[Scripting Question] Mid Battle Animation for pokemon that change forms

[Xanarquiz220]

So I´ve installed the Gen 9 repack for essentials from relic castle, its excellent, but I realised Pokemon such as Morpeko, Wishiwashi, Terapagos among others change form in an awkard way and I would like to add some animations to those form changes while in battle.

The question I guess is: How do I script for when those pokemons change form (via item such as Zazian or via ability such as Morpeko) an animation is displayed (sort of like a mega) so that it doesn´t abruptly change from one sprite to the other.

I´m kinda new to this. Thanks.

 

[Vendily]

In def pbMegaEvolve the command pbCommonAnimation("MegaEvolution", battler) is used to play the Common:MegaEvolution Battle Animation before it changes the form.
You would want to do something similar.

 

[Xanarquiz220]

In def pbMegaEvolve the command pbCommonAnimation("MegaEvolution", battler) is used to play the Common:MegaEvolution Battle Animation before it changes the form.
You would want to do something similar.

So I dont think I understand, I´m new to this sorry.

The line of code for the morpeko form change is this I think:

# Morpeko - Hunger Switch
if isSpecies?(:MORPEKO) && hasActiveAbility?(:HUNGERSWITCH) && endOfRound
# Intentionally doesn't show the ability splash or a message
newForm = (@form + 1) % 2
pbChangeForm(newForm, nil)
end
end

So how do I add the animation display here? or how do I add a custom animation?

I mean maybe its not even here where i have to introduce the animation, maybe its some other script folder within rpg maker. As I said im new to this

 

[Vendily]

So I dont think I understand, I´m new to this sorry.

The line of code for the morpeko form change is this I think:

# Morpeko - Hunger Switch
if isSpecies?(:MORPEKO) && hasActiveAbility?(:HUNGERSWITCH) && endOfRound
# Intentionally doesn't show the ability splash or a message
newForm = (@form + 1) % 2
pbChangeForm(newForm, nil)
end
end

So how do I add the animation display here? or how do I add a custom animation?

I mean maybe its not even here where i have to introduce the animation, maybe its some other script folder within rpg maker. As I said im new to this

The edit belongs in pbChangeForm, just above the line that sets the form variable, self.form = newForm. However I don't believe mega evolution has an animation defined by default, so I'm not sure you can use that one to test. You can add new animations in the Battle Animation Editor in the Debug menu.

Attack animations - Essentials Engine wiki

For how to define a move, see Defining a move. For making animations that show in the overworld, see Field animations. This page describes how to create attack...

essentialsengine.miraheze.org

 

[Xanarquiz220]

The edit belongs in pbChangeForm, just above the line that sets the form variable, self.form = newForm. However I don't believe mega evolution has an animation defined by default, so I'm not sure you can use that one to test. You can add new animations in the Battle Animation Editor in the Debug menu.

Attack animations - Essentials Engine wiki

For how to define a move, see Defining a move. For making animations that show in the overworld, see Field animations. This page describes how to create attack...

essentialsengine.miraheze.org

So basically what I wanna do is, with my very limited knowledge of ruby, be able to display an animation every time morpeko changes form (which he does at the end of every turn), as well as terapagos (which he does when his hability tera shift activate at the beggening of the battle). Okey so let´s say I have the animation created with the editor, what do I do now?. Sorry for the trouble I just dont know how to do it

 

[Vendily]

So basically what I wanna do is, with my very limited knowledge of ruby, be able to display an animation every time morpeko changes form (which he does at the end of every turn), as well as terapagos (which he does when his hability tera shift activate at the beggening of the battle). Okey so let´s say I have the animation created with the editor, what do I do now?. Sorry for the trouble I just dont know how to do it

So, to make this easy, let's pretend the animation you made is called Common:FormChange in the animation editor.
Now we find def pbChangeForm (you can use CTRL+SHIFT+F to search all script sections at once).
Find this bit

    oldDmg = @totalhp - @hp
    self.form = newForm

and make it this

    oldDmg = @totalhp - @hp
    @battle.pbCommonAnimation("FormChange", self)
    self.form = newForm

 

[Xanarquiz220]

So, to make this easy, let's pretend the animation you made is called Common:FormChange in the animation editor.
Now we find def pbChangeForm (you can use CTRL+SHIFT+F to search all script sections at once).
Find this bit

    oldDmg = @totalhp - @hp
    self.form = newForm

and make it this

    oldDmg = @totalhp - @hp
    @battle.pbCommonAnimation("FormChange", self)
    self.form = newForm

I did as follows
def pbChangeForm(newForm, msg)
return if fainted? || @effects[PBEffects::Transform] || @form == newForm
oldForm = @form
oldDmg = @totalhp - @HP
@battle.pbCommonAnimation("FormChange", self)
self.form = newForm
pbUpdate(true)
@HP = @totalhp - oldDmg
@effects[PBEffects::WeightChange] = 0 if Settings::MECHANICS_GENERATION >= 6
@battle.scene.pbChangePokemon(self, @Pokemon)
@battle.scene.pbRefreshOne(@IndeX)
@battle.pbDisplay(msg) if msg && msg != ""
PBDebug.log("[Form changed] #{pbThis} changed from form #{oldForm} to form #{newForm}")
@battle.pbSetSeen(self)
end

And it doesnt work. Idk why

 

[Vendily]

I did as follows
def pbChangeForm(newForm, msg)
return if fainted? || @effects[PBEffects::Transform] || @form == newForm
oldForm = @form
oldDmg = @totalhp - @HP
@battle.pbCommonAnimation("FormChange", self)
self.form = newForm
pbUpdate(true)
@HP = @totalhp - oldDmg
@effects[PBEffects::WeightChange] = 0 if Settings::MECHANICS_GENERATION >= 6
@battle.scene.pbChangePokemon(self, @Pokemon)
@battle.scene.pbRefreshOne(@IndeX)
@battle.pbDisplay(msg) if msg && msg != ""
PBDebug.log("[Form changed] #{pbThis} changed from form #{oldForm} to form #{newForm}")
@battle.pbSetSeen(self)
end

And it doesnt work. Idk why

Next time, surround code in code blocks. Not sure who you pinged with that.

Do you actually have a battle animation called FormChange? See the wiki link for instructions on how to make an animation (I dontdon't really know how to do that part)

 

[Xanarquiz220]

Next time, surround code in code blocks. Not sure who you pinged with that.

Do you actually have a battle animation called FormChange? See the wiki link for instructions on how to make an animation (I dontdon't really know how to do that part)

Yes yes I have the .anm file in the root directory

 

[Vendily]

Yes yes I have the .anm file in the root directory

ah that won't work, you need to import it, it needs to exist in the battle animation editor's list in game.