Is it possible to extend/alter a state's duration in battle?

[Theguysayshi]

Hi there,

Each state has a set turn duration, but I was wondering if it can be extended via a scripts so they can last longer or shorter depending on the battle.

Once such problem is when using a move that gives you many positive states for one turn, but the states stand alone last for longer. The script would be used to change the duration accordingly.

I was wondering if there is a script that exists such as "extendstate([actor],[stateno.],[turnduration])" that would be able to alter the length of a state on any actor at when called.

I've noticed the code in the "Game_Battler" section of the script but I'm not sure how to link to an actor nor alter anything contained in it.

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update State Turn Count
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_state_turns
states.each do |state|
@state_turns[state.id] -= 1 if @state_turns[state.id] > 0
end
end

Is something like this possible? I'm not sure how to tackle it. Many thanks in advance if someone can help.

 

[TheoAllen]

You could make a new method to extend the duration of the states. Like

class Game_Battler
  def extend_state(state_id, dur)
    @state_turns[state_id] += dur if @state_turns[state_id]
  end
end

And what you do just use damage formula, like

a.extend_state(5, 1)

To extend state 5 for one more turn

 

[Theguysayshi]

Thank you! I had no idea how to edit state values, so I wasn't sure how to get around it.

Thank you so much! Now I know.