Using an Array to create a highest to lowest list.

[ZelsesWind]

Hello everyone.

I want to make the game check the Strenght of all the characters and sort it from highest to lowest and make a queue list, so the characters will take action according to their possition in the queue.

I guess this is exactly the same as who strikes first in each battle turn, but I want this for a different purpose out of battle scene.

I was thinking of using Script call and Arrays, but I wouldn't know how to make the game send the variables already sorted. I thought maybe using conditional branches to check 3 to 18 variables combined would factor up pretty fast, but maybe I'm using the wrong approachment.

Would you help me please with any method you could think of? I understand common eventing a bit better, but script calls not so well.

Thank you.

 

[waynee95]

@ZelsesWind
This would require the use of some JavaScript.

// 1. Iterate over all party members and get their atk value. 2. Sort that list from highest to lowest
var list = $gameParty.members().map(function (actor) {
        return actor.atk;
    }).sort(function (a, b) {
        return b - a;
    });
// Iterate over the sorted list and store the values in game variable 3 to length of the list
var id = 3;
list.forEach(function(value) {
    $gameVariables.setValue(id, value);
    id++;
});

 

[ZelsesWind]

@ZelsesWind
This would require the use of some JavaScript.

// 1. Iterate over all party members and get their atk value. 2. Sort that list from highest to lowest
var list = $gameParty.members().map(function (actor) {
        return actor.atk;
    }).sort(function (a, b) {
        return b - a;
    });
// Iterate over the sorted list and store the values in game variable 3 to length of the list
var id = 3;
list.forEach(function(value) {
    $gameVariables.setValue(id, value);
    id++;
});

Thank you very much @waynee95, it works very well.

Could I bother you with something else about this, please? I'd also like to use this script call with variables I make, instead of character attributes. I tried to use $gameVariables.value(1), $gameVariables.value(2) instead of $gamepartymembers, but I'm unable to figure out the syntax.

 

[waynee95]

What do you wana do exactly?

EDIT: Take a bunch of variables and sort them?

 

[ZelsesWind]

Exactly what you wrote above in the script call, but this time, instead of sorting character's Atks in the list of variables, I'd like to sort some variables I made in Control Variables. Did that make sense, or should I attempt to explain it in another way?

EDIT: Hold up, let me gather my thoughts, I'm getting a bit confused about what I am trying to achieve.

 

[waynee95]

// Create emtpy array
var numbers = [];
// Iterate over game variables and store them in array
for (var i = start; i <= end; i++) {
    numbers.push($gameVariables.value(i));
}
// Sort array
numbers = numbers.sort(function(a,b) { return b - a; });

Make sure to replace start and end with the actual ids.

 

[ZelsesWind]

// Create emtpy array
var numbers = [];
// Iterate over game variables and store them in array
for (var i = start; i <= end; i++) {
    numbers.push($gameVariables.value(i));
}
// Sort array
numbers = numbers.sort(function(a,b) { return b - a; });

Make sure to replace start and end with the actual ids.

Yes, this is it, it works just like I needed it. Thank you kindly @waynee95 , for your time and help.

This can be closed now.