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Toggle Run/Walk Button

Rayd12smitty

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Hi everyone. I was playing Soul Silver today, and suddenly had an inspiration. One of my favorite parts of HGSS was the toggle run/walk button. Does anyone know how to add that into essentials? I would like it to be toggled on and off by hitting the "a" button if possible. Thanks in advance
 
FL

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Notes that 'A' in Default Essentials matchs 'Z' in keyboard. Change ZZZ for one switch number. Untested.

In Scene_Map, before line 'if Input.trigger?(Input::F5)' add:

Code: 
if Input.trigger?(Input::A)
  $game_switches[ZZZ]=!$game_switches[ZZZ]
end

In Walk_Run change the line 'return Input.press?(Input::A) &&' to 'return $game_switches[ZZZ] &&'.
 

Rayd12smitty

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Ok. I don't want to change what any buttons do, just add one. I won't use 'a' then. I think I understand what to do, just no how to add a button. The button could be anything, could you show me how to make, say "p" do it?

Sorry for all the trouble and thanks

Ok. I don't want to change what any buttons do, just add one. I won't use 'a' then. I think I understand what to do, just no how to add a button. The button could be anything, could you show me how to make, say "p" do it?

Sorry for all the trouble and thanks
 
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FL

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'X' in Default Essentials matchs 'A' in keyboard, so change 'Input::A' to 'Input::X'. I guess that 'Input::P' may works for 'P'.

To see/change the button/keyboard configuration press F1 during game. This isn't a debug feature, so other players also can use it.
 
Maruno

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I thought I'd include a brief explanation of controls here, to avoid confusion. Note that I'm going to use the words "button" and "key" to mean separate things.

Consider a Sega Genesis controller. There are the directional buttons, and three more buttons called A, B and C. These are the buttons that the scripts in Essentials refer to. C is the "confirm/use" button, B is the "back/cancel/menu" button, and A is the "run/other" button. There are several other available buttons, such as the X, Y and Z buttons (currently unused), plus ones like F5, L and R (which are all used).

Now look at a keyboard. At the bottom left are the keys Z, X and C. These correspond to the controller's A, B and C buttons respectively. So if you press the Z key on your keyboard, the game translates this into Input::A.

Where is this translation done? In the script section PokemonControls, in def self.buttonToKey. This method lists all the available buttons, and then matches them to one (or more) keys on a keyboard. For example:

Code: 
      [COLOR=Blue]when[/COLOR] Input::A
        [COLOR=Blue]return[/COLOR] [[COLOR=DarkRed]0x5A[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x10[/COLOR]] [COLOR=Green]# Z, Shift[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=Blue]when[/COLOR] Input::B
        [COLOR=Blue]return[/COLOR] [[COLOR=DarkRed]0x58[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x1B[/COLOR]] [COLOR=Green]# X, ESC [/COLOR]
      [COLOR=Blue]when[/COLOR] Input::C
        [COLOR=Blue]return[/COLOR] [[COLOR=DarkRed]0x43[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x0d[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x20[/COLOR]] [COLOR=Green]# C, ENTER, Space[/COLOR]
As FL mentioned, the X button (the A key on the keyboard) is currently unused. To make the A key on the keyboard toggle running, you would use Input::X. It would be convenient, since it's the key directly above the one used for running.
 
IceGod64

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Maruno said:
I thought I'd include a brief explanation of controls here, to avoid confusion. Note that I'm going to use the words "button" and "key" to mean separate things.

Consider a Sega Genesis controller. There are the directional buttons, and three more buttons called A, B and C. These are the buttons that the scripts in Essentials refer to. C is the "confirm/use" button, B is the "back/cancel/menu" button, and A is the "run/other" button. There are several other available buttons, such as the X, Y and Z buttons (currently unused), plus ones like F5, L and R (which are all used).

Now look at a keyboard. At the bottom left are the keys Z, X and C. These correspond to the controller's A, B and C buttons respectively. So if you press the Z key on your keyboard, the game translates this into Input::A.

Where is this translation done? In the script section PokemonControls, in def self.buttonToKey. This method lists all the available buttons, and then matches them to one (or more) keys on a keyboard. For example:

Code: 
      [COLOR=Blue]when[/COLOR] Input::A
        [COLOR=Blue]return[/COLOR] [[COLOR=DarkRed]0x5A[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x10[/COLOR]] [COLOR=Green]# Z, Shift[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=Blue]when[/COLOR] Input::B
        [COLOR=Blue]return[/COLOR] [[COLOR=DarkRed]0x58[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x1B[/COLOR]] [COLOR=Green]# X, ESC [/COLOR]
      [COLOR=Blue]when[/COLOR] Input::C
        [COLOR=Blue]return[/COLOR] [[COLOR=DarkRed]0x43[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x0d[/COLOR],[COLOR=DarkRed]0x20[/COLOR]] [COLOR=Green]# C, ENTER, Space[/COLOR]
As FL mentioned, the X button (the A key on the keyboard) is currently unused. To make the A key on the keyboard toggle running, you would use Input::X. It would be convenient, since it's the key directly above the one used for running.
Click to expand...

Curious about this, using this as a base would it be possible to implement more buttons than RMXP normally allows? Like, say...

when Input::D
return [HEX,HEX] # BUTTON, BUTTON
 
Maruno

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Yep, you can add in new inputs as you desire, and assign them to whichever keyboard keys you want. You'll also need to define your new input as a number at the top of module Input (see around line 20).

I haven't tried it myself, but it seems like it should work.
 

zingzags

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Maruno said:
Yep, you can add in new inputs as you desire, and assign them to whichever keyboard keys you want. You'll also need to define your new input as a number at the top of module Input (see around line 20).

I haven't tried it myself, but it seems like it should work.
Click to expand...

I tired it with some alt keys before it does work.
 

laxus3d

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Pokemon Essentials
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Exception: NameError

Message: uninitialized constant Game_Player::ZZZ

Walk_Run:26:in `pbCanRun?'

Walk_Run:69:in `update'

Scene_Map:85:in `miniupdate'

Scene_Map:83:in `loop'

Scene_Map:95:in `miniupdate'

Messages:145:in `pbUpdateSceneMap'

Messages:1517:in `pbMessageDisplay'

Messages:1005:in `pbMessage'

Messages:649:in `command_101'

Interpreter:304:in `execute_command'



This exception was logged in

C:\Users\USUARIO\Saved Games/Pokemon Essentials/errorlog.txt.

Press Ctrl+C to copy this message to the clipboard.
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OK
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Essentials V15.1 would one stop?

thank you
 
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