[Scripting Question] Custom Ability

[zodiac25]

I was trying to make custom abilities for my Pokemon game and i kept getting error messages.
These are the abilities I'm trying to script:

Snow Bank:
Increase Def and SpDef stat by 1 if hit with water or ice moves.
Also immunity to water and ice moves

Pure Heart:
Gives full immunity to all dark type moves

Corrupt Heart:
(It's basically like Bad Dreams but this works for all statuses except confusion and attraction.)

Weak Focus:
(Basically SpAtk version of Intimidate)

 

[Marin]

I was trying to make custom abilities for my Pokemon game and i kept getting error messages.
These are the abilities I'm trying to script:

Snow Bank:
Increase Def and SpDef stat by 1 if hit with water or ice moves.
Also immunity to water and ice moves

Pure Heart:
Gives full immunity to all dark type moves

Corrupt Heart:
(It's basically like Bad Dreams but this works for all statuses except confusion and attraction.)

Weak Focus:
(Basically SpAtk version of Intimidate)

These aren't too difficult, what errors did you get? Also, can we see the code for the ability that's giving errors? Wrap the code around with [ CODE ] (no spaces)

 

[zodiac25]

The Script kept giving me syntax error, heres the codes I used:

Spoiler:

if opponent.hasWorkingAbility(:SNOWBANK) && isConst?(type,PBTypes,:WATER,:ICE)
PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{opponent.pbThis}'s Snow Bank (made #{@name} ineffective)")
if opponent.pbCanIncreaseStatStage?(PBStats::DEFENSE,opponent)
opponent.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::DEFENSE,1,opponent,PBAbilities.getName(opponent.ability))
if opponent.pbCanIncreaseStatStage?(PBStats::SpDef,opponent)
opponent.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::SpDef,1,opponent,PBAbilities.getName(opponent.ability))
else
@battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1}'s {2} made {3} ineffective!",
opponent.pbThis,PBAbilities.getName(opponent.ability),self.name))
end
return true
end

Spoiler:

# WEAKFOCUS
if self.hasWorkingAbility(:WEAKFOCUS) && onactive
PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{pbThis}'s Weak Focus")
for i in 0...4
if pbIsOpposing?(i) && [email protected].isFainted?
@battle.battlers.pbReduceSpAtkStatWeakFocus(self)
end
end
end

Spoiler:

# Corrupt Heart
if i.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP,:BURN,:POISON,:PARALYSIS,:FROZEN && !i.hasWorkingAbility(:MAGICGUARD)
if i.pbOpposing1.hasWorkingAbility(:CORRUPTHEART) ||
i.pbOpposing2.hasWorkingAbility(:CORRUPTHEART)
PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{i.pbThis}'s opponent's Corrupt Heart") hploss=i.pbReduceHP((i.totalhp/8).floor,true)
pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is being affected!",i.pbThis)) if hploss>0
end
end
if i.isFainted?
return if !i.pbFaint
next
end

**PUREHEART( which is the dark type version of levitate) was kinda to do because cant find the exact code for levitate, copy/paste and change ground type to dark type.**

 

[Marin]

The Script kept giving me syntax error, heres the codes I used:

Spoiler:

if opponent.hasWorkingAbility(:SNOWBANK) && isConst?(type,PBTypes,:WATER,:ICE)
PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{opponent.pbThis}'s Snow Bank (made #{@name} ineffective)")
if opponent.pbCanIncreaseStatStage?(PBStats::DEFENSE,opponent)
opponent.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::DEFENSE,1,opponent,PBAbilities.getName(opponent.ability))
if opponent.pbCanIncreaseStatStage?(PBStats::SpDef,opponent)
opponent.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::SpDef,1,opponent,PBAbilities.getName(opponent.ability))
else
@battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1}'s {2} made {3} ineffective!",
opponent.pbThis,PBAbilities.getName(opponent.ability),self.name))
end
return true
end

Spoiler:

# WEAKFOCUS
if self.hasWorkingAbility(:WEAKFOCUS) && onactive
PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{pbThis}'s Weak Focus")
for i in 0...4
if pbIsOpposing?(i) && [email protected].isFainted?
@battle.battlers.pbReduceSpAtkStatWeakFocus(self)
end
end
end

Spoiler:

# Corrupt Heart
if i.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP,:BURN,:POISON,:PARALYSIS,:FROZEN && !i.hasWorkingAbility(:MAGICGUARD)
if i.pbOpposing1.hasWorkingAbility(:CORRUPTHEART) ||
i.pbOpposing2.hasWorkingAbility(:CORRUPTHEART)
PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{i.pbThis}'s opponent's Corrupt Heart") hploss=i.pbReduceHP((i.totalhp/8).floor,true)
pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is being affected!",i.pbThis)) if hploss>0
end
end
if i.isFainted?
return if !i.pbFaint
next
end

**PUREHEART( which is the dark type version of levitate) was kinda to do because cant find the exact code for levitate, copy/paste and change ground type to dark type.**

Wrap the code in [ CODE ] next time to make it more readable. Spoiler isn't really necessary - nice in some cases - but [ CODE ] (without spaces) makes sure it keeps the formatting.

As for the errors you're getting, when you're working with "if, else, or elsif" statements, be sure to "end" every single if statement. Here are a few examples of if statements (with random stuff in it):

if true
  .....
end

if true
  .....
else
  .....
end

if true
  .....
  if !true
    .....
  end
end

if true
  .....
  if !true
    .....
  elsif true
    .....
    if !true
      ......
    end
  end
end

 

[Rot8er_ConeX]

**PUREHEART( which is the dark type version of levitate) was kinda to do because cant find the exact code for levitate, copy/paste and change ground type to dark type.**

The reason you're having trouble finding Levitate is that it's actually lumped in with a lot of other things - having Flying type, being under the effects of Magnet Rise, holding an Air Balloon - under a single function called def pbIsAirborne?, which is found on line 629 of PokeBattle_Battler. Other functions just call target.pbIsAirborne? rather than checking if the target has the ability Levitate.

Unfortunately, that means you can't just copy Levitate's code, change Levitate to PureHeart, and change Ground to Dark.