Item Use in the Custom Menu System

[christi]

This is the script I'm using to allow the player use of items outside of battle in a Custom Menu System. You are still, essentially, "simulating" items, but without the use of variables. I've tested this all out and implemented it in my own CMS, and it seems to work fine.

In my CMS, I call a script called [Merchant Items].

[Merchant Items] Script:
Input: Merchant List 1 Items
When you place this line, the Input: Merchant box will come up. It requires you to place at least one item in one of the slots; it doesn't matter which. The important part is the Merchant Script slot. In this, I place a script called [Display Sell List].

[Display Sell List] Script:
Input: Display Sell List
Data: Load Item Info
Script Branch: Sort Variable [Item Number]
Script Branch: Apply If: Number is +1
The number here (+1) corresponds with the item's number in the Item Database.
Input: Display Member List (23, 23)
This allows the player to choose which member the item is used on.
Script Branch: Sort Variable [Member Number]
Script Branch: Apply If: Number is +1
Now, (+1) is corresponding with the member number in the Member Database. I don't use Member #0, as he is glitchy.
Party: Bag: [Fresh Herb] -1
Member Info: [Amaelia] HP +10
Script Branch: To End
Script Branch: Apply If: Number is +2
Repeat for all possible party members.
Data: Variable [Member Number] = [0 (Fixed)]
Script Branch: End
Data: Variable [Item Number] = [0 (Fixed)]
Script Branch: End
It's important to reset these variables each time, or things get awfully buggy...

The size of this script depends heavily on the number of items you plan to make available, as well as the number of party members you plan on having, as each potential item will have to be scripted to work on each potential party member. Calling external Item scripts would definitely save memory here.

The only problem that I see with this script is that it is written to target only the items in the party's Bag. Not a problem for me, as that's all I plan to use, but if an individual party member is carrying an item and the player selects it to use, the intended effect will occur on the party member, but the item won't be subtracted from the member's inventory; just the bag. It could probably be scripted to work both ways, but would require a lot more effort and memory. The way it's set up now works just fine for me.

[Rodak]

That's impressive.

We seem to be posting a lot of scripts like this in their own threads lately. Maybe we should post links to these threads in the "Common Script Database" thread. I don't know if that would be OK with our Tornadic Moderater. I do know posting the whole thing there too would be naughty, but a link might be cool.

I'm sure we'll find out now that the question has been raised. I mean... given this weeks "Post of Honor" is the rules it seems a good time to rasie these kinds of questions.

Great Job Christi!

[BloodKnight]

Mind if I give a few pointers?

[Display Sell List] Script:
Input: Display Sell List
Data: Load Item Info
Script Branch: Sort Variable [Item Number]
Script Branch: Apply If: Number is +1
The number here (+1) corresponds with the item's number in the Item Database.

I'd only use a sort like that if it's a special item, such as a non-healing item, or an item that heals all members, like this...

-Script Branch>Condition>Variable"Item Number"=>50
The condition checks if the loaded item isn't above the database number of the healing item section. if so...
-Data>Variable"Temp Variable"+1
-Script:Condition End
-Script Branch>Condition>Variable"Temp"=1
-*whatever warning message you wanna put
-Script Branch:To Top(use this if your menu's in a repeat script)
-Script:Condition End

Repeat for any special type of item(ones that heal all members). Otherwise, you don't really need it, unless you have something else in mind.

Input: Display Member List (23, 23)
This allows the player to choose which member the item is used on.
-Member Info Load
Script Branch: Sort Variable [Member Number]
Script Branch: Apply If: Number is +1
Now, (+1) is corresponding with the member number in the Member Database. I don't use Member #0, as he is glitchy.
Party: Bag: [Fresh Herb] -1
Member Info: [Amaelia] HP +10
Script Branch: To End
Script Branch: Apply If: Number is +2
Repeat for all possible party members.
Data: Variable [Member Number] = [0 (Fixed)]
Script Branch: End
Data: Variable [Item Number] = [0 (Fixed)]
Script Branch: End
It's important to reset these variables each time, or things get awfully buggy...

If you're not gonna use very many items and/or party members, this is good. But if you're using more than 12 types of healing items/more than 6 party members, this won't do IMO.

I would use one separate script called Item Use or something. In this script, I'd sort item numbers, and just restore the target's stats(the highlighted command to load info is in your quoted script just make sure data isn't edited wrong), then use Member Info Save. When you use the Display Member list command, the Member Order and Member Number variables are automatically entered(you just have to load the person's info if anything). Then the script will just edit the targeted person's data. Just to clarify, I'm not 100% sure of the effects, but since you can delete items from a member's inventory this way, the data editing should work.

I have some other things I wanna say but this post is getting long and I have to go.

[The Final Rune]

*copy* - *paste* - *print*

And I say thankee-sai!

[vespuleth]

will commonly posts the same post over and over. its okay with me. i think it should go in common scripts database, as i stickied it for quick reference.