Is it possible to change Battle System in game?

[_Shadow_]

Hello community. On the Database, below the System Tab, there is an option as a checkbox.Use Side-view Battle. I know how it was meant to work. You tick it, you got a side view battle system. You let it unticked, it by default selects first person point of view battle system.

Now look. The question is mostly out of curiosity. Let's say I wanna be naughty and greedy. Let's say I loaded assets for both
side view and first person view battle systems. Can I switch from one system to another in game?
I don't mean during battle, I mean doing a battle and then running an event that executes a script that does the trick and the next battle is now front view, and vice versa.
Since this works probably with a boolean attribute of a specific class, this might be possible. Right?

 

[gstv87]

technically yes, as the battle scene is built on demand, and there is a check for side/front view.

 

[_Shadow_]

My thoughts exactly, so I now just wonder... how!

 

[gstv87]

do a broad search for $gameSystem.isSideView()
it seems to be set to change only the sprites, when the battle scene calls for it.
it's a sprite-level decision, you should make it scene-level.

 

[_Shadow_]

$gameSystem.isSideView()
I take it that this method returns a boolean result, right?
How do we set that to true or false, that's actually the question.
How can I change the initila database value to another.

 

[caethyril]

Shaz made a plugin for this, I don't know if it still works: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/change-battle-mode.46742/

 

[_Shadow_]

Thanks @caethyril very much for that.
@Shaz, I wonder, are the sprites related to the battle system set only on the beginning of a game?
I am asking because of this:

else if (this.troop().name.match(/^FV/))"

You set up the file paths accordingly on the plugin. Doesn't the engine do this each time a battle occurs? Or is it setting the value just once?

No matter what this will probably work without any problems.

 

[Shaz]

The plugin will do exactly what you want it to do. It checks prior to entering a battle to see if that troop is set for front view or side view.

The plugin does not set any file paths.

 

[_Shadow_]

Oh! It seems I failed to read your comments on start.

* Prefix a troop name with SV to set battles with that troop to side view
* Prefix a troop name with FV to set battles with that troop to front view
* Prefix a troop name with RV to set a random view for each battle with that troop

So you made it so it checks the name of the troops and act accordingly I see.

Final question, since I just want to change to side view and vice versa (if possible), with a simple script command for each time:
What is the object we are referring to using the special reference "this"?

I believe that if I substitute "this" with the object it refers to, it can do the trick using script lines via the eventing system. Or not?
this._isSideView = true;
this._isSideView = false;

What I understand here is this:
You probably refer to Game_System.prototype.isSideView and you actually also override the class prototype utility to set it work along with the naming of the Troops. Am I right?

For instance. Will this set the side view to true?

Game_System.prototype.isSideView = true;

And will this set the side view to false?

Game_System.prototype.isSideView = false;

I know your plugin is superior and more practical, I just want to know if I CAN change from a mode to another using one line script Event Commands.
And to this point, I am sorry if I am a hassle here @Shaz, but I try to learn a few things deeper and these are my first steps in javascript, so thanks in advance you little blue beloved squirrel!.

 

[Shaz]

In that plugin, this refers to $gameTroop.

No, Game_System.prototype.isSideView is a function, not a variable. If you check it out, it gets its value from $dataSystem.optSideView which you could set to true or false.

However, $dataSystem will be loaded when you boot up the game, and if you change it mid-game then go back to the menu and either start a new game or resume a different saved game, it will still be what you last changed it to, not what it should be for a new game or what it was when you last created that save file. So changing $dataSystem stuff will affect more than the current game.

If you run the command prior to every single battle to set it to the desired format, it would be okay. That means you'd have an issue if you use random battles.

 

[_Shadow_]

No randomness of course.
I was thinking on controlled amount of battles, actually emerging by interacting with events, thus script commands can handle things on a Common Event. I am greatful to you @Shaz thank you for helping me on that.

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