Timer still counts down during battles

[Backburner26]

So im using the Controll Timer command in RPGMaker XP and the timer pauses when I enter a battle, Is there any way to have the timer keep running while I am in a battle?

 

[tustin2121]

It looks to me like the battle system in unmodified Essentials has the countdown going even during battle (there's even code in here to abort a battle if the timer hits zero while in battle).

Are you using a different battle system? What version of Pokemon Essentials are you using?

EDIT: Upon further investigation, it looks like the method I was looking at isn't actually ever called (because battle scenes are never assigned to $scene). Furthermore, the thing it sets to abort the battle seems to be dummied out as well...

What you can do is go to the PokeBattle_Scene script section and update the following function:

  def pbGraphicsUpdate
    partyAnimationUpdate
    @sprites["battlebg"].update if @sprites["battlebg"].respond_to?("update")
    Graphics.update
    # Add the following lines:
    # Update timer
    $game_system.update
    # If timer has reached 0
    if $game_system.timer_working and $game_system.timer == 0
      # Abort battle
      @battle.pbAbort
    end
  end

_{Note: I haven't tested this code myself.}

See how that works for you.