[RESOLVED] Tons of addon, overdrive system, and blizz abs help

[WhiteDemon15]

I need help with the absorb hp and mp addon from tons of addons and blizz abs, it doesn't work for some reason. I want to make overdrive skills in the blizz abs but i'm doing it worng or i don't know what the heck i'm doing. can someone help?

Using RPG Maker xp, by the way.

[Landith]

The Absorb HP/SP isn't compatible with Blizz-ABS at the moment, we reported this error around a month ago so it should be fixed in the next version of Blizz-ABS or Tons of Add-ons.

I'm not sure about the overdrive system yet because I haven't checked it out.

[Blizzard]

Overdrive or not shouldn't make any difference. Yes, the current Absorbing Skill add-on is not compatible with the curretn Blizz-ABS version. Just be a little patient, I'm planning to release another version of Blizz-ABS soon. It was supposed to be done this weekend, but something came inbetween and I didn't have time to work on it. I'll try to find some time during next week.

[WhiteDemon15]

Can you teach me to how to make overdrive skills? And what about HP use skills with the Blizz ABS? Is there no way?

[Blizzard]

Instructions

Inside the script in the first comment.

[WhiteDemon15]

I don't understand them.

[Blizzard]

Then I can't help you. Give up, quit RMXP and leave the RM scene forever. This is your best option.

[WhiteDemon15]

Or just not use the overdrive system. I'll probably learn to use it or switch to a soul rage system.

[Blizzard]

No, I meant that you should leave it completely if you can't understand something as simple as this:

# Explanation:
# 
#   This script allows actors to use an alternative set of skills which
#   consumes the OD attribute. OD is gained when losing HP.

and this:

#   To add a new Overdrive to a characer use the "Call Script" event command
#   and use following syntax:
# 
#     $game_actors[ID].learn_overdrive(CD)

You should seriously consider taking my advice.

[WhiteDemon15]

OOOOoooohhhhHHHH!!!!....
If you make it that learn the skill in a level up, it's not an overdrive?

[Blizzard]

No, it's not. But that can be solved easily. You just need a common event parallel process that checks if the actor has learned the Overdrive skill as normal skill. If yes, make the actor forget that skill, teach him the Overdrive skill and turn on a switch that will prevent this from happening over and over. You actually don't even need to switch with RMXP's default skill learning system. That way you would be notified about the skill and still have it as Overdrive skill.

[WhiteDemon15]

I understand now. And skills that use HP? what about those? I trying to make a Grand Cross skill from Ragnarok online.

[Blizzard]

If you mean "Blood Mage", then it won't work.

Hm... If the skill is used only by one actor and the actor is always at the same position in the party, you can just make it call a common event that will deal damage to that actor.

[WhiteDemon15]

If you mean "Blood Mage", then it won't work.

Hm... If the skill is used only by one actor and the actor is always at the same position in the party, you can just make it call a common event that will deal damage to that actor.

Do you mean that the character who uses Grand Cross must always be the first member of the party?

[Blizzard]

Not the first, he only needs to be at the same position all the time. If he's always at the 3rd positions, that's fine. You just need to specific in the force action command that the 3rd actor is executing the skill.

[WhiteDemon15]

If I want the Grand Cross skill, is there no way for there to be party switching, then?

[Blizzard]

Without a (small) special script, no.

[WhiteDemon15]

What is the (small) special script?

[fugibo]

It hasn't been made yet, thus the *special.*

I assume he means that you'd just either have a script for Grand Cross that you'd call in the common event, or you'd add a small snippet to the party switcher so that the particular character is always in the same position.

[Blizzard]

EDIT: Get WcW's Blood Mage and add this script below Blizz-ABS to make them compatible.

if $BlizzABS
class Map_Battler
  
  alias skill_consumption_bloodmage_later skill_consumption
  def skill_consumption(skill)
    if @battler.is_a?(Game_Actor) and @battler.wcw_bloodmage_applies?
      hpdamage = @battler.hpdamage
      @battler.hp -= @battler.hpdamage + skill.sp_cost
      @battler.hpdamage = hpdamage
    else
      skill_consumption_bloodmage_later(skill)
    end
  end
  
end
end

This will make the system consume HP instead of OD.