SCORPIOVAEDEN'S PROFILE

"SOLVED!!!!" I actually figured this out on my own! Thanks to anyone who was investigating this!

Hello there everyone,
I am currently trying to figure out how to use a picture for the battle background. I am using a script to associate the picture stored in graphics/system to associate it to the map that I want it to appear on. But for some reason, for one of the maps I am getting a script error when everything appears to be fine. Here is the script... for some reason I get the syntax script error for number 8... and only number 8. Number 6 appears to work fine. I've tried putting a period at the end, or nothing at the end, but it keeps coming back as an error. If I remove number 8... it works fine.
#==============================================================================
# â €“ VX-RGSS2-7 Change Battle Background by Claimh
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# English Translation By: Elemental Crisis
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Changes the battle background.
#==============================================================================


module BattleBack
# Select Battle Background Type
# 0:Current map with wave effect for battle background (Default VX Style).
# 1:Current map used as battle background.
# 2:Uses a picture for battle background.
BB_TYPE = 2

# Display Battle Floor
BT_FLOOR = false

# Picture (Only required if BB_TYPE = 2)
M_B_BACK = {
# Map ID => "Picture File Name(Graphics/System)"
1 => "Grassland",
6 => "CloudySky1",
8 => "Alley1",
}
end


#==============================================================================
# â €“ Spriteset_Battle
#==============================================================================
class Spriteset_Battle
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# â €”
end

Other than the error, I assumed that this script would be able to add the picture background... but still I have the melody zoom-in background happening... I have even deleted the script for the zoom-in background... yet I still have the zoom-in background showing up in battle. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Perfect, thank you Craze. That is a great help! Luckily I figured out what I was doing wrong with number 1. I went in and added the coordinates for the extra party members.

Your help with number 2 just sped things up a great deal for me, thanks :)

author=KingArthur

scorpiovaeden
Does VXP support other file types so I don't lose color value?

Straight from the RMVX help file:

Both PNG and JPG (JPEG) graphic formats are available for use. The PNG format fully supports 32-bit color (with alpha channels).

Oh i must add... Is it hard to go with the side-scrolling six-party battle system as shown in one of Craze's screenshots.... cause the side system is a must for me?

There are two good choices for a side-view battle system: Battle Engine Melody (the one Craze showcased) and RPG Tankentai. Both support large parties. In the case of RPG Tankentai you will need to manually modify the GUI to accomodate the additional actors as Tankentai does not touch window configurations as extensively as Melody.

Both Melody and Tankentai are complex in design and may be overwhelming for a beginner to Ruby if you want to fully understand what they do and/or modify them in some fashion. As a general rule, do not assume you can just "plug in" scripts and be done with it, especially complicated scripts like a battle system.

Thank you for the links and the information. I have downloaded melody and working on it now. I've installed the scripts... and so far only one hiccup. For some reason I get a big white square around enemies. So I guess I gotta figure that one out.

And I have to figure out how to increase the party size. As you said with Melody it should be easier than the other program.

Any hints would help in where to go though :)