[Question] How do I disable all Pokeballs?

[Jordanwithstick]

Hi, there looking to remove pokeballs from the game entirely for a game I'm working on. Goin to make the focus be on buying eggs and breeding instead of catching anything.

 

[mgriffin]

Entirely? What if you just make sure that the player can never get a Pokéball? Don't put them in Marts, don't put them on the ground, don't let any wild Pokémon hold them, etc.

 

[Jordanwithstick]

Well I've removed them from Items in PBS and also the bag slot. However when I enter a battle using the bag causes a crash.

Heres the error report.

Spoiler:

[Pokémon Essentials version 17.2]
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
PScreen_Bag:331:in `pbChooseItem'
PokeBattle_Scene:2193:in `pbItemMenu'
PokeBattle_Battle:2388:in `pbItemMenu'
PokeBattle_Battle:2471:in `pbCommandPhase'
PokeBattle_Battle:2428:in `loop'
PokeBattle_Battle:2518:in `pbCommandPhase'
PokeBattle_Battle:2417:in `each'
PokeBattle_Battle:2417:in `pbCommandPhase'
PokeBattle_Battle:2364:in `pbStartBattleCore'
PokeBattle_Battle:2363:in `logonerr'
[Pokémon Essentials version 17.2]
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
PScreen_Bag:331:in `pbChooseItem'
PokeBattle_Scene:2193:in `pbItemMenu'
PokeBattle_Battle:2388:in `pbItemMenu'
PokeBattle_Battle:2471:in `pbCommandPhase'
PokeBattle_Battle:2428:in `loop'
PokeBattle_Battle:2518:in `pbCommandPhase'
PokeBattle_Battle:2417:in `each'
PokeBattle_Battle:2417:in `pbCommandPhase'
PokeBattle_Battle:2364:in `pbStartBattleCore'
PokeBattle_Battle:2363:in `logonerr'

 

[mgriffin]

I'd have left them in the PBS and just make them inaccessible. But good point about the bag slot. I'd guess your error might be related to that? Take a look at PScreen_Bag line 331 (where that error originates) and see what's causing it—probably there's some reference to balls, or it's part of a loop that includes balls—then try to think of a way to remove or disable that reference.

 

[Jordanwithstick]

I'd have left them in the PBS and just make them inaccessible. But good point about the bag slot. I'd guess your error might be related to that? Take a look at PScreen_Bag line 331 (where that error originates) and see what's causing it—probably there's some reference to balls, or it's part of a loop that includes balls—then try to think of a way to remove or disable that reference.

Now I can't seem to find anything related to pokeballs in Pscreen_Bag though there are references to pockets but I've changed all those in settings.

I have managed to get it to load the bag but no items are accessible it just shows a faded bag background. I did this by changing line 2429 in PokeBattle_Scene to remove pbispokeball but that isn't helping

EDIT: I have figured it out it was due to the lack of definition of what pokeballs are but I added it back with balls still being inaccessible

 

[Tsuina]

It is also possible to make pokemons uncatchable using the script of when you try to catch the pokemon of a trainer and the trainer push the ball away. But I guess it's not so useful if you just take care not to leave a single pokeball accessible, which should be fairly easy if you don't use the essentials maps

 

[psychobull]

Why not try to clear the pokeballs in item manger and turn them interesting blanks like the ??????? Items