Hi. I have only just started using Rpg Maker XP with Blizz ABS.
I'm having a few teething problems. Seems like everything I try to do goes wrong at some stage and is normally down to something simple.
I've been searching the site threads and reading and re-reading the manual, but its been difficult to find answers.
My problem at the moment is that for the game opening, I have had my player character speak to a doctor as an introduction.
After the intro, I would like the Doctor to no longer say the intro things, but something else like 'good to see you'. Ill change it later, but for now it will be a placeholder.
The intro works fine, but once that is done, the doctor does not do what I want him to.
To try and fix this I had a switch turn off at the end of the intro, which makes the doctor disappear and an identical one appear in its place which has different events. But he wont respond when I press enter.
Turn on a Switch at the end of the intro. In the event that you would like to change after the intro, create a second Event Page, and create a condition that that Switch must be on.
It'll look something like this:
(http://i52.tinypic.com/2q85z6r.png)
Thanks for the fast reply.
It hasnt seemed to work though.
I was wondering if it might be something to do with him having \e[ID] in his name. Do these types not talk to you?
Quote from: monkeydash on January 06, 2011, 10:49:33 am
Thanks for the fast reply.
It hasnt seemed to work though.
I was wondering if it might be something to do with him having \e[ID] in his name. Do these types not talk to you?
Yes. Having that in the name of an event while using Blizz-ABS (which I assume you are if you're using that,) will make it an enemy event. Enemy's Event Code won't execute until after you've defeated them. If you want this to be just an NPC that you don't fight, I'd recommend leaving that out of his name.
I'll take that out of the name in that case.
Is there a way of making it so that he becomes an enemy if I attack him?
Quote from: monkeydash on January 06, 2011, 10:56:53 am
I'll take that out of the name in that case.
Is there a way of making it so that he becomes an enemy if I attack him?
As far as I know, you can't have an NPC that you can both talk to and have respond to attacks due to a limitation in Blizz-ABS. Of course, I could be wrong.
Ok. Thanks for your help.
Let me know if you find out otherwise :D
You have alignment groups for that kind of thing. You can assign the doctor to be in the NPC group which will automatically turn him into an enemy of the player if the player attacks him deliberately.
Quote from: Blizzard on January 06, 2011, 11:22:41 am
You have alignment groups for that kind of thing. You can assign the doctor to be in the NPC group which will automatically turn him into an enemy of the player if the player attacks him deliberately.
Right. But, unless I'm mistaken, you can't speak with a character who has the \e[ID] tag regardless of what group they're in, as their event code only executes upon their death, right?
Taking out the \e has allowed him to act as I wanted him to.
It's a shame though that he can only be either a monster or an NPC and not both.
Another question. Is there a way of making a quest log? Just something to note down what current objectives are.
Quote from: monkeydash on January 06, 2011, 11:33:15 am
Taking out the \e has allowed him to act as I wanted him to.
It's a shame though that he can only be either a monster or an NPC and not both.
Another question. Is there a way of making a quest log? Just something to note down what current objectives are.
You have a few different options of quest log scripts, depending on how you want to handle it. Here are a few I recommend:
Zeriab's Quest Book:
http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php?topic=2325.0
G_G's Quest Log:
http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php?topic=3689.0
you can take the \e out, and then in the normal event code, once it finishes displaying whatever text, you can rename the event to become an enemy:
$game_map.rename_event(EVENT_ID, 'NEW_NAME')
Thank you. I think I will use G_Gs
Quote from: WhiteRose on January 06, 2011, 11:24:43 am
Quote from: Blizzard on January 06, 2011, 11:22:41 am
You have alignment groups for that kind of thing. You can assign the doctor to be in the NPC group which will automatically turn him into an enemy of the player if the player attacks him deliberately.
Right. But, unless I'm mistaken, you can't speak with a character who has the \e[ID] tag regardless of what group they're in, as their event code only executes upon their death, right?
You can. Custom Event Triggers. :)
A few more questions.
What is the difference between a pet and a party member?
Is a pet more like a summon or will it stay with you all the time?
Is there a way of adding more stats to the characters. At the moment they have a few (STR, AGI) etc. But I'd like to have a couple more including things like Charisma.
Is there a way of having a maximum amount of items characters can carry or a weight system?
My character seems to be shooting projectiles from his feet, how can I change that? I searched the site and I found something saying about Y axis displacement but I cant find where that option is.
I was looking at the Tons of Add ons pack. A few of the things in it are already in Blizz abs so would having them installed twice cause any problems?
Im using an event system to automatically hotkey ammo for a gun, but you still have to push the hotkey for the gun to fire (I assume to equip it). Is there a way to automatically equip it?
I think thats all for now. :)
2 and 3 would require a special script each.
For the tons thing, i think that BABS automatically shuts the ones in tons if they're active.
For the other problems, i currently don't have a solution.
Blizz-ABS should have a section on pets in the manual that should answer your questions. OwO
Check 3.3.12.
It looks like a pet is pretty much a summon that's only temporary.
Quote from: monkeydash on January 08, 2011, 01:56:22 pm
A few more questions.
What is the difference between a pet and a party member?
Is a pet more like a summon or will it stay with you all the time?
Is there a way of adding more stats to the characters. At the moment they have a few (STR, AGI) etc. But I'd like to have a couple more including things like Charisma.
Is there a way of having a maximum amount of items characters can carry or a weight system?
My character seems to be shooting projectiles from his feet, how can I change that? I searched the site and I found something saying about Y axis displacement but I cant find where that option is.
I was looking at the Tons of Add ons pack. A few of the things in it are already in Blizz abs so would having them installed twice cause any problems?
Im using an event system to automatically hotkey ammo for a gun, but you still have to push the hotkey for the gun to fire (I assume to equip it). Is there a way to automatically equip it?
I think thats all for now. :)
For the item limit, try this script:
http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php?topic=4066.0
Blizz-ABS and Tons were built to be compatible with each other, so no, having them both in your game isn't going to cause any issues.
There isn't a way to automatically equip ammo yet; better ammo handling is planned for a future version of Blizz-ABS, however.
A pet, as far as I know, is a party member who cannot be directly controlled. I may be mistaken. Check the manual to be sure.
Adding more stats would require custom scripts, such as this one, which adds a "Luck" stat:
http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php?topic=1810.0
The best way to have your projectiles appear at the proper place is to move the sprite on its spritesheet; just take that whole row and move it up a few pixels.
Thanks for the replies.
I might use that items max thing. I'd rather have a weight system, but that will do fine.
Found that 'luck' stat. I'll be using that. Does anyone know a way of making it so it is not hidden though?
Found the pets thing in the manual.
Quote4.3.4. Summons
There are two types of summons: Pets and Monsters. They are technically the same. The only difference is that Pets get EXP just like normal party members and they can level up and become stronger. Both Pets and Monsters are in reality actors. When a Pet or Monster is summoned, it is always restored to a fully healed state. Summons integrate themselves into the Caterpillar in the order they were summoned. Summons are not saved which means that summoned pets and monsters will disappear after saving and loading the game. Summoning is not possible if Caterpillar is turned off!
So I'll most likely make the pet in the game an actual actor as I would rather it be around all the time. Though I did like the idea of not being able to control it.
Any idea when the new Blizz ABS will be out? Thats exciting news.
Despite all the problems Im having at the moment I can totally recognise that its a genius piece of kit.
For Luck's case, if you wanted it to be visible at, say, the Status screen on the Menu, then you need to edit Window_Status, probably adding a new line after draw_actor_parameter. I'm not quite sure what goes there though, since I don't really any scripting knowhow. :c If you have a custom menu, then locate the section that handles the status window in that script.
You can find out some Blizz-ABS stuff by checking the main thread, and you can see some of winkio's progress in the Bugs and Suggestion thread as well.
http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php/topic,6164.0.html
I'm definately no scripter either! :D I'm using Blizzard Custom Menu, so the luck could probably be shown on that somehow?
I've decided against using that max item system, as the game will be using guns with ammo, and each bullet will require its own item slot, meaning Ill need a heckuva lot of of item slots so that you can carry a decent amount of ammo. Is anyone working on a weight system?
I'm also trying out Blizzards Continuous Maps thing. I really like the idea, but there is noticeable lag when I switch between maps. Is there any way to reduce this? I have used the tile merger to put together 17 tilesets. I think thats probably something to do with it.
Yes, huge tilesets need a lot of memory and loading them requires time. The tilesets in RMXP were not split into several themed tilesets without reason.
I managed to find a program that reduces png file sizes, so the file is now half the size of what it was.
There is still lag, but not quite as much. I might fiddle with it some more.
I have added Quests into the menu screen following the instructions on Blizzards little tricks. But as Im using a few things that I would like to put in the menu, I was thinking that they would all take up too much space if I put them all on.
So I was wondering if it was possible to have instead of all the individual things, one option that goes to a second menu, where the things will be.
Im using Quests, Books and Achievements. So they would all look all right next to each other in some sort of 'Info' section.
I figure that it would be something like copying the Scene_Menu into a Menu2 or something and using the tricks in that and linking the first menu to the second one.
But Im sure its not as simple as that.
I'm also using Blizz custom menu, so it could be incorporated into that.