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

[thepsynergist]

Also, is there any script or anything that I could use to change the encounters for a map during game play? Say for example I wanted an area to change wild encounters if a certain switch is on, or when a player touches an event. Is this possible?

You could make a copy of the map, and just have the player warp to it without a transition, then you can modify the encounters on that map.

 

[drekhikaru]

Thank you very much dood this was a great help for me now I can create my own pokemon game

 

[FL]

Also, is there any script or anything that I could use to change the encounters for a map during game play? Say for example I wanted an area to change wild encounters if a certain switch is on, or when a player touches an event. Is this possible?

Example: Give all wild pokémon +15 levels when the switch 50 is on, in the script PokemonEncounters, below line "level=encounter[1]+rand(1+encounter[2]-encounter[1])" put "level+=15 if $game_switches[50]"

EDIT: Oops, its give +15 for all maps, use "level+=15 if $game_switches[50] && game_map.map_id==70" for map 70 example.

 

[thepsynergist]

Example: Give all wild pokémon +15 levels when the switch 50 is on, in the script PokemonEncounters, below line "level=encounter[1]+rand(1+encounter[2]-encounter[1])" put "level+=15 if $game_switches[50]"

EDIT: Oops, its give +15 for all maps, use "level+=15 if $game_switches[50] && game_map.map_id==70" for map 70 example.

Isn't it easier to use my method?

 

[IceGod64]

Example: Give all wild pokémon +15 levels when the switch 50 is on, in the script PokemonEncounters, below line "level=encounter[1]+rand(1+encounter[2]-encounter[1])" put "level+=15 if $game_switches[50]"

EDIT: Oops, its give +15 for all maps, use "level+=15 if $game_switches[50] && game_map.map_id==70" for map 70 example.

Thanks, but I meant changing the actual species encounters. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

Isn't it easier to use my method?

I think FL's suggestion is a little more practical.

 

[dannyboy601]

Day/Night Problem

Sometimes (not all the time) when I warp from an indoor map to an outdoor map, or start the game on an outdoor map, this error message appears:

Exception: ArgumentError

Message: time must be positive

PokemonUtilities:288:in `at'

PokemonUtilities:288:in `getToneInternal'

PokemonUtilities:287:in `each'

PokemonUtilities:287:in `getToneInternal'

PokemonUtilities:50:in `getTone'

PokemonUtilities:761:in `pbDayNightTint'

Sprite_Character:124:in `update_or'

PerspectiveTilemap:408:in `shadow_update'

Shadow:179:in `update'

Sprite_Character:33:in `perspectivetilemap_initialize'

Does anybody know why this happens and how to fix it?

 

[Turtwig26]

I am working on a custom menu system for my game and I am working on the buttons. I inserted this code for a pokedex button:

@[email protected] = 380 # to the value of the displayed graphic's verticle appearance
@button1.y = 20 # to the value of the displayed graphic's horizontal appearance
@button1.z = 100 # This sets the priority of the button over other graphics
@button1.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Button1") # defines the graphic
if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(380,20,50,50)
if Mouse.click?(1)
$game_system.se_play
($data_system.decision_se)
pbFadeOutIn(99999)
( scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
screen.pbStartScreen }
end
end

I keep getting an error every time I start up the game saying that line thirteen has a syntax error. Line thirteen is in bold. Can someone tell me what the error is?

I am working on a custom menu system for my game and I am working on the buttons. I inserted this code for a pokedex button:

@[email protected] = 380 # to the value of the displayed graphic's verticle appearance
@button1.y = 20 # to the value of the displayed graphic's horizontal appearance
@button1.z = 100 # This sets the priority of the button over other graphics
@button1.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Button1") # defines the graphic
if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(380,20,50,50)
if Mouse.click?(1)
$game_system.se_play
($data_system.decision_se)
pbFadeOutIn(99999)
( scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
screen.pbStartScreen }
end
end

I keep getting an error every time I start up the game saying that line thirteen has a syntax error. Line thirteen is in bold. Can someone tell me what the error is?

 

[IceGod64]

I am working on a custom menu system for my game and I am working on the buttons. I inserted this code for a pokedex button:

@[email protected] = 380 # to the value of the displayed graphic's verticle appearance
@button1.y = 20 # to the value of the displayed graphic's horizontal appearance
@button1.z = 100 # This sets the priority of the button over other graphics
@button1.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Button1") # defines the graphic
if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(380,20,50,50)
if Mouse.click?(1)
$game_system.se_play
($data_system.decision_se)
pbFadeOutIn(99999)
( scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
screen.pbStartScreen }
end
end

I keep getting an error every time I start up the game saying that line thirteen has a syntax error. Line thirteen is in bold. Can someone tell me what the error is?

I am working on a custom menu system for my game and I am working on the buttons. I inserted this code for a pokedex button:

@[email protected] = 380 # to the value of the displayed graphic's verticle appearance
@button1.y = 20 # to the value of the displayed graphic's horizontal appearance
@button1.z = 100 # This sets the priority of the button over other graphics
@button1.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Button1") # defines the graphic
if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(380,20,50,50)
if Mouse.click?(1)
$game_system.se_play
($data_system.decision_se)
pbFadeOutIn(99999)
( scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
screen.pbStartScreen }
end
end

I keep getting an error every time I start up the game saying that line thirteen has a syntax error. Line thirteen is in bold. Can someone tell me what the error is?

Huh-huh! Here's the problem!
"}" should be ")"

 

[Turtwig26]

Thanks Icegod. Now I get an error saying:

NoMethodError occurred.
Undefined method 'x=' for nil:NilClass

Here is the script again:

@[email protected] = 380 # to the value of the displayed graphic's verticle appearance
@button1.y = 20 # to the value of the displayed graphic's horizontal appearance
@button1.z = 100 # This sets the priority of the button over other graphics
@button1.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture("Button1") # defines the graphic
if Mouse.mouse_in_area?(380,20,50,50)
if Mouse.click?(1)
$game_system.se_play
($data_system.decision_se)
pbFadeOutIn(99999)
( scene=PokemonPokedexScene.new
screen=PokemonPokedex.new(scene)
screen.pbStartScreen )
end
end

 

[Atomic Reactor]

So, I have a really old version of Essentials, and have no motive of changing editions...
So I was hoping someone could tell me how to edit the Scene_Intro scripts so it shows Pic_1 for a tad longer than it usually does....

This is the current code

Spoiler:

#==============================================================================
# Splash Screen
#==============================================================================
# Sephiroth Spawn
# 01.08.06
# Version 2
# Modified by Harshboy/Flameguru
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Call Using $scene = Scene_Intro.new([pics], splash_screen)
#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Intro
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Intro
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Object Initialization
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def initialize(pics, splash = nil)
@pics, @splash = pics, splash
end
def setTitle(sprite,title)
@cache={} if !@cache
if @currentTitle!=title
sprite.setBitmap("Graphics/Titles/#{title}")
@currentTitle=title
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Main Processing
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main
# Loads Data System and Game System
data_system = pbLoadRxData("Data/System")
game_system = Game_System.new
# Loads the Title.mid in Audio/BGM
game_system.bgm_play(data_system.title_bgm)
# Instance Variables
@item, @speed, @o_speed, @phase = 0, 15, 20, 0
# Background Images
@sprite = GifSprite.new
setTitle(@sprite, @pics[@item])
@sprite.opacity = 5
# Start Logo
@start = GifSprite.new
setTitle(@start,"Start")
@start.y, @start.z, @start.opacity = 250, 10, 0
# Execute transition
Graphics.transition
# Main loop
while $scene == self
# Update game screen
Graphics.update
# Update input information
Input.update
# Frame update
@sprite.update
case @phase
when 0; intro_update # Into Updating
when 1; splash_update # Splash Updating
when 2; to_splash_update # From Intro To Splash Transition
when 3; to_title_update # From Splash to Title Transtion
when 4; toDeleteUpdate
end
end
# Prepare for transition
Graphics.freeze
# Dispose of Sprites
if @cache
for i in @cache.values
i.dispose
end
end
@sprite.dispose
@start.dispose
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Intro Images
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def intro_update
# If C is pressed
if Input.trigger?(Input::C) && @speed>=0
@phase = @splash.nil? ? 3 : 2
end
# Updates Sprite Opacity
@sprite.opacity += @speed
# Changes Direction
@speed *= -1 if @sprite.opacity >= 255
# Change Sprite
if @sprite.opacity <= 0
@item += 1
@speed *= -1
@item == @pics.size ?
@phase = @splash.nil? ? 3 : 2 :
setTitle(@sprite,@pics[@item])
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Splash Image
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def splash_update
# If C is pressed
if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
@phase = 3
end
if Input.press?(Input::DOWN) &&
Input.press?(Input::CTRL) &&
Input.press?(Input::B)
@phase=4
end
# Loads Sprite Splash Bitmap
setTitle(@sprite,@splash)
# Updates Start Logo Opacity
@start.opacity += @o_speed
# Changes Direction
@o_speed *= -1 if @start.opacity >= 255 || @start.opacity <= 0
# Updates Splash
@sprite.opacity += @speed if @sprite.opacity < 255
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Intro To Splash Transistion
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def to_splash_update
@sprite.opacity > 0 ? @sprite.opacity -= @speed : @phase = 1
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Splash To Title Transistion
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def to_title_update
# Decrease Splash Opacity
@sprite.opacity -= @speed if @sprite.opacity > 0
# Decresh Start Logo Opacity
@start.opacity -= @speed if @start.opacity > 0
# Proceed to Title Screen
if @sprite.opacity <= 0 && @start.opacity <= 0
Audio.bgm_stop
sscene=PokemonLoadScene.new
sscreen=PokemonLoad.new(sscene)
sscreen.pbStartLoadScreen
end
end
def toDeleteUpdate
# Decrease Splash Opacity
@sprite.opacity -= @speed if @sprite.opacity > 0
# Decresh Start Logo Opacity
@start.opacity -= @speed if @start.opacity > 0
# Proceed to Title Screen
if @sprite.opacity <= 0 && @start.opacity <= 0
Audio.bgm_stop
sscene=PokemonLoadScene.new
sscreen=PokemonLoad.new(sscene)
sscreen.pbStartDeleteScreen
end
end
end

Anyone have any idea how to edit this? :/

 

[flamemaster]

does someone know how i could change my game to the standard ds size, and what size is the ds size. thx.
flamemaster~

 

[MilesG170]

Summary Screen

I was wondering if it was possible to expand the summary screen for abilities using Pokemon Essentials. I am trying to expand the abilities box to two lines so that some of the new abilities will fit. An example showing my issue is in the attachments if I wasn't very clear above.

 

[thepsynergist]

So, I have a really old version of Essentials, and have no motive of changing editions...
So I was hoping someone could tell me how to edit the Scene_Intro scripts so it shows Pic_1 for a tad longer than it usually does....

This is the current code

Spoiler:

#==============================================================================
# Splash Screen
#==============================================================================
# Sephiroth Spawn
# 01.08.06
# Version 2
# Modified by Harshboy/Flameguru
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Call Using $scene = Scene_Intro.new([pics], splash_screen)
#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Intro
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Intro
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Object Initialization
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def initialize(pics, splash = nil)
@pics, @splash = pics, splash
end
def setTitle(sprite,title)
@cache={} if !@cache
if @currentTitle!=title
sprite.setBitmap("Graphics/Titles/#{title}")
@currentTitle=title
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Main Processing
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main
# Loads Data System and Game System
data_system = pbLoadRxData("Data/System")
game_system = Game_System.new
# Loads the Title.mid in Audio/BGM
game_system.bgm_play(data_system.title_bgm)
# Instance Variables
@item, @speed, @o_speed, @phase = 0, 15, 20, 0
# Background Images
@sprite = GifSprite.new
setTitle(@sprite, @pics[@item])
@sprite.opacity = 5
# Start Logo
@start = GifSprite.new
setTitle(@start,"Start")
@start.y, @start.z, @start.opacity = 250, 10, 0
# Execute transition
Graphics.transition
# Main loop
while $scene == self
# Update game screen
Graphics.update
# Update input information
Input.update
# Frame update
@sprite.update
case @phase
when 0; intro_update # Into Updating
when 1; splash_update # Splash Updating
when 2; to_splash_update # From Intro To Splash Transition
when 3; to_title_update # From Splash to Title Transtion
when 4; toDeleteUpdate
end
end
# Prepare for transition
Graphics.freeze
# Dispose of Sprites
if @cache
for i in @cache.values
i.dispose
end
end
@sprite.dispose
@start.dispose
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Intro Images
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def intro_update
# If C is pressed
if Input.trigger?(Input::C) && @speed>=0
@phase = @splash.nil? ? 3 : 2
end
# Updates Sprite Opacity
@sprite.opacity += @speed
# Changes Direction
@speed *= -1 if @sprite.opacity >= 255
# Change Sprite
if @sprite.opacity <= 0
@item += 1
@speed *= -1
@item == @pics.size ?
@phase = @splash.nil? ? 3 : 2 :
setTitle(@sprite,@pics[@item])
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Splash Image
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def splash_update
# If C is pressed
if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
@phase = 3
end
if Input.press?(Input::DOWN) &&
Input.press?(Input::CTRL) &&
Input.press?(Input::B)
@phase=4
end
# Loads Sprite Splash Bitmap
setTitle(@sprite,@splash)
# Updates Start Logo Opacity
@start.opacity += @o_speed
# Changes Direction
@o_speed *= -1 if @start.opacity >= 255 || @start.opacity <= 0
# Updates Splash
@sprite.opacity += @speed if @sprite.opacity < 255
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Intro To Splash Transistion
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def to_splash_update
@sprite.opacity > 0 ? @sprite.opacity -= @speed : @phase = 1
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update : Splash To Title Transistion
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def to_title_update
# Decrease Splash Opacity
@sprite.opacity -= @speed if @sprite.opacity > 0
# Decresh Start Logo Opacity
@start.opacity -= @speed if @start.opacity > 0
# Proceed to Title Screen
if @sprite.opacity <= 0 && @start.opacity <= 0
Audio.bgm_stop
sscene=PokemonLoadScene.new
sscreen=PokemonLoad.new(sscene)
sscreen.pbStartLoadScreen
end
end
def toDeleteUpdate
# Decrease Splash Opacity
@sprite.opacity -= @speed if @sprite.opacity > 0
# Decresh Start Logo Opacity
@start.opacity -= @speed if @start.opacity > 0
# Proceed to Title Screen
if @sprite.opacity <= 0 && @start.opacity <= 0
Audio.bgm_stop
sscene=PokemonLoadScene.new
sscreen=PokemonLoad.new(sscene)
sscreen.pbStartDeleteScreen
end
end
end

Anyone have any idea how to edit this? :/

If I had to guess, I'd say just fiddle around with the code anywhere where it says speed. Test out a few numbers. If you notice a change, than you found the right line of code.

 

[Turtwig26]

hey peoples

So I've been writing a script for a custom menu for my game and I have the buttons all set, but I keep getting an error saying:

Script 'Dual Screen' line 102: NoMethodError occured.

undefined method 'mouse_in_area?' for Mouse:Module


How do I fix this?

 

[blasterfx5]

Help! Triple Triad not working >.<

Okay. I am not a noob to making games, just throwing that out there. I want to make a serious game about triple triad, but it's not working >.< I downloaded the pokemon essentials, i had used it before and made pokemon gmaes, but i wanted to make a game 100% about triple triad. Getting badges by beating champion duelists, going to the card shop, buying booster packs, but i seem to have a few problems.
1. After the player buys cards, it doesn't give them to him.
I tried copying the original event, putting the player in the starting pokecenter after the beginning with oak, i tried redownloading and such. They buy the cards (they pick what they want, and give the money) but don't get any. I tried hitting the sale button, but it says i have no cards. I bought five and tried to play, but it says i didn't have neough. So i bough more. Still didn't have enough. So i came to the problem that i just wasn't being given the cards i bought. I tried new saves, and multiple things.

2. I want a way to hide the pokemon option (looking at party ect) but i can deal with this one.

3. Buying cards of pokemon you don't have. Right now i am just giving the player pokemon they could use , like giving 25 pokemon for the shop to carry, they have to battle for the rest. Ect.

If you have a solution to any of these, please help me.

 

[Cilerba]

Moved into the Essentials thread.

 

[IceGod64]

I was wondering if it was possible to expand the summary screen for abilities using Pokemon Essentials. I am trying to expand the abilities box to two lines so that some of the new abilities will fit. An example showing my issue is in the attachments if I wasn't very clear above.

Look in: PokemonSummary
Search for the line:
[abilitydesc,176,176,0,Color.new(0,0,0),Color.new(208,208,200)]
For me it's line 195. I'm not entirely sure what needs to be done exactly, but that IS the section that displays the ability description, so it's a step in the right direction.

 

[Martinixon]

Does anyone now a way to fix the text box.
What happens is that after compiling, the text box automatically changes to 3 lines tall, I believe this is a default error, so you should compile your project and test it out too. It's not that bad, but it makes the game look kinda weird.

 

[MilesG170]

Look in: PokemonSummary
Search for the line:
[abilitydesc,176,176,0,Color.new(0,0,0),Color.new(208,208,200)]
For me it's line 195. I'm not entirely sure what needs to be done exactly, but that IS the section that displays the ability description, so it's a step in the right direction.

Thank you. That will help so much. I should be able to work it out. Thank you very much.

Sometimes (not all the time) when I warp from an indoor map to an outdoor map, or start the game on an outdoor map, this error message appears:

Exception: ArgumentError

Message: time must be positive

PokemonUtilities:288:in `at'

PokemonUtilities:288:in `getToneInternal'

PokemonUtilities:287:in `each'

PokemonUtilities:287:in `getToneInternal'

PokemonUtilities:50:in `getTone'

PokemonUtilities:761:in `pbDayNightTint'

Sprite_Character:124:in `update_or'

PerspectiveTilemap:408:in `shadow_update'

Shadow:179:in `update'

Sprite_Character:33:in `perspectivetilemap_initialize'

Does anybody know why this happens and how to fix it?

Hey, I'm having the same issue. I did notice that it worked perfect in the original essentials demo, and the only scripting I've changed has been the different eggs for different groups. I also have made sure that the editor is set to outdoor instead of indoor when I am outside. Any tips? Also, Dannyboy, have you changed any scripts? We may have done the same thing wrong.

 

[Veeper]

Changing the text speed in the script

Hi there, I'm developping a game since a few days and I can figure out pretty much anything I want with the Pkmn Essentials Wiki, but this time I'm really stuck:

I've been trying to find a variable in the scripts that would enable messages to be displayed lightning-fast, since even in FAST mode it's waaay to slow.

Do you know precisely what file I should check out or even the name of the variable that commands directly the text speed? Several variables are related to text speed, but I can't seem to find the one directly related to the actual speed.

Thanks a lot.