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

[BigEd781]

Hey, sorry in advance, just picked up this program two days ago, so I'm not sure how everything works. But one thing that is really bugging me is that I cant see my sprites (hero sprites) in combat, I only have the bars with their health and status. I have seen people talking about battle packs and I thought that might be a solution, but I am unsure. Any help would be awesome.

PS I am looking for either FF3 style, or Lufia II (side or bottom does not matter to me) - Thanks again!

The default battle system does not display hero sprites. I would suggest investing time into learning the maker before delving into custom battle systems, but if you'd like to see what is available you can browse the RGSS3 Scrpts forum. This thread however is meant for specific RGSS questions only.

 

[SniperBlue]

I need some small scripting help! I am currently using a script called Change Leader 2.11 that allows me to change which actor is on the map leading the party. I'd like to set it up so that events will bring up different dialogue depending on who is currently the party leader. I imagine that to accomplish this, I'd have to make events that use a conditional branch with a script that somehow checks for which actor is leading. But what would I type in for the script? I have no experience with scripts and I haven't found much on the net to assist me. Or is there some other way I could go about doing this?

 

[Cidiomar]

try:

$game_party.leader.id == ID

 

[SniperBlue]

Thanks for the suggestion, but it isn't working. When I run the event I keep getting the error:

NoMethodError occurred while running script.
undefined method 'leader' for #<Game_Party:0x3042218>

 

[Tsukihime]

Thanks for the suggestion, but it isn't working. When I run the event I keep getting the error:

NoMethodError occurred while running script.
undefined method 'leader' for #<Game_Party:0x3042218>

You will need to link to the script the `leader` method is available in the default scripts.

 

[SniperBlue]

You will need to link to the script the `leader` method is available in the default scripts.

Sorry, but could you possibly explain how to do this? Scripting is completely new to me. I know how to pull up the Script Editor and that's about it.

 

[Cidiomar]

SniperBlue, aren't you using Ace?

This is cross RM:

$game_party.actors[0].id == ID

 

[Tsukihime]

Sorry, but could you possibly explain how to do this? Scripting is completely new to me. I know how to pull up the Script Editor and that's about it.

I mean, post a link to the script you're using lol

 

[SniperBlue]

And then while looking at the script I saw that the script's creator had conveniently listed the actor variables in comments. I found what I needed right there and it works! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. c:

 

[AeonSpark]

Hey I'm having trouble getting a scripts working!

It's Fomar's script for More Choices

As far as the script in concerned I had no idea to set it up in the actual event process.

Here's the link- http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/1195-more-choices/

So I've set up the script, and I've not edited it, but I wanted to call the 'Pizza Topping' in an actual event on the game, how would I call it so that the toppings choices show up?

It might have something to do with calling scripts but I'm a complete noob when it comes to scripting. And I just want to learn!

I'd appreciate the help!

 

[Tsukihime]

Not a solution to your problem but maybe you can try

http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/6774-multiple-choices/

I think it is easier to use.

 

[Arael]

Hello,

I'm a newbie using RPGM VX ACE, and i just wonder how do i end an event? e_e i'm caught in an endless loop, (i guess i have to use a self-switch but the event dissapears when i do playtest ): ) , here are some pics of the (texting) code: http://prntscr.com/ger5b , http://prntscr.com/ger7j

PD: its a normal text, but as a trigger i used " autorun" ...

EDIT: i ended the loop by putting a self switch at the end , but the graphic of the event is there and i want to make it disappear ... I don't know how...

2ND EDIT : I figured it out how to do it e_e.

 

[Melusine]

@Arael: The issue you have is indeed the "autorun". Your main two options would be to either:

1) Use the "Erase Event" command, which will cause the event to disappear once it reaches that command. The downside to this is that the Event will start again if you leave that map and then return.

2) As such, the most appropriate solution is for you to set Self Switch A on at the end of your Event, then create a second empty Event Page within the same Event and then set the Conditions for that so that "Self Switch A is ON" is on. This means that when Self Switch A is on, the Event will switch to the second Page - which is empty, meaning you won't have a problem with an endless loop.

EDIT: Hmm, in hindsight this probably wasn't the appropriate location for your question, since this thread is for scripting questions, not eventing questions. You'll probably want to direct it towards the "RPG Maker VX Ace" Support forum next time.

 

[Arael]

@Arael: The issue you have is indeed the "autorun". Your main two options would be to either:

1) Use the "Erase Event" command, which will cause the event to disappear once it reaches that command. The downside to this is that the Event will start again if you leave that map and then return.

2) As such, the most appropriate solution is for you to set Self Switch A on at the end of your Event, then create a second empty Event Page within the same Event and then set the Conditions for that so that "Self Switch A is ON" is on. This means that when Self Switch A is on, the Event will switch to the second Page - which is empty, meaning you won't have a problem with an endless loop.

EDIT: Hmm, in hindsight this probably wasn't the appropriate location for your question, since this thread is for scripting questions, not eventing questions. You'll probably want to direct it towards the "RPG Maker VX Ace" Support forum next time.

Thank you for the reply!, and i'm sorry, i thought this was the right place to post because i thought my question didn't deserve its own thread e_e. Next time i'll look the right place to post it.

 

[MrFaalhaas]

I'd like to be able to make a conditional branch, wich checks if the player is in a map with a specific ID, like:

It will only turn positive if the player is in the map with map ID 4, 5 and 6. is this possible within an event by using one or multiple conditional branches?

(by using the script command within conditional branch options of course)

 

[Solistra]

(by using the script command within conditional branch options of course)

Yes. In RMVX, you could do that with this in the conditional branch:

$game_map.map_id == <id>

Just replace <id> with the Map ID that you would want to check. To check for a range of maps and execute if the player is in a map within that range, you could use something like this (for any map from ID 1 to ID 5, for example):

(1..5) === $game_map.map_id

Note that the range is in parentheses and there are three "equals" signs -- that's important.

This is also for VX, by the way, but I believe that VX Ace handles map IDs in a similar way, and I'm sure someone else can correct those examples for Ace otherwise.

 

[Mouser]

VX Ace - how do you get a script to play a specific sound effect (preferably by name)?

I see how they're played using the $system_data array, and I see the RPG::SE class, but for some reason I can't find the right way to make this work.

I want to have the 'blow 3' sound played at fastest tempo whenever a shield block is executed. I've got the shield block code covered and done. Just looking to polish her off now.

 

[Yato]

From the Audio section of the help menu:

Audio.se_play(filename[, volume[, pitch]])

The ones in square brackets are optional.

 

[Mouser]

From the Audio section of the help menu:

Audio.se_play(filename[, volume[, pitch]])

The ones in square brackets are optional.

I'll admit I still can't find it in the help menu (found RPG::SE.play, but that didn't work). But this does the trick, so thank you

It still can't find the file, but I think I can hunt that one down. At least the game is now trying to execute the method, which tells me it's valid.

Edit: I got it, and see what I was doing wrong - I was passing paramaters as though they were going to RPG::SE, but se_play explicitly needs the file path "/audio/SE" included. Needed to look at the specs for the Audio module in the help.

This is part of what drives me nuts, half the stuff is defined in the script editor, and the other half is defined in the 'help' documentation, so I've got to keep both windows open (glad I have two monitors) and keep hunting back and forth between the two to figure out who does what.

 

[Gigglemoo]

Is there a quicky way to check which version of RM someone is using?

ex: "if RGSS.version == 3"