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

[MercilessZealot]

Call me a noob (which I basically am on this site, considering this is my first post here) but I can't find animmaker.exe anywhere, either within the Starter Kit or on Poccil's website. Is it just the Animation Editor in the Debug Menu, or is it some other file that I'm missing?

 

[Nickalooose]

Call me a noob (which I basically am on this site, considering this is my first post here) but I can't find animmaker.exe anywhere, either within the Starter Kit or on Poccil's website. Is it just the Animation Editor in the Debug Menu, or is it some other file that I'm missing?

if you're on about batle animations its in the editor.exe :) hope that helps

 

[MercilessZealot]

Thanks, but I already knew about that - what I was asking is if that editor is the same as the "animmaker.exe" which is referenced in "animmaker.txt" in the Starter Kit:

Spoiler:

animmaker.exe - Converts sprites to RPG Maker XP format animations
(C) 2008 Peter O.

Usage: animmaker xmlfile.xml
('xmlfile.xml' is the path to any XML file, see below)

Example of XML file:

<animations>
<!--Animation file to create (in this case, animation.png)-->
<animation name="animation.png">
<!--Pattern to add to the animation. Consists of the image's
filename plus the rectangle of the pattern to extract
from the image (x, y, width, height) (up to 96x96 in size)
Sprites listed here will be doubled in size in the animation-->
<pattern filename="pkmnfrlg_effects.png" x="50" y="201"
width="56" height="68" />
</animation>
<!--Another animation file, animation2.png)-->
<animation name="animation2.png">
<pattern filename="pkmnfrlg_effects.png" x="50" y="201"
width="56" height="68" />
<!-- You can leave out x, y, etc. to use the whole image-->
<pattern filename="effects2.png" />
</animation>
</animations>

 

[Klofkac]

Can I make in animations Pokémon moving or darken? Because I can't do anything with pokémon...

 

[Billyman31]

Which version of RPG Maker are you using?

i have another question. When i try to make a rival and battle him i get this message. What is the soloution to this problem?

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Pokemon Thunder yellow
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Exception: RuntimeError
Message: Script error within event 12, map 2 (Prof. Oak's Lab):
Exception: SyntaxError
Message: (eval):1:in `pbExecuteScript'compile error
(eval):1: syntax error
pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"???",_I(I need to toughen up my pokémon."),false,0)
^
(eval):1: unterminated string meets end of file
***Full script:
pbTrainerBattle(PBTrainers::RIVAL,"???",_I(I need to toughen up my pokémon."),false,0)

Interpreter:274:in `pbExecuteScript'
Interpreter:785:in `command_111'
Interpreter:318:in `execute_command'
Interpreter:191:in `update'
Interpreter:104:in `loop'
Interpreter:196:in `update'
Scene_Map:96:in `update'
Scene_Map:94:in `loop'
Scene_Map:107:in `update'
Scene_Map:63:in `main'

This exception was logged in ./errorlog.txt.
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OK
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[~Frozen Darkness~]

You left out a quotation mark at the beginning of the rival's losing speech. See how much grammar matters in game making?

 

[Ziebart23]

How do I make a rival with this kit? I tried and it didn't work...

 

[Mrchewy]

@Ziebart23: What exactly are you trying to do with a rival? Are you trying to start a battle? We could help you more if you gave us more information (like what went wrong, and what exactly you're trying to achieve).

 

[thepsynergist]

I have 3 regions in my Pokemon game and I am trying to figure out how to have different wild battle and trainer battle music for each. Can someone tell me how to change the music depending on what region you're in?

 

[RiJaN_nEa]

Would anyone happen to know what this would mean?

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Pokemon Essentials
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Exception: RuntimeError
Message: Expected a species name:
File PBS/trainers.txt, line


Compiler:1347:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Compiler:1341:in `each'
Compiler:1341:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Compiler:1314:in `loop'
Compiler:1377:in `pbCompileTrainers'
Compiler:3817:in `pbCompileAllData'
Compiler:3939

This exception was logged in ./errorlog.txt.
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OK
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[Peeky Chew]

All of the collisions don't work at all in any map I created after a month ago. Even if I use tile sets that work in the other maps or upload completely new ones, nothing works. Do I need to redownload pokemon essentials? Help!

 

[Mrchewy]

@RiJaN_nEa: That error means you've incorrectly formatted the trainers.txt file for a certain trainer. Usually, it appears when there are less listed Pokémon for a trainer than the number you've specified.

@Peeky Chew: First step would be to go through the obvious. Triple check that you've set collisions properly in all tilesets, check for "Through" events ontop of tiles, etc. Reinstalling the latest Essentials update is also worth a try (just follow the updating guide found in notes.html).

 

[Crazyninjaguy]

Also i'd make sure that the player isnt allowed to walk over or through anything.
Do this by Doing a Set Move Route command, set the event to player and click Through OFF.

 

[RiJaN_nEa]

Thanks alot Mrchewy, problem solved.
This may be alot to ask for but would any one know how to make it so that when you get to a part of the map you "rival" walks up to you talks for a little then battles you?

 

[Maf]

Hi everyone i just join this site today and wanna make a hack.... plz help me

 

[Maruno]

Thanks alot Mrchewy, problem solved.
This may be alot to ask for but would any one know how to make it so that when you get to a part of the map you "rival" walks up to you talks for a little then battles you?

Events can control the movement of other events.

Make an event with no graphic, and have it activate when stepped on. This event will make another event (the Rival) walk up to you, display the dialogue, conduct the battle and make the rival walk off again (if you win). When you win, delete the Rival event and set one of the invisible event's self-switches to ON. The second page of that invisible event should be blank, and occur when that self-switch is ON.

 

[RiJaN_nEa]

Thank you. It worked to prefection!

Sorry for asking so many questions but when you lose you end up in darkness. Any way to fix this?

 

[Peeky Chew]

@RiJaN_nEa: That error means you've incorrectly formatted the trainers.txt file for a certain trainer. Usually, it appears when there are less listed Pokémon for a trainer than the number you've specified.

@Peeky Chew: First step would be to go through the obvious. Triple check that you've set collisions properly in all tilesets, check for "Through" events ontop of tiles, etc. Reinstalling the latest Essentials update is also worth a try (just follow the updating guide found in notes.html).

Checked all of that and updated, nothing changed.

@CrazyNinjaGuy: I don't really know how to do that, it just made the player be stuck in one spot not moving...

I thought I'd give an image example of the problem:

 

[Legendaries]

Still have this prob:

Since I use the latest Starter Kit version I noticed that player's water reflection is totally opaque.

In which script I could change it?

Also a new one: I set battle music, intro music and victory music for each trainer in Editor. Then, I set a script "pbTrainerIntro(:X)" at the beggining of the trainer event. It plays the intro music, but when the battle begins it still plays the intro music, not the battle BGS I set in Editor.

How to fix it?

 

[SpawnHyuuga]

A music problem, for me: After download the latest Pokemon Essentials, when I try to start "clean" by deleting the basics (maps, musics) after making an original backup. The main title music will not play. I also noticed it holds true for the backup. What happened, where when I'm at the title screen (NEW GAME, OPTIONS) that the music will not play?