Efficient Random Battle System

[dk6025]

Hi! :)I'm DK6025. I've been at the pav for awhile, but I think I may have earned my place here among RM2's best and brightest.
Inspired by Raithwall, I came up with a way to minimize Enemy Units as well as Unit Placement. Essentially, it works by having one enemy call others based on Map number. Here are the specifics;

Step 1:
Create an enemy from scratch(don't copy and paste, it will only need one directing command)we'll call him "Sorter". Set it's action status to Death(This clears it from battle once it's task is complete). Then create an Enemy Movement from scratch. Lastly, create a unit comprised of one "Sorter".

Step 2:
Make the following short script:
Random Var.0?3
Data:Variable:Temp Var.8=0?3//This can be set to the total amount of enemies per map.

Next, make this script to sort the enemies by Map#:
Enemy Sort 2
Script Branch:Sort:Variable[Map Number]
Apply If:0//Or whatever Map# you choose.
Call[Random Var.0?3]
Sort:Temp Var.8
Apply If:0
Enable Call Enemy[Goblin]
Call Enemy[Goblin]
To End
Apply If:1
Enable Call[Dragon]
Call[Dragon]
To End
(Repeat for all enemies in the area)
Script Branch:End
To End
Script Branch:End

Next make this script to tie it all together:
Enemy Sort 1
Data:Variable:Temp Var.9=3
SB:Repeat:Temp Var.9 N= 0
Call[Enemy Sort 2]
Data:Variable:Temp Var.9=Temp Var.9 -1
Wait 7F
SB:End
Apply Together
Camera:Veiwpoint Target
Color:Black,Black,Black,Black, Trans.100% 30F
Apply In Order

Step 3:
Create a sytem event for Enemy Sort 1. Place this event in "Sorter"'s Enemy Appear slot. Then, in the Battle Opening script, remove the Color:B,B,B,B,T100% 30F command(This is replaced at the end of Enemy Sort 1).
Modify the common Enemy Appear script with these commands(Optional, but a maximum of 3 enemies can be called, this will add more randomly for a max of 5 depending on size);

Call[Random Var.0?3]
SB:Condition:Temp Var.8<1
Enable Call Same Enemy
Call Same Enemy

Make one Unit placement for Dungeons and another for World Map.
Make seperate Units and "Sorters" For Land, Sea, Air, and any other specific Units you want to place. This should greatly reduce the number of enemy units made, and add some randomness to dungeons.

[Doan the Nado]

Welcome to the Domain, we're glad to have you here. Thanks also for the contribution. I skimmed over it and it seems pretty cool, so hopefully someone can put it to good use.

[raithwall]

Welcome DK6025, and congratulations on thinking outside the box. This is something I probably would've done had I thought of it.

I think I enjoyed building units and placing them on the world map the classic way too much to have considered using this. Which btw is the downside of this approach: having to branch party coordinates to seperate units in a single map.

But considering the possible combinations of enemies and the ability to set exclusive enemies to a lot of different maps it is very worthwhile for anyone with a lot of different dungeons and a lot of enemies.

BTW would you care to introduce yourself? Why did you choose the name you did? Want a good avatar: google the words "Borg Drone" lol

Edit by Doan: Please introduce yourself here if you choose to, rather than in this thread.