[RESOLVED] [XP] Animation, Damage Pop, and Whiten Delay

[bullet_darkness]

Hello Chaos Project, this is my first post, so hi!

I'm still learning ruby right now, but regardless, I tried my hand at making a custom battle system.
I came up with this WIP snippet of code (that actually works mind you):

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class Scene_Battle
  
  def time_update
    
    $game_temp.battle_turn += 1
    $stamina_cooldown -= 1 if $stamina_cooldown > 0
    $stamina = [$stamina + 1, $maxstamina].min if $stamina_cooldown < 1
    @enemy_attack_cooldown -= 1
    
    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
      if $stamina > 0
        hero_attack
        stamina_cost(50, 20)
      else
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.cancel_se)
      end
    end
    
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
      if @attack_incoming
        hero_block
        @attack_incoming = false
        @enemy_attack_cooldown = 100
      else
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.cancel_se)
      end
    end
    
    if @enemy_attack_cooldown < @enemy_attack_speed
      if @attack_incoming == false
        @animation1_id = @enemy.animation1_id
        if @animation1_id == 0
          @enemy.white_flash = true
        else
          @enemy.animation_id = @animation1_id
          @enemy.animation_hit = true
        end
        @attack_incoming = true
      end
      if @enemy_attack_cooldown < 0
        enemy_attack
        @enemy_attack_cooldown = 100
        @attack_incoming = false
      end
    end
    
  end
  
  def hero_attack
    @animation1_id = @hero.animation1_id
    @animation2_id = @hero.animation2_id
    @enemy.attack_effect(@hero)
    if @animation1_id == 0
      @hero.white_flash = true
    else
      @hero.animation_id = @animation1_id
      @hero.animation_hit = true
    end
    @enemy.animation_id = @animation2_id
    @enemy.animation_hit = true
    # Animation has at least 8 frames, regardless of its length
    # Shift to step 5
    @phase4_step = 5
    # Refresh status window
    @status_window.refresh
    # Display damage
    if @enemy.damage != nil
      @enemy.damage_pop = true
    end
  end
  
  def hero_block
    @animation1_id = @enemy.animation1_id
    @animation2_id = @enemy.animation2_id
    if @animation1_id == 0
      @enemy.white_flash = true
    else
      @enemy.animation_id = @animation1_id
      @enemy.animation_hit = true
    end
    @hero.animation_id = COMBAT::BLOCK_ANI
    @hero.animation_hit = true
    # Refresh status window
    @status_window.refresh
    # Display damage
    @hero.damage = 'Blocked'
    @hero.damage_pop = true
  end
  
  def stamina_cost(cost, cd)
    $stamina_cooldown += cd
    if $stamina < cost
      $stamina_cooldown += cost - $stamina
      $stamina = 0
    else
      $stamina -= cost
    end
  end
  
  def enemy_attack
    @animation2_id = @enemy.animation2_id
    @hero.attack_effect(@enemy)
    @hero.animation_id = @animation2_id
    @hero.animation_hit = true
    # Refresh status window
    @status_window.refresh
    # Display damage
    if @hero.damage != nil
      @hero.damage_pop = true
    end
  end
  
end

To explain whats going on here, this piece of code replaces Scene_Battle parts 2, 3, and 4, and time_update is called in the 'update' method of Scene_Battle part 1. (I don't understand how to make standalone scripts. )
The battle works like this: there is no turns, and there is only one player character (hero) and one enemy. You attack the enemy by pressing C and using stamina. You can also block the enemy with X when the enemy is about to attack. It'll be much more complex later, but that's all it is right now.

The problem I'm having is that whenever an animation effect, whiten effect or damage pop effect is called, the battle is paused briefly, letting the effect play before resuming the battle. My intent is to get it as fluid (or close to) as RTAB. I've tried searching for the code that calls the animation sprites, etc, but I couldn't find them, so I believe its built in to RMXP (?). Am I missing something?

Is it even possible to have the effects playing like RTAB's does, in combination with my script? Or is my script inherently flawed?
Does anyone know the animation code?
Any suggestions?

Thanks for your time.

[KK20]

If you posted your update method as well, I would have figured this out sooner.
I'm guessing your update method still has this portion in it:

    # If effect is showing
    if @spriteset.effect?
      return
    end

Which you can see what it does by looking at Spriteset_Battle and, in the help file, RPG::Sprite. Basically, your Scene_Battle#update method stops if there's any whiten/animation/damage pop/etc. effect happening on any of your sprites. I assume your time_update call is under this piece of code.

[bullet_darkness]

Oh my god. I feel even more like a noob. I thought i sifted through that code like 50 times.

Thanks a bunch.