Bug & Error Reporting for Essentials Version 11 (unmodified)

[Maruno]

Brief testing suggests it was my edit in version 4 that did it (i.e. it wouldn't have occurred in version 3). What I think is the problem is that I didn't consider the zoom factor of the fog when fixing the tiling, which means if the fog is at 200% zoom (as it is by default), then every time you move half the width/height of the displayed fog tile (i.e. the actual width/height of the picture), the fog jumps. If it was 300% zoom it would jump 3 times per width/height of the displayed fog. 100% zoom shouldn't have any problems.

For scrolling fogs, the jumping problem seems to go away after a while, which is unexpected. The jumping also seems to behave differently at map edges.

For the code-minded, the issue is in SpriteWindow, around lines 4780 and 4810.

[Abnegation]

I understand the issue, but I do not want to change anything without undoing what you have done first, so do you have recommendations as to what to change or add here?

[Maruno]

Lines 4779-4782 (the 4 added lines) and lines 4810-4811 (the 2 while lines) all need some kind of zoom factor in them, to make the changes they apply use the fog's displayed size, not its actual size. Adding in a multiplier of @__sprite.zoom_x (or y) in all cases should work, as far as I can guess. I'd have no other ideas, at least.

[Final Destination]

Even though Maruno can't solve it, I decided to post a VM he VMed me anyway:

"I've heard that something Poccil did broke the Input Button Processing event command, but I don't know what or how to fix it. I can't help."

Upon further experiment, this seems to be correct, as it's present in every post and pre-Maruno changes, so if anyone knows what's going on, that would be good.

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by Final Destination

Even though Maruno can't solve it, I decided to post a VM he VMed me anyway:

"I've heard that something Poccil did broke the Input Button Processing event command, but I don't know what or how to fix it. I can't help."

Upon further experiment, this seems to be correct, as it's present in every post and pre-Maruno changes, so if anyone knows what's going on, that would be good.

In trying to configure the PDA's scrolling options correctly, I ran into this error too, since pushing up seems to automatically decrease a value in whatever index you're using (like a list); the reverse applies to Down. Left and Right worked perfectly fine though. Dunno if it helps. We tried to look for where this was being configured, but didn't find much about it. Maybe the two are related?

[Final Destination]

Originally Posted by D. Lawride

In trying to configure the PDA's scrolling options correctly, I ran into this error too, since pushing up seems to automatically decrease a value in whatever index you're using (like a list); the reverse applies to Down. Left and Right worked perfectly fine though. Dunno if it helps. We tried to look for where this was being configured, but didn't find much about it. Maybe the two are related?

My problem is that the game always thinks I'm pressing up, when I press any other keys.
The two are probably related though as long as you're using that command :B

I was making a small gender selection scene. I also tried Input.trigger? and the conditional branch (If button is pressed), but this isn't the place to discuss my problems.

[RaulCortez]

Hey everyone!

I'm experiencing an error everytime i try to give a Key Item to the player. I don't really know what it is, i've tried different things but nothing seems to fix it. Here's the error:

Exception: RuntimeError
Message: Script error within event 7, map 44 (GREENLEAF CAFE):
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: Section094:785:in `pbStoreItem'undefined method `length' for nil:NilClass
***Full script:
Kernel.pbReceiveItem(PBItems::TOWNMAP)
Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'
PokemonField:1847:in `pbReceiveItem'
(eval):1:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:787:in `eval'
Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:787:in `command_111'
Interpreter:319:in `execute_command'
Interpreter:193:in `update'
Interpreter:106:in `loop'
Interpreter:198:in `update'

Interpreter:275:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:787:in `command_111'
Interpreter:319:in `execute_command'
Interpreter:193:in `update'
Interpreter:106:in `loop'
Interpreter:198:in `update'
Scene_Map:103:in `update'
Scene_Map:101:in `loop'
Scene_Map:114:in `update'
Scene_Map:68:in `main'

I had a slight idea that it may be related to PokemonBag, on line 785 (That's the place where i found PbStoreItem, at least)

But i've checked there and nothing seems out of place, here's what it says:

def pbStoreItem(item,qty=1)
    pocket=pbGetPocket(item)
    maxsize=maxPocketSize(pocket)
    maxsize=@pockets[pocket].length+1 if maxsize<0
    return ItemStorageHelper.pbStoreItem(
       @pockets[pocket],maxsize,BAGMAXPERSLOT,item,qty)
   end
end

Any idea of how to fix this?

Thanks!

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by Final Destination

My problem is that the game always thinks I'm pressing up, when I press any other keys.
The two are probably related though as long as you're using that command :B

I was making a small gender selection scene. I also tried Input.trigger? and the conditional branch (If button is pressed), but this isn't the place to discuss my problems.

Well, this was done through script, but they're probably the same since the command probably resorts to that function too. I do know that we had to make it through cases so we didn't have to use variables, since Input.trigger? and pressed were constantly screwed up.

[FL .]

Originally Posted by DarkGrey

It has been discussed before, but I thought it was worth putting in this thread so we have some documentation of it:

Battle Tower doesn't return your pokemon.

In PokemonOrgBattleRules, after the first "def pbCancel" put "$Trainer.party=@oldParty if @oldParty!=nil"

But this tower have several others bugs, I am trying to fix the Battle Tower thing and I have made a good progress, when I finish it I will post how to fix.

[tolis]

i downloaded and extracted the kit but it doesn't work...it gives me an error saying something about an invalid path...see the image

[tasmania12]

I did the script code to check if the first pokemon was a bulbasaur in my party, and it gave me this error:


Exception: RuntimeError

Message: Script error within event 3, map 2 (MAP002):

Exception: NoMethodError

Message: (eval)in `pbExecuteScript'undefined method `species' for nil:NilClass

***Full script:

$Trainer.pokemonParty[0].species==PBSpecies::BULBASAUR

Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'

Interpreter:787:in `eval'

Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'

Interpreter:787:in `command_111'

Interpreter:319:in `execute_command'

Interpreter:193:in `update'

Interpreter:106:in `loop'

Interpreter:198:in `update'

Scene_Map:103:in `update'

Scene_Map:101:in `loop'



Interpreter:275:in `pbExecuteScript'

Interpreter:787:in `command_111'

Interpreter:319:in `execute_command'

Interpreter:193:in `update'

Interpreter:106:in `loop'

Interpreter:198:in `update'

Scene_Map:103:in `update'

Scene_Map:101:in `loop'

Scene_Map:114:in `update'

Scene_Map:68:in `main'

[Maruno]

Did you have any Pokémon in your party at all when you tried it?

[tasmania12]

I had two pokemon in my party, a charmander and a bulbasaur. I had an event i was testing where i needed a bulbasaur to be first in my party and it gave that error.

[help-14]

Found a bug: can't take screenshot when pressing F8. When i replace with old script it is working again. Seem like safeExists is not working.

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by help-14

Found a bug: can't take screenshot when pressing F8. When i replace with old script it is working again. Seem like safeExists is not working.

It also happened by changing the name of the folder/game. in previous releases, both the saves and the screenshots were saved in the game's own folder, wasn't this a little more efficient?

[Daedalus]

If the player is given a move route in an event, they can hold shift/the button for running and run during those movement events, which looks kind of silly and feels unintentional.

Oh, and it crashes my game sometimes.

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `skippable' for nil:NilClass
Game_Character_2:169:in `move_type_custom'
Game_Character_2:23:in `update_old2'
Walk_Run:95:in `update'
Game_Player_:408:in `update_old'
Walk_Run:74:in `update'
Scene_Map:85:in `miniupdate'
Scene_Map:83:in `loop'
Scene_Map:95:in `miniupdate'
PokemonMessages:147:in `pbUpdateSceneMap'
PokemonMessages:1735:in `pbWait'

I tried the exact same move route without holding the run button and it works as intended without crashing.

[FL .]

I finally finished fixing Battle Tower! I list here the codes alterations, more details you can find on wikia:

In PokeBattle_AI change the line "pbRegisterMove(index,i,false)" to "pbRegisterMove(index,i)"
In PokemonOrgBattle, change "return pbInProgress? && (challenge<0 || @currentChallenge==challenge)" to "return pbInProgress? && (challenge>0 || @currentChallenge==challenge)". In PokemonOrgBattleRules, after the first "def pbCancel" put "$Trainer.party=@oldParty if @oldParty!=nil".
In PokemonOrgBattleRules change the line "adj1=getTheirAdjustment(team2,team1)" to "adj2=getTheirAdjustment(team2,team1)"
In PokemonOrgBattleRules, after "if exp && team1[i].exp!=exp" put the line "team1[i].exp=exp", and after "if exp && team2[i].exp!=exp" put the line "team2[i].exp=exp"
In Show choices in Battle Tower event, put after the "Cancel" lines the "Exit Event Processing".
In PokemonOrgBattle, change "if challenge.wins==1" to "if challenge.decision==1"
In PokemonOrgBattle change line "pbBattleChallenge.setParty(ret)" to "pbBattleChallenge.setParty(ret) if ret!=nil"
In PokemonScreen change line "command=@scene.pbShowCommands(_INTL("Do what with {1}?",pkmn.name),commands)" (the first one) to "command=@scene.pbShowCommands(_INTL("Do what with {1}?",pkmn.name),commands) if pkmn!=nil"
The error of the Battle Tower results event won't display results occurs because of battle tower split for "Level 50" and "Open level", put this event isn't updated. Change the '(0)' on event script to '("towersingle")' to display single level 50 results or to '("towersingleopen")' to display single open level results. To double records change '(1)' on event script to '("towerdouble")' to display double level 50 results or to '("towerdoubleopen")' to display double open level results.

Originally Posted by Daedalus

If the player is given a move route in an event, they can hold shift/the button for running and run during those movement events, which looks kind of silly and feels unintentional.

I have noticed this even in Poccil versions. Any fix?

[Shinypoliwrath]

Managed to fix the previous error I was getting by upgrading to the latest version of essentials.

So I tried adding in some new pokémon, but when I go to reposition the sprites using the editor, I get this error come up.

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `width' for nil:NilClass
PokemonSpritePos:62:in `refresh'
PokemonSpritePos:181:in `pbSpecies'
PokemonSpritePos:174:in `loop'
PokemonSpritePos:194:in `pbSpecies'
PokemonSpritePos:300:in `pbStart'
PokemonSpritePos:299:in `loop'
PokemonSpritePos:307:in `pbStart'
EditorMain:236:in `pbEditorMenu'
EditorMain:234:in `pbFadeOutIn'
EditorMain:234:in `pbEditorMenu'

The editor then closes completely.

Also, when I enter battles, the battle screen is completely black, the name frames and text box are the only things that appear.

[IceGod64]

Using the newest build of essentials (January 28th), if you capture a Pokémon you haven't caught before (So if shows their Pokédex page), this happens:


Notice the background is not appearing.

[TACHAN]

Hi!

I have moved all my project to the new version but I have problems:
My Pokemon do not obtain experience. Why? I do not know like correct it

Also when I plant a Berry and touch the key "A":

Exception: RuntimeError

Message: Script error within event 6, map 188 (EVENTS):

Exception: TypeError

Message: Section139:380:in `[]'no implicit conversion from nil to integer

***Full script:

pbBerryPlant

Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'
Compiler:380:in `[]'
PokemonItems:26:in `pbGetPocket'
PokemonBag:748:in `pbQuantity'
PokemonBerryPlants:333:in `pbBerryPlant'
(eval)in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:1592:in `eval'
Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:1592:in `command_355'
Interpreter:493:in `execute_command'
Interpreter:275:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:1592:in `command_355'
Interpreter:493:in `execute_command'
Interpreter:193:in `update'
Interpreter:106:in `loop'
Interpreter:198:in `update'
Scene_Map:103:in `update'
Scene_Map:101:in `loop'
Scene_Map:114:in `update'
Scene_Map:68:in `main'

Originally Posted by IceGod64

Using the newest build of essentials (January 28th), if you capture a Pokémon you haven't caught before (So if shows their Pokédex page), this happens:


Notice the background is not appearing.

The same thing.

[SkyLink]

---------------------------
Pokemon Essentials
---------------------------
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `*' for nil:NilClass
Game_Character_1:197:in `screen_z'
Sprite_Character:131:in `update_or'
PerspectiveTilemap:430:in `shadow_update'
Shadow:179:in `update'
Sprite_Character:37:in `perspectivetilemap_initialize'
PerspectiveTilemap:424:in `shadow_initialize'
Shadow:152:in `initialize'
Spriteset_Map:167:in `new'
Spriteset_Map:167:in `_animationSprite_initialize'
Spriteset_Map:166:in `each'

From a simple Transfer Player Event.

Compile Data


EDIT:

[Maruno]

Originally Posted by IceGod64

Using the newest build of essentials (January 28th), if you capture a Pokémon you haven't caught before (So if shows their Pokédex page), this happens:


Notice the background is not appearing.

That was a silly mistake on my part. Go into PokemonPokedex, and find def pbStartDexEntryScene. Find the following line and delete the two red letters:

@sprites["dexentry"].setBitmap("Graphics/Pictures/pokedexentrybg")

[TACHAN]

Originally Posted by TACHAN

Hi!

I have moved all my project to the new version but I have problems:
My Pokemon do not obtain experience. Why? I do not know like correct it

Also when I plant a Berry and touch the key "A":

Already me the planted berries work. It happened because I had the item WALMETPAIL instead of SPRAYDUCK.

But... the error continues happening of not being able to obtain experience.

[randomguy2476]

I ran into a strange error with the newest version. It is not something that produces an error message. I'm not sure if it was in any other versions, as this is the first one I downloaded (jan. 28th)


Basically, I've been remaking the Generation I games, and I haven't got far. Anyway, In the route next to viridian city, you can encounter wild Nidoran males and females.

If you switch to a different pokemon when you encounter a wild Nidoran, the Nidoran's attacks will be errr...off time, for the rest of the battle. It will still display the message, such as "Wild Nidoran used peck" or "Wild Nidoran used scratch" but the attack will never play an animation or cause damage, nor will it say that the attack missed.

I have confirmed this happens in multiple locations and when switching to various different Pokemon. It only seems to happen with the Nidorans too. all others seem to work fine so far.

The only thing that seems to break the cycle, other than defeating the Nidoran (rather easy when they can't cause damage), is the random chance of the Nidoran using their other move (growl/leer). These moves connect correctly and seem to break out of the error.


I know this error is obscure and somewhat unimportant, but I have no idea how to fix it, and it is kind of irritating.

[oldsnake90]

having trouble with the audio of the battles and the wild battles and sound effects. the volume it too low how do you change it so its normal sound like the out of battle audio?