[Scripting Question] How to make a move that copies the user's typing?

[Scraps The Man]

Hey I am wondering if there is an easy way to code a move that uses the typing of the user (as the user has different forms for all types).

If you know anything and can help, that would be great!

 

[Turn20Negate]

This piece of code changes the type of a move to the user's first type. Simply insert it into the class of your move. :)

def pbBaseType(user)
  ret = user.pbTypes[0]
  return ret
end

 

[Scraps The Man]

This piece of code changes the type of a move to the user's first type. Simply insert it into the class of your move. :)

def pbBaseType(user)
  ret = user.pbTypes[0]
  return ret
end

Thanks for the heads up. Sadly I am a bit too stupid and new to this to know where exactly to put the code and not break anything. If you have any idea on what to do there that would be appreciated. If you need ANY context I can totally provide it (like the move name I plan to use or the monster that may use it), other than that thanks again!

 

[Turn20Negate]

Hey again, don't worry I'm happy to help. :)
When you create a move in your PBS File "moves.txt" there is a lot to be defined. What every value exactly does is explained here(https://essentialsdocs.fandom.com/wiki/Defining_a_move).

757,SPECIATION,Speciation,[COLOR="Red"]195[/COLOR],0,NORMAL,Status,0,40,0,10,0,de,"The user changes its ability to a random ability."

Right now the"195" is important for what you want to achieve. It's called the move's "function code" and it directly corresponds to the same number in the "Move_Effects_..." script sections. Note that this value is hexadecimal, meaning the numbers used arent [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] but instead [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F]. In this script section each part of the code looks something like this:

Spoiler:

#===============================================================================
# Some weird headline that explains what this function does.(The name of the moves this function is used in if it isn't too common)
#===============================================================================

This line creates a new class for the move and inherits every function from the basic "PokeBattle_Move" class. Note that the marked part is the afore mentioned hexadecimal number from the PBSFile.

class PokeBattle_Move_[COLOR="Red"]XXX[/COLOR] < PokeBattle_Move

Then follow any number of these blocks that define the actual effects:

def pbEffectAgainstTarget(user,target)
    target.effects[PBEffects::FriendGuard]=true
    target.effects[PBEffects::ProtectRate]*=3
    @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} protected {2}!",user.pbThis,target.pbThis))
  end

and finally this:

end

Also here a two version of your move(Don't forget to change the function codes to one's that fit your move):

Spoiler:

Version 1:

#===============================================================================
# The move's type is based on the user's primary type.(???)
#===============================================================================
class PokeBattle_Move_[COLOR="Red"]19C[/COLOR] < PokeBattle_Move
  
  def pbBaseType(user)
    return user.pbTypes[0]
  end

end

Version 2:

#===============================================================================
# The move's type is based on the user's form.(???)
#===============================================================================
class PokeBattle_Move_[COLOR="Red"]19D[/COLOR] < PokeBattle_Move
  
  def pbBaseType(user)
    return user.form
  end
  
  # The types in order if you want to base the forms on certain types, these should 
  # be the number of their forms respectively
  #  0 = Normal
  #  1 = Fighting
  #  2 = Flying
  #  3 = Poison
  #  4 = Ground
  #  5 = Rock
  #  6 = Bug
  #  7 = Ghost
  #  8 = Steel
  #  9 = ??? (Being a pseudo type you can skip this one)
  # 10 = Fire
  # 11 = Water
  # 12 = Grass
  # 13 = Electric
  # 14 = Psychic
  # 15 = Ice
  # 16 = Dragon
  # 17 = Dark
  # 18 = Fairy

end

 

[Scraps The Man]

Thanks so much! I seriously would have had so many troubles if you didn't swoop in and save me from hours of tedious move creations! <3

 

[hirokimura]

I was lurking in the thread and it helped me too ! Thank you so much !