General RGSS/RGSS2/RGSS3 Help

[Valdred]

charactor.animation_id = the animation id caractor is the charactor so say $game_player.animation_id = 1 would use the animation 1 on the player

edit: i think ruby doesn't like me how does @players.any? {|key, value| value.username == value.username} = false?

It's probably just me being stupid, but I'm not sure what you mean. I pasted the first one, it did nothing  .
Then I tried the second one, it crashed. Note that it's called from inside the Game_Player class.

EDIT: Just me being stupid as I said. Solved it.

[nathmatt]

what would be the best way to see if a hash has changed

[ForeverZer0]

what would be the best way to see if a hash has changed

Just make an event with the script call

p NAMEOFHASH[KEY]

That should work.

[nathmatt]

not exactly what i ment i wanted to update somthing everytime the hash changed

[Blizzard]

Store a copy of the hash (via .clone) and compare it to the original. If they are not equal, the hash has changed. Store the new hash and execute your additional code.

[nathmatt]

i tryed storing in a var but didn't use .clone i will try that

edit that worked thx

i have a new question im trying to open a store a defined class in an array but i keep getting a undefined method push for nil class before you ask yes i did turn my array into an array

def window(obj) 
  s = obj.new
  window.push(s)
end

[Valdred]

I have a little question. How do I read the name of an event? I know it's somewhere in the datafiles, and I have tried printing them to see if I find what I need. However, I did not find it. Anyone knows?

[nathmatt]

if you want to read the name of an event use say $game_map.events[the id of the event].name

[Blizzard]

Won't work because Game_Event instances don't have name defined. The contained class RPG::Data_Event in Game_Event#event has the name.

[Valdred]

So, for example: $game_map.events[2].RPG::Data_Event.name
?

[Ryex]

I remember useing

$game_map.events[2].name

before but if it doesn't work try this

$game_map.events[2].event.name

but in order for that to work you need

class Game_Event
  attr_reader    :event
end

to define access to the event's data

[Fantasist]

i have a new question im trying to open a store a defined class in an array but i keep getting a undefined method push for nil class before you ask yes i did turn my array into an array

def window(obj) 
  s = obj.new
  window.push(s)
end

So basically, what is window in window.push(s)? You didn't declare an array window. It should be something like:

@window = []
def window(obj) 
  s = obj.new
  @window.push(s)
end

I'm guessing you will be using that method to call new windows and keep track of them?

[G_G]

I need to know a better way to shorten this code. .__.
If possible of course.

    if mx > px
      if my > py
        tx = mx - px
        ty = my - py
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 6
        else
          @direction = 2
        end
      end
    end
    if mx < px
      if my < py
        tx = px - mx
        ty = py - my
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 4
        else
          @direction = 8
        end
      end
    end
    if mx > px
      if my < py
        tx = mx - px
        ty = py - my
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 6
        else
          @direction = 8
        end
      end
    end
    if mx < px
      if my > py
        tx = px - mx
        ty = my - py
        if tx < ty
          @direction = 2
        else
          @direction = 4
        end
      end
    end

[Aqua]

You don't need to repeat mx > px & mx < px O.o

[G_G]

Thanks to Aqua I managed to cut off 4 lines. THanks ^^
Now to try and find a way to shorten it more.

    if mx > px
      if my > py
        tx = mx - px
        ty = my - py
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 6
        else
          @direction = 2
        end
      end
      if my < py
        tx = mx - px
        ty = py - my
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 6
        else
          @direction = 8
        end
      end
    end
    if mx < px
      if my < py
        tx = px - mx
        ty = py - my
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 4
        else
          @direction = 8
        end
      end
      if my > py
        tx = px - mx
        ty = my - py
        if tx < ty
          @direction = 2
        else
          @direction = 4
        end
      end
    end

[Aqua]

You repeat tx = mx - px for the if mx > px & do the same for the ys in the y if

[ForeverZer0]

        
        if tx > ty
          @direction = 6
        else
          @direction = 2
        end

You can shorten these this way:

@direction = (tx > ty ? 6 : 2)

Do that to all of them.

[G_G]

Thanks FZ I knew that but I didn't think about using it. *lv's up aqua and FZ*

[nathmatt]

sorry i forgot to say i figured it out it was because i had @win becoming an array in def initialize but wasn't calling in with the super method so i moved it to main

[Jragyn]

Please bear with me, I'm struggling to push myself to write some script, but...
Umm, the language of RGSS & RGSS2 is essentially...both Ruby, right?

So with that in mind, are these the same?

dropped_items = []
dropped_items << $data_items[i.item_id]

dropped_items = []
dropped_items.push($data_items[i.item_id])

I am trying to rip apart a script so I can understand scripting in general, better.
However, I am assuming the << is the .push() into the array of dropped_items?

Is there a better of these two? X_X