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

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I've got a problem with Pokemon Essentials.
Atcually, I'm using Essentials DS, but since this question is regarding an Essentials Script, I posted it here.

I've downgraded the menu by removing the HGSSMenu and replacing PokemonMenu and Scene_Map with the scripts of Essentials.
However, when I talk to an event with the trigger set on Action Button, I'm getting this error:
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Does someone know how to fix this?

Nevermind, fixed it.
 
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My autotiles go black when I set my screen size to 284,160 and my tile width and hight to 16,16 anyone know how to fix ?
 
desbrina said:
anyone know how to do the choices via script, not via a message windows. i tried it with the normal message command "\ch[]" but it didn't work
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Yeah, here's something I posted about 6 months ago. Took a few mins to find it:
Code: 
def pbChoicesList(text,variable)
   choices=[
     _INTL("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 1[/COLOR]"),
     _INTL("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 2[/COLOR]"),
     _INTL("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 3[/COLOR]"),
     _INTL("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 4[/COLOR]"),
     _INTL("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 5[/COLOR]")
     ]
   command=Kernel.pbMessage(text,choices,0)
   $game_variables[variable]=command
   if $game_variables[variable]==0
     Kernel.pbMessage("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 1[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] was chosen[/COLOR]")
     [COLOR=Green]#do something here
[/COLOR]   elsif $game_variables[variable]==1
     Kernel.pbMessage("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 2[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] was chosen[/COLOR]")
     [COLOR=Green]#do something here
[/COLOR]   elsif $game_variables[variable]==2
     Kernel.pbMessage("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 3[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] was chosen[/COLOR]")
     [COLOR=Green]#do something here
[/COLOR]   elsif $game_variables[variable]==3
     Kernel.pbMessage("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 4[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] was chosen[/COLOR]")
     [COLOR=Green]#do something here
[/COLOR]   elsif $game_variables[variable]==4
     Kernel.pbMessage("[COLOR=DarkRed]Choice 5[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] was chosen[/COLOR]")
     [COLOR=Green]#do something here
[/COLOR]   end
end
Call the script with pbChoicesList("insert prompt here", 123). Just input your own text to prompt the player, and pick a variable that's not being used (the "123" in the example). And of course, you'll want to change the red portions to something more appropriate.
I'm assuming this is what you had in mind.
 
thepsynergist said:
That's easy. Just add a Change BGM event to the end of the Event that your Rival Battle contains.
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Thanks but it isnt about the battle. You know when you encounter a trainer, a exclamanation point pops out and a music starts playing. then when the battle starts a different music starts, a trainer battle one. Im not talking about a battle, just the encounter, and there is no change BG event except the battle one.


EDIT: BTW, how to make a different window when they are talking, it has a window from Emrald, but i want one from HG/SS.
 
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Martinixon said:
Okay, I solved the problem with the skin of the speech frames not saving, it was really simple, the problem is in the script PokemonOption search for this:
Code: 
def self.pbDefaultSpeechFrame
    if !$PokemonSystem
      return pbResolveBitmap("Graphics/Windowskins/"+MessageConfig::TextSkinName)||""
    else
      return pbResolveBitmap("Graphics/Windowskins/"+$SpeechFrames[$PokemonSystem.frame])||""
    end

then change this line from:
Code: 
return pbResolveBitmap("Graphics/Windowskins/"+$SpeechFrames[$PokemonSystem.frame])||""

to:
Code: 
return pbResolveBitmap("Graphics/Windowskins/"+$SpeechFrames[$PokemonSystem.textskin])||""

The game should now save the speech frame skin selected by the player.
What was happening was that the game was using the number of the system frame skin selected (the one for all the menus) which is stored in "frame" instead of the number used for the speech skin selected (the one for talking) which is stored in "textskin".

The game also doesn't use the .txt files in the "Windowskins" folder after compiling it with encryption, this is what is causing the skins "frlgtextskin" and "rstextskin" that come by default to look 3 lines tall instead of 2.
The easy way to fix this is to only use regular small skins that don't need any trimming and delete the ones I listed in the "windowskin" folder or change them for newer ones with a smaller size that don't need any trimming.

Also, the game by default repeats one of the speech skins because it's set to use skin "frlgtextskin" (I think) as the default one and as skin #3 at the same time, so it repeats it, the way to fix this is to delete "frlgtextskin" from the list of the skins used which is in PokemonOption around line 185 or to add a new skin and change the default skin used in the script SpriteWindow for a that one.

These are not really big problems, but details that make your game look better. I hope you find this useful for your project.
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Even if you short the height the text goes too right, in some cases its goes above the windows border. To fix this in SpriteWindow, around line 2150 change the line "@trim=[@skinrect.x,@skinrect.y,@skinrect.x,@skinrect.y]" to "@trim=[@skinrect.x,@skinrect.y,@skinrect.x-16,@skinrect.y]".
This fix the message windows but mess with all others... I think that solution is put a "if" for SpeechFrames and TextFrames, but I don't know how to check this in this script, maybe "if @skinrect[0]==32".

danko Kordic said:
Thanks but it isnt about the battle. You know when you encounter a trainer, a exclamanation point pops out and a music starts playing. then when the battle starts a different music starts, a trainer battle one. Im not talking about a battle, just the encounter, and there is no change BG event except the battle one.


EDIT: BTW, how to make a different window when they are talking, it has a window from Emrald, but i want one from HG/SS.
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Change the Windowskins folder. If you wish to add and not only switch, add you windows in the list at Options Script. Take a look in the txt in this folder but remeber that if you use the default encryption the txt won't work.
Also:
FL . said:
See the ME part in https://pokemonessentials.wikia.com/wiki/Trainers
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Thanks again FL..:D......................


Oh and another question..i know, im getting boring lol..

i want a different font. When i select Diamond and Pearl font, there is no space between words, im using the Poccils DS essentials.(This should be in Pokemon ds thread i know). Anyway, how to fix that?
 
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Okay, so, I have a question -- probably a very foolish one of me to ask, and one that's probably been answered in here, but I couldn't find anything in the Thread Search, so...

I'm working on a little project, and I'm trying to figure out how to make it check for an item in the bag to allow access into somewhere in conjunction with a Choice Selection menu. I know how to make it work with Pokemon in the party, but I'm not sure how to do it with Items in the bag.
 
Derxwna Kapsyla said:
Okay, so, I have a question -- probably a very foolish one of me to ask, and one that's probably been answered in here, but I couldn't find anything in the Thread Search, so...

I'm working on a little project, and I'm trying to figure out how to make it check for an item in the bag to allow access into somewhere in conjunction with a Choice Selection menu. I know how to make it work with Pokemon in the party, but I'm not sure how to do it with Items in the bag.
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Using the Conditional Branch $PokemonBag.pbQuantity(PBItems::POTION)>0 or https://pokemonessentials.wikia.com/wiki/Tutorial:Easily_choose_an_item_from_the_Bag
 
I used the Conditional Branch, but for some reason it crashed on me. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but lemme get the error log. I get the feeling it was something too simple that I'm just forgetting to do ;-;
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Derxwna Kapsyla said:
I used the Conditional Branch, but for some reason it crashed on me. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but lemme get the error log. I get the feeling it was something too simple that I'm just forgetting to do ;-;
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Use two colons after PBItems, like so:

Code: 
$PokemonBag.pbQuantity(PBItems::HELLPASS)>0
Also use the internal name of your item (typically an all-caps version of its actual name).
 
Alright, I got it working. Thanks for the help.
 
Hi!
One question.

How can I change the music of WildBattleBGM without modifying anything of the Metadata.txt?
I want different Wild Battle music in every region.
 
In RPG Maker XP using Pokemon Essentials, how do I change the Pokemon Sprites, not icons? And then after that, how do I use my custom sprites in the game???
 
Size of Screen help

I am creating Pokemon: Swords of Mystery in RPG Maker XP and I was wondering, how do you change the size of the screen to smaller. For example, the Pokemon Raptor Screen:
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And, also, what is the dimensions of the Pokemon Raptor Screen above???
 
If you are using the Pokémon Essentials Starter Kit, you can make the screen smaller in the options menu in-game. If not, you'll have to edit some scripts.
 
JalordaSerpent7 said:
In RPG Maker XP using Pokemon Essentials, how do I change the Pokemon Sprites, not icons? And then after that, how do I use my custom sprites in the game???
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Go to your battlers folder within graphics. This is where you will be able to change or add new sprites.

As for using custom sprites I'm not entirely sure what you mean? What are you trying to add or change?
 
JalordaSerpent7 said:
how do I use my custom sprites in the game???
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If it's Pokémon sprites that you're talking about, open up RMXP, press F10, click on Graphics/Battlers and then click import. Now just select your custom sprite and import it. For information on how to create new Pokémon, trainers etc, have a look around (broken link removed). Hope it helps :)
 
Basic and Advanced Scripting Help Center

Hello, PokeCommunity!

I thought I would make a thread for people to put in their questions and answers about scripting!

To start this tread off, I would like to ask:
How do you edit the very beginning of the game. I mean when you JUST start the game and it says the copyright stuff and the presents slide and so forth. What script is that and how do I edit it so when it says NEW GAME, I can but a background image behind it?

Hope this tread is useful!:)

-JalordaSerpent7
 
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