Script: [v13+] Character Selection

FL · Nov 10, 2014

It's a character selection screen suggested for player selection or partner selection.

Tested on Essentials v13, v18.1 and v20.1. If this script isn't working on latest Essentials version, please inform on this thread.

Qwertyis666 · Nov 10, 2014

Nice! I was looking for something like this :) but I have one question :
I call the script after or before the gender selection in the intro?
I think I will use it to change outfit, so it will be after I guess?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english

Zeak6464 · Nov 10, 2014

Qwertyis666 said:
Nice! I was looking for something like this :) but I have one question :
I call the script after or before the gender selection in the intro?
I think I will use it to change outfit, so it will be after I guess?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english

I would do it after & make sure you have the Boy & Girl Characters Identified if your going to make this for Outfits. I personally love this script for adding in Tag Partner of your choice.
There is a lot of stuff this script can be used for.

kevios105 · Aug 29, 2016

how does this script work?

i create a new script in script editor and name it "characterselect" then i go to "Intro" (map) and open the event where you must choose if you boy or girl and make this

Comment: Initializes player 0 (PlayerA).
["pbChangePlayer" takes a value from 0 through 7;
other values are not valid. To edit information about
a player, choose "Set Metadata" in the Pokemon
Essentials Editor and select "Global".]

Script: pbCharacterSelection(overworld,battle)

but this doesn´t work for me ...

sorry my english and my knowledge about essentials and scripting is very weak.
please help to get this script work for me i use the newest essentials (16v2)....

i hope anyone can help me :(

FL · Sep 3, 2016

kevios105 said:
how does this script work?

i create a new script in script editor and name it "characterselect" then i go to "Intro" (map) and open the event where you must choose if you boy or girl and make this

but this doesn´t work for me ...

sorry my english and my knowledge about essentials and scripting is very weak.
please help to get this script work for me i use the newest essentials (16v2)....

i hope anyone can help me :(

Use the code:

Code:

overworld = ["trchar000","trchar001","trchar002","trchar003"]
battle = ["trainer000","trainer001","trainer002","trainer003"]
result = pbCharacterSelection(overworld,battle) 
pbChangePlayer(result)

And make sure that the first four players are initialized. If you want eight players, use eight sprite pairs (overworld and battle).

Jazerules · Apr 17, 2017

Character selection by FL

Everytime I choose character in the screen for the first click it looped me back to selection screen. After second click then the game proceed with the character you chose. I tried with any no. of character choices and it doesn't affect it. Even I answered no first then yes after wards it still looping me back.
Anyone with the same case?Hope anyone can help me here.

FL · Apr 18, 2017

Jazerules said:
Everytime I choose character in the screen for the first click it looped me back to selection screen. After second click then the game proceed with the character you chose. I tried with any no. of character choices and it doesn't affect it. Even I answered no first then yes after wards it still looping me back.
Anyone with the same case?Hope anyone can help me here.

I tested right now on Essentials V16.2 and it's working. Probably is something that you done wrong on your code, like don't deactivate the event who trigger the script. Try putting a message after the character selection script call. If it doesn't works, post your code here.

Jazerules · Apr 19, 2017

FL said:
I tested right now on Essentials V16.2 and it's working. Probably is something that you done wrong on your code, like don't deactivate the event who trigger the script. Try putting a message after the character selection script call. If it doesn't works, post your code here.

Well the full script was copied from thread tools so i don't think it was from syntax.

I used this code in the event to call the script:

overworld = ["trchar000","trchar001","trchar002","trchar003"]
battle = ["trainer000","trainer001","trainer002","trainer003"]
result = pbCharacterSelection(overworld,battle)
pbChangePlayer(result)

I tried it to put together in one script event. In separate script event but it all result same. First click do nothing after selecting yes but second click of the yes proceed with the choice character.

I tried putting a msg after the characterselection script call and this error occur

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: Section173:517:in `pbChangePlayer'undefined method `<' for nil:NilClass
***Full script:
pbChangePlayer(result)

Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'
(eval):1:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:1606:in `eval'
Interpreter:243:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:1606:in `command_355'
Interpreter:494:in `execute_command'
Interpreter:193:in `update'
Interpreter:106:in `loop'
Interpreter:198:in `update'
Scene_Map:103:in `update'

Jazerules · Apr 19, 2017

Sorry for multiple posting, I just want to say now it is working perfectly.
Thank you so much for this awesome code!!

ratylird · Jul 16, 2017

Question, do any of you guys know how to remove the gender selection? I want the character and characters name to not be optional.

FL · Jul 22, 2017

ratylird said:
Question, do any of you guys know how to remove the gender selection? I want the character and characters name to not be optional.

I don't understand. You want a player selection with only one choice? I guess that this script should work, but what is the point?

ratylird · Jul 26, 2017

FL said:
I don't understand. You want a player selection with only one choice? I guess that this script should work, but what is the point?

No I want to remove the choice option all together and make you play as just the one character.

komaoto · Jul 26, 2017

ratylird said:
No I want to remove the choice option all together and make you play as just the one character.

You mean the "character selection" beeing used to select outfits instead of using it for different character?

ratylird · Aug 4, 2017

No I just want it removed completely, so Oak won't sqy "are you a boy or girl? What is your name?" The game will just start after he explains the world of Pokemon

komaoto · Aug 5, 2017

You just use the bottom example in the intro map. When making your event, it should look something like this:

Code:

@> Oak talking here
@> Script: pbChangePlayer(0)
@> Script: pbTrainerName(Red)

You don't need this script to do that.
And of course you can change both player and name to whatever you want.

AndromedaKerova · Aug 31, 2017

I'm having trouble getting this to work too.
As a test I'm only trying to make the male select another character.

Here is my event code:

Spoiler:

Error message:

Code:

---------------------------
Shadowname
---------------------------
Exception: RuntimeError

Message: Script error within event 1, map 1 (Intro):

Exception: SyntaxError

Message: (eval):11:in `pbExecuteScript'compile error
(eval):8: syntax error
(eval):11: syntax error

***Line '(overworld,battle)' shouldn't begin with '('. Try

putting the '(' at the end of the previous line instead,

or using 'extendtext.exe'.

***Line '(overworld,battle)' shouldn't begin with '('. Try

putting the '(' at the end of the previous line instead,

or using 'extendtext.exe'.

***Full script:

overworld = 
["trchar000","trchar001","trchar002",
"trchar003"]
battle = 
["trainer000","trainer001","trainer00
2","trainer003"]
result = pbCharacterSelection
(overworld,battle)
pbChangePlayer(result)
pbCharacterSelection
(overworld,battle)




Interpreter:276:in `pbExecuteScript'

Interpreter:1606:in `command_355'

Interpreter:494:in `execute_command'

Interpreter:193:in `update'

Interpreter:106:in `loop'

Interpreter:198:in `update'

Scene_Map:103:in `update'

Scene_Map:101:in `loop'

Scene_Map:114:in `update'

Scene_Map:68:in `main'



This exception was logged in 

C:\Users\User\Saved Games/Shadowname/errorlog.txt.

Press Ctrl+C to copy this message to the clipboard.
---------------------------
OK   
---------------------------

komaoto · Aug 31, 2017

AndromedaKerova said:
something here

Code:

Exception: SyntaxError

This line is saying what kind of error you are getting.

And this is saying what you should do to fix the error:

Code:

***Line '(overworld,battle)' shouldn't begin with '('. Try

putting the '(' at the end of the previous line instead,

or using 'extendtext.exe'.

So you either put the '(' in the end of the previous line or use the "extendtext.exe". The extendtext is in the root of the game folder (the one where you run the game). Just double-click it and you are done. You will notice that yours message box became bigger than before. (it doesn't open a window of any kind, you won't even notice that it's running unless you insert text onto message boxes)

Deatheye1 · Sep 6, 2017

I use this code

overworld = ["trchar000","trchar001","trchar002","trchar003"]
battle = ["trainer000","trainer001","trainer002","trainer003"]
result = pbCharacterSelection(overworld,battle)
pbChangePlayer(result)

But when i go to the script appears this message

Code:

Excepción: SyntaxError

Mensaje: (eval):9:in `command_355'compile error
(eval):8: syntax error

EOW Antilag 1:201:in `command_355'

Interpreter:494:in `eval'

EOW Antilag 1:201:in `command_355'

Interpreter:494:in `execute_command'

Interpreter:193:in `update'

Interpreter:106:in `loop'

Interpreter:198:in `update'

Scene_Map:103:in `update'

Scene_Map:101:in `loop'

Scene_Map:114:in `update'

Edit: I fixed that, the error was another script that i have, but i have another error, is not a error message, when i choose another character nothing happens i still have the same overworld sprite

FL · Sep 10, 2017

Deatheye1 said:
Edit: I fixed that, the error was another script that i have, but i have another error, is not a error message, when i choose another character nothing happens i still have the same overworld sprite

Did you correctly defined the players on Metadata PBS?

Deatheye1 · Sep 10, 2017

FL said:
Did you correctly defined the players on Metadata PBS?

That was the problem thanks, now i have a question how can i use the script to choose a partner? For example i define three tainers in the script and i want to choose one of them to be my partner.

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