[Scripting Question] Help with ability that lets you use moves while asleep

Tommaniacal · Oct 8, 2018

I'm attempting to create a custom ability that lets you use moves successfully without having to use Sleep Talk. I tried modeling it after the move Snore, and found that there's an effect that works exactly like what I'm looking for: pbCanUseWhileAsleep?

How exactly would I use this in the script of an ability? I started out with this:

Code:

if attacker.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING) && 
   attacker.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP

but I have no idea where to go from there. Also, where would be the best place to put this script?

Thanks!

mgriffin · Oct 8, 2018

That seems like a good start. Can't you say something like "if canUseWhileAsleep or has Lucid Dreaming"? I'm guessing the change will look a bit like this:

Code:

[color=red]if !thismove.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? # Snore/Sleep Talk/Outrage[/color]
[color=green]if !(thismove.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? || self.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING)) # Snore/Sleep Talk/Outrage[/color]

(I haven't actually read the code around that line, so this might not quite work as-written, but hopefully it will point you in the right direction)

Tommaniacal · Oct 8, 2018

mgriffin said:
Can't you say something like "if canUseWhileAsleep or has Lucid Dreaming"? I'm guessing the change will look a bit like this:

Code:

[color=red]if !thismove.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? # Snore/Sleep Talk/Outrage[/color] [color=green]if !(thismove.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? || self.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING)) # Snore/Sleep Talk/Outrage[/color]

(I haven't actually read the code around that line, so this might not quite work as-written, but hopefully it will point you in the right direction)

Wow, that was way easier than I was making it haha. I followed what you did, and added it to PokeBattle_Battler here:

Code:

    # Do nothing if using Snore/Sleep Talk
    if self.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP && (move.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? [COLOR="Red"]|| self.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING))[/COLOR]
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} ignored orders and kept sleeping!",pbThis)) 
      return false
    end

and here:

Code:

    if !turneffects[PBEffects::SkipAccuracyCheck]
      if self.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP
        self.statusCount-=1
        if self.statusCount<=0
          self.pbCureStatus
        else
          self.pbContinueStatus
          PBDebug.log("[Status] #{pbThis} remained asleep (count: #{self.statusCount})")
          if !(thismove.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? [COLOR="red"]|| self.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING))[/COLOR] # Snore/Sleep Talk/Outrage
            PBDebug.log("[Move failed] #{pbThis} couldn't use #{thismove.name} while asleep")
            return false
          end
        end
      end

And it appears to be working! Not sure if there are other places I should add it to, I wouldn't think I'd need to add it to the code for Snore and Sleep Talk. Thank you!

Ego13 · Oct 10, 2018

There should be a check for status conditions in pbSuccessCheck or a script related to that. There you can add a check for the ability.
Since I can't look into it now i might name the wrong script but it is a good place to start

Tommaniacal · Oct 10, 2018

mgriffin said:
Can't you say something like "if canUseWhileAsleep or has Lucid Dreaming"? I'm guessing the change will look a bit like this

This worked! I commented earlier but for some reason it didn't go through. I added it in Pokebattler here:

Code:

   [COLOR="Green"] # Do nothing if using Snore/Sleep Talk[/COLOR]
    if self.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP && [COLOR="Red"]([/COLOR]move.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? [COLOR="Red"]|| self.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING))[/COLOR]
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} ignored orders and kept sleeping!",pbThis)) 
      return false
    end

and here:

Code:

    if !turneffects[PBEffects::SkipAccuracyCheck]
      if self.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP
        self.statusCount-=1
        if self.statusCount<=0
          self.pbCureStatus
        else
          self.pbContinueStatus
          PBDebug.log("[Status] #{pbThis} remained asleep (count: #{self.statusCount})")
          if ![COLOR="red"]([/COLOR]thismove.pbCanUseWhileAsleep? [COLOR="red"]|| self.hasWorkingAbility(:LUCIDDREAMING)[/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]# Snore/Sleep Talk/Outrage[/COLOR]
            PBDebug.log("[Move failed] #{pbThis} couldn't use #{thismove.name} while asleep")
            return false
          end
        end
      end
    end

Pokemon with it can attack while asleep, and they still wake up after a certain amount of turns

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