[Resolved][XP] Finish this CMS for me

[Ranquil]

Yo. I started editing AJNR95's CMS and so far, with my absolutely non-existent RGSS abilities, I managed to adjust the menus the way I wanted to. The menu system and the clock window for it (+ extra poop) are now like this:

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Code: Scene_Menu

#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Menu
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class performs menu screen processing.
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Menu
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Object Initialization
  #     menu_index : command cursor's initial position
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def initialize(menu_index = 0)
    @menu_index = menu_index
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Main Processing
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def main
    # Make command window
    s1 = $data_system.words.item
    s2 = $data_system.words.skill
    #s3 = $data_system.words.equip
    s4 = "Journal"
    s5 = "Quit"
    @command_window = Window_Command.new(160, [s1, s2, s4, s5])
    @command_window.index = @menu_index
    # If number of party members is 0
    if $game_party.actors.size == 0
      # Disable items, skills, equipment, and status
      @command_window.disable_item(0)
      @command_window.disable_item(1)
      @command_window.disable_item(2)
    end
    # If save is forbidden
    if $game_system.save_disabled
      # Disable save
      @command_window.disable_item(4)
    end
    # Make play time window
    @playtime_window = Window_PlayTime.new
    @playtime_window.x = 0
    @playtime_window.y = 224
    # Make gold window
    @gold_window = Window_Gold.new
    @gold_window.x = 0
    @gold_window.y = 160
    # Execute transition
    Graphics.transition
    # Main loop
    loop do
      # Update game screen
      Graphics.update
      # Update input information
      Input.update
      # Frame update
      update
      # Abort loop if screen is changed
      if $scene != self
        break
      end
    end
    # Prepare for transition
    Graphics.freeze
    # Dispose of windows
    @command_window.dispose
    @playtime_window.dispose
    @gold_window.dispose
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Frame Update
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def update
    # Update windows
    @command_window.update
    @playtime_window.update
    @gold_window.update
    # If command window is active: call update_command
    if @command_window.active
      update_command
      return
    end
    # If status window is active: call update_status
    if @status_window.active
      update_status
      return
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Frame Update (when command window is active)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def update_command
    # If B button was pressed
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
      # Play cancel SE
      $game_system.se_play($data_system.cancel_se)
      # Switch to map screen
      $scene = Scene_Map.new
      return
    end
    # If C button was pressed
    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
      # If command other than save or end game, and party members = 0
      if $game_party.actors.size == 0 and @command_window.index < 4
        # Play buzzer SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.buzzer_se)
        return
      end
      # Branch by command window cursor position
      case @command_window.index
      when 0  # item
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Switch to item screen
        $scene = Scene_Item.new
      when 1  # skill
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Call diary
        $scene = Scene_Diary.new
        # Make status window active
        #@command_window.active = false
        #@status_window.active = true
        #@status_window.index = 0
      #when 2  # equipment
        # Play decision SE
        #$game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
      when 2  # save
        # If saving is forbidden
        if $game_system.save_disabled
          # Play buzzer SE
          $game_system.se_play($data_system.buzzer_se)
          return
        end
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Switch to save screen
        $scene = Scene_Journal.new
      when 3  # end game
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Switch to end game screen
        $scene = Scene_End.new
      end
      return
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Frame Update (when status window is active)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def update_status
    # If B button was pressed
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
      # Play cancel SE
      $game_system.se_play($data_system.cancel_se)
      # Make command window active
      @command_window.active = true
      @status_window.active = false
      @status_window.index = 0
      return
    end
    # If C button was pressed
    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
      # Branch by command window cursor position
      case @command_window.index
      when 1  # skill
        # If this actor's action limit is 2 or more
        if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].restriction >= 2
          # Play buzzer SE
          $game_system.se_play($data_system.buzzer_se)
          return
        end
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Switch to skill screen
        $scene = Scene_Skill.new(@status_window.index)
      when 2  # equipment
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Switch to equipment screen
        $scene = Scene_Equip.new(@status_window.index)
      end
      return
    end
  end
end

Code: Window_PlayTime

#==============================================================================
# ** Window_PlayTime
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This window displays play time on the menu screen.
#==============================================================================

class Window_PlayTime < Window_Base
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Object Initialization
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def initialize
    super(0, 0, 160, 64)
    self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 32, height - 32)
    refresh
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    self.contents.font.color = system_color
    @total_sec = Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate
    hour = @total_sec / 60 / 60
    min = @total_sec / 60 % 60
    sec = @total_sec % 60
    text = sprintf("%02d", hour)
    text2 = sprintf("%02d", min)
    text3 = sprintf("%02d", sec)
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 90, 32, text3, 2)
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 95, 32, "  ", 2)
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 60, 32, text2, 2)
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 65, 32, ":", 2)
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 30, 32, text, 2)
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 35, 32, ":", 2)
    #self.contents.font.color = system_color
    #self.contents.draw_text(0, 16, 70, 135, "Play Time", 2)
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Frame Update
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def update
    super
    if Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate != @total_sec
      refresh
    end
  end
end

Code: Transparent Menu Add-on

class Scene_Menu

  alias background_main main
  def main
    background = Spriteset_Map.new
    background_main
    background.dispose
  end
end

There are just three more things to do that I just can't pull off on my own. These are:

1. Set a background picture for the menu.
2. Add the battler of the first hero in party to the empty space in the menu. (The battler will change during the game, so I can't just set one specific pic.)
3. Add an icon to the clock window to function as a "currency" or something like that. (I have a clock icon that I want to add to it.)

Would someone be so kind as to help me with this? I understand that I'm a total newb concerning scripting and RGSS and that these things should be fairly simple. I can set the graphics as needed, like the position for the battler and which pic to show, so that's not too specific.



Thanks in advance!

[KK20]

The background is simple. If you looked at Scene_Title, you'd see these lines

    # Make title graphic
    @sprite = Sprite.new
    @sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.title($data_system.title_name)

# And later below that...this is where the "loop do" is at

    # Dispose of title graphic
    @sprite.bitmap.dispose
    @sprite.dispose

It's exactly the same format (and under method main in about the same spot--before and after the "loop do"); you only need to replace $data_system.title_name with the filename of your graphic, in quotes.

I don't know how you want to add the battler; the menu is pretty bare and open for me to guess where you want it.

To draw an icon to the window

    icon = RPG::Cache.icon('icon_filename')
    rect = Rect.new(0,0,24,24)
    self.contents.blt(x, y, icon, rect)  # Change the x and y to something you like

I'd suggest putting this in the initialize method of the Window_Playtime since it really only needs to be drawn once, not every second when the playtime updates.

[Ranquil]

Thanks a bunch! I got the background picture to work properly and I got the icon to appear!
Too bad the Garbage Collector (?) removes the icon pretty fast. How can I get around this problem? //Nevermind, I already solved it. I just put it to the refresh area as I was told not to lol

Also, I just want the battler of the first actor in party (oh well, also the only actor in the game) to float somewhere in the empty space in the menu. No movement, no tint or opacity changes, no nothing, just stay put there. I'm using a very large battler so it should be fine. I can adjust the position of it, but it should be the battler of the actor, not just that one battler with the specific filename because the actor's battler will change during the game.
Is that clear enough?

EDIT:
Because bumping is epic. (or not)

No double posting within 24 hours please. If you edit your last post, it'll show up as unread to other people. ~ G_G
I tried it first and it didn't work ;___; Oh well, let's just say I got impatient lol. Looks like it didn't work this time either.

[Ranquil]

Because 24 hours have already passed.
And because bumping is epic. (or not)

[KK20]

Yeah sorry. I was busy today. I'll have time tomorrow to help you out. It's not much different from making your background though. Instead, you use

battler_sprite = Sprite.new
battler_sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.battler('filename', 0)

and perhaps change the sprite's X/Y coordinates

battler_sprite.x = 200
battler_sprite.y = 100

and don't forget to dispose the sprite and its bitmap in a similar fashion. Of course, the "changing the graphic based on ____ events" will have to be explained.

//Nevermind, I already solved it. I just put it to the refresh area as I was told not to lol

lol forgot about the self.contents.clear. But yeah, that's all you needed to do. Sure it's extra drawing = more processing = worse performance, but it should not even be noticeable in the slightest.

[Ranquil]

Thank you! Now I have a battler floating there, yay~

Okay, time for a more thorough explanation. Now that I'm looking back at what I said about the battler, I don't wonder why you didn't understand what I meant lol.


So, the appearance of the actor with the ID of 001 (the only actor in the game btw) will change during the events of the game. I want a picture of the actor to show in the pause menu and reflect the changes as well. How I, with my complete lack of programming skills, imagined it would be the easiest to do would be by showing the battler of the actor, set in the database, in the menu so I could change the picture with events during the game, thus making the picture in the menu change.
I suppose there could be an another way to do it as well, but that how I though it would be the easiest to do. So, how can I set the script the get the filename of the battler of the actor?
Or do you have a better solution on hand?

I'd just like to note at this point that you've a great help so far KK20, because at this point I couldn't have figured all that out by myself.

[KK20]

Yes, you can use the 'Change Actor Graphic' command and do

@battler_sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.battler($game_player.battler_name, 0)

Glad to be of help~

[Ranquil]

I tried that and the game just gave me an error message and then crashed every time I tried to open the menu. It said:


Script 'Scene_Menu' line 25: NoMethodError occurred.

undefined method `battler_name' for #<Game_Player:0x3cd6980>

I'm not sure but I think I'm supposed to specify which actor's battler is supposed to be shown.

[KK20]

Right, Game_Player < Game_Character, not Game_Battler.
If your actor is going to be the same, you can do

$game_actors[ID].battler_name

[Ranquil]

Thank you! Now it's working perfectly!