Final Fantasy VI-Style Party System

Started by WhiteRose, February 21, 2010, 07:56:49 pm

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WhiteRose

Final Fantasy VI-Style Party System
Version: 1.00
Type: Party Switcher



Introduction
In Final Fantasy VI, you enter a room on your Airship where you can add members to your party by speaking with them. This script accomplishes the same effect.


Features


  • Could theoretically work for any number of party members.
  • Easy to set up.
  • Room could be placed anywhere (town, vehicle, at save points, etc.)
  • Optional: Plays characters theme song if you add them to your party (a la Chrono Trigger.)
  • It is assumed that you will have a main character who never leaves the party. If you allow the player to pick their own party leader, this event system will not work.
  • Requires one switch for every party member and one variable for the amount of members currently in the party.



Screenshots
(See screenshots in Instructions)


Demo
http://www.mediafire.com/?zikyj4mjngy


Instructions
Firstly, you must have the game remove all party members except the leader when entering the Party Switching Room.
Next, create a switch for each character, and make sure the event to the Party Switching Room turns them all off:
Now create a variable called Party Members, and set it to 0.
Your finished event for the event transporting the player to the Party Switching Room should look something like this:
Spoiler: ShowHide


Now, inside the Party Switching Room, create an event for each member of your party, and set it up like so:
Spoiler: ShowHide

The Party Members variable should be checked for one less than your maximum party. (In my demo, the max number of party members is three, so I set the variable to check if there are already two members, since the leader is always in the party.)
Set up a second page that is blank that with the condition that that character's switch is on.

If you want to play a character's theme song when they join your party, simply add the Play BGM event code after their acceptance message.


Credits and Thanks


  • Square for making Final Fantasy VI, which this system is based on.



Author's Notes
I understand this is a fairly simplistic system, but it provides a good example to people new at eventing and is fairly useful to boot if for whatever reason you don't want a script-based party switcher such as Blizzard's Easy Party Switcher.

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ForeverZer0

QuoteI understand this is a fairly simplistic system


Often times, that is what makes them good.

Good job. *powers up*
I am done scripting for RMXP. I will likely not offer support for even my own scripts anymore, but feel free to ask on the forum, there are plenty of other talented scripters that can help you.

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 :O.o:u r using the names of the three stooges.....
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WhiteRose

January 06, 2011, 10:32:38 am #6 Last Edit: January 06, 2011, 10:34:16 am by WhiteRose
Quote from: megaman30796 on January 06, 2011, 08:14:29 am
:O.o:u r using the names of the three stooges.....


Yep. Just a little Easter Egg type thing. Another example is the demo for F0's CCTS - the default date is July 4, 1776. Anyone else catch that?

ForeverZer0

Quote from: WhiteRose on January 06, 2011, 10:32:38 am
Quote from: megaman30796 on January 06, 2011, 08:14:29 am
:O.o:u r using the names of the three stooges.....


Yep. Just a little Easter Egg type thing. Another example is the demo for F0's CCTS - the default date is July 4, 1776. Anyone else catch that?


I wondered how many would notice that.  ;)
I am done scripting for RMXP. I will likely not offer support for even my own scripts anymore, but feel free to ask on the forum, there are plenty of other talented scripters that can help you.