[Scripting Question] Change battle graphics based on switch

[stubbyfinger]

Hey all, so I'm working on adding a feature to change graphics styles in game via an option from the default RSE style included with essentials to the GSC style. So far so good, I know how to do it for events, the Player Character, and tilesets, but not battle graphics, or other menus like the pokedex or pokegear, etc. Any ideas on how I could say activate a switch to change battle graphics or something like that?

 

[Vendily]

https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=419476
this thread has a similar question.

 

[#Not Important]

OK:
In PokeBattle_Battle search for: def pbCommonAnimation(name,attacker,opponent,hitnum=0)
Under that add:

  def pbChangeBGSpriteOnSwitch
    if $game_switches[999]
      @scene.sprites["battlebg"].setBitmap("Graphics/Battlebacks/battlebgIndoorA.png")
      @scene.sprites["playerbase"].setBitmap("Graphics/Battlebacks/playerbaseIndoorA.png")
      @scene.sprites["enemybase"].setBitmap("Graphics/Battlebacks/enemybaseIndoorA.png")
    end
  end

Search for that, then under add: pbChangeBGSpriteOnSwitch
Done!

 

[stubbyfinger]

Thanks Vendily and #not important, checking that thread with the similar question told me what i needed to know, I have it working perfectly now :D

 

[stubbyfinger]

I have a follow up question related to the battle graphics...I imagine that this would also work for other things besides graphics, so I thought I might try something similar for music. Would it be possible to, for example, play the HGSS version of Pewter City by default, but play the GSC version when a switch is activated? Like, if I name the HGSS version "Pewter City.bgm" and the GSC version "Pewter City_gbc.bgm"? Also, what script section would I have to change?

 

[Vendily]

Entirely possible, after all, essentials already plays nighttime themes if there is a file with an n on the end, like "[Name of bgm]n". That's coded in def autoplayAsCue and def autoplay in script section Game_Map.

It's just a matter of checking if your switch is on first, then elsif-ing into the nighttime check otherwise.

Basically just a matter of finding the thing you want to change and adding an if/else with the switch as a condition, generally.