Input Nickname Function

[RealMrFaceMan]

Hello! So I'm messing around with setting up an arena where the player chooses their nickname; a personal touch to the protagonist. I only see the option for changing the character's regular name, but not nickname. I apologize if I put this in the wrong section, but I didn't see a section for MV scripting. What I've tried so far changing the regular name input to this:

SceneManager.push(Scene_Nickname);SceneManager.prepareNextScene(1, 10);The 1 being the actor ID, and the 10 being the max character limit. I don't really know anything about coding, so if my attempt at this looks completely insane, then that is why. When I try to run it in game, it says, "ReferenceError Scene_Nickname is not defined". Here is the original (retrieved from the Script Call List post):

SceneManager.push(Scene_Name);SceneManager.prepareNextScene(actorId, name length);Thanks for any and all help in advance   

 

[Shaz]

The section for MV scripting is towards the bottom of the forum.

The reason you got the error is that there is no script for Scene_Nickname.  In order to do a SceneManager.push(), the scene you're pushing has to have been created in the scripts.

tbh I would not do it this way at all.  I would create a 'dummy' actor and give it the same picture as the actor they're selecting (use the Change Actor Graphics command if you let them select their own images), then use that actor in a Name Input window, and then do a script call to set the real actor's nickname to the dummy actor's name that they've just input.  You should be able to find the script call for changing the nickname and for getting the dummy actor's name in the pinned thread for script call equivalents of event commands.

 

[RealMrFaceMan]

That does sound a lot easier, but I haven't done anything like that before so it is a little intimidating. I understand the dummy actor part, but I can't see the script call you're referring too, unless it is these ones:

$gameActors.actor(actorId).name()$gameActors.actor(actorId).nickname()Although for those ones, I'm not sure how I could use those to do the idea you mentioned.

I shall keep in mind the correct place for scripting questions! Thank you for letting me know where it is.

 

[Shaz]

Name Input Processing: (choose actor 2), 10 characters
Script: $gameActors.actor(1).setNickname($gameActors.actor(2).name())

These are the event commands to use.  Assuming actor 1 is your real actor, and actor 2 is your dummy actor.

Name Input Processing: (choose actor 2), 10 characters
Script: $gameActors.actor(1).setNickname($gameActors.actor(2).name())

 

[RealMrFaceMan]

Oh, okay! Works great, thank you for your help!