Ruby/RGSSx questions that don't deserve their own thread

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

Youre gonna place it on materials section too, just that the code needs to run somewhere else, like as posted above...

If you place a code outside of any method, that would run during set up before any other scripts start running, which was the cause of your problem...

 

[Shaz]

What is it that you're actually trying to achieve? I get the feeling that you're just doing it in the wrong place - so rather than forcing a way to let you do it, it would be better to find out what you're actually trying to do (why are you setting a variable in script rather than in a startup event?) so you can do it the right way.

 

[sokita]

Script call for self switches is $game_self_switches[[map_id,id,"letter"]] = value. So, if I want to set all letter to false, I must write it 4 times (for A to D). Just wondering, is there a way to make this shorter without making a method inside Game_Interpreter class?

 

[Shaz]

['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'].each do {|switch| $game_self_switches[[map_id, id, switch]] = false


Assuming you're replacing map_id and id with actual numbers, because they would not work in a script call. You'd have to use $game_map.map_id and @event_id for the "current" event.

 

[KockaAdmiralac]

Actually, he/she can use

['A','B','C','D'].each{|ss|$game_self_switches[[@map_id, @event_id, ss]]}if he/she wants it shorter

 

[Shaz]

oh yeah, you don't need the "do" with {}, but other than that, what you put is exactly what I put, except you used ss instead of switch as the variable name. And you didn't assign it a value

 

[KockaAdmiralac]

Note the @map_id.

You noted that he/she can use $game_map.map_id, but Game_Interpreter has a public instance variable @map_id.

No need for $game_map.map_id

That's the reason why I posted, and not because of do and ss. And yeah, I forgot to add the initial value, oops

 

[Alyon93]

What am I doing wrong?

Problem:

Spoiler

class Game_Actor < Game_Battler #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # * alias: initializes back variable #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- alias cdr_rows_initialize initialize def initialize(actor) cdr_rows_initialize(actor) if actor.back_row? @back = true else @back = false end end  

Error:

Spoiler

back_row definition:

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#==============================================================================# ** RPG::BaseItem#==============================================================================class RPG::Actor #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # * new method: check initial back row #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- def back_row? return !(note =~ CDR_ROWS::REGEXP::BACK_ROW).nil? endend

CDR_ROWS::REGEXP::BACK_ROW = /<(?:back_row)>/i

Thanks guys

 

[Rikifive]

Question - How to get amount of party members?

For example - there are 2 actors in party > output 2; there are 5 actors in party > output 5

What I need that for? - setting dynamic window size based on current amount of party members.

IDK, something like $game.party_members.amount < translate that to Ruby language.

Thank you in advance.

 

[KockaAdmiralac]

@Rikifive

You were close

$game_party.members.size

 

[Rikifive]

@Rikifive

You were close

$game_party.members.size

Ahaha, thank you! xD

 

[KockaAdmiralac]

@Alyon

Because in the initialize, the actor is a parameter.

Try changing that to

def initialize(actor_id)

 

[Alyon93]

Ok it's working even if I don't actually understand why.

The more I think I'm starting to learn scripting, the more I lose hope on it! 

Cheers Mate 

 

[metronome]

Questions:


What is the script call to turn all switches and self switches in the game off?


Is it:

$game_switches = Game_Switches.new


$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new

And then, what is the script call turn all variables in the game into 0?


is it:

$game_variables = Game_Variables.new

I want to restart the whole game from the start when the game is ended without going to


menu screen, and I don't want to use New Game+ script (too confusing and I am not into


adding more scripts into script editor). That's why I ask these questions.


Thanks for at least reading~~!!

 

[Alyon93]

I've got another question:

Is it possible to extend "an ally(dead)" scope so that I can target a member in another state too? 

I'm doing a skill with wich a character may help the others while in danger. Right now he works as a simple revive skill, but I'd like to use it also for traps(like a character caught in a spider net or something).

I might use it in "an ally" scope but I don't like the idea to being able to select other members too.

I guess if it's not possible I will keep the "an_ally" scope but I'm really curious about it actually.

 

[KockaAdmiralac]

@metronome

I think it can be done like that.

But, if it does not work, paste the error here, and we may be able to help you

@Alyon

It CAN be done, but I think it is not in the scope of RGSSx Script Supporters.

Try posting this to RGSS3 Script Requests, because this script requires a bit more work than just a few lines of code (first some regexps, then Scene_Battle...)

That's just my opinion, maybe when you post there some moderator will redirect your post to this forum, and I'm sorry in that case.

(Sorry, moderators, if I led him to a wrong forum)

 

[Alyon93]

@Alyon

It CAN be done, but I think it is not in the scope of RGSSx Script Supporters.

Try posting this to RGSS3 Script Requests, because this script requires a bit more work than just a few lines of code (first some regexps, then Scene_Battle...)

That's just my opinion, maybe when you post there some moderator will redirect your post to this forum, and I'm sorry in that case.

 Ok mate I'll try there. I thought it would have been easy actually. 

Thanks anyway

 

[Rikifive]

Question: Is it possible to make a condition, where game checks which window it is?

Example: Something like "if SceneManager.scene_is?(Scene_<Scene>)" but to not check the whole scene, but one window.

What I'm trying to achieve: I'm using MOG menu cursor and I would like to change its position when moving to actor selection window. In general - the cursor is on the left side ~ I want to move it to the right side when going to window, where I'm selecting actors (through 'formation' 'equip' etc. commands).

Thank you in advance.

 

[KockaAdmiralac]

It can't be really done that easy.

But it can be done like this :

Imagine you have a scene with @actor_window, @item_window, @skill_window, @some_window and @choice_window (just an example, no need for that much windows, though)

So, if you want to check is Actor Window active you do @actor_window.active

For Choice Window it would be @choice_window.active

There isn't really a variable of currently active window, because more windows at once can be active.

 

[Rikifive]

So.. for actor status window should I try something like this?

if SceneManager.scene_is?(Scene_Menu) && if @actor_window.active < lol will this work? xD

cursor to the right

else

nope, stay on the left.

end

?

I tried

if SceneManager.scene_is?(Scene_Menu) if @actor_window # because .active caused crash. righty else lefty endelse also leftyendbut it didn't work. =P

So I think it's kinda impossible? =P