Skill user's data

[Fonstw]

Hello RPG Maker community!

I am trying to get a skill to cost equal to the caster's level times 5. The effect of the skill will be, to heal the ally's HP equal to the caster's level times 10.

I tried using the damage formula like so:

a.mp >= a.level * 5 ? a.mp -= a.level * 5 && b.hp += a.level * 10 : 0 But that healed 0, and used up ALL the MP!

Then I tried to use Yanfly's Skill Cost Manager, and tried to do this:

<custom cost requirement>user.mp >= user.level * 5</custom cost requirement><custom cost perform>user.mp -= user.level * 5</custom cost perform>User refers to the Scene_Skill script, standard included in RPG VX Ace:

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # * Get Skill's User #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- def user @actor endAll I get is the following error message (before I even selected the skill itself):



I understand that "user" does not exist in the current context (when showing the skill in the skill-menu, in-battle)

Although, I really don't know what else to use.

Yes, I am new to Ruby and scripting in RPG Maker, but not to programming with other languages.

If anyone could help me out, that would be much appreciated!

 

[bgillisp]

Instead of user, have you tried self? In other words, does it work if you used self.mp >= self.level * 5 for the cost requirement (and similar for the perform line)

Edit: I should add, mine is for the skill cost manager script. Ksjp17's solution (below mine) is for the damage formula.

 

[Kes]

A couple of things I don't understand with your formula

Why have you got

      a.mp >= a.level * 5 ?

What is the if statement doing in this context?

Also I do not understand why you have &&

Try this instead

a.mp -= a.level * 5; b.hp-= a.level * 10

EDIT

Perhaps I should have said this explicitly, but the MP cost box in the main part of the skill tab should be set at 0 for that formula to work, otherwise it will probably deduct whatever is there as well.

 

[Fonstw]

      a.mp >= a.level * 5 ?

Why have you got

Because it makes sure that I can't cast the skill as long as I don't have enough MP, ergo: I have 35 MP, skill costs 50, then it should skip tha whole formula.

EDIT: Also, I tried "a.mp -= a.level * 5; b.hp-= a.level * 10", and (again) it takes all MP and all HP.

 

[Fonstw]

Instead of user, have you tried self? In other words, does it work if you used self.mp >= self.level * 5 for the cost requirement (and similar for the perform line)

Hm. Why didn't I think of that

But it worked, thank a lot!