Button remapping... ?

[christi]

I've read a bit here and there about remapping buttons to do different things than they normally do, but I'd like to know if this is possible...

In FFX/X2, there were a couple of side quests where you did things like scout out new blitzball players or advertise various events/services. This was accomplished by walking up to an NPC and pressing a button (not the "Talk" button, but a different one... I don't remember which right offhand.) I'd like to do something like that in my game, but I'm unsure as to how one would go about it.

In my game, the triangle button handles all of your standard talking/interacting, and I'm using the square button for my CMS. That leaves the "X" and "O" buttons. I'd like to reprogram one of those buttons to where you can walk up to an NPC, press it, and talk to them SPECIFICALLY about what you're advertising. Nothing would happen if you weren't near an NPC when you pressed it, but if you were, it would trigger the advertising event. And, as always, if you pressed the triangle button, you'd talk to them about whatever you normally talked to them about.

Am I biting off way more than I can chew with this, or is it a possibility? I'm willing to scrap the idea if it's not feasible; it isn't really an integral part of my story, but it'd be nice. The only other way I can think of to do it is to open up a multiple choice window every time you talked to a NPC that offered you the option of advertising, or just chatting, but I don't really want to do it that way. For one thing, it'd be an extra menu the player would have to go through, and for another... well, I guess I just don't really want to do it that way.

Boy, I'm just all about pushing RPGM2 to the limits lately...

[Dungeon Warden]

One idea that might work for you (and probably the only way it can be done without using the X menu) is to note every area where these special interactions can take place and then use the X button to activate a script that checks how close the player is to any interaction spots on the map and make sure the leader is facing in the correct direction. If the party is in the correct spot, the event activates (using Event Control Change) and interaction can begin. THe more special events you have, the longer the script will need to be, but as long as interactions require the party to be standing on a particular square, it shouldn't be too hard.

You should make a new script for each town to keep things simple.

You're idea can be done, and without too much difficulty beyond making notes about where these special interactions take place. Good luck.

[NASH7777]

or instead of having to make a new script for every map, you could just put some conditions in the events action scripts and such. Or another with X would be single action button check script, but then invisible events around certain events that would flip a flag and give a certain number corresponding to that event. Or you could just have a multichoice when you talk to certain characters "talk/blitz" or w-e. Or /\ /\ to talk and then /\ O to special talk. etc...