Broken Shadow
Member
Hi there. The name's Broken Shadow, and I'm new to these forums. I've been coding games in Game Maker for the past couple years, so I have a pretty good basis in scripting theory [i.e. Variables, Arrays, Hashes... the basics]. After doing that, I decided to come back to RMXP [I'm newly legal, btw] with my knew knowledge. Now, I've read all the RGSS tuts I could find, but all they tell me is stuff I already know. ':| And seeing how I can't find any better ones, I thought I might as well drop in for some questions.
After making a few crappy menu systems like every n00b, I thought I'd go on to tackle something a wee bit more challenging. Like, say, editing a battle system. Not too difficult, one would assume -- but I'm completely unused to the RGSS enviroment. So, here's what I'm trying to do [mock-ups at bottom of post]:
I'm going to be working with a sideview for this project, so I'm starting off with what is by far my favorite: Minkoff's Animated Battlers.
What I want to do is add grid-based movement, and targeting range. Let's say Gloria's fighting a couple ghosts [fig 1]. Her turn's come, but there's no way in hell she's gonna hit 'em from ALL the way over there [fig 2]. So she selects the 'Move' command, and teleports/walks/dances a few spaces to the left [fig 3]. Now that she's close enough to one of 'em, she can target him with the attack [fig 4].
Here's what I'd usually do [mind the sloppy technique, I'm goin' off the top of my head]:
First, I'd set up x and y arrays in an aptly named controller object, let's call it Positions. These would serve as exact guidelines, to be used for not only drawing the battlers and effects, but setting up range of attacks and whatnot.
Then, after doing the obvious little tweaks [drawing the battlers using the Positions.x/y, setting 2 little variables for the size of the grid's squares], I'd move onto the targeting. It would really be a simple little switch -- [example, not in actual rgss] if (target.y = attacker.y) AND (target.x < SQ*2 away from attacker.x), said skill/attack becomes usable, and enemies within said range become target-able. [side note: Wow, that was sloppy XD]
Working out the movement wouldn't be too hard, as I'm not really picky about movement range -- 1 square at a time would probably do it for now. So that one's kindof a no-brainer.
That's what I would do if I was working with GML [Game Maker's base Language]. Problem is, outside of syntax and menu edits, I know JACK SQUAT about RGSS. So what I need to do is translate all of the above [and maybe improve on the techniques just a scoosh
] into RGSS. Plus, I don't really know how to work the movement into the command menu.
I guess the hardest part after this would be setting up enemy AI to do the same. Right now, all I need to set up is a basic, 3-card AI system. The enemy should either be 1 - Agressive [charges and attacks the nearest player], 2 - A Chicken [avoids the nearest player and uses long-range attacks], or 3 - Solitary [stands pretty still, only moves when neccessary for attacks].
Phew. That was a mouthful.
I'm not really asking for a script here -- that would really just hinder my learning experience. What I'm looking for is more a few shoves in the right direction... this is, more than anything, a learning experience. I'm hoping to learn some practical RGSS, beef up my chops, and give something back to the place I've been peeking in on since I don't know when.
Plus, I think it would make a pretty cool battle system.
[FIGURES]
[fig 1]
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2272/gridbasejd4.png[/IMG]
[fig 2]
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1271 ... ailvp6.png[/IMG]
[fig 3]
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6213/gridmovetf2.png[/IMG]
[fig 4]
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7115 ... eedgp6.png[/IMG]
On one more side note, I'd like to apologize for the total and complete lame-ness of these mock-ups. I'm a TERRIBLE artist. XD
After making a few crappy menu systems like every n00b, I thought I'd go on to tackle something a wee bit more challenging. Like, say, editing a battle system. Not too difficult, one would assume -- but I'm completely unused to the RGSS enviroment. So, here's what I'm trying to do [mock-ups at bottom of post]:
I'm going to be working with a sideview for this project, so I'm starting off with what is by far my favorite: Minkoff's Animated Battlers.
What I want to do is add grid-based movement, and targeting range. Let's say Gloria's fighting a couple ghosts [fig 1]. Her turn's come, but there's no way in hell she's gonna hit 'em from ALL the way over there [fig 2]. So she selects the 'Move' command, and teleports/walks/dances a few spaces to the left [fig 3]. Now that she's close enough to one of 'em, she can target him with the attack [fig 4].
Here's what I'd usually do [mind the sloppy technique, I'm goin' off the top of my head]:
First, I'd set up x and y arrays in an aptly named controller object, let's call it Positions. These would serve as exact guidelines, to be used for not only drawing the battlers and effects, but setting up range of attacks and whatnot.
Then, after doing the obvious little tweaks [drawing the battlers using the Positions.x/y, setting 2 little variables for the size of the grid's squares], I'd move onto the targeting. It would really be a simple little switch -- [example, not in actual rgss] if (target.y = attacker.y) AND (target.x < SQ*2 away from attacker.x), said skill/attack becomes usable, and enemies within said range become target-able. [side note: Wow, that was sloppy XD]
Working out the movement wouldn't be too hard, as I'm not really picky about movement range -- 1 square at a time would probably do it for now. So that one's kindof a no-brainer.
That's what I would do if I was working with GML [Game Maker's base Language]. Problem is, outside of syntax and menu edits, I know JACK SQUAT about RGSS. So what I need to do is translate all of the above [and maybe improve on the techniques just a scoosh
] into RGSS. Plus, I don't really know how to work the movement into the command menu.I guess the hardest part after this would be setting up enemy AI to do the same. Right now, all I need to set up is a basic, 3-card AI system. The enemy should either be 1 - Agressive [charges and attacks the nearest player], 2 - A Chicken [avoids the nearest player and uses long-range attacks], or 3 - Solitary [stands pretty still, only moves when neccessary for attacks].
Phew. That was a mouthful.
I'm not really asking for a script here -- that would really just hinder my learning experience. What I'm looking for is more a few shoves in the right direction... this is, more than anything, a learning experience. I'm hoping to learn some practical RGSS, beef up my chops, and give something back to the place I've been peeking in on since I don't know when.
Plus, I think it would make a pretty cool battle system.
[FIGURES]
[fig 1]
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2272/gridbasejd4.png[/IMG]
[fig 2]
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1271 ... ailvp6.png[/IMG]
[fig 3]
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6213/gridmovetf2.png[/IMG]
[fig 4]
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7115 ... eedgp6.png[/IMG]
On one more side note, I'd like to apologize for the total and complete lame-ness of these mock-ups. I'm a TERRIBLE artist. XD
