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[Scripting Question] Help with ability called Brainless

clawort

clawort

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    Hello! I need help with another custom Pokemon ability script. It's called Brainless and what it does is that it makes the Pokemon use a random move instead of the one you chose it to do. Example; you tell the Pokemon to use Tackle, but instead of Tackle it uses any of its other moves at random. Idk how to do that, so can someone help me please?
     
    Check out the bolded part in this method:
    Code: 
      def pbObedienceCheck?(choice)   # Returns true if Pokémon obeys, false if won't
    return true if choice[0]!=1
    return true if [email protected]
    return true if [email protected]?(@index)
    disobedient = false
    # Pokémon may be disobedient; calculate if it is
    badgelevel = 10*(@battle.pbPlayer.numbadges+1)
    badgelevel = PBExperience::MAXLEVEL if @battle.pbPlayer.numbadges>=8
    move = choice[2]
    if @pokemon.isForeign?(@battle.pbPlayer) && @level>badgelevel
      a = ((@level+badgelevel)*@battle.pbRandom(256)/256).floor
      disobedient |= (a>=badgelevel)
    end
    if self.respond_to?("pbHyperModeObedience")
      disobedient |= !self.pbHyperModeObedience(move)
    end
    return true if !disobedient
    # Pokémon is disobedient; make it do something else
    PBDebug.log("[Disobedience] #{pbThis} disobeyed")
    @effects[PBEffects::Rage] = false
    # Do nothing if using Snore/Sleep Talk
    if self.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP && move.pbCanUseWhileAsleep?
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} ignored orders and kept sleeping!",pbThis)) 
      return false
    end
    b = ((@level+badgelevel)*@battle.pbRandom(256)/256).floor
[B]    # Use another move
    if b<badgelevel
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} ignored orders!",pbThis)) 
      return false if [email protected]?(@index)
      othermoves = []
      for i in 0...4
        next if i==choice[1]
        othermoves[othermoves.length] = i if @battle.pbCanChooseMove?(@index,i,false)
      end
      return false if othermoves.length==0   # No other move to use; do nothing
      newchoice = othermoves[@battle.pbRandom(othermoves.length)]
      choice[1] = newchoice
      choice[2] = @moves[newchoice]
      choice[3] = -1
      return true
    end[/B]
    c = @level-badgelevel
    r = @battle.pbRandom(256)
    # Fall asleep
    if r<c && pbCanSleep?(self,false)
      pbSleepSelf
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} began to nap!",pbThis))
      return false
    end
    r -= c
    # Hurt self in confusion
    if r<c && self.status!=PBStatuses::SLEEP
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} won't obey! It hurt itself in its confusion!",pbThis))
      pbConfusionDamage
      return false
    end
    # Show refusal message and do nothing
    case @battle.pbRandom(4)
    when 0; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} won't obey!",pbThis))
    when 1; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} turned away!",pbThis))
    when 2; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is loafing around!",pbThis))
    when 3; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} pretended not to notice!",pbThis))
    end
    return false
  end
     
    We have Metronome move as well. Check it.
     
    silverlime said:
    Check out the bolded part in this method:
    Code: 
      def pbObedienceCheck?(choice)   # Returns true if Pokémon obeys, false if won't
    return true if choice[0]!=1
    return true if [email protected]
    return true if [email protected]?(@index)
    disobedient = false
    # Pokémon may be disobedient; calculate if it is
    badgelevel = 10*(@battle.pbPlayer.numbadges+1)
    badgelevel = PBExperience::MAXLEVEL if @battle.pbPlayer.numbadges>=8
    move = choice[2]
    if @pokemon.isForeign?(@battle.pbPlayer) && @level>badgelevel
      a = ((@level+badgelevel)*@battle.pbRandom(256)/256).floor
      disobedient |= (a>=badgelevel)
    end
    if self.respond_to?("pbHyperModeObedience")
      disobedient |= !self.pbHyperModeObedience(move)
    end
    return true if !disobedient
    # Pokémon is disobedient; make it do something else
    PBDebug.log("[Disobedience] #{pbThis} disobeyed")
    @effects[PBEffects::Rage] = false
    # Do nothing if using Snore/Sleep Talk
    if self.status==PBStatuses::SLEEP && move.pbCanUseWhileAsleep?
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} ignored orders and kept sleeping!",pbThis)) 
      return false
    end
    b = ((@level+badgelevel)*@battle.pbRandom(256)/256).floor
[B]    # Use another move
    if b<badgelevel
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} ignored orders!",pbThis)) 
      return false if [email protected]?(@index)
      othermoves = []
      for i in 0...4
        next if i==choice[1]
        othermoves[othermoves.length] = i if @battle.pbCanChooseMove?(@index,i,false)
      end
      return false if othermoves.length==0   # No other move to use; do nothing
      newchoice = othermoves[@battle.pbRandom(othermoves.length)]
      choice[1] = newchoice
      choice[2] = @moves[newchoice]
      choice[3] = -1
      return true
    end[/B]
    c = @level-badgelevel
    r = @battle.pbRandom(256)
    # Fall asleep
    if r<c && pbCanSleep?(self,false)
      pbSleepSelf
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} began to nap!",pbThis))
      return false
    end
    r -= c
    # Hurt self in confusion
    if r<c && self.status!=PBStatuses::SLEEP
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} won't obey! It hurt itself in its confusion!",pbThis))
      pbConfusionDamage
      return false
    end
    # Show refusal message and do nothing
    case @battle.pbRandom(4)
    when 0; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} won't obey!",pbThis))
    when 1; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} turned away!",pbThis))
    when 2; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is loafing around!",pbThis))
    when 3; @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} pretended not to notice!",pbThis))
    end
    return false
  end
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    Okay! What next?
     
    clawort said:
    Actually, you know how a Pokemon uses a random move when using Sleep Talk? I don't want it to randomly choose a move it doesn't know.
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    You literally just solved your own problem. Just look at Sleep Talk's code and add that as an ability in the sams place where moves like outrage/thrash are auto-chosen
     
    Find this line:
    Code: 
    # Force the use of certain moves if they're already being used
     
    You'll have to figure most of this out on your own, especially if you're making complex abilities like this. (By complex I mean more than just a tweak of an existing ability.) If you really don't know any scripting, try to recruit a scripter that can help you. (If you're not yet at a point in your game where you're ready to recruit, write down your ideas for abilities/moves/etc. somewhere so you know what needs to be coded in the future, and code them in after you've recruited someone.) We can point you in the right direction, but you shouldn't expect that we'll fully implement stuff for you.
     
    silverlime said:
    You'll have to figure most of this out on your own, especially if you're making complex abilities like this. (By complex I mean more than just a tweak of an existing ability.) If you really don't know any scripting, try to recruit a scripter that can help you. (If you're not yet at a point in your game where you're ready to recruit, write down your ideas for abilities/moves/etc. somewhere so you know what needs to be coded in the future, and code them in after you've recruited someone.) We can point you in the right direction, but you shouldn't expect that we'll fully implement stuff for you.
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    Okay! So I believe copy Sleep Talk's code? Right?
     
    Okay so here's what I came up with:
    Spoiler:

    Will this work? Is there possibly anyone to test it out for me?
     
    clawort said:
    Okay so here's what I came up with:
    Spoiler:

    Will this work? Is there possibly anyone to test it out for me?
    Click to expand...

    Why don't you test it out. If you have any issues/errors then you can ask us.
     
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