Actor/Variable Script

[Aerif]

I'd like to request a script that constantly updates a set of variables to match with the position of a party member.

Eg.

Say, Aluxes is the first actor in the party, variable one would be set to 1
Hilda is not presently in the party, variable eight would be set to 0

And so on...

I'd like this script to be easy to edit so that more positions can be recorded if the number of actors increases.

 

[silver wind]

1.post this in a new page above main.

Spoiler

class Partypos
  #---------------------------------------#
  # first, create the array with:         #
  # Partypos.make ()  (inside an event)   #
  # to find the position of an actor      #
  # use $party_pos[id]                    #
  #---------------------------------------#
  def initialize
    @data = []
    @data[0] = 0
    update
  end
  
  def update
    party= $game_party.actors
    for i in 0...party.size
      id= party[i].id
      @data[id]= i+1
    end
  end
  
  def [](actor_id)
    update
    if @data[actor_id] == nil
      #no such actor in party
      return 0
    end
    return @data[actor_id]
  end
  
  def self.make
    $party_pos = Partypos.new
  end
  
end

2.make an event with a script command:
Partypos.make

3. now you can use $party_pos[id] to get the position of the actor.(id is actor's id)
ie, the script command:

$game_variables[1] = $party_pos[1]

will save the position of Aluxes to variable number 001.

To do it like you asked, I would have to update the variables all the time, causing lag.

 

[Aerif]

Thank you so much for this, I'm sorry I didn't thank you earlier but I've been busy.

Really helpful script for caterpillar script users.