How to make a non cave map a dark map like the one you have to use flash.

[CaiGuyCrafter]

So I'm making a Pokemon game where a blackout occurs and I was wondering if it were possible todo a script or something that makes it like a cave that you have to use flash. If there is any better ideas, that would be good too.

 

[Pyxal]

So I'm making a Pokemon game where a blackout occurs and I was wondering if it were possible todo a script or something that makes it like a cave that you have to use flash. If there is any better ideas, that would be good too.

Just go to the headers tab of that map in Advanced Map. You will see a option "Cave" in the box "Map options". Click the drop down menu and select "Dark, Flash usable".
Fairly simple.

 

[CaiGuyCrafter]

I'm actually using RPG-Maker XP to make a game. It isn't that simple I'm sad to say.

 

[mgriffin]

I'm actually using RPG-Maker XP to make a game. It isn't that simple I'm sad to say.

I've moved your thread to the Pokémon Essentials forum. I'm assuming you're using that. You certainly wouldn't have been making a ROM hack at any rate :)

 

[kalarie]

@CaiGuyCrafter
You're in the wrong section of Pokecommunity then. This section is about ROM Hacking, not Fan Games.

 

[Golisopod User]

So I'm making a Pokemon game where a blackout occurs and I was wondering if it were possible todo a script or something that makes it like a cave that you have to use flash. If there is any better ideas, that would be good too.

You can make a copy of the map and change its metadata to be a cave with flash, the option is called "DarkMaps" . When the blackout occurs, warp the player to the blackout map.

I think there's a way to change the metadata of maps in scripts but I'm not sure

 

[Lou Dingo]

You don't have to change the metadata
in the script section PField_Field at line 457 comes a code called

# Display darkness circle on dark maps

if you add

|| $game_map.map_id==XYZ && $game_switches[ABC]

behind the

if darkmap

at line 459 you will be able to darken the map XYZ as long as switch ABC is active

just put the id number of the map you want to happen the blackout on instead of XYZ and choose an empty switch and call it blackout and take its number in place of ABC


if you want the blackout to occur while you on this map change the switch with an event and refresh the map.

 

[CaiGuyCrafter]

Thanks you both helped!