Thomas' Script Corner

[Nightblade50]

Thomas' Script Corner
Short Script Snippets by Thomas Smith

Hello! I decided to start getting into scripting a little. I am not a good scripter, but I can make a little bit. These will be small scripts, adding a bit of functionality or changing what is there a bit.

Spoiler: Terms of Use

Feel free to use how you wish in either commercial or non-commercial games. No credit either! You can make requests here, but it is unlikely that I will answer them. Keep in mind that I will not make large scripts, at least not yet, only small scripts.

SCRIPTS:

Spoiler: Skip Title Screen

SKIP TITLE SCREEN - This is my first script. It's very small, and it removes the title screen at the beginning and automatically starts a new game. Good for very short games. I just made this quickly for practice, feel free to use how you like.

Spoiler: The Code

# Skip Title Screen by Thomas Smith
# This script removes the title screen and automatically starts a new game.
# Good for a short game that needs no title screen.

class Scene_Title < Scene_Base
  def start
    DataManager.setup_new_game
    $game_map.autoplay
    SceneManager.goto(Scene_Map)
  end
  def terminate
    Graphics.fadeout(Graphics.frame_rate)
  end
end

Spoiler: Pause While Talking

PAUSE WHILE TALKING - Extremely short script, but one that is vital to pretty much every game. While a message window is activated, all other movement pauses. I hope someone will like it!

Spoiler: The Code

# Pause While Talking by Thomas Smith
# This script pauses all other movement during message windows.
# Good for cut scenes on map or for an ABS.

class Game_Event < Game_Character
  alias update_self_movement_orig update_self_movement
  def update_self_movement
    return if $game_message.busy?
    update_self_movement_orig
  end
end

Spoiler: Disable Dash

DISABLE DASH - Maybe the shortest script in existence, it simply disables dash for the whole game. Not much else to say.

Spoiler: The Code

# Disable Dash by Thomas Smith
# This script removes all dashing from the game completely.
# Not much else to say about this.

class Game_Player
  def dash?
    false
  end
end

Tell me immediately if something does not work

 

[Archeia]

Hi Thomas, make sure to separate MV and VXA scripts to their respective boards.

 

[Nightblade50]

Hi Thomas, make sure to separate MV and VXA scripts to their respective boards.

Sorry, @Archeia, I didn't see you post that. Hmmm, should I make two threads, one for my MV plugins and one for VX Ace scripts? I'll go ahead and make this only show VX Ace scripts, and make a new thread with MV plugins later.

 

[Starmage]

Nice to see you start making scripts Thomas! This is a really good start! Yes, this will be useful for short games or demos. ^_^ Can't wait to see more scripts from you soon! xD (I can't imagine the work and stress involved with scripting though). Congratulations for this! xD

 

[Nightblade50]

Nice to see you start making scripts Thomas! This is a really good start! Yes, this will be useful for short games or demos. ^_^ Can't wait to see more scripts from you soon! xD (I can't imagine the work and stress involved with scripting though). Congratulations for this! xD

Thank you so much! I am working on more scripts ^_^

 

[Starmage]

You're welcome, Thomas! And that's great to hear! Who knows what you're able to produce in the future?

I especially like VXace, so I'll stay tuned to your scripts. xD

 

[Nightblade50]

You're welcome, Thomas! And that's great to hear! Who knows what you're able to produce in the future?

I especially like VXace, so I'll stay tuned to your scripts. xD

Guess what? Another script I put together! This one pauses the game during message windows! It is extremely short, but I really like it! It is in the first post now.

 

[Starmage]

Wow! That sounds like a very useful script! Important for scenes that require everything to stop for a while. Keep up the progress, Thomas!

 

[Nightblade50]

Wow! That sounds like a very useful script! Important for scenes that require everything to stop for a while. Keep up the progress, Thomas!

Thank you

 

[Starmage]

Nice Disable dash script! These are very useful tools to work with when starting a new game! Kudos for your progress, Thomas! ^^

 

[Nightblade50]

Nice Disable dash script! These are very useful tools to work with when starting a new game! Kudos for your progress, Thomas! ^^

Thank you so much!

 

[Sixth]

Your second snippet won't work.

There is no method named as thomas_update_movement in Game_Event, so you can't really alias it.
Also, alias works like this:

alias alias_method_name original_method_name
def original_method_name(*args)
  # Add whatever needs to happen before the original things here
  alias_method_name(*args) # This calls the method aliased in it's previous state
  # Add whatever needs to happen after the original things here
end

And note that you should not alias methods which are inherited from a superclass without explicitly defining those methods in the subclass you work in.
You can use super calls in these cases instead, but that is an overwrite too, so careful with them.

 

[Nightblade50]

Your second snippet won't work.

There is no method named as thomas_update_movement in Game_Event, so you can't really alias it.
Also, alias works like this:

alias alias_method_name original_method_name
def original_method_name(*args)
  # Add whatever needs to happen before the original things here
  alias_method_name(*args) # This calls the method aliased in it's previous state
  # Add whatever needs to happen after the original things here
end

And note that you should not alias methods which are inherited from a superclass without explicitly defining those methods in the subclass you work in.
You can use super calls in these cases instead, but that is an overwrite too, so careful with them.

Thank you, I believe I fixed it now. Tell me if it still doesn't work.