Script: Visible Overworld Wild Encounter

[derFischae]

hey, is there any way to make pokemons use different sprites when they appear in water? I found a resource with pokemon sprites in water and I would really like to be able to use it with this plugin, oh and I'm using the version for essentials v21.1

Indeed, this is possible. I can modify the code such that water encounters use specific water sprites. Can you tell me how these sprites are named? A special "_WATER" ending, in a different water folder, or how are these sprites organised?

 

[derFischae]

Hey, big fan of the script and it's working fine. However does anyone know how to turn up the frequency? It takes ages for Pokémon to spawn and if they do it's mostly just one per grass batch

You have following opportunities

1. Increase the Default spawn range in Pokemon Essentials. For example, increase the encounter rate in your "Encounters.txt" PBS-file. See Pokemon Essentials Dokumentation for details.
2. Add grass tiles on the map. The chance of spawning increases with each grass tile.
3. Add addons for the visible overworld wild encounters plugin to your project that modify the encounter rate, such as
   • Automatic Spawning Addon
   • Fixed Spawn Probability Addon
   • Own Minimum Spawn Chance Addon
   • Reroll Spawn Tile Addon
   and change the settings in that scripts as you want.

There might be even more ways to increase the spawning rate.

 

[viniciusan9elin]

Indeed, this is possible. I can modify the code such that water encounters use specific water sprites. Can you tell me how these sprites are named? A special "_WATER" ending, in a different water folder, or how are these sprites organised?

There are 4 folders with the overworlds inside them, in fact there are only 2 but with the shinys there are 4.
The overowls are divided into two folders: the pokemon that swim in water and the pokemon that "levitate" according to the name of the folder. But I think you can simplify everything in just 2 folders, the overworlds and the shiny ones

here is the resurce link: Overworld Swimming Sprites

t would be awesome if you could add this to the plugin 😊

 

[derFischae]

hey, is there any way to make pokemons use different sprites when they appear in water? I found a resource with pokemon sprites in water and I would really like to be able to use it with this plugin, oh and I'm using the version for essentials v21.1

You can use sprites for your swimming animations of your spawned pokemon/fakemon now.
Either get the resource you have found "Overworld Swimming Sprites" (at https://eeveeexpo.com/resources/1400/ ) and place its unzipped folders in the "Graphics/Characters" folder of your game file system. Or you place your own sprites for swimming pokemon/fakemon with the usual names conventions in your "\Graphics\Characters\Swimming" folder and your shiny sprites in your "\Graphics\Characters\Swimming shiny" folder of your game file system.

Please try it out and let me know if it works or if there is an error. I cannot test it myself.

 

[viniciusan9elin]

You can use sprites for your swimming animations of your spawned pokemon/fakemon now.
Either get the resource you have found "Overworld Swimming Sprites" (at https://eeveeexpo.com/resources/1400/ ) and place its unzipped folders in the "Graphics/Characters" folder of your game file system. Or you place your own sprites for swimming pokemon/fakemon with the usual names conventions in your "\Graphics\Characters\Swimming" folder and your shiny sprites in your "\Graphics\Characters\Swimming shiny" folder of your game file system.

Please try it out and let me know if it works or if there is an error. I cannot test it myself.

it worked perfectly! Thanks for the addition!

I'll test some more, if any bugs appear I'll report them here for you. 😉

 

[mulpha]

I am using version 21.1, and after pressing F12 to reload the game, encountering Pokémon results in an error. How can I resolve this?I tried using the replacement code from the previous comment, but found that it had no effect.Even when not entering the game in debug mode, but rather playing the final version as a normal player, pressing F12 still triggers the error. I must admit, saving and loading is very important in Pokémon games, as it allows players to efficiently refresh and attempt to encounter shiny Pokémon in stationary spots. I am unsure if you can fix this issue, and it is troubling whether I should abandon this additional script.

 

[ArionDragonite]

It is possible to make custom terrain tags encounters? like in the flower only appears Flabébé and in the tall grass only skidos? if possible pls show me

 

[ardicoozer]

I am using version 21.1, and after pressing F12 to reload the game, encountering Pokémon results in an error. How can I resolve this?I tried using the replacement code from the previous comment, but found that it had no effect.Even when not entering the game in debug mode, but rather playing the final version as a normal player, pressing F12 still triggers the error. I must admit, saving and loading is very important in Pokémon games, as it allows players to efficiently refresh and attempt to encounter shiny Pokémon in stationary spots. I am unsure if you can fix this issue, and it is troubling whether I should abandon this additional script.

Reinstall, install again and compile again..

 

[ardicoozer]

It is possible to make custom terrain tags encounters? like in the flower only appears Flabébé and in the tall grass only skidos? if possible pls show me

Here,

Script: - Visible Overworld Wild Encounter - Page 22 - The PokéCommunity Forums

* Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Version - by derFischae (Credits if used please) * UPDATED TO VERSION 20.0.0.5 FOR POKEMON ESSENTIALS V20 AND V21. This script is for Pokémon Essentials V16.2, V17, V17.2, V18, V18.1, V19.1, V20, V20.1, V21 and V21.1. As in Pokemon Let's go...

www.pokecommunity.com

 

[ArionDragonite]

Here,

Script: - Visible Overworld Wild Encounter - Page 22 - The PokéCommunity Forums

* Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Version - by derFischae (Credits if used please) * UPDATED TO VERSION 20.0.0.5 FOR POKEMON ESSENTIALS V20 AND V21. This script is for Pokémon Essentials V16.2, V17, V17.2, V18, V18.1, V19.1, V20, V20.1, V21 and V21.1. As in Pokemon Let's go...

www.pokecommunity.com

it doesn't work for me with essentials 21.1, I follow every step in the end only one type of encounter work in the same map

 

[ArionDragonite]

* Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Version 20.0.0.5 for PEv20 and PEv21 - by derFischae (Credits if used please) *

UPDATED TO VERSION 20.0.0.5 FOR POKEMON ESSENTIALS V20 and V21.

This script is for Pokémon Essentials v20, v20.1, v21 and v21.1 (for short PEv20 and PEv21).

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

• Easy Install as Plugin
• see the pokemon on the overworld before going into battle
• no forced battling against overworld encounters
• Supports individual sprites for shiny, female and alternative forms
• plays the pokemon cry while spawning
• Overworld pokemon will despawn after some steps
• you can have instant wild battle and overworld spawning at the same time and set the propability of that in percentage
• In caves, pokemon don't spawn on impassable Rock-Tiles, which have the Tile-ID 4
• In water, pokemon won't spawn above other tiles, which made them stuck or walk on ground
• See "advanced features" and "additional features by add-ons" below for more (e.g. additional animations...)

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 watch 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)
   
   
   [Optional] Add Graphics for Swimming Pokemon: Either get the resource Overworld Swimming Sprites https://eeveeexpo.com/resources/1400/
   and place its unzipped folders in the "Graphics/Characters" folder of your game file system.
   Or you place your own sprites for swimming pokemon/fakemon with the right names in your "\Graphics\Characters\Swimming" folder and your shiny sprites in your "\Graphics\Characters\Swimming shiny" folder.
2. Add Script: Follow this link https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/V20 and copy the folder "Visible Overworld Wild Encounters - Script" to your "/plugins/" folder.
3. [Optional] 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. [optional] Install Add-Ons (the folders under "/optional/" in the github repository): 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-Ons are incompatible to each other and 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. So, do not simply include all folders.
5. Enjoy!

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VISIBLE OVERWORLD WILD ENCOUNTER SCRIPT AND ADD-ONS
https://github.com/VisibleOverworldWildEncounters/V20

ADVANCED FEATURES

• Set the size of the area around the player where pokemon can spawn
• Choose whether encounters occure on all terrains or only on the terrain of the player
• Allow or forbid water pokemon to spawn on border
• Set movement of overworld pokemon depending on its properties
• Choose whether you can battle water pokemon while not surfing or not
• set steps a pokemon remains on map before despawning depending on pokemon properties
• You can check during the events :on_wild_species_chosen, :on_wild_pokemon_created, :on_calling_wild_battle ... if you are battling a spawned pokemon with the global variable $PokemonGlobal.battlingSpawnedPokemon
• You can check during the events :on_wild_species_chosen and :on_wild_pokemon_created 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 :on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning

ADDITIONAL FEATURES BY ADD-ONS

• 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/posts/10395100/
    
    Spoiler:

    
    
    
• 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/posts/10395100/ to include spawning animations in your game
• 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.
• Reroll Spawn Tile Add-On
  • stabilizes the probability of spawning on maps with low grass by choosing another tile if the previous random chosen one does not allow spawning
  • set the maximal number of tiles chosen for spawning in parameter NO_OF_CHOSEN_TILES
  • be careful, it might produce lag with other scripts
• Restrict Movement Add-On
  • Overworld spawned Grass/Water/Sand/etc encounters move only on Grass/Water/Sand tiles and not leave there terrain
  • You can activate and deactivate the restriction by setting the parameter RESTRICT_MOVEMENT in the settings section of this add-on
• 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 Add-On
  • 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 PEv20 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
  • You can get and change the current instant battle probability by using getInstantChance and setInstantChance(value) in an event on the map.
• 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
  • full functionality when using additionally the original Lavender Town Ghosts Plugin https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/lavender-town-ghosts-v18-1.441236/
  • 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]".

MODIFICATIONS OF THIS SCRIPT

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

  
  These instructions are for Visible Overworld Wild Encounters Plugin Version 20.0.0.1 for PEv20. Nevertheless the last time it was tested was with PEv19.1, but it should work.
  
  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/V20
  
  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

• Spoiler:

  
  
• 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 :on_wild_species_chosen, :on_wild_pokemon_created, :on_calling_wild_battle and :on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning
  
  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 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 multiple Events, which trigger before a wild overworld pokebattle, and can be used to modify the encounter.
  

  • :on_calling_wild_battle
    At first, the event :on_calling_wild_battle 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.
  • :on_battle_start
    The event :on_battle_start 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 v20 does not support to modify the encountering pokemon in OnStartBattle, nevertheless OnStartBattle can be used for lots of other stuff.
  • :on_wild_species_chosen
    Another event is :on_wild_species_chosen. 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.
    Typically it is used to change the species and level, e.g. to replace an encounter by an roaming pokemon.
    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.
  • :on_wild_pokemon_created
    Another event is :on_wild_pokemon_created. This event triggers after :on_wild_species_chosen 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 :on_wild_species_chosen, :on_wild_pokemon_created and of :on_calling_wild_battle (as long as they are not from an outdated Pokemon Essentials version).
  • :on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning
    The visible wild overworld encounter script introduces a new event :on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning.
    It can be used the same way as the event :on_wild_pokemon_created, 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 :on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning. The code you need to write for that will look exactly the same as for the event :on_wild_pokemon_created. So read the Pokemon Essentials manual about :on_wild_pokemon_created 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 :on_wild_pokemon_created, 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 :on_wild_pokemon_created and :on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning 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
  

  EventHandlers.add(:on_calling_wild_battle, :your_battle_proc,
    proc { |species, level, handled|
     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.
  
  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)
  

  EventHandlers.add(:on_wild_pokemon_created, :your_proc_name,
    proc { |pkmn|
     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 :on_wild_pokemon_created, 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

HELP AND MORE

About Normal Encounters And Overworld Encounters

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Go to the settings section of the visible overworld wild encounter script. There, you have to set INSTANT_WILD_BATTLE_PROPABILITY larger than 0 and lower than 100, for example
  

   INSTANT_WILD_BATTLE_PROPABILITY = 50

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Install the add on "Different Spawn And Normal Encounters - Overworld Encounters Add On"
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10520835/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Install the add on "Different Spawn And Normal Encounters - Overworld Encounters Add On" and uncomment and modify the method "pbRoamingMethodAllowed(roamer_method)" in that add-on as discribed therein. Also update the roamer-methods of your legendaries in the settings section of Pokemon Essentials.
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read the spoiler section of "How to add your own new custom overworld encounter types (such as "desert")" in the modifications section.
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  
  
  

About Good Spawning Rate

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  
  
  
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10501462/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/visible-overworld-wild-encounter.429019/post-10887279

About Modifying Overworld Spawning Pokemon

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Install the add on "Randomized Spawning - Overworld Encounters Add-On"
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10546839/
• I want that all overworld pokemon are shiny.
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Place the following code at the bottom of your visible overworld wild encounters script
  

  EventHandlers.add(:on_wild_pokemon_created_for_spawning, :aggressive_pokemon_spawn, proc { |pkmn|
    pkmn.shiny = true
  })

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10435604/
  Note that the code snippets are for PEv19.1
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10499190/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10544092/
  And if you use (or want to use) the visible overworld wild encounters Add-On "different encounters for overworld spawning and original encountering on the same map", then read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10544925/

About Spawn Animations And Appearence

• I want animations for the spawning pokemon
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10395100/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/visible-overworld-wild-encounter.429019/post-10888993
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10549401/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10472605/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=10472625
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/visible-overworld-wild-encounter.429019/post-10659099
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10531745/
  And if you want to determine when to use a specific graphic, for example, in caves dust clouds and in tall grass shadows, then also read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10532858/

About Move Independent Spawning

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Install the add on "Automatic Spawning - Overworld Encounters Add On"
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10254999/
  Note that the code in the post is for PEv18, but you can probably find out how to translate it for PEv20.

About Restrict Spawning or Movement

• To stop overworld spawning or normal encounters during runtime via events, install the add on
  "Variable Spawn To Normal Encounter Proportion During Game - Overworld Encounters Add On"
  
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/visible-overworld-wild-encounter.429019/post-10887269
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Let's say, you want to let the script work on no other map than the map with map id 12345678. Then add the following code snippet
  

  alias map_pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken
  def pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)
    return false if $game_map.map_id!=12345678
    return map_pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)
  end

  to the bottom of your visible overworld wild encounters script. Make sure that no other modifications or add-ons of the visible overworld wild encounters script, which you use, overwrite the method "pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken".
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Let's say, you want to let the script work only if the game switch 12345678 is on.
  Then add the following code snippet
  

  alias map_pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken
  def pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)
    return false if $game_switches[12345678]==false
    return map_pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken(repel_active)
  end

  to the bottom of your visible overworld wild encounters script. Make sure that no other modifications or add-ons of the visible overworld wild encounters script, which you use, overwrite the method "pbBattleOrSpawnOnStepTaken".
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10642255/

About Cave Enounters

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10173680/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Place the following code snippet
  

      #check if tile is passable
      for i in [2, 1, 0]
        tile_id = $game_map.data[x, y, i]
        terrain = $game_map.terrain_tags[tile_id]
        passage = $game_map.passages[tile_id]
        if terrain!=PBTerrain::Neutral
          if passage & 0x0f == 0x0f
            return false
          elsif $game_map.priorities[tile_id] == 0
            break
          end
        end
      end

  right between the two lines
  [code[
  return false if tile_terrain_tag.ice
  return true if has_cave_encounters? # i.e. this map is a cave
  [/code]
  in the method "encounter_possible_here_on_tile?(x,y)" in the visible overworld wild encounter script code ORIGINAL CODE FOR PEv20
  Note that this code snippet might be outdated, since it was originally written for PEv18.

About Overworld Pokemon And Cutscenes

• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10388350/ and https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10389600/
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10582324/

About Saving Overworld Pokemon

• I don't want that spawned pokemon will be saved.
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Install the add on "Remove Poke Events On Load Save Transfer - Overworld Encounters Add On"
• 
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/visible-overworld-wild-encounter.429019/post-10780077

About Runtime Errors

• 
  
  
  Spoiler: Answer

  Read https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10393908/ Maybe, you have to update the code for PEv20.

OUTDATED ADD-ONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF THIS SCRIPT
In the post https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/visible-overworld-wild-encounter.429019/post-10203908 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/posts/10202528/
Probably these add-ons and modifications are not completely compatible to PEv20 and there are some bugs due to the update to PEv20. But feel free to test it with PEv20 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
• 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 20.0.0.5 FOR PEv20:
- added feature that spawned pokemon can have swimming sprites now

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 20.0.0.4 FOR PEv20:
- new add on to restrict movement of spawned pokemon to there starting terrain. I.e. grass encounters stay on grass.

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 20.0.0.3 FOR PEv20:
- removed bug concerning battling water encounters from shore in PEv20

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 20.0.0.2 FOR PEv20:
- removed bug concerning renaming $MapFactory in PEv20

NEW FEATURES FROM VERSION 20.0.0.1 FOR PEv20:
- updated the code to make it compatible with PEv20

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

[/QUOTE] the method to create new encounters seens to not work in Essentials v21.1

 

[derFischae]

it doesn't work for me with essentials 21.1, I follow every step in the end only one type of encounter work in the same map

the method to create new encounters seens to not work in Essentials v21.1

To help you, it would be very useful that you describe what steps you have done to add new encounters. I assume you want to add a new type called flower.

• What number do you want to use for this TerrainTag?
• What tile from your map editor do you want to use as the spawning tiles for flower encounters? I would guess it is some kind of flower tile.
• Did you changed the number of that tile to the same number of the TerrainTag in the tile editor?
• Did you add flower encounters to your pbs-file? And finally
• Did you completed step 1 correctly? This means that you added flower encounters correctly to your project as normal encounters. You can test this by deactivating overworld spawning (change the normal to overworld encounter rate to zero or simply remove the script for testing). If you get normal flower encounters on your flower tile, then you completed step 1 successfully.

Unless you did not complete step 1, i.e. to add your custom encounter as a normal encounter for Pokemon Essentials correctly, you should look for help specifically for adding new encounter types to unmodified Pokemon Essentials.
After you had completed that step, then you can reactivate overworld spawning in your project, continue with step 2 and following steps and ask for help for custom ovreworld encounters here.

 

[mulpha]

"Is there a way to make wild Pokémon disappear without relying on the number of steps, but rather on time?"

 

[mulpha]

Reinstall, install again and compile again..

"Still not effective. After reinstalling and recompiling, the save file loading error with F12 still occurs."

 

[ardicoozer]

"Still not effective. After reinstalling and recompiling, the save file loading error with F12 still occurs."

delete a save files, try with a new game

 

[Sorabotics]

I'm using v18 Essentials. When a wild encounter ends, I get this error @derFischae

 

[derFischae]

I'm using v18 Essentials. When a wild encounter ends, I get this error @derFischae View attachment 170801

Start the Script editor in RPGMakerXP (press F11), open the script "Game_Event" and search for the following line

def check_event_trigger_touch(x, y)

Usually, it's in line 131 and the you can read

  def check_event_trigger_touch(x, y)
    return if $game_system.map_interpreter.running?
    return if @trigger!=2
    return if x != $game_player.x || y != $game_player.y
    return if jumping? || over_trigger?
    start
  end

in an unmodified Pokemon Essentials Version 18.1.

I quess, you have modified the code or use any other script, addon or whatever that overwrites the method "check_event_trigger_touch" at that point or at any other point in the whole script. I think so, because your error message locates the method "check_event_trigger_touch" at line 139 instead and says that there is something different in your code, something like $game_player.xm instead of $game_player.x or so.

Do you use any other ressources? Does the code of your method "check_event_trigger_touch" look different? Remove these modifications and your Pokemon Essentials 18.1 should work as usual. Probably, your error message does not come from my "visible overworld wild encounters" script. I suggest, that you can reproduce the error message without my script, by placing moving overworld events on the map in the map editor.

 

[Sorabotics]

Start the Script editor in RPGMakerXP (press F11), open the script "Game_Event" and search for the following line

def check_event_trigger_touch(x, y)

Usually, it's in line 131 and the you can read

  def check_event_trigger_touch(x, y)
    return if $game_system.map_interpreter.running?
    return if @trigger!=2
    return if x != $game_player.x || y != $game_player.y
    return if jumping? || over_trigger?
    start
  end

in an unmodified Pokemon Essentials Version 18.1.

I quess, you have modified the code or use any other script, addon or whatever that overwrites the method "check_event_trigger_touch" at that point or at any other point in the whole script. I think so, because your error message locates the method "check_event_trigger_touch" at line 139 instead and says that there is something different in your code, something like $game_player.xm instead of $game_player.x or so.

Do you use any other ressources? Does the code of your method "check_event_trigger_touch" look different? Remove these modifications and your Pokemon Essentials 18.1 should work as usual. Probably, your error message does not come from my "visible overworld wild encounters" script. I suggest, that you can reproduce the error message without my script, by placing moving overworld events on the map in the map editor.

Looks like that fixed it! It did say xm instead of x for some reason. I never touched the code but maybe whoever made GSC Essentials did. Thank you!

 

[Xenoh95]

Is there a way to change IVs of wild encounters or shiny encounters? I would like to make them for normal encounters 15 and higher and for shinys 20 and higher.
Sorry if this has been asked already.