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

[Youji]

Sorry that doesn't work. It stops the Encounter music but it doesn't play the battle music.

[Wichu]

Poccil, next time you release a new update, would it be too much trouble for you to comment the lines you edited in the scripts in the newest update?
Because at the moment, when I update my scripts, I have to find all my modifications from the older version, and copy them to the newer version.
If you commented all the changed lines, with for example "# Change", it might make updating a little easier for the people who have edited the scripts, since instead of searching for and copying many of our custom modifications, we'd just have to copy a few lines over from the new version. For example, I showed you my edited PokemonMenu script - it would be a lot easier to just copy the few changed lines in the newest release over than to copy all my modifications.

Edit: Devil_Silver, you can use the latest version immediately, as long as you move all your map data and stuff over.

[poccil]

I had to find out the hard way that stopping an ME merely means setting the ME's volume to 0. Here -- Change the pbPlayTrainerIntroME function on PokemonUtilities (starting at line 254):

def pbPlayTrainerIntroME(trainertype)
 pbRgssOpen("Data/trainernames.dat","rb"){|f|
  trainernames=Marshal.load(f)
  if trainernames[trainertype]
   bgm=trainernames[trainertype][6]
   if bgm && bgm!=""
    bgm=pbStringToAudioFile(bgm)
    Audio.bgm_play("Audio/ME/#{bgm.name}",bgm.volume,bgm.pitch)
   end
  end
 }
end

[Youji]

Thanks dude. It works perfect.

[Devil_Silver]

I hate to moan, but I had some questions.
So sorry for moaning :D
Here are my questions again:

Spoiler:

Hi everyone,
First of all, thanks Poccil for the new version!

I've got a couple of questions.

1. I'm normally using the first release for my game. Can I update to the latest version immediatly? I mean without downloading the ones after the first release?

2. How can you make certain events only appear when it's a certain weather, like someone who's outside when it's raining?
SOLVED

3. How do you add new key items, like a book?

4. How can you add new music to the PokéGear?

5. Can someone PM me on how exactly to update?

Thanks alot in advance.
Grtz

Oh, and I'm also looking for team magma and aqua charasets, but I don't think this is the right place for asking resources.

[poccil]

Devil_Silver:

Example of an event page that appears only during a certain weather.

Trigger: Action Button
Condition: Switch s:$game_screen.weather_type==1 is ON

Text:  It is raining.

The "1" after "s:$game_screen.weather_type" refers to the "Rain" weather condition.

[Wichu]

Poccil, I've just noticed you forgot to add these lines to PokemonTrainers:

    elsif $game_screen.weather_type==5 # Edit
     battle.weather=PBWeather::SUNNYDAY
     battle.weatherduration=-1

at line 292.

[Devil_Silver]

Thanks, Poccil!


Does anyone know the answer to the other questions?

[poccil]

Thanks, I was already aware of that.

[Wichu]

Oh, OK.
Anyway, I added two more scripts to my thread: they are a random name generator I made, and a change map view (normal/custom/perspective) script poccil sent me once.

[Devil_Silver]

Nice work, Wichu!

Can someone tell me how to update properly? I tried, but then my game changed to an exact copy of the demo! (Glad I made a copy)

[Wichu]

I think you just have to move any custom graphics and music over to Essentials. Then if you have no custom scripts/Pokémon etc, copy the System.rxdata, Mapinfos.rxdata and Map###.rxdata files from the original project to Essentials.
In PBS, copy any files you edited (especially metadata, encounters and trainers).
If you have custom Pokémon/items/moves etc, copy those files over, too.
Scripts are harder - you have to carefully copy and paste each of your edits.
Finally, run the game from within RPG Maker. If it doesn't do the "Compiling..." thing, run it again while holding CTRL.
It should be exactly

[Devil_Silver]

It works!

Thanks ALOT, Wichu!
Now I can insert your add-ons!

-Edit-

Is it possible to:

- Make weather effects change with the time of day?
Like in the morning, it's rain (20%)
And at night, it's rain (80%)

- Make events appear on certain days only?
Like a pokémon that only appears on Wednesday?

[Shirayuki Mizore]

Another Error..Except this time when I try to run the .exe file...

Script 'SpriteWindow' line 1269: Errno::ENOENT occurred

No Such File or Directory-Data/dexdata.dat

Also, I got this error when I tried the Testplay:

Exception: RuntimeError
Message: Undefined Trainer constant name: FISHERMAN'
Compiler:710:in `pbGetConst'
Compiler:743:in `parseTrainer'
Compiler:1036:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Compiler:1035:in `loop'
Compiler:1091:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Compiler:2331
Section112:710:in `pbGetConst'
Section112:743:in `parseTrainer'
Section112:1036:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Section112:1035:in `loop'
Section112:1091:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Section112:2331
...

Can I have the Event Template for a battle?

[poccil]

Legend of Awesome:

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Devil_Silver:

That can also be achieved using a script-based switch.

Trigger: Action Button
Condition: Switch s:Time.now.wday==1 is ON

Text:  Today is Monday.

The number after "Time.now.wday" can be 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and so on.

Also, making weather effects change with the time of day is not supported.

[Shirayuki Mizore]

Ahh, I see now.

But what about the other error? Does that go with the Fisherman error?

ANOTHER Error..

Exception: RuntimeError
Message: In encounters.txt, expected a species entry line,
got "Pidgey,2" instead (probably too few entries in an encounter type).
Please check the format of the section numbered 0029,
which is just before this line.
Compiler:816:in `pbCompileEncounters'
Compiler:808:in `loop'
Compiler:822:in `pbCompileEncounters'
Compiler:779:in `loop'
Compiler:843:in `pbCompileEncounters'
Compiler:2343
Section112:816:in `pbCompileEncounters'
Section112:808:in `loop'
Section112:822:in `pbCompileEncounters'
Section112:779:in `loop'
Section112:843:in `pbCompileEncounters'
Section112:2343

I put it in just like somebody said..

[poccil]

Here, the section 0029 has too many entries in it. Simply remove the extra entry, which here is "Pidgey,2", until there are no more errors.

[mad.array]

nvm, sorted Wait, Whaddaya mean I have to have 25 characters in here? Will this do?

[Alistair]

Hey poccil, when RPG Maker VX comes out, are you going to modify Essentials to work with it?

[Shirayuki Mizore]

Hey, thanks. Except it just kept asking me to remove and remove and remove..so before I remove anymore, is anything wrong here:

Spoiler:

[poccil]

For one thing, "Ratatta" is misspelled: it should be "RATTATA". Also, there should be 12 entries
with no blank lines between them.

EDIT: After inspecting the data compiler, I realized that it was reporting the wrong error. The real problem was that "Ratatta" was misspelled, not the number of entries, which was probably correct originally.

[Shirayuki Mizore]

*Smacks Forehead*
I am being WAAAY to careless..

Dang. ANOTHER ERROR.

Script 'PokemonUtilities' line 266yntaxError occured

O.o

[Devil_Silver]

Another problem:

Normally, when I use the 'Show TownMap' thing, it works perfectly.
But now I use a custom map, and this error shows up when I use pbShowMap:

Exception: RuntimeError
Message: Script error within event 2, map 1 (Your house):
Section104:73:in `pbStartScene'undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
Section018:238:in `pbExecuteScript'
Section104:215:in `pbStartScreen'
Section115:101:in `pbShowMap'
Section115:98:in `pbFadeOutIn'
Section115:98:in `pbShowMap'
(eval)in `pbExecuteScript'
Section018:1614:in `eval'
Section018:238:in `pbExecuteScript'
Section018:1614:in `command_355'
Section018:466:in `execute_command'
Section018:190:in `update'
Section018:104:in `loop'
Section018:195:in `update'
Section020:98:in `update'
Section020:96:in `loop'
Section020:109:in `update'
Section020:65:in `main'
Section020:62:in `loop'
Section020:69:in `main'
Section117in `mainFunction'
Section117in `pbCriticalCode'
Section117:22:in `mainFunction'
Section117:26
Section117:25:in `loop'
Section117:34

[Wichu]

Devil_Silver: Have you updated townmap.txt with the name of the new map? And is the map position in metadata.txt accurate?

[.houndoomed]

Originally Posted by Дон Пач

Hey poccil, when RPG Maker VX comes out, are you going to modify Essentials to work with it?

Freakish, I was gonna ask that too o.0

Do you think you will? I think it's basically the same thing to be honest, but a lot of people will be changing to VX (possibly because the screen size has been increased).