[Scripting Question] Level Caps for Essentials 17.2

[worldsempire]

Hey I am new to scripting and I am wondering how to put a level cap before every gym battle in my game. I know that this question has been asked before but the previous posts about it are old and I don't really understand them. I know that 18 version is out but i don't want to restart my project. If you know how to script this for 17.2 i would greatly appreciate your help.

 

[GT-Baka]

In PBExperience find:

  def self.maxLevel
    return MAXIMUM_LEVEL
  end

and make it:

  def self.maxLevel
    return $game_variables[X]
  end

Replace X with the variable that you want to use.

 

[Eight7]

In PBExperience find:

  def self.maxLevel
    return MAXIMUM_LEVEL
  end

and make it:

  def self.maxLevel
    return $game_variables[X]
  end

Replace X with the variable that you want to use.

I am in a similar scenario to the person above and "def self.maxLevel" only exists in v18 cause I can't find it in v17.2
is there another way to get this effect but in version 17.2

 

[GT-Baka]

I am in a similar scenario to the person above and "def self.maxLevel" only exists in v18 cause I can't find it in v17.2
is there another way to get this effect but in version 17.2

My bad, I saw the setting for MAXIMUMLEVEL in both v17.2 and v18 and thought they were the same, here is what you have to do in v17.2:

In PBExperience change the following methods to use $game_variables instead of MAXLEVEL:

def PBExperience.pbGetMaxExperience(growth)
    if growth>=6 || growth<0
      return ArgumentError.new("The growth rate is invalid.")
    end
    return pbGetExpInternal($game_variables[X],growth)
  end

  def PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(level,growth)
    if growth>=6 || growth<0
      return ArgumentError.new("The growth rate is invalid.")
    end
    if level<0
      return ArgumentError.new("The level is invalid.")
    end
    level = $game_variables[X] if level>$game_variables[X]
    return pbGetExpInternal(level,growth)
  end

  def PBExperience.pbAddExperience(currexp,expgain,growth)
    if growth>=6 || growth<0
      return ArgumentError.new("The growth rate is invalid.")
    end
    exp = currexp+expgain
    maxexp = pbGetExpInternal($game_variables[X],growth)
    exp = maxexp if exp>maxexp
    return exp
  end

  def PBExperience.pbGetLevelFromExperience(exp,growth)
    if growth>=6 || growth<0
      return ArgumentError.new("The growth rate is invalid.")
    end
    maxexp = pbGetExpInternal($game_variables[X],growth)
    exp = maxexp if exp>maxexp
    i = 0
    for j in 0..$game_variables[X]
      currentExp = pbGetExpInternal(i,growth)
      return i if exp==currentExp
      return i-1 if exp<currentExp
      i += 1
    end
    return $game_variables[X]
  end

In PItem_ItemEffects do the same for rarecandy:

ItemHandlers::UseOnPokemon.add(:RARECANDY,proc{|item,pokemon,scene|
   if pokemon.level>=$game_variables[X] || (pokemon.isShadow? rescue false)
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("It won't have any effect."))
     next false
   else
     pbChangeLevel(pokemon,pokemon.level+1,scene)
     scene.pbHardRefresh
     next true
   end
})