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

[victorspvl]

I put a new version of the starter kit on my game and now is appearing almost all the time the sentence.
Hangup
The script is talking too long.

What I possoa do to stop this happening?

To be more exact.
The problem is this.
Exception: Hangup
Message: The script is taking too long. The game will restart.
Compiler:2308:in `load'
Compiler:2308:in `load_data'
Compiler:2308:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'
Compiler:2306:in `each'
Compiler:2306:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'
Compiler:2559:in `pbCompileAllData'
Compiler:2598

What do I do to stop this happening?

[NeoStar]

Ok guys I need help. What im trying to do is do the first rival event from pokemon crystal where your rival steals a pokemon from professor elm and you run into him. The problem im having is after you duel him he says hes going to be the best pokemon trainer like normal then after that he moves and then the whole event starts all over again. Ive tried turning off the switch that turns the event on but that just stops the movement completely. Also called the end battle script on all parts... didnt make a difference. Anyway... heres the event im talking about....

Script:Kernel.pbNoticePlayer(get_character(0))
Wait: 15 Frames
Set Movement Route: Player, Turn right,
Set Movement Route: Rival, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left
Wait For Moves Completion
Text: ..... ..... .....
Text: You got a pokemon at the lab.
Text: What a waste a wimp like you.
Text: Don't you get what i'm saying?
Text: Well, I too, have a good pokemon.
Text: I'll show you what I mean!
Comment: Rival Choice 1 switch = Totodile
Conditional Branch: Switch [042: Rival Choice 1] == ON
Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,1)
Control Self Switch A = ON
Branch End
Branch End

Comment: Rival Choice 2 switch = Chikorita
Conditional Branch: Switch [043: Rival Choice 2] == ON
Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,2)
Control Self Switch A = ON
Branch End
Branch End

Comment: Rival Choice 3 switch = Cyndaquil
Conditional Branch Switch [044: Rival Choice 3] == ON
Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,3)
Control Self Switch A = ON
Branch End
Branch End

Script: pbTrainerEnd
Text: ..... ..... .....
My names ?????.
Text: I'm going to be the worlds greatest pokemon trainer.
Set Movement Route: Player, Move Down, Turn Up, Turn Left
Comment: Switch 0040 is what turns this event on, Switch 0045 is for a different event. 
Set Movement Route: Rival, Move Up, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Up, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Switch 0040 OFF, Switch 0045 ON
Wait: 60 Frames

and heres the changes to trainernames and trainer.txt if you need them

83,RIVAL,?????,30,,,,Male

#-------------------
RIVAL
?????,1
1
TOTODILE,5
#-------------------
RIVAL
?????,2
1
CHIKORITA,5
#-------------------
RIVAL
?????,3
1
CYNDAQUIL,5

Normally id try to fix this myself but ive been trying for the past 5 hours and cant find what I did wrong. Also i was wondering how it would be possible to make a rival screen to insert your rival's name like you can with your own name. Cant find that anywhere in notes.html so i was wondering if that was implemented or not....

[Wichu]

If you're using Autorun or Parallel Process, you need to put Erase Event at the end, to avoid it looping. Hope that helps!

[NeoStar]

Oh, sorry I forgot to say that I have it on event touch. Also tried it on player touch too and it doesnt make a difference. Tried erase event anyway and it didnt work T_T. Continuing as we speak messing with the event ill let you know if i get it working.

[Wichu]

Try setting a self switch on, then having a blank event page with the switch as its condition. If that fails, try putting the trainer battles on separate pages, and have them activated by other self switches.

[NeoStar]

starting to hate this event...... first suggestion didnt work. Second suggestion works perfectly for one of the events (the 3rd page cyndaquil one) so I was thinking... yay finally got this event to work. But when i try it on the first and 2nd page the battle doesn't start. It goes through the welcome text skips the battle conditional branch then goes to the last part which... works fine..... I've tried just copying and pasting the cyndaquil event and switching the branch to the right switch and the battle still doesnt load. Im totally stumped on this one.

*edit* oh and they are all on event touch.

[Krobelus]

@Neostar - What's the Script: pbTrainerEnd for anyway? I don't think I've ever used it, nor needed it.

-Krobe

[Wichu]

Try 6 event pages.
1: The intro speech, etc. Set to event touch. Then turn self switch A on.
2,3,4: A battle on each page. Autorun, conditions: self switch A and the appropriate rival switch. Then turn self switch B on.
5. Autorun, condition self switch B. After battle speech. Then turn self switch C on.
6. Action button, self switch C. Blank.

Try that.

[Firemaker]

Make the first event page blank, totally. For when nothing is on, your first trip to Cherrygrove.

[NeoStar]

@ Krobleus: Not entirely sure what it does I think it ends the trainer battle? I just put it in there because notes.html said that it had to be in there....

@ Everyone Else: Finally got it working. Here's what i had to do after trying out everyones suggestions. Just in case someone else is trying to do this event and has difficulties.

Page 1:

#Make an event so everything runs. I called it Elm Event 4
Conditions: Elm Event 4 Is On
Trigger: Event Touch

Script:Kernel.pbNoticePlayer(get_character(0))
Wait: 15 Frames
Set Movement Route: Player, Turn right,
Set Movement Route: Rival, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left
Wait For Moves Completion
Text: ..... ..... .....
Text: You got a pokemon at the lab.
Text: What a waste a wimp like you.
Text: Don't you get what i'm saying?
Text: Well, I too, have a good pokemon.
Text: I'll show you what I mean!
Control Self Switch A = ON
Page 2: 

Conditions: Self Switch A is ON
Trigger: Autorun

Comment: Rival Choice 1 switch = Totodile
Conditional Branch: Switch [042: Rival Choice 1] == ON
Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,1)
Branch End
Branch End
Control Self Switch B = ON

Comment: Rival Choice 2 switch = Chikorita
Conditional Branch: Switch [043: Rival Choice 2] == ON
Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,2)
Branch End
Branch End
Control Self Switch B = ON

Comment: Rival Choice 3 switch = Cyndaquil
Conditional Branch Switch [044: Rival Choice 3] == ON
Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,3)
Branch End
Branch End
Control Self Switch B = ON

Page 3:
Text: ..... ..... .....
My names ?????.
Text: I'm going to be the worlds greatest pokemon trainer.
Set Movement Route: Player, Move Down, Turn Up, Turn Left
# Elm event 5 is for the event where you name your rival in professor elm's lab

Set Movement Route: Rival, Move Up, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Up, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Move Left, Switch Elm Event 4 OFF, Switch Elm Event 5 ON
Wait: 60 Frames
Erase Event
 Control Self Switch C = ON
Page 4:

Conditions: Self Switch C is ON
Trigger: Action Button
#Blank event with self switch c as a trigger to prevent event from looping.

Anyway.... my second question hasnt been answered yet anyone know how to make an event where you can name your rival? Or if its been implemented?

[Krobelus]

@Neostar - That's good you got it working, but for some reason, I don't use that command to end trainer battles. =/ Anyway, you can store any number/text in a variable, and call it with like \V, or something, similar to \Pn. I forgot which one it was, but yea, Poccil told me either a few pages back, or in a PM or something. I'll check afterwards =P

-Krobe

[poccil]

A new version is available.

Changes:

Increased number of storage boxes to 40
Improved custom Tilemap's performance in large maps
Changed font installation code
Message system now supports "Change Text Options" event command
Fixed bug in 640x480 mode where battle transitions were
improperly displayed
Fixed Revival Herb bug where it restored half HP and not full HP.
New GifSprite class supports loading GIF images and animations
Fixed bug that causes error after losing a Trainer battle

For detailed changes, see this diff file.

[MR.GLITCH_KING]

very nice job poccil especially with that gif thing

[NeoStar]

yes... very nice job keep up the good work.

[poccil]

NeoStar:

I can sense one problem with your final solution, namely that the self switch B can turn on even if the player loses the battle. Here's how to fix it:

Comment: Rival Choice 1 switch = Totodile
Conditional Branch: Switch [042: Rival Choice 1] == ON
  Conditional Branch: Script: pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"?????",_I("Humph. Are you happy you won?"),false,1)
    Comment:  If won
    Control Self Switch B = ON   
  Else
    Comment:  If lost
    Control Self Switch B = OFF
    Control Self Switch A = OFF
    Exit Event Processing
  Branch End
Branch End

[Wichu]

Poccil, are you planning on implementing Shadow Pokémon?

[Firemaker]

Great job with the gif. I can't wait to see how that will turn out.

[victorspvl]

Poccil the starter kit is too!
But I have several questions about, if you would like me respond very happy!

1 - I wanted to make: When the switch was activated 80 a picture of Trainer Card change, as I do that?

2-Add a trainer card than to put many insiguinias (some 32), as I do?

3-In the starter kit in the top left corner of poké center has an event there, ($ PokemonGlobal.seenStorageCreator =
True), so that, and I have to move this event for pokécenter of my game?

4-townmapgen not working, why?

Sorry so many questions ...
Thanks

[Wichu]

Originally Posted by victorspvl

Poccil the starter kit is too!
But I have several questions about, if you would like me respond very happy!

1 - I wanted to make: When the switch was activated 80 a picture of Trainer Card change, as I do that?

2-Add a trainer card than to put many insiguinias (some 32), as I do?

3-In the starter kit in the top left corner of poké center has an event there, ($ PokemonGlobal.seenStorageCreator =
True), so that, and I have to move this event for pokécenter of my game?

4-townmapgen not working, why?

Sorry so many questions ...
Thanks

1. I'm not sure, I'll try to find out.

2. Same as above, though it should be possible.

3. No, you shouldn't move it: it is the script which changes SOMEONE'S PC to BILL'S PC. Use the command in the event for the Storage creator.

4. Did you copy and paste the output into townmap.txt?

[Tsunami-Dono]

Hey, something is wrong here...

I have created a project of Pokemon Thunder Yellow(a game with Yellow's game story); But, when you go to Pallet Town(from inside of a house or by another route) the game stops, and I don't know why it stops(it's only Pallet, the Town... The houses are OK, and I don't have deleted any map that already was there)...

Sorry for the errors in this text, cause I'm from Brazil...

So, if you can help-me, please answer this post...

[victorspvl]

Thanks
The townmap gen simply does not work, does not give to click on the button to save and load does not load ...

[NeoStar]

@ Poccil:

Yeah, ill try that out right now while i'm working on Route 48. I'll edit this post if i get it working on not. Thanks for your help.

*edit* yeah it works again thanks alot for your help. I really appreciate it.

@ Tsunami-Dono:

You mean it freezes completely like... just stops and you cant move or anything? Is there any error? This info would be helpful so we can help you with your problem.

@ Everyone else:

Have a couple more questions:

1.Would a bank system be possible? Like in g/s/c? I'm not asking how to DO a bank system that parts easy. I was just wondering where the variable or whatever is that stores your money? I looked in the notes.html and scripts and couldnt find it. And then there would be the part of taking out a certain ammount of money every battle and storing it in the bank.

2. Again with my Rival name question. Starting to wonder if its even possible or if i should pm Poccil about it. Id really hate to bug him about it im sure he gets enough pms already.

3. Is it possible to add players to the phone system? Like say professor elm and your mom or would that require rewriting the script all over again?

4. How can you get pictures for your trainers? Again ive been looking through the scripts and cant find anything on it.

[Wichu]

You have to copy and paste everything from townmap.txt into the box first to load.
To save, you must have edited something on the map (click a place on the map and edit the boxes underneath).

The money is stored in $Trainer.money (use something like Script: $Trainer.money-=$game_variables[*variable id*] to take away money, $Trainer.money+=$game_variables[*variable id*] to add money.)

I'll try answering the rest later.

[golden_rex]

its all complicated so i decided to give up on trying to make a hack and just play them instead.

[Tsunami-Dono]

It freezes...

when I put in the first event(intro) to teleport to Pallet, when the screen shows the city, it freezes, but the backsound keep playing... If you get out of a house, it's freeze on the Black screen...