Script: Visible Overworld Wild Encounter

[Nithe1990]

I get this error after the wild Pokémon encounter:
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Spoiler:

Pokémon Essentials Esp v16.3
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Excepción: RGSSError

Mensaje: disposed sprite

Spriteset_Map:28:in `src_rect'

Spriteset_Map:28:in `update'

Spriteset_Map:300:in `_animationSprite_update'

Spriteset_Map:297:in `each'

Spriteset_Map:297:in `_animationSprite_update'

AnimationSprite:86:in `update'

Scene_Map:51:in `updateSpritesets'

Scene_Map:45:in `each'

Scene_Map:45:in `updateSpritesets'

Scene_Map:115:in `update'



Esta excepción ha sido registrada en

C:\Users\Cristian\Saved Games/Pokémon Essentials Esp v16_3/errorlog.txt.

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[theRiolvile]

I think of substituting the Dexnav for this and have to mention this but Reborn has this too but its strange because the eggmoves are random

 

[derFischae]

I get this error after the wild Pokémon encounter:
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Spoiler:

Pokémon Essentials Esp v16.3
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Excepción: RGSSError

Mensaje: disposed sprite

Spriteset_Map:28:in `src_rect'

Spriteset_Map:28:in `update'

Spriteset_Map:300:in `_animationSprite_update'

Spriteset_Map:297:in `each'

Spriteset_Map:297:in `_animationSprite_update'

AnimationSprite:86:in `update'

Scene_Map:51:in `updateSpritesets'

Scene_Map:45:in `each'

Scene_Map:45:in `updateSpritesets'

Scene_Map:115:in `update'



Esta excepción ha sido registrada en

C:\Users\Cristian\Saved Games/Pokémon Essentials Esp v16_3/errorlog.txt.

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Hi Nithe1990,
it seems that you use the outdated Pokemon Essentials Version Esp 16.3, which is not supported for this script. You can either update your Pokemon Essentials version, or you can try the Yiormaris workaround, which is cited below.

Hi [...] i find a alternative

  def removeThisEventfromMap
    if $game_map.events.has_key?(@id) and $game_map.events[@id]==self
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # added to reduce lag by derFischae
      for sprite in $scene.spritesets[$game_map.map_id].character_sprites
        if sprite.character==self
          $scene.spritesets[$game_map.map_id].character_sprites.delete(sprite)
          #sprite.dispose
          break
        end
      end

the solution comment the line sprite.dispose.
and ADD this
sprite.bitmap.dispose

PS: sorry for my english.

Note that the line "sprite.dispose" needs to be replaced by "sprite.bitmap.dispose" on 2 lines in the method removeThisEventFromMap.

 

[Nithe1990]

Hi Nithe1990,
it seems that you use the outdated Pokemon Essentials Version Esp 16.3, which is not supported for this script. You can either update your Pokemon Essentials version, or you can try the Yiormaris workaround, which is cited below.


Note that the line "sprite.dispose" needs to be replaced by "sprite.bitmap.dispose" on 2 lines in the method removeThisEventFromMap.

It wors! Thank you very much for your help, you have helped me a lot.

 

[theRiolvile]

This is a alternative for the Dexnav for me but how do I add the eggmove and hidden ability chance to the script?

 

[derFischae]

This is a alternative for the Dexnav for me but how do I add the eggmove and hidden ability chance to the script?

Have you already tried to simply add both scripts (the "Dexnav UI" script and this "visible overworld wild encounter" script and to your game?

 

[theRiolvile]

I went on Relic Castle to look for the script of yours but still learning how to code so I will this up to you all I know is making a class Dexnav because I want to rewrite the whole script

 

[LUCIFR]

Touche...... well I can help you out with it once I am free if you want. (Unless if you already plan to get a new PC)

Can you help me, I'm also using windows XP 32 bit

 

[ardicoozer]

Hello...
I still confuse how to active a add ons always shiny via event..
Thank you

 

[TrankerGolD]

Hello...
I still confuse how to active a add ons always shiny via event..
Thank you

For 19.1, the included add on is set to work only if the gloabal switch (SHINY_WILD_POKEMON_SWITCH) is activated, you can edit its state during runtime going to Debug->Field options...->Switches and changing 031: Shiny Wild Pokemon to [ON] (only inside a new game or continue in play test).

To enable the switch via event you only have to add this script line (use false to disable):

$game_switches[Settings::SHINY_WILD_POKEMON_SWITCH]=true

or

$game_switches[031]=true

Current AddOn code:

Spoiler:

#===============================================================================
#Allways Shiny (when switch activated)

Events.onWildPokemonCreateForSpawning += proc { |_sender,_e|
    pokemon = _e[0]
    if $game_switches[Settings::SHINY_WILD_POKEMON_SWITCH]
      pokemon.shiny = true
    end
  }
#===============================================================================

If you want shiny pokemon but only in overworld you will need your own switch.

 

[TheGoog98]

Got an error while setting up Roaming Pokémon, are there any solutions to this or are Roaming Pokémon still in the works? Every other encounter still works so I didn't nuke the script by accident

 

[Mindbender]

What's a good spawn rate for this code? I don't want too many Pokemon on the field, but I don't want it to take forever to spawn an individual Pokemon.

 

[ardicoozer]

I need a help for Lavender Ghost overworld encounter...
I have installed Lavender Ghost and working. But I have problem with overworld for ghost encounter on wild pokemon encounter...
Thank you^^

 

[derFischae]

* Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Version 19.1.0.4 for PEv19.1 - by derFischae (Credits if used please) *

UPDATED TO VERSION 19.1.0.4 FOR POKEMON ESSENTIALS V19.1. This script is for Pokémon Essentials v19 and v19.1 (for short PEv19). REDESIGNED as a PLUGIN.

As in Pokemon Let's go Pikachu/Eevee or Pokemon Shield and Sword wild encounters pop up on the overworld, they move around and you can start the battle with them simply by moving to the pokemon. Clearly, you also can omit the battle by circling around them.


FEATURES
NEW FEATURES

• Easy Install as Plugin
  
• Set movement of overworld pokemon depending on its properties
  
• set steps a pokemon remains on map before despawning depending on pokemon properties
  
• Choose whether you can battle water pokemon while not surfing or not
  
• In water pokemon won't spawn above other tiles, which made them stuck or walk on ground

UPSCALED FEATURES INCLUDED from PEv18:

• see the pokemon on the overworld before going into battle
  
• no forced battling against overworld encounters
  
• plays the pokemon cry while spawning
  
• Choose whether encounters occure on all terrains or only on the terrain of the player
  
• you can have instant wild battle and overworld spawning at the same time and set the propability of that by default and change it ingame and store it with a $game_variable
  
• In caves, pokemon don't spawn on impassable Rock-Tiles, which have the Tile-ID 4
  
• You can check during the events @@OnWildPokemonCreate, @@OnStartBattle, ... if you are battling a spawned pokemon with the global variable $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon
  
• You can check during the event @@OnWildPokemonCreate if the pokemon is created for spawning on the map or created for a different reason with the Global variable $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon
  
• If you want to add a procedure that modifies a pokemon only for spawning but not before battling then you can use the Event @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES BY ADD-ONS:

• Aggressive Encounters Add-On
  
  • introduces aggressive encounters, which are pokemon that chase the player after spawning
    
  • aggressive encounters may only start to chase if the player comes them to close
    
  • set the move speed, move frequency and move type of aggressive pokemon
    
  • aggressive ecounters are restricted to player movements
    
  • add animations to aggressive encounters. See Additional Animations -Add On and TrankerGolD's animations for aggressive encounters
    at https://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=10395100&postcount=383 to include spawning animations in your game
    
• Additional Animations Add-On
  
  • manage different appear animations of overworld spawning encounters depending on encounter type and pokemon properties
    
  • Play animations while PokeEvent is visible on screen, such as a shiny animation
    
  • See also Animation Resource by TrankerGolD for aggressive encounters, water encounters, and shiny encounters https://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=10395100&postcount=383
    
    Spoiler:

    
    

    In this post I bring not Add-On, but an animation resource.
    
    So, for everyone who haven't noticed yet the new script for PEv19.1 has parameters to store the id of specific animations.
    Currently, since the only thing provided is code there was no need for this kind of thing.
    But for anyone that is interested in this, here are some examples on what you can do with them:
    

    Spoiler:

    
    

    

    

    

    
    (When shiny or agressive the animations have a specific sound effect so you can notice without looking)
    

    
    You can find these new animations I created in this download.
    
    (WARNING! This resource overrides your current animations.rxdata which contains all animations from the database, DON'T use this resource if you already edited yours.)
    
    If you already have your own animations and still want to try these ones here is a little tip:
    

    Spoiler:

    - First, copy your project folder (or download PEv19.1)
    - Second, paste there (in the copy) the animations.rxdata in Data folder
    - Third, open both your project and the copied project with the animations
    - Fourth, in the copied project open database, go to Animations, click "008: Shiny", and do Ctrl+C
    - Fifth, in your own proyect do the same but click a blank space with no animations and do Ctrl+V
    - Sixth, do the 4th and 5th step with:
        - "009: Shiny no sound"
        - "010: Water splash"
        - "011: Agressive"
    - Seventh, make sure your project has the audio and graphic
    - Eighth, change in VisibleEncounterSettings the id for the animations

    You can totally make your own animations instead, and remember this is for the script that works with PEv19.1 version.

    
    
• Different Spawn And Normal Encounters (like in Pokemon Sword/Shield) Add-On
  
  • Introduces Overworld Encounter Types you can set in your encounters.txt PBS-file.
    
  • This allows you to define different encounters for overworld spawning and instant battling on the same map.
    
• Max Spawn Add-On
  
  • Define a maximal limit of spawned pokemon on the overworld at the same time.
    
  • After reaching that limit MAX_SPAWN no pokemon will spawn until another pokemon despawned.
    
• Additional Despawn Methods Add-On
  
  • Choose to remove PokeEvent distanced on screen from the player with REMOVE_DISTANCED
    
  • The distance (steps) is edited in DISTANCE_VANISH and DISTANCE_VANISH_SHINY
    
  • Remove by time chronometer with REMOVE_PROLONGED
    
  • Use your own overworld spawn chance in VISIBLE_ENCOUNTER_PROBABILITY
    
• Own Minimum Spawn Chance
  
  • The Spawn probability of the first encounter and later ones are similar.
    
  • Spawning does not interact with the encounter chance for normal encounters.
    
  • Increase the average spawning time of pokemon by setting MAX_ENCOUNTER_REDUCED larger than zero in the settings section of this script
    
• Fixed Spawn Probability Add-On
  
  • Define your own overworld spawn chance in Percentage
    
  • Spawn chance becomes independent from the default PEv19.1 encounter chance calculator
    
• Variable Spawn/Normal Encounter Proportion During Game Add-On
  
  • You can change the percentage between overworld spawning and normal encounters in story driven events during playthrough
    
  • in Percentage, from only normal encounters to only spawning encounters
    
• Automatic Spawning Add-On
  
  • Choose whether pokemon spawn automatically or only while moving the player
    
  • Set the speed of automatic spawning
    
• Randomized Spawning Add-On
  
  • It will randomize overworld encounters
    
• Ditto Transform Add-On
  
  • Like in Pokemon Go, transformable Pokemon such as Ditto get the overworld appearence of different species
    
  • Choose in settings if completely random, set by a list of candidates or set by the map encounters
    
• Remove Poke Events on load/save/transfer Add-On
  
  • Remove overworld encounters on load/save and on map transfer
    
• Overworld Lavender Town Ghosts Add-On
  
  • Shows ghost sprite for overworld encounters
    
  • requires Lavender Town Ghosts Plugin
    
  • You need to put a graphic, named "ghost.png", in your "/Graphics/Characters/" folder of your project. This graphic is not provided here, but maybe you can easily find some resource, for example search for "shiny missingNo [Ghost Form]".
    

INSTALLATION
Installation as simple as it can be.

1. Add Graphics: Either get the resources from Gen 8 Project (broken link removed)
   and install the "Graphics/Characters" folder in your game file system.
   Or you see in the following spoiler section
   
   Spoiler:

   
   Place your own sprites for your pokemon/fakemon with the right names in your "\Graphics\Characters\Follower" folder and your shiny sprites in your "\Graphics\Characters\Follower shiny" folder.
   The right name of sprites is:
   usual form - SPECIES.png where SPECIES is the species name in capslock (e.g. PIDGEY.png)
   alternate form - SPECIES_n.png where n is the number of the form (e.g. PIKACHU_3.png)
   female form - SPECIES_female.png or SPECIES_n_female (e.g. PIDGEY_female.png or PIKACHU_3_female.png)
   
   
   
2. Add Script: Follow this link https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/Visible-Overworld-Wild-Encounters and copy the folder "Visible Overworld Wild Encounters - Script" to your "/plugins/" folder.
   
3. Change Settings: Open the script file in the folder and change the parameters in the settings section therein as you like. Details descriptions about the parameters can be found there as well.
   
4. Install Add-Ons (the other folders): There are a lot of Add-Ons and parameter settings for your personal optimal solution. So, Copy Add-Ons in your "/plugins/" folder and edit parameters in settings of that Add-Ons to your liking. Some Add-On and parameter combinations can produce lag, e.g. a high spawning rate without a spawning cap, or e.g. "NO_OF_CHOSEN_TILES=0" (or too high) when having other scripts like Pokemon Following.
   
5. If you use any other script that triggers on change of direction of the player, then either
   
   • these scripts have to be loaded after this visible overworld wild encounter script, or
     
   • you have to use the bug fix for OnChangeDirection (See below).
     
6. Enjoy!

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VISIBLE OVERWORLD WILD ENCOUNTER SCRIPT AND ADD-ONS
https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/Visible-Overworld-Wild-Encounters

THE BUG FIX FOR ONCHANGEDIRECTION

Spoiler:

In Pokemon Essentials V18.1, it was introduced that normal wild encounter can encounter on turning the direction of your player.
These encounters are normal encounters by default. This behaviour remains in Pokemon Essentials V18 and V19.1.
The visible overworld wild encounter script simply clears everything on change of direction of the player.
This works perfectly well, if you don't want to use any other script that triggers on change direction in your game.
But if not, then you have to place all these scripts have to be loaded after the visible overworld wild encounters script (so the clearing will not effect these scripts).
Or you will have to use this fix:

Open the script editor and go to the visible overworld wild encounter script. Search for the following code snippet

Spoiler:

          #########################################################
          #                                                       #
          #      0. PART: BUG FIX FOR ONCHANGEDIRECTION           #
          #                                                       #
          #########################################################

#===============================================================================
# (Bug Fix for Events.onChangeDirection)
#   - ChangeDirection will be considered as taking a step
#===============================================================================

Events.onChangeDirection.clear
# Notice that this will clear everything related to onChangeDirection
# (on PEv19.1 there is only one proc, so this entire script must be above
#  any other script by the community that uses it)

Events.onChangeDirection += proc {
  next if $game_temp.in_menu
  if pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken($PokemonGlobal.repel > 0)
    pbBattleOnStepTaken(($PokemonGlobal.repel > 0) # STANDARD WILD BATTLE
  else
    pbSpawnOnStepTaken($PokemonGlobal.repel > 0)  # OVERWORLD ENCOUNTERS
  end
}

and remove it. Then go to the script folder "/Data/Scripts/012_Overworld" and open "001_Overworld.rb" in your editor. Search for the following code snippet

# Start wild encounters while turning on the spot
Events.onChangeDirection += proc {
  repel_active = ($PokemonGlobal.repel > 0)
  pbBattleOnStepTaken(repel_active) if !$game_temp.in_menu
}

and

• either keep everything how it is (to have purely normal encounters on change of direction), or
• remove that code (to completely remove that pokemon can encounter on change of direction), or
• replace it by this code snippet
  
  Spoiler:

  
  

  # Start wild mixed overworld/normal encounters while turning on the spot
  Events.onChangeDirection += proc {
    next if $game_temp.in_menu
    repel_active = ($PokemonGlobal.repel > 0)
    if pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)
      pbBattleOnStepTaken(repel_active) # STANDARD WILD BATTLE
    else
      pbSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)  # OVERWORLD ENCOUNTERS
    end
  }

  
  to replace normal wild encountering during direction changing by mixed overworld/instant encountering (prefered), or
• replace it by this code snippet
  
  Spoiler:

  
  

  # Start purely overworld encounters while turning on the spot
  Events.onChangeDirection += proc {
    next if $game_temp.in_menu
    repel_active = ($PokemonGlobal.repel > 0)
    pbSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active) if !pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)
  }

  
  to replace normal wild encountering during direction changing by purely overworld encountering.

MODIFICATIONS OF THIS SCRIPT

• How to add your own new custom overworld encounter types (such as "desert")
  
  Spoiler:

  
  

  I assume that you use Pokemon Essentials V19.1 and Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Plugin Version V19.1.0.3.
  
  If you want to include overworld versions for the default encounter types then you can simply include the plugin "Different Spawn And Normal Encounters - Overworld Encounters Add On" to your project. You can find it at https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/Visible-Overworld-Wild-Encounters
  
  If you want to include your own new custom encounter types (for instance "desert") then you have to do the following:
  

  1. At first, you have to add your custom encounter type as usual to your project. If you are not familiar with that then you find an explaination in the following spoiler section
     
     Spoiler:

     
     Adding a custom encounter type is described in more detail in

     https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonRMXP/comments/nac0zx

     and https://essentialsdocs.fandom.com/wiki/Adding_new_encounter_methods
     Basically it consists of the following steps
     

     1. Add a new environment (this is needed if the encounter happens on a new area, such as a desert). This might look something like this
        

        GameData::Environment.register({
          :id          => :Desert,
          :name        => _INTL("Desert"),
          :battle_base => "desert"
        })

     2. Add a new terrain tag. This might look similar to this
        

        GameData::TerrainTag.register({
          :id                     => :Desert,
          :id_number              => 17,
          :battle_environment     => :Desert # or an already existing environment such as :Grass if the encounter does not happen on a new area
        })

     3. Add new encounter types. This might be something like this
        

        GameData::EncounterType.register({
          :id             => :Desert,
          :type           => :desert, # or an already existing type such as :land or :cave if the encounter does not happen on a new area
          :trigger_chance => 21,
          :old_slots      => [20, 20, 10, 10, 10, 10, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1, 1]
        })

        plus additional encounter types per time such as DesertDay, DesertNight, ...
     4. Overwrite the method encounter_type of class PokemonEncounters in script section /Scripts/012_Overworld/002_Battle triggering/003_Overworld_WildEncounters.rb to make encountering work. Probably, encounter_type will look similar to this
        

          def encounter_type
            time = pbGetTimeNow
            ret = nil
            if $PokemonGlobal.surfing
              ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Water, time)
            else   # Land/Cave (can have both in the same map)
              if has_land_encounters? && $game_map.terrain_tag($game_player.x, $game_player.y).land_wild_encounters
                ret = :BugContest if pbInBugContest? && has_encounter_type?(:BugContest)
                ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Land, time) if !ret
              end
              # here the desert encounter is added ---
              if !ret && has_encounter_type?(:desert) && $game_map.terrain_tag($game_player.x, $game_player.y).battle_environment == :Desert
                ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Desert, time)
              # --------------------------------------
              if !ret && has_cave_encounters?
                ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Cave, time)
              end
            end
            return ret
          end

     5. If the encounter should happen on a new area (as it is in our example "desert"), then set the terrain tag (in our example 17) onto all that tiles where you want the encounter to happen. Use the the debug section while running your game to do that. Note that the probabilities defined for each Pokemon in the encounters must be the same as the ':old_slots' defined in the 'EncounterType' script. Otherwise your game will raise an error.
  2. Overwrite the method encounter_type_on_tile of class PokemonEncounters in the Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Plugin to make overworld encountering work. Probably, encounter_type_on_tile needs to be something like this
     

       def encounter_type_on_tile(x,y)
         time = pbGetTimeNow
         ret = nil
         if $game_map.terrain_tag(x,y).can_surf_freely
           ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Water, time)
         else   # Land/Cave (can have both in the same map)
           if has_land_encounters? && $game_map.terrain_tag(x, y).land_wild_encounters
             ret = :BugContest if pbInBugContest? && has_encounter_type?(:BugContest)
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Land, time) if !ret
           end
           # here the desert encounter is added ---
           if !ret && has_encounter_type?(:desert) && $game_map.terrain_tag($game_player.x, $game_player.y).battle_environment == :Desert
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Desert, time)
           # --------------------------------------
           if !ret && has_cave_encounters?
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Cave, time)
           end
         end
         return ret
       end

  
  If you want new custom encounter types (such as "desert") where you have different pokemon for spawning and for instant battle then
  

  1. install the plugin "Different Spawn And Normal Encounters - Overworld Encounters Add On" from https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/Visible-Overworld-Wild-Encounters
  2. add your custom encounter types to your project as it is written in the spoiler section above.
  3. Add corresponding Overworld encounter types for all your custom encounter types. This might be something like this
     

     GameData::EncounterType.register({
       :id             => :OverworldDesert,
       :type           => :desert, # or an already existing type such as :land or :cave if the encounter does not happen on a new area
       :trigger_chance => 21,
       :old_slots      => [20, 20, 10, 10, 10, 10, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1, 1]
     })

     plus additional encounter types per time such as OverworldDesertDay, OverworldDesertNight, ...
  4. Overwrite the method encounter_type_on_tile of class PokemonEncounters in the "Different Spawn And Normal Encounters - Overworld Encounters Add On" plugin (and not in the "Visible Overworld Wild Encounters" Plugin) to make different overworld encountering work. Probably, encounter_type_on_tile needs to be something like this
     

       def encounter_type_on_tile(x,y)
         time = pbGetTimeNow
         ret = nil
         if $game_map.terrain_tag(x,y).can_surf_freely
           ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:OverworldWater, time)
           ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Water, time) if !ret && VisibleEncounterSettings::LET_NORMAL_ENCOUNTERS_SPAWN
         else   # Land/Cave (can have both in the same map)
           if has_land_encounters? && $game_map.terrain_tag(x, y).land_wild_encounters
             ret = :OverworldBugContest if pbInBugContest? && has_encounter_type?(:OverworldBugContest)
             ret = :BugContest if pbInBugContest? && has_encounter_type?(:BugContest) if !ret && VisibleEncounterSettings::LET_NORMAL_ENCOUNTERS_SPAWN
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:OverworldLand, time) if !ret
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Land, time) if !ret && VisibleEncounterSettings::LET_NORMAL_ENCOUNTERS_SPAWN
           end
           # here the desert encounter is added ---
           if !ret && has_encounter_type?(:desert) && $game_map.terrain_tag($game_player.x, $game_player.y).battle_environment == :Desert
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:OverworldDesert, time)
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Desert, time) if !ret && VisibleEncounterSettings::LET_NORMAL_ENCOUNTERS_SPAWN
           # --------------------------------------
           if !ret && has_cave_encounters?
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:OverworldCave, time)
             ret = find_valid_encounter_type_for_time(:Cave, time) if !ret && VisibleEncounterSettings::LET_NORMAL_ENCOUNTERS_SPAWN
           end
         end
         return ret
       end

• instructions on how to make your own Add-On or to modify an already existing script to make it work with the visible overworld wild encounter script. This includes modifying a pokemon on spawning but not on battling again, by using the events OnStartBattle, OnWildPokemonCreate and OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning
  
  Spoiler:

  
  This instruction is for you
  

  • if you plan to modify your overworld encounters right on creation or right on battle start, such as making your overworld encounters shiny or evolving the encounters if they spawn with a suitable high level, or
  • if you want to add a script to your project that does such that modifies encounters right on the creating the pokemon or right on battle start but is written only for the ordinary case of instant battle with wild pokemon, such as Vendilys Rescue Chain or Joltiks Level Balance.

  Lots of other scripts out there work as suggested with this script. But some scripts might need to be modified to make them work properly with the visible overworld encounter script. Here I give you some instructions for that.
  
  TYPES OF ENCOUNTERS
  In your pokemon game, you can have 3 types of encounters.
  

  • normal encounters,
  • overworld encounters and
  • events which you have placed by your own in the map editor that force a wild battle, which also counts somehow as normal encounters.

  To have overworld encounters and normal encounters at the same time, you can set the parameter INSTANT_WILD_BATTLE_PROPABILITY = 1,2,3,4,... or 99 in the settings section of the visible overworld wild encounter script before starting the game, or you use additional plugins such as "Variable Spawn To Normal Encounter Proportion During Game - Overworld Encounters Add On".
  
  So, you might come to the point that you want to modify a pokemon or run a certain procedure in battle only for overworld encounters, only for normal encounters or for all encounters.
  
  USING EVENTS
  Concerning Wild Pokemon, there are 3 Events, which trigger before a wild overworld pokebattle, and can be used to modify the encounter.
  

  • @@OnStartBattle
    At first, the event @@OnStartBattle triggers right before the battle. This includes running into a spawned overworld pokemon and instant battles with normal encounters and running into your map events that trigger as wild battles.
    You can add a procedure to this event, so that procedure will run when going into battle.
    See the Pokemon Essentials manual if you want to read more on how to use it.
    NOTE that Pokemon Essentials v19 does not support to modify the encountering pokemon in OnStartBattle, nevertheless OnStartBattle can be used for lots of other stuff.
  • @@OnWildPokemonCreate
    Another event is @@OnWildPokemonCreate. This event triggers every time a wild pokemon needs to be created. This includes creating a pokemon right before it spawns on the overworld and creating wild pokemon right before a normal instant battle starts. But this also includes event that you have placed on the map in the map editor and that will start a pokemon battle when triggered.
    You can add a procedure to this event, so that procedure will run in that described situations. And you can use this event to modify the encountering pokemon.
    You find more instructions in the Pokemon Essentials manual.
    So, you can still use all your old scripts which make use of the event @@OnwildPokemonCreate and of @@OnStartBattle (as long as they are not from an outdated Pokemon Essentials version).
  • @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning
    The visible wild overworld encounter script introduces a new event @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning.
    It can be used the same way as the event @@OnWildPokemonCreate, but this event will only trigger when a pokemon wants to spawn on the overworld, and it does not trigger in any other situations.
    If you want to add a procedure that modifies a pokemon only for spawning but not before battling then you can do it with this event.
    Simply add that procedure to the event @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning. The code you need to write for that will look exactly the same as for the event @@OnwildPokemonCreate. So read the Pokemon Essentials manual about @@OnwildPokemonCreate for more informations.

  
  Using these events will give you a good way to include your modification. Unfortunately, it will not distinguish good enough between spawning encounters and normal encounters. But the next section will tell you how to do so.
  
  MODIFYING SPECIFIC ENCOUNTERS
  To distinguish between normal encounters and spawned encounters, the visible overworld wild encounter script introduces two new global variables.
  

  • $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon
    During events, such as @@OnWildPokemonCreate, you can use $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon to decide if you are going into battle against an overworld encounter (true) or not (nil or false), including battling a normal encounter or not battling at all.
  • $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon
    During events, you can use $Pokemon.creatingSpawningPokemon in @@OnWildPokemonCreate and @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning to decide if a pokemon is created to let it spawn on the map (true) or for any other reason (nil or false).

  
  Combining both global variables makes it possible to distinguish every situation when a pokemon is created.
  
  For example, if you want to add a procedure that triggers only when going into battle with spawned pokemon then use this code snipped
  

  Events.onStartBattle+=proc {|sender|
     if $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon
       #The actual code of your procedure you want to run only when battling overworld encounters.
     end
  }

  Of course, !$PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon in the code snipped above would mean that the procedure will run only for normal encounters and wild pokebattle events on the map.
  
  Since encounters cannot be modified before battle start in @@OnStartBattle, it is recommanded to modify encounters before spawning or creation in @@OnWildPokemonCreate and @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning.
  
  For example, if you want to add a procedure to the event @@OnWildPokemonCreate and you want that this procedure runs only on creation of an overworld encounter use this code snippet (or simply use @@OnWildPokemonCreateForSpawning)
  

  Events.onWildPokemonCreate+=proc {|sender,e|
     if $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon
       #The actual code of your procedure you want to run only when a pokemon is created for spawning.
     end
  }

  Of course, !$PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon in the code snipped above would mean that the procedure will run only for normal encounters and wild pokebattle events on the map.
  
  Concerning the event @@OnWildPokemonCreate, you can find the other if conditions and its meaning below
  
  

  $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon # means procedure never triggers, since onWildPokemonCreate will not trigger for spwned encounters
  !$PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon # means procedure triggers always, i.e. for instant battles, during spawning and for handplaced map events
  $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon # means procedure triggers when a pokemon is created for spawning
  !$PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon # means procedure triggers in every situation except that it is created for spawning, including instant battles and triggering handplaced pokeevents on the map
  $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon and $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon # equals $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon
  $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon and !$PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon # equals $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon
  !$PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon and $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon # equals $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon
  !$PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon and !$PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon # equals $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon

OUTDATED ADD-ONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF THIS SCRIPT
In the post https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=429019 you will find add-ons and modifications of this script for PEv18
Moreover, there are various modifications of this script for PEv17.2. under https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=10202528#post10202528
Probably these add-ons and modifications are not completely compatible to PEv19.1 and there are some bugs due to the update to PEv19.1. But feel free to test it with PEv19.1 and feel free to post your bugs.
The list of outdated add-ons and modifications include

• Vendilys Rescue Chain and JoelMatthews Add-Ons for Vendilys Rescue Chain,
  See https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=415524 and
  https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=422513 for original scripts
  
• Let's go shiny hunting by chaining a pokemon, inspired by Diego Mertens script
  https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=10011513
  
• all overworld encounters are shinys
  
• Joltiks Level Balance, see https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=409828 for original post
  
• forbidding pokemon to spawn on specific terrain tiles in caves
  
• error solutions

CHANGELOG

Spoiler:

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 19.1.0.4 FOR PEv19:
- rearranged aggressive encounters as an Add On

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 19.1.0.1 FOR PEv19:
- easy install as plugin
- bug concerning roaming pokemon fixed
- included an easy way to set the steps a pokemon remains on map before despawning depending on pokemon properties
- rearranged features of previous version as add-ons, including
- trigger different appear animations depending on encounter type, shinyness
- shiny animation while PokeEvent is visible on screen
- stop more pokemon from spawning with the MAX_SPAWN parameter
- choose wether remove distanced spawned pokemon or not with REMOVE_DISTANCED parameter
- choose wether remove by time chronometer or not with REMOVE_PROLONGED
- added to add your own overworld encounter chance with VISIBLE_ENCOUNTER_PROBABILITY

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 19.0.10 FOR PEv19:
- fixed water pokemon spawning in platform above water tile
- water pokemon won't appear in the border
- choose wether battling water pokemon from ground or not with BATTLE_WATER_ON_GROUND parameter
- stop more pokemon from spawning with the MAX_SPAWN parameter
- choose wether remove distanced spawned pokemon or not with REMOVE_DISTANCED parameter
- shiny animation while PokeEvent is visible on screen
- choose wether remove by time chronometer or not with REMOVE_PROLONGED
- added to add your own overworld encounter chance with VISIBLE_ENCOUNTER_PROBABILITY

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 19.0.9 FOR PEv19:
- updated script to work with PEv19.1
- used $PokemonTemp.encounterType to trigger different appear animations
- added alternative stepcount before vanishining for shiny pokemon

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 18.0.8 FOR PEv18:
- tiny bug fix for $PokemonTemp.encounterType

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 18.0.7 FOR PEv18:
- removed a bug concerning changing the standard form when goining into battle

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 18.0.6 FOR PEv18:
- (hopefully) removed a rare crash concerning character_sprites

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 2.0.5 FOR PEv18:
- removed bug that makes all water encounter vanish

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 2.0.4 FOR PEv18:
- encounters dont spawn on impassable tiles in caves

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 2.0.3 FOR PEv18:
- poke radar works as usual

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 2.0.2 FOR PEv18:
- added new global variable $PokemonGlobal.creatingSpawningPokemon to check during the event @@OnWildPokemonCreate if the pokemon is created for spawning on the map or created for a different reason

UPSCALED FEATURES FROM VERSION 2.0.1 FOR PEv17.2:
- less lag
- supports sprites for alternative forms of pokemon
- supports sprites for female/male/genderless pokemon
- bug fixes for roaming encounter and double battles
- more options in settings
- roaming encounters working correctly
- more lag reduction
- included automatic spawning of pokemon, i.e. spawning without having to move the player
- included vendilys rescue chain, i. e. if pokemon of the same species family spawn in a row and will be battled in a row, then you increase the chance of spawning
an evolved pokemon of that species family. Link: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=415524
- removed bug occuring after fainting against wild overworld encounter
- for script-developers, shortened the spawnPokeEvent method for better readablitiy
- removed bugs from version 1.9
- added shapes of overworld encounter for rescue chain users
- supports spawning of alternate forms while chaining
- if overworld sprites for alternative, female or shiny forms are missing,
then the standard sprite will be displayed instead of an invisible event
- bug fix for shiny encounters
- respecting shiny state for normal encounters when using overworld and normal encounters at the same time
- easier chaining concerning Vendilys Rescue chain, i.e. no more resetting of the chain when spawning of a pokemon of different family but when fighting with a pokemon of different family
- Added new Event @@OnPokemonCreateForSpawning which only triggers on spawning
- Added new global variable $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedShiny to check if an active battle is against a spawned pokemon.
- removed bug to make the new features in version 1.11 work
- reorganised and thin out the code to organise code as add-ons
- removed Vendilys Rescue Chain, Let's Go Shiny Hunting and automatic spawning as hard coded feature and provide it as Add-Ons instead
- Now, using overworld and normal encounters at the same time is a standard feature
- autospawning will not trigger instant battles anymore
- removed a bug that came from reorganising the code in original code and add-ons concerning Let's go shiny hunting add-on

 

[derFischae]

brilliant Pokemon appear in overworld with gold Waves animation how can I do this? Iam using generation 8 project in Pokemon essentials v19.1

EDIT: Updated instructions for PEv20.
Now, it is easy to add gold waves animation to brilliant pokemon, as you asked for.
How To:

1. Install the newest version of the Visible Overworld Encounters Script. It is a plugin now. Link: https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/V20
2. Install "Additional Animations - Overworld Encounters Add On". It is a plugin now. Link: https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/V20
3. Make sure you have your gold waves animation in your database. And keep in mind which id it has in the database. In the following, the id is 11.
4. Make sure that all your pokemon have the property brilliant, which is true if and only if the pokemon is actually brilliant.
5. If you want that the animation will be played ones while the brilliant pokemon spawns, then replace the code
   

     ENC_SPAWN_ANIMATIONS = [     # default
       [:shiny?, true, 8],        # [:shiny?, true, 8],     -  means if pokemon is shiny then use animation with id 8
       [:pokerusStage, 1, 8],      # [:pokerusStage, 1, 11]  -  means if pokemon is infected then use animation with id 11
       [:aggressive, true, 7]     # [:aggressive?, true, 11]  -  means if pokemon is aggressive encounter then use animation with id 11
     ]

   in 002_add_on_additional_animations.rb by
   

     ENC_SPAWN_ANIMATIONS = [     # default
       [:shiny?, true, 8],        # [:shiny?, true, 8],     -  means if pokemon is shiny then use animation with id 8
       [:pokerusStage, 1, 8],      # [:pokerusStage, 1, 11]  -  means if pokemon is infected then use animation with id 11
       [:aggressive, true, 7],     # [:aggressive?, true, 11]  -  means if pokemon is aggressive encounter then use animation with id 11
       [:brilliant, true, 11]
     ]

   where 11 is the id of the gold wave animation in your database. Please change the number 11 to the correct id in the code snippet above if your database id is not 11.
6. If you want that the animation will be played permanently, then replace the code
   

     PERMA_ENC_ANIMATIONS = [  # default
       [:shiny?, true, 7],     # [:shiny?, true, 7],  -  means if pokemon is shiny then permanently play animation with id 7 from database
     ]

   in 002_add_on_additional_animations.rb by
   

     PERMA_ENC_ANIMATIONS = [  # default
       [:shiny?, true, 7],     # [:shiny?, true, 7],  -  means if pokemon is shiny then permanently play animation with id 7 from database
       [:brilliant, true, 11]
     ]

   where 11 is the id of the gold wave animation in your database. Please change the number 11 to the correct id in the code snippet above if your database id is not 11.

 

[derFischae]

Got an error while setting up Roaming Pokémon, are there any solutions to this or are Roaming Pokémon still in the works? Every other encounter still works so I didn't nuke the script by accident

Thank you for reporting the bug.
The bug is corrected now, and the visible overworld wild encounters script has been updated to version 19.1.0.1. It is redesigned as a plugin now.

Please update your script version.

 

[derFischae]

I always get syntax errors when i put that script in

can somebody do the plug in version of it, not the script because the script gives me alot of errors and plug ins are easy

This script has been updated to version 19.1.0.1. You can install it as a plugin.

 

[ardicoozer]

Great Update!!!

 

[derFischae]

I need a help for Lavender Ghost overworld encounter...
I have installed Lavender Ghost and working. But I have problem with overworld for ghost encounter on wild pokemon encounter...
Thank you^^

Edit: Updated instructions for PEv20.

I tested Lavender Town Ghosts by myself. And I did not have any real problems. (During a battle with a spawned pokemon, you will see the lavender town ghost sprite when you are on a GHOSTMAP.) The only thing I noticed is that the overworld pokemon have always there correct sprites on the overworld. So that might be the problem. The overworld sprites should also be ghost sprites, right?

If so, then I will tell you here how you can do that.

1. Update your visible overworld wild encounters script to the newest version
2. Check for updates for the Lavender Town Ghosts Plugin
3. Install the plugin "Overworld Lavender Town Ghosts" Link: https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/V20
4. [optional] Install more Add-Ons for the Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Script, all you like.
5. Get or create an overworld sprite for your overworld ghost encounter. This plugin will not provide a sprite but maybe you find can easily find some resource, for example search for "shiny missingNo [Ghost Form]".
6. Name that graphic "ghost.png" and place it in your "/Graphics/Characters/" folder of your project.
7. Enjoy

 

[Mindbender]

Can you add new types of overworld spawns?