[Scripting Question] Trying to make HM turn into switches in game

[hirokimura]

Hey, I'd like to ask if this is possible to check if a switch is active in a script that isn't part of an event? I mean, I want to make the player be able to use HMs without having an item, but at a certain point of the game. Looking at essentials script, I can see where is the line that requires surf, but I wonder if I can change it with a property that checks if a switch is active, and if yes, what if this property? That would be cool to help, as I'm trying to learn by editing myself too ^^
Thank you :3

 

[Ego13]

Hi there,

you can check for the Global Switches (the ones you can set in an event) by using this expression:

$game_switches[YOUR VARIABLE NUMBER GOES IN HERE]

For example: You want to use the swich number 100
to check if it is on you use

$game_switches[100]==true

note that the == is a compartor opposed to = which assigns a value.

 

[hirokimura]

Hey Ego ^^ Thanks for the help ^^
I'll try to come up with a script based on what you said then ^^ Let's try :)

 

[Ego13]

Hey Ego ^^ Thanks for the help ^^
I'll try to come up with a script based on what you said then ^^ Let's try :)

No problem :)
Feel free to post your code here if you encounter any problems. But also make sure to add error messages as well as a description of what you were doing.

 

[Marin]

Just a quick note, you shouldn't use == true on switches (booleans - these are either true or false), but leave them out. To check for it being true, just type $game_switches[ID] to check for true, and !$game_switches[ID] to check for false. The exclamation mark just inverts it.

 

[hirokimura]

Hey !! Sorry for late reply !
So I've been trying and it worked !!!
I did replace this part Pfield move line 709 with that

def Kernel.pbSurf
return false if $game_player.pbHasDependentEvents?
move = getID(PBMoves,:SURF)
movefinder = Kernel.pbCheckMove(move)
if !$game_switches[280]
return false
end
if Kernel.pbConfirmMessage(_INTL("You could travel that water using your Levitation Skill. Use it?"))
speciesname = (movefinder) ? movefinder.name : $Trainer.name
Kernel.pbMessage(_INTL("\PN uses Levitation Skill - Level 1.",speciesname,PBMoves.getName(move)))
Kernel.pbCancelVehicles
pbHiddenMoveAnimation(movefinder)
surfbgm = pbGetMetadata(0,MetadataSurfBGM)
pbCueBGM(surfbgm,0.5) if surfbgm
pbStartSurfing
return true
end
return false
end

I didn't touch at anything else since I don't want it to crash and even if move is still defined at surf and there are movefinder methods, that won't leave an impact in the game. Thanks for the infos Marin and Ego ! I'll try to come up with the same things for other TMs and I might share the thing if nothing bugs ! (And yeah, there will be superpowers in my game, I'm nuts xD)

I'm grateful, thank you so much ^^

 

[Ego13]

Hey !! Sorry for late reply !
So I've been trying and it worked !!!
I did replace this part Pfield move line 709 with that



I didn't touch at anything else since I don't want it to crash and even if move is still defined at surf and there are movefinder methods, that won't leave an impact in the game. Thanks for the infos Marin and Ego ! I'll try to come up with the same things for other TMs and I might share the thing if nothing bugs ! (And yeah, there will be superpowers in my game, I'm nuts xD)

I'm grateful, thank you so much ^^

Glad that we could help and thanks for the feedback :)