STRAK'S PROFILE

You misunderstood.

Assign a variable to "Steps taken"
Then add the number to that variable.
The total is the number of steps you have currently taken plus the number of steps you want the player to take before triggering the event.

Trust me, I've used VX for 15 years and I did this exact code to run a repel item in bloodstained Hands. The answer is correct. Try it out.

EDIT: When I get home I'll write out the actual code and show you what I mean.

I've been working on a custom menu scene. I got really tired of seeing the same menu system in every RPG maker game, and I wanted to try something different, so this is what I came up with. A navbar at the top of the screen that's fitted for exactly how large I need the menu to be, instead of the sidebar with a variable size, and a three member party screen instead of the default four. It also displays mission objectives, gold, and the map you're currently on. Base code was from Yanfly's VX Scene Menu ReDux, but it's obviously been heavily modified.

How does this look, though? I kinda like the look of it myself, but does it seem too crowded, or unintuitive?

So, let's say you have 10 rooms. Each of these rooms has 4 doors. The rooms can be arranged in any order in a straight line, and upon entering the room, 3 of the 4 doors will randomly be locked, and the only way to progress to the next room is to find the one unlocked door. You can only enter each room once.

The question is, how many different ways are there to progress through the 10 rooms? How many ways can the rooms be arranged, and with a randomized exit each time, how many total iterations are there for ways to progress?

I kinda suck with formulae so I'm not sure how to figure this one out.

EDIT: Just figured out that the room configurations alone is 1023 different ways of arranging the rooms. So, with that, now it's just how many ways you can go through different doors in those different configurations. It's definitely more complicated than just multiplying by 4. Is it 1023 ^ 4? That doesn't seem right either.

So, you've got a randomized weapon system, wicked skill trees, random dungeon generation, unique and fun mechanics and a cool story, but what's missing?

Items!

Consumable items, specifically. I'm working on a rogue-like dungeon crawler, and I need consumables. You can label them as potions, scrolls, food, or whatever, but what should they do? I'm looking to design a plethora of items that players can find in random dungeons, with a variety of effects that suit the type of game. Problem is, I've only got like... 12 items. And 4 of them are healing items. That's... not enough.

Here's what I've got so far:
- items that heal between 20% - 100% of HP
- items that immediately reset skill cooldowns (no MP in this game)
- an item that revives fallen allies
- items that cure various status ailments
- an item that warps you out of dungeons, or automatically escapes common battles

That's all I've got so far. So, my question to the community is, what kind of items do you like to see in Rogue-likes?

Couple notes about this system, items do have rarities, so some items can be very common and others can be extremely rare. Also, if you die in dungeons, you lose all consumable items you currently are carrying, but you can store items at your base. Item costs scale to the party level, and certain stats can as well at the time of acquiring. Would love to see what ideas you guys have, and I'll do what I can to implement them!

I'd take Oneshot, but something about it seems a little OFF.