Add a Menu Option

[Giam]

How do I add options to the menu in RPG Maker VX? I want to add an option called "Job" to the menu above the "Save" that will take me to the job changing screen in this script: http://www.rmxp.org/forums/index.php?topic=42990.0

Your help is much appreciated.

 

[Dargor]

I made a script for that, but since you are asking for support I won't pos it here :P

If you go in Scene_Menu, at line 53 you will find the create_command_window_method. In there, there's a couple of variable representing the menu commands. Then, there's this line:

@command_window = Window_Command.new(160, [s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6])

It creates the command window with the 6 default menu commands.

The first thing you need to do is to create another variable, like

s7 = 'Job'

and change the line where the window is created for this:

@command_window = Window_Command.new(160, [s1, s2, s3, s4, s7, s5, s6])

Now, you will have the Job command in the main menu. But you're not done yet. This command will bring you to the save screen because it kinda took the place of the save command.

Next step, go to the update_command_selection method and change this

case @command_window.index
when 0      # Item
   $scene = Scene_Item.new
when 1,2,3  # Skill, equipment, status
    start_actor_selection
when 4      # Save
    $scene = Scene_File.new(true, false, false)
when 5      # End Game
    $scene = Scene_End.new
end

for this

case @command_window.index
when 0      # Item
   $scene = Scene_Item.new
when 1,2,3  # Skill, equipment, status
    start_actor_selection
when 4      # Job
    # your code here
when 5      # Save
    $scene = Scene_File.new(true, false, false)
when 6      # End Game
    $scene = Scene_End.new
end

Notice "when 4", the original index of the save command was 4 and so, when the cursor is at index 4, it will open the save menu. Now, there's no code there. You'll have to put your own code to open your Job scene.

Hope it helps!
-Dargor

 

[Giam]

Thank you so much. I see what I was doing wrong. I had it as s7 so under "case @command_window.index" I would put "when 7" obviously this was not the right thing to do haha. Thanks again man, I can't believe I missed that.