Reading levels of the leader/party member

[slickdeath97]

Hey guys, could use some help with something. I am trying to make an event that adds a party member, but I want the party member to be set to around the same level as the leader. There are multiple options for the leader, but not all of them would be the same level, so how would I go at making a variable that reads the leaders level? Thanks for any help.

 

[Heirukichi]

You can simply get all the levels you need using Control Variables and then use the one you need. Another option would be that of storing them into an array. However, what do you mean by "leaders"? This information is crucial here.

 

[ScorchedGround]

#1 Make two variables.
Variable 1 is equal to the EXP of the leader
Variable 2 is equal to the EXP of the party member

#2 then you subtract Variable 2 from Variable 1 (Variable 1 - Variable 2)

#3 Then you increase the EXP of the party member by Variable 1.

#4 add the party member to the party.

NOTE: This only works properly if both actors have the same EXP curve.

 

[slickdeath97]

You can simply get all the levels you need using Control Variables and then use the one you need. Another option would be that of storing them into an array. However, what do you mean by "leaders"? This information is crucial here.

By leaders I mean the person that is first in the menu. They are known to be the leader of the party. The only problem is that the leader can be switched between other party members that are in the party. So I need to make sure that if the leader is switched to someone else the member that is being added is still around the same level as the rest of the party/party leader.

 

[slickdeath97]

#1 Make two variables.
Variable 1 is equal to the EXP of the leader
Variable 2 is equal to the EXP of the party member

#2 then you subtract Variable 2 from Variable 1 (Variable 1 - Variable 2)

#3 Then you increase the EXP of the party member by Variable 1.

#4 add the party member to the party.

NOTE: This only works properly if both actors have the same EXP curve.

The party members are not all going to have the same exp curve so I don't know how well this would work.

 

[Andar]

1) if every added member gets the same level/EXP and (as in a regular game) all party members get the same EXP, then it doesn't matter which existing actor is used to determine the level, because all party members will have the same level anyway.

ONLY if different actors get different numbers of EXP it would matter how many EXP the leader has. And if that is the case, then you have a game mechanic that can be exploited by the player and that will destroy your game balancing for later game stages.

So this is probably a case of you not thinking it through.

2) if you really have a game mechanic that let's you set different levels to different actors, then the solution is a double control variable.
Use the first control variable to get the actor ID of the leader of the party, and then use another control variable to get the EXP from that particular actor
But I strongly advice against that unless you really know what you're doing.

 

[slickdeath97]

1) if every added member gets the same level/EXP and (as in a regular game) all party members get the same EXP, then it doesn't matter which existing actor is used to determine the level, because all party members will have the same level anyway.

ONLY if different actors get different numbers of EXP it would matter how many EXP the leader has. And if that is the case, then you have a game mechanic that can be exploited by the player and that will destroy your game balancing for later game stages.

So this is probably a case of you not thinking it through.

2) if you really have a game mechanic that let's you set different levels to different actors, then the solution is a double control variable.
Use the first control variable to get the actor ID of the leader of the party, and then use another control variable to get the EXP from that particular actor
But I strongly advice against that unless you really know what you're doing.

It is true that all the actors get the same exp, but that is different from the classes that are used for them. How would I go at making variables for these scenarios?

 

[Kes]

I would go about this slightly differently.
You have three separate tasks; the first is to identify who is the leader, the second is to determine the level of the leader, the third is to ensure that the new party member is at the level of the leader.

This needs to be done with conditionals, and so is slightly tedious.
Conditional check, using the 'script' option, and this needs to be done for all possible leaders

$game_party.leader == $game_actors[1]

In the 'else' branch, another conditional, this time for actors[2] and so on for all actors.
Having got the basic structure, you now need to establish the level of the leader, so inside each individual part of the conditional, you need to call up the actor's level with a variable, use that variable to set the new party member's level - and then reduce that by one. Why? Because the new party member will have one level anyway, and if you don't they will come in at a higher level than the hero.

Here is a screen shot of such a check, though only illustrating what you do for actor one. Just repeat those commands for all possible actors.

 

[slickdeath97]

I would go about this slightly differently.
You have three separate tasks; the first is to identify who is the leader, the second is to determine the level of the leader, the third is to ensure that the new party member is at the level of the leader.

This needs to be done with conditionals, and so is slightly tedious.
Conditional check, using the 'script' option, and this needs to be done for all possible leaders

$game_party.leader == $game_actors[1]

In the 'else' branch, another conditional, this time for actors[2] and so on for all actors.
Having got the basic structure, you now need to establish the level of the leader, so inside each individual part of the conditional, you need to call up the actor's level with a variable, use that variable to set the new party member's level - and then reduce that by one. Why? Because the new party member will have one level anyway, and if you don't they will come in at a higher level than the hero.

Here is a screen shot of such a check, though only illustrating what you do for actor one. Just repeat those commands for all possible actors.

View attachment 146129

I will try this out. Thanks for the help.

 

[Roninator2]

making a variable that reads the leaders level?

Make a variable equal to $game_party.battle_members[0].level
Subtract 1 from variable.
Add member to party
add variable to new members level.

 

[TheoAllen]

A quick script call. I'm going to assume that the actor id 5 is going to be added.
Add this after adding the actor to the party.

leader_level = $game_party.leader.level - 1
$game_actors[5].change_level(leader_level, false)

 

[Kes]

@Roninator2 Neat! Much quicker than my method. Think I'm going to pinch that!

 

[slickdeath97]

A quick script call. I'm going to assume that the actor id 5 is going to be added.
Add this after adding the actor to the party.

leader_level = $game_party.leader.level - 1
$game_actors[5].change_level(leader_level, false)

That worked wonders. Thanks for the help all of you.

 

[slimmmeiske2]

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