GREATREDSPIRIT'S PROFILE

author=donline link=topic=643.msg8950#msg8950 date=1202842869
Hmmm Im waiting for the Last Update to be Accepted... have you
tried out my Demo yet? :P

Unfortunately not. I don't have much free time with the current University semester (which involves a mess of group projects) but I do have it downloaded and stashed away with a bunch of other RPG Maker games that I intend to play.

author=donline link=topic=643.msg8950#msg8950 date=1202842869
Added a heck load to the Character Creation part.....
my god the 1st attempt got too out of control so
I had to limit it...

What I did
I made 10 sets of eyes, 10 Noses, 10 mouths, 10 Hairstyles, after doing all that
I realized thats about 60+ combination's... I decided to limit a few parts so I didn't have to make the biggest conditional branch known to man.....

If you could freely choose between each different graphic, you'd have a thousand different combinations, not 60. I'm sure there's a way to have the combinations and have it not literally take forever to implement, but I can't think of it now (and I'd have to play your game to see how it looks anyways)

author=donline link=topic=643.msg8950#msg8950 date=1202842869
anyhoot thanks again for this ;D If you ever need anything Graphic related
for your Game plz dont hesitate.... hmmm have you made one?

Working on a game. Currently its programming work (making a menu mostly from scratch, and that also means having a fair bit of the backend done too like player characters which I'm also making from scratch too) and revising the plot+characters.

If I ever need any graphics (which I'm sure I will), I'll keep your offer in mind. :)
(I just need to learn to stop sucking at sketching my characters...)

author=donline link=topic=643.msg8950#msg8950 date=1202842869
!Edit!
Do you want it so that when you timeout, whatever the character's name is when you run out of time is set to the player's response?

Answer!
Ummmm I think Ill use the timeouts on important parts like.... were all gonna die if you dont type this in "seconds" so I could use the "Else" part in the conditional branch

Alright, I'm fine with that. Means less work for me :P

author=donline link=topic=643.msg8950#msg8950 date=1202842869
!Edit!
Aghh I think you will know the answer to this but what does it mean
when the game freezes inbetween tranfering to a map it says "Script Hanging"

I managed to get round this by jumping to that map at start of Game
so when you reach that area later on in game it loads correctly.....

This, on the other hand, does.

I'll test it out sometime this week (possibly tonight, since I never get any homework done Tuesday nights) and see where I screwed up. I think its in the Scene_Map code (since I pretty much did a cheap hack of the $scene code). I'll get back to you on that though.


*edit*

Alright, I gave it a few tries (opening the name input window and then teleporting to another map) but I never get a failure or anything. Doublecheck that you inputted the script correctly, and see if maybe its another script thats screwing it up (or if its just the map you're teleporting to)

I agree with Kentona. A custom encounter system isn't too hard to make (I've got one in one of my projects. I made it because I really, really, really, really, hate any random encounter system that supports one-step encounters and I added more to it later), but if you're going to try and use it to support end-battle event running, you'll just make more work for yourself. Its possible with the right design it won't become a pain to make changes, but at the end of the day you'll still have a mess.

The common event method of running post-battle scripts that Kentona and I described is really the best way to do it. I'd do it that way even in the case of using a custom encounter system like I am. Its just so easy to make universal changes, find bugs, and the like.

Alright, I figured out what it was; its the way RMXP handles "scenes" (I've always ignored it for my systems)

Here's the quick and dirty way:
In the Scene_Map script, on line 205 there should be:


$scene = Scene_Name.new


Change that to:


scene = Scene_Name.new
scene.main()



This needs some changes to the Scene_Name script too. The loop needs a new break condition (it breaks when the scene changes from Scene_Name, but scene is never set to Scene_Name), so I use a simple boolean that the loop executes when true, and when false it breaks. So the boolean is set to false when the time limit expires, or when a name is inputted. Here's the code for it (changes from above code in bold):


def main
@RunFlag = true
# Get actor
@actor = $game_actors

# Prepare for the transition
Graphics.freeze

# Make windows
@edit_window = Window_NameEdit.new(@actor, $game_temp.name_max_char)
@input_window = Window_NameInput.new

# Set the opacity of the name input windows
@edit_window.back_opacity = WINDOW_OPACITY
@input_window.back_opacity = WINDOW_OPACITY

# Execute transition
Graphics.transition
# Main loop

# Set the number of frames to wait before closing the window
@FrameCountdown = ($game_temp.name_actor_id - PCS) * Graphics.frame_rate * SECONDS_PER_ID

# to a function.
loop do
# Update game screen
Graphics.update
# Update input information
Input.update
# Frame update
update

# If the frame countdown has ran out and the ActorID is a timeout ActorID (>PCS)
if @FrameCountdown == 0 and $game_temp.name_actor_id > PCS
@RunFlag = false
# Otherwise, decrement the countdown by one
else
@FrameCountdown -= 1
end

# Abort loop if screen is changed
if @RunFlag == false
break
end
end
# Prepare for transition
Graphics.freeze
# Dispose of windows
@edit_window.dispose
@input_window.dispose

# Do the transition
Graphics.transition
end



There's a small change in the update function too. Look for the following snippet of code in def update, it should be near the middle:

# Change actor name
@actor.name = @edit_window.name
# Play decision SE
$game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
# Switch to map screen
$scene = Scene_Map.new


Replace $scene = Scene_Map.new to @RunFlag = false

That should do the trick.


*edit*
Oh, wait, hold on. Something doesn't work. Gimme a sec

*reedit*
Oops, I forgot to accomodate the graphics transitions since I wasn't changing "scenes". The code should work now with the extra Graphics.freeze/transition calls in the def main for Scene_Name.

I also botched some of my math, I needed brackets when it calculates how many frames to wait otherwise it would always wait indefinetly for every character.

*thirdedit: See? Testing is important!*

Do you want it so that when you timeout, whatever the character's name is when you run out of time is set to the player's response?

Here's the rest of my list, now that I can look at my games and remember the favorites.

3) Dynasty Warriors 3
My personal favorite of the DW franchise. DW4 ruined the game with Kingdom-Musou Mode and DW5 was always YouVs.HugeFuckingEnemyMobs (why the hell is Cao Cao outnumbered at Chibi?). DW3 never really felt like it was just you vs. the enemy army.

4) Wild ARMs 4
The advent of the HEX battle system, which is a lot of fun. There were other things that made playing the game a blast which overcame the painful 'KIDS VS ADULTS' theme of the plot. Plus, it had a chainsaw boss, which is instantly awesome.

5) Suikoden 3
This was actually my first Suikoden game. My first playthrough ended horribly due to an initial speedbump and being underleveled, but after clearing that the game took off and I loved it.
I've been meaning to get to playing Suikoden 5, but I keep forgetting about it :(

6) Wild ARMs 5
I'd consider the HEX in this game a step back compared to WA4, some of the things I liked about WA4 were changed. Not that it stopped the game from being fun though! The frequency of bosses is different, and its fun and painful at the same time. I've gotten stuck at 'rinky-dink' mid-dungeon bosses in this game which is a downer due to their aforementioned frequency. The writing varies in quality, some parts are painful while others are great. Also, absolutely kick ass music.

7) God Hand
The greatest game I never finished. Again, silly plot but the characters and gameplay make up for it. Hard as god damn hell though, and I'm probably going to restart the game on Easy because I just can't beat the game on normal.

8) Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
A tactical battle system done right, every time I play a Nippon Ichi game, I wish they stepped up their battle system to something more like this game. Regular battles were a lot of fun and the two-perspective approach to the plot was interesting (although I'd say Suikoden 3 did better with its three/four-perspectives)
Fuck the final dungeon though. And the entire plot around it.

9) Valkyrie Profile - Silmaria (aka 2)
A step up from the Valkyrie Profile battle system. That and how you explore dungeons makes this game a lot of fun. There's still a lot of problems though: characters aren't as unique as they were in Valkyrie Profile 1, and killing items trying to get that one item so you can learn some skills or make items can be simply horrible at times.

10) None of my other games are really jumping at me for 10th spot, so I'll just end it here with my Top Nine PS2 games.

Kentona: I wouldn't expect the same platformer as EVO, but as you said a pokemon-ish style game. I think it'd be interesting having a creature's moveset determined by how its evolved. Taking Pokemon moves as an example, getting bigger jaws gives you the Bite or Crunch move along with an increase in attack, a larger body size gives you Body Slam along with more HP/Defence, and evolving special organs also changes what a creature can do (ie. The Angler Horn from EVO could attract those runaway fish guys from the volcano area, or evolving flame lungs/hydrogen sack can give you a firebreathing attack.)


Spazzgamer: That was pretty much the first thing that came to mind when I read your premise. It may not have been what you were looking for, but thats what brainstorming is for, throwing around ideas! Feel free to adapt or discard it at your leisure. Besides, there wasn't too much to go off on anyways (although I do hope that your good/evil isn't like the horrible "You are either Baby Jesus or a Psychotic Baby Eating Maniac" mentality where something that isn't an extreme isn't available. Or at least some sort of 'neutral' area where you aren't the paragon of virtue or baby-eating-ness.