Using the VX Ace engine in your XP games - the kiss tutorial!

[Casia]

I chose MeTM as well, but I don't know what I did wrong...

 

[Terv]

I see, it's your caterpillar script/the changed Input constants. Paste this below your caterpillar script:

module Input  DOWN = 2  ALT = 23  L = 17  C = 13  F7 = 27  RIGHT = 6  CTRL = 22  Z = 16  B = 12  F6 = 26  UP = 8  SHIFT = 21  Y = 15  F9 = 29  A = 11  F5 = 25  LEFT = 4  R = 18  X = 14  F8 = 28end

and replace line 193 (if @characters != nil) with

if @characters[i] != nil && @move_list[i] != nil

 

[Casia]

Thanks! That solved that problem.

But...

I'm also using a party change script. Whenever I remove a party member, I get this message:

Script 'Party' line 996: NoMethodError occured. 

undefined method 'nitems' for #<Array:0x9967130>

I love using scripts but I'm so hopeless at understanding them...

 

[Terv]

Paste this below the RPG Module:

unless Array.method_defined?(:nitems)  class Array    def nitems      count{|x| !x.nil?}    end  endend

Google is great for these

 

[Casia]

Once again, works just great!

This is seriously one of the best threads I've found here. The only reason I bought Ace and started working on a new game with it was because the Ace engine is better suited for new computers. Otherwise I just love XP so much... now I can combine both! Thanks so much for this!

EDIT: It seems that in battle, the battlers are in front of the health and sp bars, making them impossible to see... how could I fix this?

 

[Terv]

You can set the bars' window z to something like 1000 (Bars script, below line 237 add this: self.z = 1000) but the windowskin will overlap the battler as well, so not sure how to exactly get the battler in between there without creating another window. I'm actually not that script-savvy, at all. Should be easy to fix though, just post your issue in some script troubleshooting/request forum or on the tracker.

 

[orochii]

Little noob question (?): Can I use the VXA Lite's binaries? 8D. I'm not going for a commercial game anyways, and anyways I'm just testing this with my game, so... yeah :V.

Asdf,

OZ

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm using the ones included in your pack. I had some issues with Mode7, fixed them, but since it is still laggy as hell I ditched it. MEH. I'm actually glad to meet this thing, as I'm finally killing all lag issues! YES! (now my problem is that I have to fix a compatibility issue with WhitePoem's Tilemap, the one I'm using now, and a map wrapping script Dx -it behaves VERY weirdly-, but that's not related to this topic).

 

[2460done]

Not sure if I'm doing something wrong (probably am- I know nothing about scripting or modifications as heavy as this), but when I go to change the new .dll file name, the .ini file says the library is RGSS104E, and there is already a .dll with that name in the folder. So I've tried renaming the RGSS301.dll to RGSS104E and replacing the old file, and I still get the error of "the specified procedure could not be found." I'm just a little puzzled by this since you make it sound like the game.ini library line should read "Library=RGSS102E.dll"

 I have no other scripts running at the moment.

 

[Terv]

What version of RMXP are you running? (Help -> About...)

I've heard there's been a minor update to 1.04 which is called 1.05 (wow) and still using the RGSS104E.dll. However now it always places a new RGSS104E.dll in your game folder every time you test-play. This might be the problem as it overwrites your (renamed) RGSS301.dll.

Can you confirm this?

Furthermore does anyone have a link to a changelog or some info?

 

[lalkberg]

I'm using 1.05a version of RMXP, and that is exactly what's happening to me aswell. Does anyone have a fix for this, or do I somehow need to get an older version of the program?

 

[2460done]

What version of RMXP are you running? (Help -> About...)

I've heard there's been a minor update to 1.04 which is called 1.05 (wow) and still using the RGSS104E.dll. However now it always places a new RGSS104E.dll in your game folder every time you test-play. This might be the problem as it overwrites your (renamed) RGSS301.dll.

Can you confirm this?

Furthermore does anyone have a link to a changelog or some info?

1.05a

And yeah it is writing a new RGSS104E.dll every time I test it. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a changelog, either.

 

[Terv]

A couple of solutions for this issue: RPGXP 1.05 overwrites RGSS3 dll when saving


OP updated too.

 

[2460done]

Thank you so much! Everything works perfectly now. Also meant to comment earlier on how well-written your guide is- great job. 

 

[Demiqas]

I have problems with The Kings tilemap, same as this guy http://aluxes-loves-eric.tk/116/me-tm-the-king-custom-resolution-not-working

I did everything mentioned there yet I still have the black part.

 

[Terv]

Are you sure you don't have any script below the standard scripts that contains a rewrite of the mentioned parts? Do a search in your script editor for the lines to be changed to check.

 

[Demiqas]

It seems like I had forgotten a part to change, I got it to work although it's really buggy. I'm not sure if its supposed to be like this, but this happens:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2-PQhg23dA

If you look at the bottom part you see it's all buggy =/

I used a blank copy for this with no other scripts, and I used the optional .DLL.

 

[Helladen]

I am getting an error saying that RPG::Sprite is not declared. Any ideas?

 

[tanglong]

How to use the VX Ace engine in your XP games <== Thanks

 

[Snowflower]

I can't download the XP Ace upgrade kit because of a 404 error.

 

[Terv]

I can't download the XP Ace upgrade kit because of a 404 error.

I am sorry for the downtime of the site; I was forced to wipe the server completely due to a.. slightly urgent matter, and didn't get around to restoring it from backups yet as I've been extremely busy the last couple weeks.


Here's a mirror for the kit: http://cdn.tikky.tk/XP%20Ace%20Upgrade%20Kit%20(en).zip