Common Script Database

Only activatable from one direction, or activatable from multiple directions but behaves differently. Could be used for treasure chests, signs, doors, push blocks (as nash showed , etc.

Game Info: Load Game Info
Script Branch: [Party Direction]=(value of 0-7, press start on variable 'Party Direction' to see what each means)
(what you want the event to do)
Script Branch End

Basic Custom Menu

Multiple Choice: (whatever you want the options to be called)
Sort: Variable: User Choice
Apply If: 1
(what you want first option to do)
To End
Apply If: 2
(what you want second option to do)
To End
(repeat however many times you want for every option you have)
Script Branch: End

OK, I had really high hopes for this thread and very few things have been posted. So, in an effort to get it going again, I shall offer up a script that is in the instruction manual, but since many used games come without the manual this is not a complete waste of bandwidth.

To change the BackGround Music in a Boss Fight (or any other "Event Battle"):

Sound : Temporary Save
Sound : BGM=[moo!] vol=...
Script : Apply Together
Screen Effect : {all squares black with 0% Transparency} : 40 Frames
Effect : Apply Wipe
Other : Wait : 40 Frames
Script : Apply In Order
Other : Event Battle: ("Uncheck" Battle Start Defaults Box)
Sound : Replay Saved

The 40 frame rate set in two lines above is equal to the 40 frames the system takes to transport you to the battle screen.

This script can easily be tweaked and modified to allow for things like using the "other" wipe {the one not set in default settings} for boss battles (first set wipe, then apply).

If you used a character (or object) look-alike for an intro to the Boss Fight you can have them perform a "Ya Got Me, You Racially Impure Lower Life-Form" (A real line from my game) scene, then flash and vanish (or whatever you like) right after this bit of script.

You can even lead right into a second fight with no chance to heal.

I do not expect people to post all their best work here, but I think that those of us who feel we have passed the beginner stage of using this system should try to help those struggling to do so!

Personally I would love to see some cool Direct (or Indirect) Effect scripts posted here. Maybe even some simple Default Battle System Modification scripts. Another possibility is a listing of what varioius people are doing with their [] button scripts (my first try is above) (I may turn it into a "pause" button... I always hated it when games did not offer that).

If anybody cares enough to ask I'll post some of the scripts I used for tricky things like calling custom enemy reactions (which you make in the Enemy Action Editor) to specific party abilities.

Sorry to double post, but it's been over a week and nobody else has contributed to this thread. That's the guideline Doan set up for such things (Hey, Somebody has to read the user agreement) and this is the only time I expect to do this. If the thread dies then we know it was just another great idea that never got fully realized. Life is full of them!

Peace.

Well, well.

I done solved sumpin.

OK, I had a thread or three running about custom battle endings and such. Here is a summary of the results.

This is a modification to the Default Battle System to allow you to make a custom animation for enemies {in this case a flee motion} and call it smoothly through the default battle system. In the example given, fleeing also ends the battle. The flee will apply to all enemies in a group, but could easily be modified to allow for a chance one or more might not run. But why do that? After all this work I wanna watch my custom enemy fleeings! I made one for darn near every enemy before it occurred to me that I better be able to use them properly. Run, Cowards, Run!! Nyah-Ha-Ha!! Flee before the might of... Umm...

Oh... There you are.

First you will need to have a direct effect that will start this. The only thing it really needs to do is trip two flags. In the scripts these are called the [GO AWAY] Flag and the [NO DAMAGE ACTIN] Flag. Attatch this script however you want to whatever you want. Set your percentage chance of failure there. I can not pretend to fully understand Direct Effects (yet) but with the help of Dungeon Warden's FAQ, and other advice, I got this working nonetheless. If you need help with the Direct Effect refer to that document or just ask. Basically all you need to do is make a system event of the script and put it in the Success slot of the Direct Effect. If you attatch this Direct Effect to an item, you can call it "Picture Of Barbara Streisand" and when you show it to the enemy, they run away. Or do something more to your own taste.

Further I used enemy action 7 in my example because I was already using 5 for experiments and I could not use 6 because I have a Prime Number Fetish. 6 is an unclean number! Read Pythagorus. 7 is nice. The simplest flee to create is simply to have the enemy turn around 180 degrees and move along the Y axis off into the distance, shrinking to nothing in the process. A tip for doing that would be to copy the "wait" action and paste into enemy action 7 first. That way it won't look like a statue sliding off into the distance.

OK that's how to set it up. Now the good part.

Oh yeah, the No Damage Action Flag is to stop the enemy from displaying their "Damage" Enemy Action. That is the default reaction to a successfull targeting. Even if the effect asociated with the targeting does no damage (like the "View Enemy HP" effect on which I am still working). Stupid Default system.

Now to the good part:

Modify Script "Damage Enemy" to read thus:


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000-Script Branch:Condition:Flag [NO DAMAGE ACTIN] Off
001- Battle:Enemy Action:[Damage]:Apply
002-Script:Condition End
003-Script Branch:Condition:Flag [GO AWAY] On
004- Battle:Check Who Goes First
005- Script Branch Repeat:Flag [110:Member Check]:Off
006- Script Branch:Condition:Flag [72:Instigator Side] On
007- Battle:Enemy Action [Enemy Action 7]:Apply
008- Script:Condition End
009- Battle:Check Who Goes Next
010- Script Branch End
011-Data:Flag [NO DAMAGE ACTIN] Off
012-Script Control: Force Script End
013-Script Condition End
014-Battle:Default Enemy Action

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Next we do the same thing for the "Critical" Script
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Nevermind.

I did not notice until just now typing, but these scripts are identical. Good thing I just cut and pasted and looked for something to change. Originally these scripts read like this:

Script 40: Damage Enemy

000- Battle Enemy Action (Damage) Apply
001- Battle: Default Enemy Action

Script 41: Critical

000- Battle Enemy Action (Damage) Apply
001- Battle: Default Enemy Action


Almost there. Now go to the Script "Attack Success" and modify thusly:

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000-Text: Clear Message
001-Battle: Make active character
002-Script Branch:Condition:Flag [GO AWAY] On
003- Battle:Check Who Goes First
004- Script Branch Repeat:Flag [110:Member Check]:Off
005- Script Branch:Condition:Flag [72:Instigator Side] On
006- Target Data:Action Status Apply:[Flee]
007- Script:Condition End
008- Battle:Check Who Goes Next
009- Script Branch End
010- Data:Flag [NO DAMAGE ACTIN] Off
011- Script Control: Force Script End
012-Script Condition End
013-Script: Call (Reduce HP)
014-Battle: Make active character
015-Script: Call (Target Name)
016-Text: Message 'was hurt for'
017-Text Content: Variable: Display (Damage Total) Digits not fixed
018-Script Branch: Condition Variable (damage total)=+1
019- Text: Message
020- Script Condition End
021- Script Branch: Condition Variable (Damage Total)=/1
022- Text Message
023- Script Condition End
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The "Attack Critical" script gets the same treatment. While not identical to the Attack Success script it is close enough that I should not have to type it here. But, as always, if you need it just ask.

Beacuse of the nature of my game I had to modify the "Attack Start" script to display appropriate text. That is done with a script branch condition.

This little bit of scripting took a while to get running smoothly. Seee the threads related to "Custom Battle Endings" for the Evolution (or Intelligent Design for you Fundamentalists out there) of this concept.

Now let's see more like this posted here! It's supposed to a place we can pool our knowledge and make everybody else's game better (as well as our own). And if you plan on playing other folks games, you do want them to be as good as possible, don't you? Remember : the "Common" in Common Script Database means Communal, not frequently used!

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Post Script: I just noticed I never turned off the Go Away Flag! I was only testing the effect for success. This is obviously not fully debugged. I think the flag should be turned off from the direct effect "Turn End" slot. I will experiment and ammend this post later.

Peace.

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Post Post Script:
HEY!!! You mean I took the time to indent my scripts so they would look better and the board won't acknowledge my hard work?

No need to answer... I just needed to vent.

Oy.

@#$%&****$#@++=
And Yet Another Edit:

This Time I just don't get it. Remember a few rants ago when I said I had to turn off the GO AWAY flag? And I said I was going to put it in the Turn End slot of the Direct Effect?

Well it did not work. With the command there anybody could perform anything that targeted the enemy successfully and they would flee.

I had to switch the script to "Turn Start."

While I can fully understand why this would work, I am equally at a loss to understand why it does not work in the other position. Sure, if it is turned off at the start of the character's turn it will not carry into that fight, but it seems to me that if it is used during the fight and makes the enemy flee, it would still be on at the start of the next fight. Which is why turning it off then works, but I still think if somebody else acts before that character's turn (the one with the direct effect) starts, the enemy should flee. But they do not. I tested it. Further, why does turning it off at the end fail? That seems to me to be the logical time for resetting the flag (Logic is a reef of pretty flowers... that smell terrible!).

Two things I have said before come to mind: First; I think Backwards. This comes in handy with science and math but is a positive hinderance in the real world. Second; BLOODY FILE SHARING SYSTEMS!! Bleedin', Bloody, Bloomin' File Sharing Systems!! Blimey.

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Final Edit (yeah, right...)
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This issue has been resolved in another thread. I felt it wrong to start a Q&A in the database. Here is a link to that thread for those who care.

#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys

I posted this is another topic. It's not really 'common', but I think this is a good place to put it.

If it were me, I'd be lazy and do something like this (not that cool, but easier to make and understand for the player):

Hit the right part of the sword at the right time to make it strong and sturdy.
Use 'X', '[]', 'O', and '/_\' as Text VFX or Text Box messages and do this.

Main Script___
Data: tempvariablex = 0
Data: tempvariablez = 0
Script Branch: Repeat: tempvariablex <= 8 (this 8 is the number of times they'll hit the sword)
Data: tempvariablex = tempvariablex + 1
Data: tempvariabley = 1 ? 4
Script: Sort: tempvariabley
Apply If 1
Call Script: 'X Button'
To End
Apply If 2
Call Script: 'Square Button'
To End
Apply If 3
Call Script: 'O Button'
To End
Apply If 4
Call Script: 'Triangle Button'
To End
Script Branch: End (sort)
Script Branch: End (repeat)

X Button Script___
Text Box/Text VFX: 'X'
Input Buttons: XF (30 frames is one second, find what is good)
Script: Sort: variable 'User Buttons'
Apply If (value for X button, press start on variable 'User Buttons to find what it is)
SFX: (good sound)
Data: Variable: tempvariablez = tempvariablez + 1
To End
No Application
SFX: (fail sound)
To End
Script Branch: End
Wait 1F (this is hear because of the Text Boxes)

Square Button Script___
Text Box/Text VFX: '[]'
Input Buttons: XF (30 frames is one second, find what is good)
Script: Sort: variable 'User Buttons'
Apply If (value for [] button, press start on variable 'User Buttons to find what it is)
SFX: (good sound)
Data: Variable: tempvariablez = tempvariablez + 1
To End
No Application
SFX: (fail sound)
To End
Script Branch: End
Close Text Box/Remove Text VFX
Wait 1F (this is hear because of the Text Boxes)

Triangle Button Script___
Text Box/Text VFX: '/_\'
Input Buttons: XF (30 frames is one second, find what is good)
Script: Sort: variable 'User Buttons'
Apply If (value for /_\ button, press start on variable 'User Buttons to find what it is)
SFX: (good sound)
Data: Variable: tempvariablez = tempvariablez + 1
To End
No Application
SFX: (fail sound)
To End
Script Branch: End
Wait 1F (this is hear because of the Text Boxes)

O Button Script___
Text Box/Text VFX: 'O'
Input Buttons: XF (30 frames is one second, find what is good)
Script: Sort: variable 'User Buttons'
Apply If (value for O button, press start on variable 'User Buttons to find what it is)
SFX: (good sound)
Data: Variable: tempvariablez = tempvariablez + 1
To End
No Application
SFX: (fail sound)
To End
Script Branch: End
Wait 1F (this is hear because of the Text Boxes)

And in the end you'll have a value of 0-8 to rank them on (how many successful hits). This is basically your normal hit-the-right-button-quick-enough mini game. Good luck. It can also be changed to do more, but this is the basic neccessities of what you'll need for it.

Doors
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action script
event action 0

content script

Event Single Action 100 (also, check the box that says "stop action when finished" so the door stays open)
event by pass members
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Using WarDragon's script will just cause the door to swing open and closed. Also, there is no way to close the door using this method. I use this Script:

content script

Script Branch : Condition : Flag [Door Open] = off
Event Single Action 100 (also, check the box that says "stop action when finished" so the door stays open)
event : by-pass members [On]
Script Branch End
Script Branch : Condition : Flag [Door Open] = on
Event Action 0
event : by-pass members [Off]
Script Branch End
Data : Flag [Door Open] = Reverse state

Flag [Door Open] can be any unused Flag of your choosing. Choosing the Reverse state option avoids the whole "turning the flag off and back on again" error and changes the state of the flag (Off or On) each time you Examine (or Touch depending on how you set the event up) the door.

Note: If you leave the area and come back the flag could be On when the door is closed. All that happens is that the event won't do anything the next time you examine (or touch) it, but will work normally until you leave the room again. The doors in my Demo work this way and no one has complained yet, so it's not a major problem.

okay yeah...tried it out last night and got some decent results.
I applied it to the motion(action) slot of an event.
placing it as "content" freezes the game untill the script is completed, which is never
anyway the only other thing I think should be added
is that if your clock is gonna caulculate Day/Night conditions in your game then you need to add:

Script branch: condition: [hours]=>18(or whenever night comes)
screen effects:screen effects:time=night 0F

otherwise if you enter a dungeon(a house in town?)
the "night"effect will be cleared when you go back outside(as screen effects go back to defaults when you leave/re-enter the map)this script branch should be placed at the top of doylman's script to allow the game to recheck the varible and apply the night condition

You'll run into the problem that the player can change the party's order through the default menu. I'll record my scripts/events/indirect effects and post them here, but I don't know how to change mine so that the player has the choice.

Indirect Effect goes in every party member's Adv 'Custom Status' slot.

Indirect Effect_
Cus 'Priority' set to 999 (I don't know if this matters)
Cus everything in 'Length' set to 0
Adv 'Type' set to 'Custom Status'
(only scripts needed in Adv are these...)
Adv 'Usable' set to 'Both'
Adv 'Each Result' is where Script/Event goes

Script/Event_
(I realized my whole script except for this one line is all for re-sizing party members )
Party: Display: Show Leader

Script/Event also gets called:

at beginning of every event
in script #19 (?) 'Battle Exit' before screen becomes transparant
in script #3 (?) 'To Map/Facing' before screen becomes transparant
(I think the last one is only needed if you are re-sizing party members)

To make it a choice for the player (I feel dumb for not realizing this earlier ) just use a flag, a menu command, and a Script: Condition (if you need more help on this last thing ask).

edit: this is about showing only the party leader.

edit dated 10-21-2006:

When doing this method and making a cutscene it is imperative that you always put a Party: Gather script command at the beginning of the cutscene. This is to avoid the events you use in the cutscene from being blocked by your invisible party members when the events try to move around. The Party: Gather command gathers all the party members so that they all stand on only one square panel. Make sense?

This is a pretty simple script, but I honestly just put something of the sort in my game, so LAY OFF! lol, j/k

Putting more 'expression' into your game helps, so making certain waiting before the next letter in a convo helps understand mood.
*EXAMPLE*
Screen Display: Text: Message (Uncheck the Close Window)
"Well"
Wait 20F
Screen Display: Text: Message (Unchech the Close Window)
"."
Wait 20F
Screen Display: Text: Message (Unchech the Close Window)
"."
Wait 20F
Screen Display: Text: Message (Unchech the Close Window)
"."
Wait 20F
Screen Display: Text: Message (Keep Close Window Checked)
"*enter*
I lost it!"

This will make a char. say:
"Well...
I lost it", with 2/3rd wait in between 'Well' and '.', making it seem like the Char is hesitant about explaining his/herself.

I'll put this here so others can use it.

Timer correction script:

Sort Variable [Time]
Apply if # = 1 (i.e. 1 AM)
Screen Display : Time [Night] 0 F
To End
Apply if # = 2 (i.e. 2 AM)
Screen Display : Time [Night] 0 F
To End
...
Apply if # = 7 (i.e. 7 AM)
Screen Display : Time [Dawn] 0 F
To End
Apply if # = 8 (i.e. 8 AM)
Screen Display : Time [Dawn] 0 F
To End
Apply if # = 9 (i.e. 9 AM)
Screen Display : Time [Noon] 0 F
To End
...
Apply if # = 12 (i.e. 12 noon)
Screen Display : Time [Noon] 0 F
To End
Apply if # = 13 (i.e. 1 PM)
Screen Display : Time [Noon] 0 F
To End
...
Apply if # = 19 (i.e. 7 PM)
Screen Display : Time [Dusk] 0 F
To End
Apply if # = 20 (i.e. 8 PM)
Screen Display : Time [Dusk] 0 F
To End
Apply if # = 21 (i.e. 9 PM)
Screen Display : Time [Night] 0 F
To End
...
End Sort

In your Time script, update the time variable each hour so that you can keep track of what time it is. You can use this same script as a time script by adding frames to the Time of day commands and putting wait commands in each apply area so that the script will wait before going to the next hour. Put in a Repeat Branch so the whole thing can loop when it gets to the end and you have a working clock.

If you want a clock like the one in my game, you can add a minute variable and display a text box every hour so the player can see the clock. Don't forget to close the text boxes since you can only have 10 open at a time.

I hope this is helpful for you.

Here's one that gave me more trouble than it had any right to give, so I'm posting it here in case anyone else is as slow as me about these things.

It is a way to keep random things more random by preventing repeats. I have found that I can generate the same random number 3 or 4 times in a row and that can really ruin some aspects of gameplay if the randomized bit needs variety.

This is a very useful concept for making random things appear more random. It is set up for ten different possibilities with no repetition for at least 4 turns.


Script Branch: Repeat: [Temp Variable 8] =/= {not equal to} 100
__Data: Variable: [Temp Variable 9] = 0 ? 9
____Script Branch: Condition: [Temp Variable 9] = [Last Try]
________Script Branch: To Top
______Script: Condition End
____Script Branch: Condition: [Temp Variable 9] = [2 Tries Ago]
________Script Branch: To Top
______Script: Condition End
____Script Branch: Condition: [Temp Variable 9] = [3 Tries Ago]
________Script Branch: To Top
______Script: Condition End
__Text: Message "" {No entry; Uncheck "close window" box}
__Text: Content: Variable: Display: [Temp Variable 9]
__Data: Variable: [Temp Variable 8] = [Temp Variable 8] + 1
__Data: Variable: [3 Tries Ago] = [2 Tries Ago] + 0
__Data: Variable: [2 Tries Ago] = [Last Try] + 0
__Data: Variable: [Last Try] = [Temp Variable 9] + 0
Script: Branch End
Text: Message "MOO!" {Check "close window" box}
____Data: Variable: [Temp Variable 8] = 0 + 0 {for repeat uses}


This gave consistent strings with no repeats for at least 4 numbers.

While this is written in the form of a test script (one that displays the results in conversation form and intended to be placed on an NPC) it could be adapted by replacing the text lines with a Sort command and a few (10) "Apply If's" for your chosen actions. And the overlayed repeat loop (the one for temp variable 8) can be removed too. It was just there so I could get a long enough list to detect duplications.

I use this in battle for random abilities on an NPC that I do not want to repeat (he yells insults, and repetition in a case like that detracts from the whole concept... especially when it repeats 4 times!!).

My thanks to Nash for putting me on the right track!

Peace.