Help with skills that increase/decrease escape Ratio

[Josephkhland]

So basicly I am creating a smokescreen spell ,and I want it to increase your escape chances.
 

In the BattleManager Module I have this (the things colored in red are my additions)
 

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# * Create Escape Success Probability

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def self.escapeRatInc

      @escapeRatInc = 1.0

  end

  def self.make_escape_ratio

    @escape_ratio = ( 1.0 * $game_troop.agi / $game_party.agi) *escapeRatInc

  end


Then I want through a common event to change increase escapeRatIncfrom 1.0 to 2.0 
 

I've tried this

@escapeRatInc = 2.0

$end

but I don't now how to send the value to the other 

*Note - I am less than a beginner to Ruby.

Can anyone help me with a solution ?

 

[Andar]

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

 

[Trihan]

In this case, @escapeRatInc is an instance variable you're defining in BattleManager, but common events are run within the Interpreter class, which doesn't have a variable with that name because you haven't defined one.

First, you'll need a setter method for it in BattleManager:

def self.escapeRatInc=(rate)

  @escapeRatInc = rate

end

Then in your common event you can do

BattleManager.escapeRatInc = 2.0

 

[Josephkhland]

Now I have in BattleManager 

 

def self.escapeRatInc = 1.0

      @escapeRatInc = 1.0

  end

def self.make_escape_ratio

    @escape_ratio = ( 1.0 * $game_troop.agi / $game_party.agi) *escapeRatInc

end

 

And in common event
BattleManager.escapeRatInc = 200.0

$end

But when I use the skill ( and the common event is called) I get this Error Message

Script'Game_Interpreter' line1411: NoMethodError occurred.
undefined method 'escapeRatInc=' for BattleManager:Module

 

[Iavra]

Personally, i would handle it this way:

module BattleManager    def self.escapeRatInc      $game_switches[1] ? 2.0 : 1.0   end endThis way the method will return 2.0 as long as switch #1 is ON and 1.0 otherwise and you just to have manage that switch in your skill.

Also, i advise you to take a look at Trihan's Ruby Tutorial (http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/38900-slip-into-ruby-an-introductory-guide-to-rgss-for-beginners/), because you have some mistakes in your code.

 

[Josephkhland]

I am not sure If I have solved it yet. I need to do something with the 
rand 

because even if I multiply escape_ratio with escapeRatInc ( had it 1000.0 for testing) the escape sometimes fails...) 

Thanks Lavra

Okay 
it works . Problem Solved
Solution
 

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # * Create Escape Success Probability #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- def self.make_escape_ratio @escape_ratio = (1.5 - 1.0 * $game_troop.agi / $game_party.agi) end#-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # * Escape Processing #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- def self.process_escape def self.escapeRatInc $game_switches[1] ? 10.0 : 0.0 end $game_message.add(sprintf(Vocab::EscapeStart, $game_party.name)) success = @preemptive ? true : (rand < (@escape_ratio + @escapeRatInc)) Sound.play_escape if success process_abort else @escape_ratio += 0.1 $game_message.add('\.' + Vocab::EscapeFailure) $game_party.clear_actions end wait_for_message return success endAnd I had the skill turn the switch on.
Thanks everyone

 

[Trihan]

Note that when I said

def self.escapeRatInc=(rate)

  @escapeRatInc = rate

end

(rate) wasn't a placeholder for the value, you actually had to type exactly that, the brackets and word rate.

 

[Josephkhland]

Note that when I said

def self.escapeRatInc=(rate)

  @escapeRatInc = rate

end

(rate) wasn't a placeholder for the value, you actually had to type exactly that, the brackets and word rate.

I actually tried this aswell. But its okay . I solved it now...

 

[Andar]

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