Random weather script

[Aaron]

I want to make a random weather generator. I plan on having a variable called "weather", it will generate a number between 1 and 100. If the number generated equals any number in a set of preselected ones it will change the weather accordingly. I will give a 20-25% chance of cloudy/rain, 30% chance of cloudy, etc.

Good method or not?

If it is a good method, and people would like to have it, I'll post the script when I get it working.

[vespuleth]

you might want to make the changed weather condition dependant on the current one. and im pretty sure someones done it.

[Aaron]

Good point about the conditions. I can't find a weather script anywhere on the forums.... I'll just go ahead with it, even if someone else has already made one, and post it for people to use. No one has to credit me for anything, because I don't want to rip someone else off (whoever may have/ has already made it).

Peace

[Dungeon Warden]

There was some discussion a while back at the Agetec forum about creating a realistic weather generator for RPG Maker 2. There has been no announcement that they were successful.

A simple method, using your idea, Amp, is to generate a number between 25 and 75 instead of 1 to 100. Then adjust the number based on the last number generated. This way you keep the generator simple but don't have opposite weather effects occuring one right after the other.

Another idea is to generate all the days effects at midnight (or some other specific time) so that the weather will follow a logical pattern during the day, but change from day to day. You would only need 3 or 4 different types of weather that could occur. For example, one day could be cloudy in the morning and hot all day, the next could be sunny with periods of light rain, and the third could be heavy rain all day. Depending on the time of year, one type of weather may occur more often than another. Harvest Moon for the PS2 (the only version I've player) used this method.

I hope you find these suggestions helpful.

[Aaron]

Thanks for the input Dungeon Warden, I'll get started working on the second method you suggested this weekend. I feel pretty confident that I could accomplish a basic version of what you mentioned through called action scripts that are seqeuntial weather patterns. Like an action script that changes from cloudy to light rain to heavy to light, and so on. I'm sure there are other ways to do this, but I'll just mess with it and see what happens. Thanks to both of you.

[Deleted]

Don't worry about it: I know that me and Cloud (or maybe someone else, not sure) started making character battle dialogues before we knew each other was, and that me and BlueSenshi both used the text box to say who was talking before we knew each other was.

Just as long as you ask for permission and give credit (don't bother, this person seems to not frequent any boards anymore), no one'll be mad at you.

Copied from p081.ezboard.com/frpgmakerpavilionboardfrm285.showMessageRange?topicID=484.topic&start=61&stop=80 where I copied and pasted it into the Tips and Tricks topic a while ago so it wouldn't be lost.

"Someone named Chocobo Knight Reika posted this at gameFAQS and I figured it'd be safe from being lost at this topic.

Chocobo Knight Reika-

"Someone on the Agetec board asked me to post my random weather script. Though the advanced version of it is too long to post I posted a basic version and figured I might as well post it here too. So here it is:

Script Branch : Repeat : Flag "Off (Fixed)" = Off
Script Branch : Condition : Variable "Weather" </= +50
Other : Wait 500F
Script Branch End
Script Branch : Condition : Variable "Weather" > +50
Script Branch : Condition : Variable "Weather" </= +80
Screen Effect : Weather (Rain) Strength = 20%
Other : Wait 500F
Script Branch End
Script Branch : Condition : Variable "Weather" > +80
Screen Effect : Weather (Rain) Strength = 100%
Screen Effect : Weather (Clouds) Strength = 100%
Sound : World "Rain" Volume = 100
Other : Wait 500F
Script Branch End
Script Branch End
Sound : World "-None-"
Screen Effect : Default (Weather)
Data Varible : "Weather" = (+1) ? (+100)
Script Branch End

With this script you have a 50% change of clear weather, a 30% chance of light rain, and a 20% chance of heavy rain.

Change the #s and weather patterns to anything you'd like. If you want more patterns just add more conditions. Oh yeah, and this should be an action type script.""

Also, note that I have no experience with doing this whatsoever. Good luck. Definitely avoid losing realism, by making sure it seems probable to happen. For example, only certain places get snow and others are almost always sunny and dry (like southern California where I am). I think a weather and time system's great for open-ended rpgs, but linear rpgs don't mix too well with them. I haven't really thought about this too much, but for my rpg it makes sense they wouldn't travel at night or when it's immensely pouring rain or when there's hail. I have a few story parts where I will use a night time effect, but it's storyline-al caused.