DRENRIN2120'S PROFILE

Just a suggestion, but in attempting to create a work around for battle algorithms I've created a skill subset called "Combat" that replaces the regular "attack". I can link Combat to an event every time the player uses it but I cannot specify which skill they chose in that subset. This might be a simple plug in but could allow for much more customization within the DBS.

Every time the player selects a skill, the skill's index/ID is written to a variable. (would be nice to choose which variable that is, *hint hint!) This would allow very easily for the creator to set up a conditional event waiting for a skill subset to be chosen, and then use that variable to know exactly which specific skill the player selected.

Essentially opening the door for skill customization; attacks that function with any algorithm the player wants, attacks with special effects like particles, stealing items, analyze, etc

I know there are already ways to emulate skills like steal and analyze, but so far as I know, they are without the ability to target one single monster, or they have crummy looking work arounds for targeting. Identifying a specific skill being used would allow easy targeting.

but you know, it would be useful to be able to store all kinds of information into variables during battle. Monster x and y, monster index numbers, Hero x and y, uh, anything else people can think of. But especially a way to link a monster ID to the 'position' they are in any given battle field, 1 through 8. For example, to know that monster index 0024 is occupying battle position 4. In other words, to be able to use in a conditional branch 'battle positions 1-8' as a say a variable that log monster indexes. Hope that makes sense.

So yeah, another tl;dr, but hopefully this gives plug-in makers some ideas as I think these are the kinds of things really limiting customization of the DBS in rm2k3.