[Archive] Pokemon Essentials: Starter Kit for RPG Maker XP

Ok

Maruno said:

Adding pokémon is as easy as editing the pokémon.txt file in the PBS folder. There's a lot of settings, so take a look at the Notes to help you.

As for your maps not getting darker, you'll need to edit metadata.txt. Help for this is also in the Notes. Basically, only outdoor maps are light during the day and dark at night. Use "editor.exe" and use the "Set metadata" option to sort this.

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Ok, thanx!
But lets supose I want to add the night-&-day system to my game (not pokémon, one of pure RPGXP... well I'm developing a pokémon game and a game of mine) I copied the script and it didn't work. Do I have to make a .txt file to do it?

BTW: I added a pokémon on the .txt (I knew that it was the right one) months ago and an error appeared and I had to unzip again the kit.

zephadus said:

Okay, I've done that, but it still doesn't happen.
It'll say the name of the town int he top-corner when I load my file, but when I walk into the nearby route that I've set up, it doesn't say "ROUTE ##" or anything.
I've linked the maps in the editor as well.

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You've done the "Show Area=TRUE" for each and every outdoor map, right? Because using connections.txt isn't a substitute - it won't say for you that any map connected to map X should also show signposts.

Just check metadata.txt again, find the data for the maps you want, and make sure everything looks up to snuff (the right map ID number, that you've given the maps names, etc. etc.). I presume you're playtesting the game here, and not playing the game standalone.

Number of particular species in party

Maruno said:

You've done the "Show Area=TRUE" for each and every outdoor map, right? Because using connections.txt isn't a substitute - it won't say for you that any map connected to map X should also show signposts.

Just check metadata.txt again, find the data for the maps you want, and make sure everything looks up to snuff (the right map ID number, that you've given the maps names, etc. etc.). I presume you're playtesting the game here, and not playing the game standalone.

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Aye, that I am.
Everything looks good, so I donno what's wrong.
Oh well, I'll worry about it later.
For now I'll just get other stuff done, but for now...

I have yet another question:
Is there a way to check how many of any given pokemon you have in your party?
I know you can check if a pokemon species is there, but would I be able to tell if there were, say... 5 Squirtles or just 1?

EDIT: Couple more.
Is there a way to check if a Pokémon is infected with the Pokérus?
and if so, call a common event like for example, a text-box telling you that the pokemon look strange?
Also, is there a way to keep track of how many times an individual Pokémon has fainted?

zephadus:

Use the following code within a Script event command (the code below was not tested):
That will put the number of Pokemon of the species Magikarp in variable number 1. Then, you can check the value of that variable using conditional branches, as usual. Of course, you can change the species name and variable number.

I have been trying to figure this out for a while but no one knows if you can... is it possible to have a bridge you can walk over and under??

zephadus:

Use this Ruby idiom to determine whether a Pokemon is infected with Pokérus virus (assuming that
"pokemon" is a PokeBattle_Pokemon object, such as the result of the Ruby script call "$Trainer.party[0]"):

To determine the faint count for a Pokemon, add the following code in a new section before the last one in the Script Editor
(untested).
Then you can print the number of times a Pokemon has fainted using this Ruby idiom (assuming that
"pokemon" is a PokeBattle_Pokemon object, such as the result of the Ruby script call "$Trainer.party[0]"):

poccil said:

zephadus:

Use this Ruby idiom to determine whether a Pokemon is infected with Pokérus virus (assuming that
"pokemon" is a PokeBattle_Pokemon object, such as the result of the Ruby script call "$Trainer.party[0]"):

Code:

if pokemon.pokerus==1 # Infected
 # Pokemon is infected
end

To determine the faint count for a Pokemon, add the following code in a new section before the last one in the Script Editor
(untested).

Code:

class PokeBattle_Pokemon
 def faintcount; @faintcount ? @faintcount : 0; end
 def hp=(value)
  # Update faint count
  @faintcount=0 if !@faintcount
  @faintcount+=1 if @hp!=0 && value==0
  @hp=value; 
 end
end

Then you can print the number of times a Pokemon has fainted using this Ruby idiom (assuming that
"pokemon" is a PokeBattle_Pokemon object, such as the result of the Ruby script call "$Trainer.party[0]"):

Code:

print pokemon.faintcount

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Sorry, I'm not sure I quite understand.
I put these where exactly? :\

I am sure i have asked this before but does anyone know how to change the character overworld? I have done it before but forgot how... and i cheked note's html but couldnt find the answer.

A pathetically dumb question, can I use D/P style overworlds and tiles with this?

Quite simply, yes you can.

can someone help me with this problem
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `subname' for nil:NilClass
RandomMap:63
RandomMap:58:in `call'
EventScene:580:in `trigger'
EventScene:579:in `each'
EventScene:579:in `trigger'
Game_Map_:53:in `setup'
PokemonMap:640:in `setup'
Scene_Map:214:in `transfer_player'
Scene_Map:107:in `update'
Scene_Map:98:in `loop'

Anuhrima:

To fix this, go to the script section RandomMap in the script editor. On line 62, after the line that reads:
add this line:
If that fails to work, you may need to define the starting position again in RPG Maker XP or delete the save file Game.rxdata.

Ok that fixed it but the new problem is
Exception: TypeError
Message: no implicit conversion from nil to integer
RandomMap:426:in `[]='
RandomMap:426:in `make_random_map'
RandomMap:425:in `each'
RandomMap:425:in `make_random_map'
RandomMap:424:in `each'
RandomMap:424:in `make_random_map'
RandomMap:423:in `each'
RandomMap:423:in `make_random_map'
RandomMap:74
RandomMap:58:in `call'

Pokemon NetPlay Plus
( I have seen a post about this but was no help and therfore I am posting here )


hey guys,

I've been trying to set up an online pokemon game for about 2 weeks now. I did some stuff but I am stuck now and have a few questions.

What I know how to do :

- ok so I got the server to run using netplay plus
- I have the pokemon tilsets and characters

What I want to do :

- Use Poccil's starter kit for my online Pokemon game without messing up everything


I think I can just paste most of the scripts but I think some will get messed up. For example like your starting character I want to change it so that its that 1 character you pick and then you have a party. What I would like to know is how I can copy all the scripts without messing up anything.Maybe I can copy the netplay plus files to the starter kit or something. I am sure there is a way I just don't know how. I thought maybe someone here would know. Possibly Poccil would know. Anyways if you think its to hard what is the closest I can get to a Pokemon game using netplay plus. It looks like it can be done but I am not the greatest at understanding all these sricpts. Well not the confusing ones anyway.

I would really appreciate some help. I hope someone has a solution or some tips for me.

Thanks

@Anuhrima: A lot of these errors you're getting shouldn't be happening. Have you edited any of the original code?

do you know what a synax error is

Of course. A syntax error occurs when code (in this case RGSS) isn't entered or processed correctly - in other words, it doesn't have the correct syntax.

The thing is, though, the error you posted relates to a script which normally doesn't even require any input, as far as I know. The fact that it even pops up indicates that either there's a bug with Essentials or you've edited the script incorrectly.

I hate these errors the most; they're very obscure and confusing :( .

well i deleted the not in line 76 of the random map

have you in any case deleted something else, because lines 72 - 76 in random map should look like this:

72 if map && tileset
73 generator=MapGenerator.new(map,tileset.passages,tileset.priorities)
74 generator.make_random_map(2,mapinfo[mapID].subname(2).to_i,p3,p4)
75 end
76 end

here i cant find the "not" you mentioned before

I think that this is because i did not set the starting point(which i don't know how to)
And i just created a town