[RMXP] Help with changing encounter steps?

[Noln]

I've been toying with RMXP for a couple of weeks now, and I'm trying to make an event that changes the frequency of encounters with a script, I already have the code written down ($game_map.map.encounter_step = number of steps), but there's one problem. It doesn't actually register the code and change the encounter rate until you have an encounter. Which means if I change the rate to never, I'll get an encounter, and then it'll change to never. Then if I want to change it back to common, it won't actually change back to common until I get an encounter, which sucks.

 

[MobiusXVI]

How are you calling the code? Are you calling it when the player gets into battle? Then yea you can't change it back. But there are other ways/times you could be calling the code to change the encounter rate.

 

[KK20]

Game_Map#map isn't even defined in the vanilla scripts, so you're clearly trying to edit the scripts. What is your true purpose anyways? Are you trying to make a "repel" item? If so, you should use the Change Encounter event command instead.

 

[Noln]

I want an item that lets the player control the spawn rate of the monsters, as well as what monsters will spawn. Right now I have it hooked up to an npc through a script event.

 

[KK20]

How does it work if the player changes maps? Does the item behave differently for each map, or does it work the same across all of them? And I assume the effect will still be in place when the player saves and reloads the game (this is the biggest concern I have with your system).

To address your original problem, you need to call $game_player.make_encounter_count after setting the new encounter rate.

 

[Noln]

That worked like a charm! Thank you very much!