end

def actor_nickname(n)

actor = n >= 1 ? $game_actors[n] : nil

actor ? actor.nickname : ""

end

   def draw_actors_bio

text = @actor.description

text = convert_escape_characters(text)

       bio = contents.slice_text(text, 310)

       bio.each_index do |i|

           draw_text(210, ((@bio_y+5)+20)+i*20, 310, 24, bio, @align)

       end

   end

   def draw_actors_history

       text = ACE::CORE.character_history(@actor.id)

text = convert_escape_characters(text)

       his = contents.slice_text(text, 310)

       his.each_index do |i|

           draw_text(210, ((@his_y+5)+20)+i*20, 310, 24, his, @align)

       end

   end

def draw_actor_portrait(filename, x, y)

       bitmap = Cache.portrait("#{actor.name}_P") rescue Cache.portrait("")

       cw = bitmap.width

       ch = bitmap.height

       src_rect = Rect.new(0, 0, cw, ch)

       self.contents.blt(x, y, bitmap, src_rect, 98)

       bitmap.dispose

end

end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

# ■ Scene_Biography

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=

class Scene_Biography < Scene_MenuBase

def start

super

@status_window = Window_Biography.new(@actor)

@status_window.set_handlercancel, methodreturn_scene))

@status_window.set_handlerpagedown, methodnext_actor))

@status_window.set_handlerpageup, methodprev_actor))

end

def on_actor_change

@status_window.actor = @actor

@status_window.activate

end

end

if ACE::CORE::BIO_CONFIG[:menu_access]

ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS = {}

ACE_InsertableMenuCommand = Struct.newname, :index, :enable, :scene, ther)

   #:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

# ■ Game_System

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

class Game_System

       def ace_inserted_menu_commands

           if !@ace_inserted_menu_commands

               @ace_inserted_menu_commands = ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS.keys

               @ace_inserted_menu_commands.sort! do |a, b|

ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[a].index <=> ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS.index

end

           end

           @ace_inserted_menu_commands

       end

end

   #:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

# ■ Window_MenuCommand

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

   class Window_MenuCommand

       alias :ace_command_bio_insert :make_command_list unless $@

       def make_command_list(*args, &block)

           ace_command_bio_insert(*args, &block)

           $game_system.ace_inserted_menu_commands.each do |sym|

ace_insert_command(sym)

end

       end

       def ace_insert_command(symbol)

           command = ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[symbol]

           name = command.name.is_a?(Symbol) ? eval(command.name.to_s) : command.name

           enabled = case command.enable

           when Integer then command.enable == 0 ? true : $game_switches[command.enable]

           when String then eval(command.enable)

           when Symbol then self.send(command.enable)

           else enabled = true

           end

           add_command(name, symbol, enabled)

           added = @list.pop

           @list.insert([command.index, @list.size].min, added)

end

end

   #:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

# ■ Scene_Menu

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:

class Scene_Menu

       alias :ace_create_bio_window :create_command_window

       alias :ace_personal_bio_ok n_personal_ok

       def create_command_window(*args, &block)

           ace_create_bio_window(*args, &block)

           $game_system.ace_inserted_menu_commands.each do |symbol|

ace_set_insert_handler(symbol)

end

       end

       def ace_set_insert_handler(symbol)

           other = ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[symbol].other

           handler = case other

           when Symbol then method(other)

           when String then lambda { eval(other) }

           when TrueClass then methodcommand_personal)

           else methodace_command_insert)

           end

           @command_window.set_handler(symbol, handler)

       end

       def ace_command_insert

           SceneManager.call(Kernel.const_get(

ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[@command_window.current_symbol].scene)

)

       end

       def on_personal_ok(*args, &block)

           if $game_system.maic_inserted_menu_commands.include?(@command_window.current_symbol)

               ace_command_insert

           else

               ace_personal_bio_ok(*args, &block)

           end

       end

   end

   ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[:stateview] = ACE_InsertableMenuCommand.new(

       ACE::CORE::BIO_CONFIG[:menu_label],

ACE::CORE::BIO_CONFIG[:menu_index], true, :Scene_Biography, false)

end

Andar · Jan 3, 2017

I've moved this thread to Learning Ruby. Please be sure to post your threads in the correct forum next time. Thank you.

You should have asked before making thise changes...

The problem you have increased by now is based on the fact that the computer reports the line where he detects an error, not the line where it realls is.

The line you mentioned above must never have an ] in it - the computer reports that ] as missing because it is missing somewhere before that line, not on that line.

And if you already changed the script carrying additional ] in the wrong lines, then nothing can repair that easily.

Just a quick check shows that you're missing seven ] in the character info section at the very beginning - that is causing all later missing ] errors and you just created more errors with your later edits - there is a reason why the script says "no edits beyond this point". And anything you edited below simply due to the missing ] above that point is wrong.

I suggest you go back to the original script and start anew, this time taking care of editing the script exactly as required and knowing that any error message is caused by a wrong edit above that line that says no edits below this.

Gabe! · Jan 3, 2017

Andar said:
there is a reason why the script says "no edits beyond this point".

I didn't touch the script beyond that point. I'm sorry, I didn't realize parts of the script beyond there were already in bold.

Anyways, I've started over now, but now I'm wondering if there's a way to make NPCs and characters not in your party available in the biography section of the menu. (I'm sorry if that question is supposed to be in a different post, I'm very new to these forums and such.)

Here's the original script for anyone who might want to take a look:

Code:

#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# ■ Actor Biography                      
# ■ Author: Bigace360   
# ■ Version: 1.00
# ■ Date: April 23, 2013
# ■ Blog: http://bigaceworld.wordpress.com/
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#                               VERSION HISTORY                                #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# v1.00 (04.23.2013) - Started and Finished
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#                                INTRODUCTION                                  #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# This is a script that calls a window that displays different aspects about a 
# character… like their age, height, gender etc. These can be changed though.
# Along with that, the script allows for the ability to change the descriptions
# for actors during the game.
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#                                INSTRUCTIONS                                  #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# To install the script, open you script editor and paste this script on a new 
# section bellow the Materials section. If you are using a menu script and you
# want this script to add itself to the menu automatically, then this script 
# should be below the custom menu. The actor's portrait images must be placed
# on the folder "Graphics/portraits/". Create a folder named "Portraits" in the
# Graphics folder.
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Comment calls note tags:
#  Tags to be used in events comment box, works like a script call.
#
#  <change biography: id>
#  string
#  </change biography>
#   The new description text, the string is the text, to add a break line
#   use \\n.
#     id : ID of the actor
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#                                  SECTIONS                                    #
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#  ■ Modules
# ** Module ACE
# ** Module Cache
#
#  ■ RPGVXACE Data Structures
# ** Object
# ** Bitmap
#
#  ■ Game_Objects
# ** Game_System
# ** Game_Actor
# ** Game_Interpreter
#
#  ■ Windows
# ** Window_MenuCommand
# ** Window_Biography
#
#  ■ Scenes
# ** Scene_Menu
# ** Scene_Biography
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#
# Credits/Thanks:
#   - Bigace360, for the script.
#   - Blizzard (Bitmap.Slice_text method)
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#                     Script Conflicts and Compatability                       #
#=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
# * Overwrite methods
#   class Game_Actor < Game_Battler
#     def description
#
# * Alias methods
#   class Game_Interpreter
#     def command_108
#
#   class Window_MenuCommand < Window_Command
#     def make_command_list
#
#   class Scene_Menu < Scene_MenuBase
#     def create_command_window(*args, &block)
#     def on_personal_ok(*args, &block)
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
#
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
# ■ Module ACE::CORE
#+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
module ACE	
  module CORE
		#=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
		# ◆ Section I. General Settings◆
		# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
		# This changes the way menus appear in your game.
		#=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
		BIO_CONFIG ={
			# :menu_access - This value determines whether the Biography is accessible 
			# from a command in the menu. If true, then it is. If false, it isn't.       
			:menu_access => true,
			# :menu_index - If :menu_access is true, then this value determines where
			# in the menu command window it is inserted.
			:menu_index => 4,
			# :menu_label - If :menu_access is true, then this value determines the
			# name of the command in the menu
			:menu_label => 'Biography',
    }
		
		#=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
		# ◆ Section II. Biography Settings ◆
		# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
		# The following will allow you to adjust biographies for actors. 
		#=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
		BIOGRAPHY ={
			# :portrait - large image of the selected actor, you can choose it's x y 
      # coordinates from here.
			#	           [X,   Y  ]
			:portrait => [300, 545], 
			# :y_coordinates - Y Coordinates for the History and Bio Paragraphs
			#                 [His.y, Bio.y] 
			:y_coordinates => [5, 200],
			# Alignment for enemies biography and battle tactics: 
			# 0=right; 
			# 1=center; 
			# 2=left
			:alignment => 0,	
			# :character_stats - Change the characters stat values in the array to
			# whatever you want.
			:character_stats => [
				'Name:', 
				'Class:',
        'Nicknames:',
				'Age:', 
				'Gender:', 
				'Race:',
				'Height:', 
				'Weight:', 
				'Weapon:', 
				'From:', 
				'Speciality:',
			],
			# :character_info - Configure the values used for the above array for each 
			# character. Just make sure the value that corresponds to each stat is at
			# the same index in the array. 
			#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
			# Note that special characters like a " (double quote) need the use of the
			# escape character \ (backslash). If you get and error with your string or
			# the character doesn't appear right on the screen, try to use the escape
			# character (i.e. for a " it would be \" instead of just "). The backslash
			# itself needs an escape character (i.e. \\). Also use \\N[x] to write out
			# the actor's first name if the game allows renaming.Use \\C[x] to write
      # out the actor's class name if the game allows for class changing and 
      # \\A[x] for actor's nicknames.
			:character_info => {
				# char_id => [character_stats,....],
				1 => ['\\N[1] Smith', '\\C[1]', '\\A[1]', '19', 'Male', 'Human', '5\'10"', '165 lbs.', 'Sword','England', 'Swordplay'],
				2 => ['\\N[2] Doe', '\\C[2]', '\\A[2]', '24', 'Male', 'Human', '6\'0"', '169 lbs.', 'Spear', 'America', 'Lanceplay'],
				3 => ['\\N[3] Ray', '\\C[3]', '\\A[3]', '21', 'Male', 'Human', '5\'7"', '197 lbs.', 'Axes', 'New Zealand','Axeplay'],
				4 => ['\\N[4] Griffen', '\\C[4]', '\\A[4]', '19', 'Female', 'Human', '5\'7"', '119 lbs.', 'Knives', 'Canada', 'Robbery'],
				5 => ['\\N[5] Green', '\\C[5]', '\\A[5]', '16', 'Female', 'Elf', '5\'8"', '116 lbs.', 'Great Bows', 'Ireland', 'Archery'],
				6 => ['\\N[6] Clarke', '\\C[6]', '\\A[6]', '20', 'Male', 'Human', '5\'7"', '135 lbs.', 'Guns', 'France', 'Gunnery'],
				7 => ['\\N[7] Clarke','\\C[7]', '\\A[7]', '18', 'Female', 'Human', '5\'4"', '119 lbs.', 'Wands', 'Germany', 'White magic'],
				8 => ['\\N[8] May', '\\C[8]', '\\A[8]', '20', 'Female', 'Human', '5\'5"', '113 lbs.', 'Staff', 'Berlin', 'Black Magic'],
			},
			# The header for the actors biography and history
			:headers => ['BIOGRAPHY:', 'HISTORY:'], 
		}
		
		# Short paragraph/description of character. When typing out biographies
		# and descriptions, use \\N[x] to write out the actor's first name if the
		# game allows renaming. For line splits, the script uses Blizzard's
		# slice_text  method to automatically break to next line when needed, so do
		# not concern yourself with that.
		def self.character_history(id)
			text = case id
			when 1 then '\\N[1] is RMVXA\'s hero and the main protagonist. He is a 19 ' +
				'year-old orphaned human street urchin who lost his parents in a plague	' +
				'when he was 12 years old. His only brother, died two years before the ' +
				'start of the game, during the Zombie invasion.'	
			end
			return !text.nil? ? text : 'No Information Available'
		end 
  end
end

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# * BEGIN [ DON'T TOUCH THIS SECTION ]
#●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
#
# ▼ Warning
# Editting anything past this point may potentially result in causing
# computer damage, incontinence, explosion of user's head, coma, death,
# and/or halitosis so edit at your own risk.
#
#●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
#
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
#                         ▼ Import to Global Hash ▼                            #
($ace_script ||= {})[:actor_biography] = 1.00
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#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Object (This class is the superclass of all other classes.)
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Object
  def get_all_values(value1, value2 = nil)
    value2 = value1 unless value2
    /<#{value1}>((?:[^<]|<[^\/])*)<\/#{value2}>/im
  end
end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Bitmap (The bitmap class. Bitmaps are expressions of so-called graphics.)
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Bitmap
	#------------(slice_text method by Blizzard)-------
	def slice_text(text, width)
		lines = text.split("\n")
		result = []
		lines.each do |text_chunk|
			words = text_chunk.split(' ')
			current_text = words.shift
      next result << (current_text.nil? ? "" : current_text) if words.empty?
			words.each_index do |i|
				if self.text_size("#{current_text} #{words[i]}").width > width
					result.push(current_text)
					current_text = words[i]
				else
					current_text = "#{current_text} #{words[i]}"
				end
				result << current_text if i >= words.size - 1
			end 
		end
		return result
	end
end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Module Cache
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
module Cache
  def self.portrait(filename)
		load_bitmap("Graphics/portraits/", filename)
  end
end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Game_Actor
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Game_Actor < Game_Battler
  def description
    @description ? @description : actor.description
  end
  def description=(n)
    @description = n
  end  
end

#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
# ■ Game_Interpreter
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Game_Interpreter
  alias :ace_biography_command_108 :command_108 unless $@
  def command_108
    ace_biography_command_108
    call_bio_description
  end
  def call_bio_description
    value  = "CHANGE BIOGRAPHY"
    regexp = get_all_values("#{value}: (\\d+)", value)
    note.scan(regexp) do |id, text|
      text.gsub!(/\r\n/) {""}
      text.gsub!(/\\n/)  {"\r\n"}
      $game_actors[id.to_i].description = text if $game_actors[id.to_i]
    end
  end
	def note
		@comments ? @comments.join("\r\n") : ""
	end  
end

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# ■ Window_Biography
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Window_Biography < Window_Selectable
	include ACE::CORE
  def initialize(actor)
    super(0, 0, Graphics.width, Graphics.height)
    @actor = actor; @bio = BIOGRAPHY
    refresh
    activate
  end
	def actor=(actor)
		return if @actor == actor
		@actor = actor
		refresh
	end
  def refresh
		contents.clear
		draw_actor_portrait(@actor, @bio[:portrait][0], @bio[:portrait][1])
		stats = @bio[:character_stats]; @align = @bio[:alignment]	
		@bio_y = @bio[:y_coordinates][0]; @his_y = @bio[:y_coordinates][1]
		contents.font.size = 16
		draw_header(stats)
		reset_font_settings
		contents.font.size = 16
    draw_actors_persona 
		contents.font.size = 20
    draw_actors_bio; draw_actors_history
  end
	def draw_header(stats)
		change_color(system_color); contents.font.bold = true
		stats.each_index {|i| draw_text(0, i*(17*2), 168, 24, stats[i])}
		draw_text(200, @bio_y, 168, 24, @bio[:headers][0])
		draw_text(200, @his_y, 168, 24, @bio[:headers][1])		
  end
	def draw_actors_persona
		info = @bio[:character_info][@actor.id]
		info.join(" ")
		info.each do |i| 
      i.gsub!(/\\[Nn]\[([0-9]+)\]/) {actor_name($1.to_i)}
      i.gsub!(/\\[Cc]\[([0-9]+)\]/) {actor_class($1.to_i)}
      i.gsub!(/\\[Aa]\[([0-9]+)\]/) {actor_nickname($1.to_i)}
    end
		info.each_with_index {|i, y| draw_text(8, 17+y*(17*2), 168, 24, i)}
	end
  def actor_class(n)
    actor = n >= 1 ? $game_actors[n] : nil
    actor ? actor.class.name : ""
  end
  def actor_nickname(n)
    actor = n >= 1 ? $game_actors[n] : nil
    actor ? actor.nickname : ""    
  end
	def draw_actors_bio
    text = @actor.description
    text = convert_escape_characters(text)
		bio = contents.slice_text(text, 310)
		bio.each_index do |i| 
			draw_text(210, ((@bio_y+5)+20)+i*20, 310, 24, bio[i], @align)
		end		
	end
	def draw_actors_history
		text = ACE::CORE.character_history(@actor.id)
    text = convert_escape_characters(text)
		his = contents.slice_text(text, 310)
		his.each_index do |i| 
			draw_text(210, ((@his_y+5)+20)+i*20, 310, 24, his[i], @align)
		end	    
	end
  def draw_actor_portrait(filename, x, y)
		bitmap = Cache.portrait("#{actor.name}_P") rescue Cache.portrait("")
		cw = bitmap.width
		ch = bitmap.height
		src_rect = Rect.new(0, 0, cw, ch)
		self.contents.blt(x, y, bitmap, src_rect, 98)
		bitmap.dispose
  end
end

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# ■ Scene_Biography
#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
class Scene_Biography < Scene_MenuBase
  def start
    super
    @status_window = Window_Biography.new(@actor)
    @status_window.set_handler(:cancel,   method(:return_scene))
    @status_window.set_handler(:pagedown, method(:next_actor))
    @status_window.set_handler(:pageup,   method(:prev_actor))
  end
  def on_actor_change
    @status_window.actor = @actor
    @status_window.activate
  end
end

if ACE::CORE::BIO_CONFIG[:menu_access]
  ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS = {}
  ACE_InsertableMenuCommand = Struct.new(:name, :index, :enable, :scene, :other)
	#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
  # ■ Game_System
  #:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
  class Game_System
		def ace_inserted_menu_commands
			if !@ace_inserted_menu_commands
				@ace_inserted_menu_commands = ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS.keys
				@ace_inserted_menu_commands.sort! do |a, b| 
          ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[a].index <=> ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[b].index 
        end
			end
			@ace_inserted_menu_commands
		end
  end
	#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
  # ■ Window_MenuCommand
  #:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
	class Window_MenuCommand
		alias :ace_command_bio_insert :make_command_list unless $@
		def make_command_list(*args, &block)
			ace_command_bio_insert(*args, &block) 
			$game_system.ace_inserted_menu_commands.each do |sym| 
        ace_insert_command(sym) 
      end
		end
		def ace_insert_command(symbol)
			command = ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[symbol]
			name = command.name.is_a?(Symbol) ? eval(command.name.to_s) : command.name
			enabled = case command.enable
			when Integer then command.enable == 0 ? true : $game_switches[command.enable]
			when String then eval(command.enable)
			when Symbol then self.send(command.enable)
			else enabled = true
			end
			add_command(name, symbol, enabled)
			added = @list.pop
			@list.insert([command.index, @list.size].min, added)
    end
  end
	#:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
  # ■ Scene_Menu
  #:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:
  class Scene_Menu 
		alias :ace_create_bio_window :create_command_window
		alias :ace_personal_bio_ok :on_personal_ok
		def create_command_window(*args, &block)
			ace_create_bio_window(*args, &block) 
			$game_system.ace_inserted_menu_commands.each do |symbol| 
        ace_set_insert_handler(symbol) 
      end
		end
		def ace_set_insert_handler(symbol)
			other = ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[symbol].other
			handler = case other
			when Symbol then method(other)
			when String then lambda { eval(other) }
			when TrueClass then method(:command_personal)
			else method(:ace_command_insert)
			end
			@command_window.set_handler(symbol, handler)
		end
		def ace_command_insert
			SceneManager.call(Kernel.const_get(
        ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[@command_window.current_symbol].scene)
      )
		end
		def on_personal_ok(*args, &block)
			if $game_system.maic_inserted_menu_commands.include?(@command_window.current_symbol)
				ace_command_insert
			else
				ace_personal_bio_ok(*args, &block) 
			end
		end
	end
	ACE_COMMAND_INSERTS[:stateview] = ACE_InsertableMenuCommand.new(
		ACE::CORE::BIO_CONFIG[:menu_label], 
    ACE::CORE::BIO_CONFIG[:menu_index], true, :Scene_Biography, false)
end

Andar · Jan 3, 2017

and if you compare the lines for the character info between the original and your version, in the original every character info section ends on '], but in your version you end all lines with ',

those are the missing ] that you need to add

Help With Bigace360's Actor Biography Script

Gabe!

Villager

Andar

Veteran

Gabe!

Villager

Andar

Veteran

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