Creating a New Terrain Tag for different-coloured tall grass

[Applesauce262]

I have a blue colored grass and I want to change the grass rustle animation to a blue color. I have the animation done already but I can't figure out how to implement it. All I want to do is make a terrain tag that is exactly the same as the grass terrain tag except with my new animation. How would I go about doing this?

Forgot to mention, I am using Essentials 15.1.

 

[mej71]

Okay, so basically we'll just have to copy how grass works. So let's see.
Where it's first defined is in PBTerrain, you'll see the module PBTerrain

module PBTerrain
  Ledge           = 1
  Grass           = 2
  Sand            = 3
  Rock            = 4
  DeepWater       = 5
  StillWater      = 6
  Water           = 7
  Waterfall       = 8
  WaterfallCrest  = 9
  TallGrass       = 10
  UnderwaterGrass = 11
  Ice             = 12
  Neutral         = 13
  SootGrass       = 14
  Bridge          = 15
  [COLOR="Red"]BlueGrass     = 16[/COLOR]
end

Add the red code above, this is how we'll define out new terrain type.
Below that you'll see two more methods involving grass, add the red parts

def pbIsGrassTag?(tag)
  return tag==PBTerrain::Grass ||
         tag==PBTerrain::TallGrass ||
         tag==PBTerrain::UnderwaterGrass [COLOR="red"]||
         tag==PBTerrain::BlueGrass[/COLOR]
end

def pbIsJustGrassTag?(tag)
  return tag==PBTerrain::Grass[COLOR="red"] || tag==PBTerrain::BlueGrass[/COLOR]
end

These methods are used elsewhere, but you want your bluegrass to function as grass in almost all aspects.

Now we're going to look in PField_Field. Find this proc (around line 1412 unedited) and add the red part

Events.onStepTakenFieldMovement+=proc{|sender,e|
  event=e[0] # Get the event affected by field movement
  currentTag=pbGetTerrainTag(event)
  if pbGetTerrainTag(event,true)==PBTerrain::Grass  # Won't show if under bridge
    $scene.spriteset.addUserAnimation(GRASS_ANIMATION_ID,event.x,event.y,true)
  [COLOR="red"]elsif pbGetTerrain(event,true)==PBTerrain::BlueGrass 
$scene.spriteset.addUserAnimation(BLUE_GRASS_ANIMATION_ID,event.x,event.y,true)[/COLOR]
  elsif event==$game_player && currentTag==PBTerrain::WaterfallCrest
    # Descend waterfall, but only if this event is the player
    Kernel.pbDescendWaterfall(event)
  elsif event==$game_player && currentTag==PBTerrain::Ice && !$PokemonGlobal.sliding
    Kernel.pbSlideOnIce(event)
  end
}

Not that

BLUE_GRASS_ANIMATION_ID

above is not defined, because I don't know what id your animation has, you'll have to look at that and replace it here.
I'm like 90% sure this is all you have to do.
Obviously make sure to edit the terrain tag for your tileset in the editor, otherwise you won't be able to.

 

[Applesauce262]

The encounters work fine but the animation doesn't play and the grass has a reflection like water.

 

[Maruno]

mej is using an old version of Essentials. Use common sense to modify them for your purposes.

 

[mej71]

mej is using an old version of Essentials. Use common sense to modify them for your purposes.

I'm using 15.1, which is what he said he had in the initial post.

 

[Maruno]

Then he's either added in the Puddle terrain tag himself, or he's lying. Either way, adjustments need to be made.

 

[Applesauce262]

The puddle, that's it. Didn't think it would effect a new terrain tag. Why does it have the reflection though?

 

[Rot8er_ConeX]

Probably because Puddle and BlueGrass are both 16, so you're getting the behavior from both?

 

[Applesauce262]

Probably because Puddle and BlueGrass are both 16, so you're getting the behavior from both?

I made the terrain tag for BlueGrass 17