[XP] Blizz-ABS

[WhiteRose]

Good work, winkio. I think that, in general, people will like this version of the passability better. Coupled with the new manual, we'll hopefully be seeing a lot more BABS projects due to its ease of use. The new combo system is yet another reason for people to use it; I think it's safe to say you've left XAS even further in the dust. Is the combo system implemented in the config app?

[winkio]

yes, the combo system is in the config app.  And one more thing that somehow slipped past me: the table of contents on the manual somehow got messed up.  It's not really a big deal, because it's so much easier to navigate (4 clicks can get you to any page from any page), but it will be fixed in the next version.

EDIT: alright, reuploaded with the fixed table of contents in the manual (no code changes)

[Blizzard]

I say it again: I want your babies.

[The Niche]

I want them more.

[Dundora]

I just downloaded and applied the latest Blizz-ABS, but i have a problem(obv, otherwise i wouldn't be posting here).
My problem is that apparently my allies don't heal me when i am not in battle, and sometime they also don't heal me when I am in battle.
I checked and I'm sure they have a heal skill, does anybody have any suggestions?

[rodas]

I just tried the combo system... but it doesn't seem to be working...

  I set up the combo exactly like you did.. It's a attack, jump forward, attack... when I try it.. he just attacks and that's it... I tried with an enemy to see if that was the problem but it does the same thing.
he just plays the sound of the animation i picked but doesn't do any of the actions. this is set up to my sword... help please..

[Hellfire Dragon]

Great work winkio

I did find something wrong in the manual though...

Spoiler: ShowHide

You forgot the capital letter for systematics

EDIT: Actually, just one other thing in the manual. Chapter 5.5.2 Input Script Reference, every $game_system.ACTION_button = true/false has enables or disables the attack button beside it, I don't think that's right 

Chapter 5.5.2: ShowHide

$game_system.attack_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.defend_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.skill_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.item_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.select_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.hud_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.hotkey_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.minimap_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.turn_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.running_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.sneaking_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.
$game_system.jumping_button = true/false - enables or disables the attack button.

[rodas]

please forget my last post..
    I was suppose to put wait for move completion after everything..

It works great  really nice work winkio!

[winkio]

@HD: thanks for looking at that XD.  I'll get on fixing it.

@rodas: yeah, there are a lot of fine points to the combo system, such as wait for move completion, and freeze input.  I'll be making an example project with about 10-20 different combos set up in it, so everyone can see what I've experimented with.  There's some crazy stuff you can do

[rodas]

That sounds Awesome! I can't wait to see your combos! 
   I was wondering how the input things work, it would be awesome to make an action game of that caliber

[sirsniffy]

Aww man, I'm so behind! I am still learning the Skill system..takes a long time and the manual is not very explicit. Everything sounds really exciting though, can't wait to see the combos video!

[WhiteRose]

Aww man, I'm so behind! I am still learning the Skill system..takes a long time and the manual is not very explicit. Everything sounds really exciting though, can't wait to see the combos video!

Have it tried the Config app? It makes creating skills a snap.

[Cats777]

Is it possible, using event commands or scripts, to order an NPC event to move from one tile to another using the pathfinding algorithm and at the same time attack any enemies it may encounter? If so, is it possible to make it patrol between tiles using the same AI?

If these are possible, it would make me extremely happy.

[Bryght]

That's really an awesome job, congratulations 

But I have a lil question 

I'd like to play a sound when :
I attack a monster
The monster attacks me
The monster dies

Let me explain

For example,

I'm fighting a Zombie.
When I hit it, I'd like "zombie_hit.wav", "zombie_hit2.wav" or "zombie_hit3.wav" (...) to play, so that when I hit it, i'll hear a "uhhh.." "arghh..." "ohh...." (you should understand xD) from the zombie. (just like in Diablo2)
Same for the other cases (attack, death).

This would allow me to add realism to my project ! 

That would be awesome, i hope this is doable ! Thanks !

[WhiteRose]

Hmm. It would appear that the current download link is incorrectly named. You might want to fix that.

[winkio]

=.= I swore I had the numbers the other way around.

[rodas]

guys.. I don't know if this is my game or what..

when my character touches an event that's on player touch.. his sprite starts moving as if he was walking.. is this suppose to happen? just a question.. 

[WhiteRose]

Also, I just took a look at the new version of the manual, and it is fantastic. Excellent job. However, the title of section 4.2 is not capitalized, with no apparent reason for being so. If you update the manual later, you might want to fix that. I'll keep reading through it and looking for other errors; even the best writers make mistakes and need a proofreader now and again.

EDIT:

In the list of features in section 1.1 is written:

customize it however you want which is made as easy as possible because of the professional documentation provided

You might want to consider re-writing that as:

extensive customization options, made easy due to the professional documentation provided

EDIT 2:

Something else you might want to change can be found in section 1.3, in the version history. In the list of changes for version 2.8, you say:

Bugs related to the combo system from 2.79 fixed, combo system now complete.

This is in a different tense then other changes listed. To correct this, you should change it to:

Bugs related to the combo system from 2.79 fixed, completing the combo system.

OR

Bugs related to the combo system from 2.79 fixed; combo system completed.

EDIT 3 (Sick of me yet?):

In the list of changes for version 2.7 is written:

Changed the way how spritesets need to be named for Actor Weapon Sprites.

This is grammatically incorrect and should be:

Changed the way spritesets need to be named for Actor Weapon Sprites.

This also applies to the statement above it regarding projectile spritesets.

Sorry; you never really asked for help, but I figured I'd give some. Feel free to disregard it if you feel it irrelevant.

[winkio]

eh, you can see right through my copy paste 

There are actually a ton of those type of errors, because instead of rewriting sections (ones which I hadn't looked at all the related code, or didn't feel like rewriting), I just copied Blizz's stuff with some quick edits.  They will all be fixed, but probably not in the next few versions.

[WhiteRose]

Alright. Just one more thing before I stop bothering you: the script generated by the config app still says 2.79 at the top. I doubt this will cause compatibility issues or, indeed, any issues at all, but it is incorrect. If players check to see which version of BABS they are using and only look at the first part, then they will be misinformed.