[Scripting Question] Boosting the exp gained of the first Pokemon in the party?

[Arachnee]

Hello. I'm trying to make an event that boosts experience gained of the first Pokémon in the party. I thought that using a tag might work. So I called this event:

poke=pbGetPokemon(1)
poke.ExpUp

And made a tag to place and call:

  def isExpBoosted?
    return @expflag if @expflag!=nil
  end

  def ExpUp
    @expflag=true
  end

  def RemoveExpUp
    @expflag=false
  end

Finally, in PokeBattle_Battle, i placed this around Lucky Egg and Exp. Share.

   boost=(thispoke.isExpBoosted?)
    
    if boost=true
      exp=(exp*4/2).floor
    end
    if boost=false
      exp=(exp*1/2).floor
    end

I tried this but it does not work. Can someone point out what I did wrong? Or suggest a simpler way? Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[NettoHikari]

There is indeed a much simpler solution, but first, I want to address the errors in your code:

poke=pbGetPokemon(1)

pbGetPokemon(1) checks the value of Game Variable 1 and returns the Pokemon located at that index value. So if Game Variable 1 is set to 1, for example, then it will return the Pokemon at index 1, which is actually the second Pokemon in the party.

  def isExpBoosted?
    return @expflag if @expflag!=nil
  end

  def ExpUp
    @expflag=true
  end

  def RemoveExpUp
    @expflag=false
  end

In general, if you're making new methods, you should have the method names start with a lowercase letter, like "expUp" and "removeExpUp".

   boost=(thispoke.isExpBoosted?)
    
    if boost=true
      exp=(exp*4/2).floor
    end
    if boost=false
      exp=(exp*1/2).floor
    end

The correct way of checking a value is by using a double equals sign "==" instead of just "=". So it technically would be "boost==true" and "boost==false" in the if-statements.

Now, I mentioned that there is a simpler solution... you actually don't need the exp tag at all. All you need is this code bit placed around Lucky Egg/Exp Share:

if index==0
  exp *= 2
else
  exp = (exp/2).floor
end

 

[Arachnee]

Oh wow, that's amazing. It really is much simpler.And it makes sense why it wasn't working now. Thank you, NettoHikari.

 

[NettoHikari]

No problem! And by the way, since you seem to be new to Pokemon Essentials, I'd highly recommend watching the Thundaga tutorial series on YouTube, since it'll help you become more familiar with the program.