How to swap actor sprite with enemies?

[Bowtirage]

I know that you can use an actor sprite as an enemy but what if for example you wanted to use a static image of an orge as your battler image during a fight instead of a sprite actor?
Is this possible?

 

[Trihan]

It's absolutely possible, though it would require some changes to the battler sprite classes.

 

[Bowtirage]

It's absolutely possible, though it would require some changes to the battler sprite classes.

Can you tell me how more specifically?

 

[Trihan]

I don't have the time to do the whole thing for you, but a good place to start looking is rpg_sprites.js, around line 787 (the updateBitmap function of Sprite_Actor)

 

[mogwai]

I came up with a quick plugin that should do what you need. You just need to copy/paste the monster image to the sv_actors folder and add a reference to its filename in the _url.match() part

Sprite_Actor.prototype.updateFrame = function() {
   var monster = this._mainSprite.bitmap._url.match(/Behemoth|Fairy/) !== null; // add monster reference here
    Sprite_Battler.prototype.updateFrame.call(this);
    var bitmap = this._mainSprite.bitmap;
    if (bitmap) {
        var motionIndex = this._motion ? this._motion.index : 0;
        var pattern = this._pattern < 3 ? this._pattern : 1;
        var cw = monster ? bitmap.width : bitmap.width / 9;
        var ch = monster ? bitmap.height : bitmap.height / 6;
        var cx = monster ? 0 : Math.floor(motionIndex / 6) * 3 + pattern;
        var cy = monster ? 0 : motionIndex % 6;
        this._mainSprite.setFrame(cx * cw, cy * ch, cw, ch);
    }
};

For instance I'm using Behemoth.png and Fairy.png in my actors folder here.