Quick Conditional Branch Code Question Topic

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12540

04/12/2014 03:59 PM

Hello again! I once again have what's probably a very basic scripting question. ^^;;

I've noticed that VX Ace's Conditional Branch function, while usually great, can also be quite limited. I'm trying to get a conditional branch that will do something if Character #1's HP is less than 47%. I can't seem to do this with the standard options, but I notice that there's a "script" option on the last tab.

Would a line of script work that would trigger the conditional branch if Actor1's HP is less than 47%? What would the script look like?

Thanks much in advance, and sorry again for being such a scripting dummy XD

Marrend

Guardian of the Description Thread

21806

04/12/2014 04:06 PM

It might look something like...

SCRIPT (
$game_variables[1] = 100 * $game_actors[1].hp / $game_actors[1].maxhp
)
CONDITIONAL BRANCH (VAR001 < 47)

...that?

Travio

149

04/12/2014 04:08 PM

You can do it using just the single script line in the conditional branch function:

$game_actors[1].hp < ($game_actors[1].maxhp/100 * 47)

RGSS is nice enough to follow Order of Operations. =)

(And apologies - I'm not trying to show anyone up. I used to "spaghetti code" and have since had it drilled into my head to cut down the number of lines I need to use wherever possible. ;_;)

unity

You're magical to me.

12540

04/12/2014 06:46 PM

Thank you both very much, once again :D

EDIT: Both of these are giving me error messages ;_;
To make sure it wasn't because of any scripts I have, I tried it in a new game and got the same results.

For Marrend's, I get:

For Travio's:

If need-be, I can provide screenshots of how I set them up just in case I did something bone-headed.

Marrend

Guardian of the Description Thread

21806

04/12/2014 07:22 PM

Try $game_actors[1].mhp instead of $game_actors[1].maxhp. Travio's implementation should work better, at the very least.

*Edit: I temporarily forgot that it even was "mhp" for VX Ace.

Travio

149

04/12/2014 07:27 PM

Yup - exact same thing here. I've been working in XP all morning, where it uses maxhp - mhp is, in fact, the correct one. I should probably double check my work sometimes. >_<

(Speaking of working in XP, VX Ace has made so many things so much nicer that I'm really struggling working with XP, hah.)

unity

You're magical to me.

12540

04/12/2014 07:35 PM

It works! Thanks a lot! ^___^ Hooray!

I hear you. I love me some XP, but VXAce is sooo nice!

[VX ACE] QUICK CONDITIONAL BRANCH CODE QUESTION

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