Triggering common event every time a variable increases/decreases by x amount?

[Amarok]

So im trying to add a bit of strategy to my game by using a turn based system on the overworld. (Think the total war games or Civilization)
I already know how to trigger events and change things when X turn is reached. But i also need certain events to trigger after every 3 turns pass, for example (with turns being a variable)

Basically in the conditional branch page i can set the event to activate once the variable turns reach a certain amount, like turn 2, 10, etc... Now i only need to make it trigger every time the variable goes up 3 times for example.
Is there a way to do this?

 

[Poryg]

goes up 3 times like increase-increase-increase with values completely irrelevant:
have a variable track the amount of times a variable has increased.

Variable goes up 3 times (variable = 3*variable):
if - script - $gameVariables.value(1) == 3*$gameVariables.value(1)

 

[Amarok]

goes up 3 times like increase-increase-increase with values completely irrelevant:
have a variable track the amount of times a variable has increased.

Variable goes up 3 times (variable = 3*variable):
if - script - $gameVariables.value(1) == 3*$gameVariables.value(1)

So its possible awesome! thank you but im such a noob with these things, so im not sure if i understood correctly what you wrote, how can i make the variable track the amount of times it has increased?' i used the code you wrote, but now the event triggers as soon as the switch of the parallel common event gets on. :S

 

[Poryg]

simple.
You have common event increasing variable 1, which symbolizes passed days.

Instead of the common event only doing
variable operations: 0001, +1

do this:

variable operations: 0001, +1
variable operations: 0002, +1
if (0002 is equal to 3)
trigger switch 0001 on
variable operations: 0002, = 0
and that switch 0001 is the trigger switch for your parallel process common event that is supposed to activate after 3 days passed. And every 3 days the switch 0001 turns on and the parallel process activates.

There are many ways to do this, depending on what you exactly want to do.

 

[Amarok]

@Poryg it worked! thank you so much mate! i will have to keep tinkering it to make it work the exact way it want but this is an awesome starting point.

 

[Poryg]

You're welcome
Yup, playing with it is the best way to learn I have spent 3 years playing with RM2003 (never really created a serious project :'( )

 

[Bex]

You could also use the Modulo Function in Control Variable Eventcommand.
It gives the left overs of something (sorry my english is lacking).

10 modulo 3 = 1 ( 3+3+3 = 9 and the Leftover is 1)

In your example do this:
Variable?? = VariableTurn Count
Variable?? modulo 3
conditional branch variable?? equals 0
if yes show textbox: You did it .

If the leftover is 0 its 3 turns pass ^^ if its 1 or 2than the condition is false.
That means every 3 turns this condition would be true.

 

[Poryg]

This would only work under the assumption that the op would increase the variable always by 1 though, so I opted to give the more general answer.

 

[Bex]

He mentioned in his first post that he knows how to let something happen at a certain turn in the fight,
thats why i assumed he uses inbuild variable or counter to keep track of that. i also just wanted to mention this as extra angle for solution ways.

 

[Amarok]

@Bex thanks! the example poryg provided was enough to do what i wanted, though i need more knowledge to make it exactly the way i want, i will also take a look at your solution since indeed the variable will only be increased by 1 each time.

 

[Bex]

ah i made a mistake in the code, it would activate at turn 0, to prevent that the pseudo code would be:

In your example do this:
Conditional Branch "Variable for Turn Count" more then 0 ?
if yes
-Variable?? = VariableTurn Count
-Variable?? modulo 3
-conditional branch variable?? equals 0
-if yes show textbox: You did it .
else
nothing

Edit: I reread first post and iam sorry my english aint the best. i partialy missread the problem. And poryg also allready posted modulo in his first answer with the scriptline ^^.
Have to take more time reading next time.

Edit2: what exactly are you building in terms of mechanic? iam just curious.

 

[Amarok]

@Bex just a simple turn based system like the one games like the total war series has. Basically, most of the game takes place on the worldmap/overworld and every time the players does something, like a quest, seeing an event, conquering a province, etc one turn passes.

The reason why i need certain events to trigger every x turns is to simulate the ability of whatever factions you are at war with to try and strike back at you, by retaking their provinces or attacking yours.

I guess the most simple way to achieve this would be the best.