Battle Text question

[Xathia Vastar]

Which class deals with the damage display, the "Critical" and "Miss" texts that display when you hit an enemy and when an enemy hits you? I tried doing a search through all the classes for the "Critital" text, but I couldn't find it. Is this hard-coded in the engine that you can't change it?

 

[Astromech]

It's in the hidden RPG::Sprite class. Luckily, Enterbrain did include the class in the help file, so just search for RPG::Sprite in there, and copy and paste it into the script editor. The methods which control the damage display are damage and update.

 

[Xathia Vastar]

but how would I change the x and y coordinates of where the "Critical" and damage text shows up from the RPG sprite class?

 

[Brewmeister]

these 2 lines in the 'damage' method define where the damage text (@_damage_sprite) is drawn, in relationship to the character sprite (self)

      @_damage_sprite.x = self.x
      @_damage_sprite.y = self.y - self.oy / 2

Be Well

 

[Xathia Vastar]

Thanks! I found it

 

[Xathia Vastar]

Is there any way to change this? (this is from the RPG::Sprite class)

    def damage(value, critical)
      dispose_damage
      if value.is_a?(Numeric)
        damage_string = value.abs.to_s
      else
        damage_string = value.to_s
      end
      bitmap = Bitmap.new(160, 48)
      bitmap.font.name = "Arial Black"
      bitmap.font.size = 32
      bitmap.font.color.set(0, 0, 0)
      bitmap.draw_text(-1, 12-1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      bitmap.draw_text(+1, 12-1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      bitmap.draw_text(-1, 12+1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      bitmap.draw_text(+1, 12+1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      if value.is_a?(Numeric) and value < 0
        bitmap.font.color.set(176, 255, 144)
      else
        bitmap.font.color.set(255, 255, 255)
      end
      bitmap.draw_text(0, 12, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      if critical
        bitmap.font.size = 20
        bitmap.font.color.set(0, 0, 0)
        bitmap.draw_text(-1, -1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.draw_text(+1, -1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.draw_text(-1, +1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.draw_text(+1, +1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.font.color.set(255, 255, 255)
        bitmap.draw_text(0, 0, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
      end
      @_damage_sprite = ::Sprite.new(self.viewport)
      @_damage_sprite.bitmap = bitmap
      @_damage_sprite.ox = 80
      @_damage_sprite.oy = 20
      @_damage_sprite.x = self.x
      @_damage_sprite.y = self.y - self.oy / 2
      @_damage_sprite.z = 3000
      @_damage_duration = 40
    end

I wanted to change the 'CRITICAL' and 'MISS' texts to say something else, and I also wanted to change the font, but how do I change it from the RPG::Sprite class? I only have access to the Sprite_Character, Sprite_Battler, Sprite_Picture, Sprite_Timer, Spriteset_Map, and Spriteset_Battle classes.

 

[Brewmeister]

The same way custom scripts get implemented. You can overwrite the entire class, or just one method by posting a new script right above 'Main'

module RPG
  class Sprite < ::Sprite
    def damage(value, critical)
      dispose_damage
      if value.is_a?(Numeric)
        damage_string = value.abs.to_s
      else
        damage_string = value.to_s
      end
      bitmap = Bitmap.new(160, 48)
      bitmap.font.name = "Arial Black"
      bitmap.font.size = 32
      bitmap.font.color.set(0, 0, 0)
      bitmap.draw_text(-1, 12-1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      bitmap.draw_text(+1, 12-1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      bitmap.draw_text(-1, 12+1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      bitmap.draw_text(+1, 12+1, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      if value.is_a?(Numeric) and value < 0
        bitmap.font.color.set(176, 255, 144)
      else
        bitmap.font.color.set(255, 255, 255)
      end
      bitmap.draw_text(0, 12, 160, 36, damage_string, 1)
      if critical
        bitmap.font.size = 20
        bitmap.font.color.set(0, 0, 0)
        bitmap.draw_text(-1, -1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.draw_text(+1, -1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.draw_text(-1, +1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.draw_text(+1, +1, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
        bitmap.font.color.set(255, 255, 255)
        bitmap.draw_text(0, 0, 160, 20, "CRITICAL", 1)
      end
      @_damage_sprite = ::Sprite.new(self.viewport)
      @_damage_sprite.bitmap = bitmap
      @_damage_sprite.ox = 80
      @_damage_sprite.oy = 20
      @_damage_sprite.x = self.x
      @_damage_sprite.y = self.y - self.oy / 2
      @_damage_sprite.z = 3000
      @_damage_duration = 40
    end
  end
end

Since this overwrite of the RPG module gets interpreted last, it will supersede the 'hidden' code that gets interpreted before any of the other scripts in the script editor. Since we only included the 'damage' method, the rest of the methods will still remain from the core code.  Made sense?
Now, you can edit this 'damage' method to your heart's desire.

Be Well

 

[Xathia Vastar]

Ohh, I didn't know you can overwrite the hidden classes like that! Thank you. It makes sense now :D