[Scripting Question] $game_switches not actually flipping a switch

AnonymousAgent · Nov 19, 2016

In this script I want to give the player a key item that allows him to change back and forth from the costume to the default whenever it gets used. However, when I try to toggle a switch by using $game_switches to accomplish this, nothing happens to the switch.

Here's my code:

Spoiler:

the variable is the player's gender, and the switch controls if the new outfit is on or not.

By all means, I think that it should be working properly, but I don't know why its not. I'm on essentials 16.2

Sir_Tman · Nov 20, 2016

I pretty sure that "and"

Code:

if $game_variables[27]==0 and !$game_switches[62]

Is meant to be "&&"

Code:

if $game_variables[27]==0 && !$game_switches[62]

Telemetius · Nov 20, 2016

If you just need to change outfit use: "$Trainer.outfit=XX" instead of pbChangePlayer.

mej71 · Nov 20, 2016

Code:

==

is testing for equality, not setting. You want a singular '='
Similarly,

Code:

!$game_switches[62]

isn't setting anything, it's just returning the opposite value of the switch's value. If you want to toggle a switch, say

Code:

$game_switches[62] = !$game_switches[62]

AnonymousAgent · Nov 20, 2016

mej71 said:
Code:

==

is testing for equality, not setting. You want a singular '='
Similarly,

Code:

!$game_switches[62]

isn't setting anything, it's just returning the opposite value of the switch's value. If you want to toggle a switch, say

Code:

$game_switches[62] = !$game_switches[62]

I was unaware that was how the $game_switches line worked. I used this to get it to work. Here's the working code: (switch 62 is to check if the new costume is on and switch 63 checks gender.)

Code:

def pbPoliceUniform
if !$game_switches[62]
pbChangePlayer(2)
$game_switches[62] = !$game_switches[62]
return 1
end
if !$game_switches[63] and $game_switches[62]
pbChangePlayer(1)
$game_switches[62] = !$game_switches[62]
return 2
end
if $game_switches[63] and $game_switches[62]
pbChangePlayer(0)
$game_switches[62] = !$game_switches[62]
return 2
end
end

ItemHandlers::UseFromBag.add(:POLICEUNIFORM,proc{|item| pbPoliceUniform 
})

[Scripting Question] $game_switches not actually flipping a switch

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