10-Character limit bypass

[Leaf Shinigami]

Hi, I'm currently part of an RMXP fan game project and I was wondering if there is any possible way to bypass the 10 character limit when it comes to naming a Pokemon/Fakemon. Thank you!

 

[thor348]

here's what i know, hopefully others can expound on it.

go to the script editor.

find this code in PokemonUtilities section:
(this is only for the trainer name length)

def pbTrainerName(name=nil)
  if $PokemonGlobal.playerID<0
    pbChangePlayer(0)
  end
  trainertype=pbGetPlayerTrainerType
  trname=name
  if trname==nil
    [COLOR="Blue"]trname=pbEnterText("Your name?",0,7)[/COLOR]
    gender=pbGetTrainerTypeGender(trainertype) 
    if trname==""
      trname=pbSuggestTrainerName(gender)
    end
  end
  $Trainer=PokeBattle_Trainer.new(trname,trainertype)
  $PokemonBag=PokemonBag.new
  $PokemonTemp.begunNewGame=true
end

change the 7 to what you want.

now find this code in PokemonSummary:

textpos=[
       [_INTL("INFO"),26,16,0,base,shadow],
       [pokename,46,62,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("{1}",pokemon.level),46,92,0,Color.new(64,64,64),Color.new(176,176,176)],
       [_INTL("Item"),16,320,0,base,shadow],
       [itemname,16,352,0,Color.new(64,64,64),Color.new(176,176,176)],
       [_ISPRINTF("Dex No."),238,80,0,base,shadow],
     [COLOR="Blue"]  [_ISPRINTF("{1:03d}",pokemon.species),435,80,2,numberbase,numbershadow],[/COLOR]
       [_INTL("Species"),238,112,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("{1}",speciesname),435,112,2,Color.new(64,64,64),Color.new(176,176,176)],
       [_INTL("Type"),238,144,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("OT"),238,176,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("ID No."),238,208,0,base,shadow],
    ]

you'll have to adjust the blue line according to your new length of characters.

now find this code in PokeBattle_ActualScene:
(this is for pokemon now)

  def pbNameEntry(helptext)
    [COLOR="blue"]return pbEnterText(helptext,0,10)[/COLOR]
  end

change the blue line, 10 being the max, to what you want.

now back to PokemonUtilities, find this:

  # Set nickname
  if nickname && nickname!=""
[COLOR="blue"]    pokemon.name=nickname[0,10][/COLOR]
  end

change to 10 to whatever you changed it to previously.
now find this in the same section:

def pbNickname(pokemon)
  speciesname=PBSpecies.getName(pokemon.species)
  if Kernel.pbConfirmMessage(_INTL("Would you like to give a nickname to {1}?",speciesname))
    helptext=_INTL("{1}'s nickname?",speciesname)
[COLOR="blue"]    newname=pbEnterText(helptext,0,10)[/COLOR]
    pokemon.name=newname if newname!=""
  end
end

again change the 10 to what you wanted.

now go to the Compiler section and find this:

elsif key=="Name"
                   raise _INTL("Species name {1} is greater than [COLOR="blue"]10[/COLOR] characters long (section {2}, PBS/pokemon.txt)",value,currentmap) if value.length>[COLOR="blue"]10[/COLOR]
                   speciesnames[currentmap]=value

change the blue numbers to what you wanted.

now back to PokeBattle_ActualScene, find this:

def refresh
    self.bitmap.clear
    return if [email protected]
    self.bitmap.blt(0,0,@databox.bitmap,Rect.new(0,0,@databox.width,@databox.height))
    base=PokeBattle_Scene::BOXTEXTBASECOLOR
    shadow=PokeBattle_Scene::BOXTEXTSHADOWCOLOR
    [email protected]
    if @battler.name.split('').last=="♂" || @battler.name.split('').last=="♀"
      [email protected][0..-2]
    end
    pbSetSystemFont(self.bitmap)
    textpos=[]
    textpos.push([pokename,@spritebaseX+8,6,false,base,shadow])
    genderX=self.bitmap.text_size(pokename).width
    genderX+=@spritebaseX+14
    if @battler.gender==0 # Male
      textpos.push([_INTL("♂"),genderX,6,false,Color.new(48,96,216),shadow])
    elsif @battler.gender==1 # Female
      textpos.push([_INTL("♀"),genderX,6,false,Color.new(248,88,40),shadow])
    end
    pbDrawTextPositions(self.bitmap,textpos)
    pbSetSmallFont(self.bitmap)
    textpos=[]
    [COLOR="blue"]textpos.push([_INTL("Lv{1}",@battler.level),@spritebaseX+202,8,true,base,shadow])[/COLOR]
    hpstring=_ISPRINTF("{1: 2d}/{2: 2d}",self.hp,@battler.totalhp)
    if @showhp
      [COLOR="blue"]textpos.push([hpstring,@spritebaseX+188,48,true,base,shadow])[/COLOR]
    end
    pbDrawTextPositions(self.bitmap,textpos)
    if @battler.pokemon.isShiny?
      shinyX=206
      shinyX=-6 if (@battler.index&1)==0 # If player's Pokémon
      imagepos=[["Graphics/Pictures/shiny.png",@spritebaseX+shinyX,36,0,0,-1,-1]]
      pbDrawImagePositions(self.bitmap,imagepos)
    end
    if @battler.owned && (@battler.index&1)==1
      imagepos=[["Graphics/Pictures/battleBoxOwned.png",@spritebaseX+8,36,0,0,-1,-1]]
      pbDrawImagePositions(self.bitmap,imagepos)
    end
    if @battler.status>0
      self.bitmap.blt(@spritebaseX+24,36,@statuses.bitmap,
         Rect.new(0,(@battler.status-1)*16,44,16))
    end
    hpGaugeSize=PokeBattle_Scene::HPGAUGESIZE
    [email protected]==0 ? 0 : (self.hp*hpGaugeSize/@battler.totalhp)
    hpgauge=1 if hpgauge==0 && self.hp>0
    hpzone=0
    hpzone=1 if self.hp<=(@battler.totalhp/2).floor
    hpzone=2 if self.hp<=(@battler.totalhp/4).floor
    hpcolors=[
       PokeBattle_Scene::HPCOLORSHADOW1,
       PokeBattle_Scene::HPCOLORBASE1,
       PokeBattle_Scene::HPCOLORSHADOW2,
       PokeBattle_Scene::HPCOLORBASE2,
       PokeBattle_Scene::HPCOLORSHADOW3,
       PokeBattle_Scene::HPCOLORBASE3
    ]

you'll have to edit this accordingly.

now go to PokemonSummary and find this:

  textpos=[
       [_INTL("INFO"),26,16,0,base,shadow],
       [pokename,46,62,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("{1}",pokemon.level),46,92,0,Color.new(64,64,64),Color.new(176,176,176)],
       [_INTL("Item"),16,320,0,base,shadow],
       [itemname,16,352,0,Color.new(64,64,64),Color.new(176,176,176)],
       [_ISPRINTF("Dex No."),238,80,0,base,shadow],
       [_ISPRINTF("{1:03d}",pokemon.species),435,80,2,numberbase,numbershadow],
      [COLOR="blue"] [_INTL("Species"),238,112,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("{1}",speciesname),435,112,2,Color.new(64,64,64),Color.new(176,176,176)],[/COLOR]
       [_INTL("Type"),238,144,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("OT"),238,176,0,base,shadow],
       [_INTL("ID No."),238,208,0,base,shadow],
    ]

you'll have to edit accordingly.

now go to PokemonParty and find this:

@spriteXOffset=28
    @spriteYOffset=0
    @pokeballXOffset=10
    @pokeballYOffset=0
    @pokenameX=96
    @pokenameY=16
    @levelX=20
    @levelY=62
    @statusX=80
    @statusY=68
    @genderX=224
    @genderY=16
    @hpX=224
    @hpY=60
    @hpbarX=96
    @hpbarY=50
    @gaugeX=128
    @gaugeY=52
    @itemXOffset=62
    @itemYOffset=48
    @annotX=96
    @annotY=58
    xvalues=[0,256,0,256,0,256]
    yvalues=[0,16,96,112,192,208]

you'll have to edit accordingly.

lastly, we have the name rater, here's the script:

pkmn=pbGetPokemon(1)
species=PBSpecies.getName(pkmn.species)
pbTextEntry("#{species}'s nickname?",0,[COLOR="Blue"]10[/COLOR],5)

just change the 10 to what you've been setting it as.

hope this helped!

 

[Maruno]

I didn't read any of what thor said, so I can't comment on it.

The character limit for various names only exists because, if the names are any longer, they'll no longer fit into the spaces they're supposed to go into (e.g. battle boxes for Pokémon names). If I could have let them be longer, I would have. It's up to you if you want to increase/remove the limit, but then you'll either have to redesign some things to accommodate the longer names or be stuck with too-long names failing to fit into small spaces.

 

[thor348]

I didn't read any of what thor said, so I can't comment on it.

The character limit for various names only exists because, if the names are any longer, they'll no longer fit into the spaces they're supposed to go into (e.g. battle boxes for Pokémon names). If I could have let them be longer, I would have. It's up to you if you want to increase/remove the limit, but then you'll either have to redesign some things to accommodate the longer names or be stuck with too-long names failing to fit into small spaces.

I gave him the locations of where to increase the length, as well as where to change the dimensions of various places so the new length will fit.