making something happen if You miss

[Dragon Brother]

Greetings, RPGM forums


I have quite the conundrum on My hands, I am looking to create an event for hits and misses during battle, I have scoured the Ruby index in the contents on program, the master lists and script call database but I cannot find anything pertaining to a script call, as (to my knowledge anyway) script calls really are just code that pertains to the system at large I would imagine there would be something in there, I've tried to do this in variables but nothing takes.


in short I would like to know how to add Hit/Miss/Critical to conditional branches or formulae to allow for other effects!


I eagerly await reply.

 

[bgillisp]

I once re-wrote the damage formula to allow me to better control to hit and how it worked, and from what I saw I think you'll need a full on script to allow this, as there is no way I know of to access that data in a conditional branch. Instead, you would need a script written that did your extra effects for when a critical occurred, a miss occurred, and when a hit occurs.


Edit: The code within the damage formula is as follows, if you can get it to work, great. But I don't think it will somehow just due to when the conditional branch runs:


For a critical: @result.critical


For a miss: @result.missed


For evaded: @result.evaded


For hit: @result.hit?


However, note that the variable @result is part of a class, and you will probably have to access the class it is part of. From what I can tell it is part of the battler class, which means it MIGHT work if you did:


a.result.critical


to see if the result of the recent action is a critical hit. If not though, I have no idea and think it will take a full on script to do it internally.

 

[Rinobi]

The item_apply method in Game_Battler handles hits, misses, and critical hits.


It really depends on what exactly you're trying to accomplish, but eventing probably


won't do you much good here.


Victor has a script that allows you to write custom hit formulas, and ensuring critical hits


is often as simple as: @result.critical = true in damage formulas.

 

[Kes]

@Rinobi I don't think the OP wants to ensure critical hits, but to have certain actions happen if a critical hit occurs.  For example, if a critical hit, then add poison would be


if b.result.critical; b.add_state(2); end;a.atk * 4 - b.def * 2


@bgillisp Would it need a full-on script?  Would it not be possible to do this using this scriptlet to get round the limited length of the damage formula?


class Game_Battler < Game_BattlerBase
def custom_formula_name(a, b, v)
#here you can add as much as you want
end
end


so that all you need put in the damage formula box would be


custom_formula_name(a, b, v)

 

[bgillisp]

@ksjp17: You are correct, but to me that still counts as requesting/writing a script, even if it is a small one.

 

[Kes]

@bgillisp Ah, true.

 

[Dragon Brother]

I forgot to mention I wanted to know if I could do it a Common event linked to an ability, all of these will work in common events?

 

[bgillisp]

Probably not. I think you'd be better off with ether a script that did this, or the script snippet posted in this thread. Like I said, you MIGHT be able to use a common event to check those, but it will run after the event is done, which might cause timing problems.

 

[Dragon Brother]

No avail, it gave Me an error, but then if I was a scripter or even knew half as much as any of You about ruby, I wouldn't have this issue


I admit this was a half-effort try but I know nothing about what I am doing.

 

[bgillisp]

b didn't hit a hit. (A is the attacker, b is the target). Try a.result.hit. If that fails, you'll need to request a script for what you want, and you will have to detail out exactly what you want to happen for the scripter to be able to do it.

 

[Dragon Brother]

It appears the common event isn't communicating well, You all did Me a service today, I guess I'll be requesting a script after all.

Thank You for replying so swiftly.

 

[bgillisp]

Try removing the . at the end. That might still work. If not, then yes, it will need a script.

 

[Dragon Brother]

Unfortunately that didn't work.

 

[Dragon Brother]

Well it was a great try everyone, I will request that script momentarily, on the script request page ofcourse.