Calling a common event from a script - how to do?

[EnderX]

I'm working on a modification to the RMXP default battle system. As part of my modification, I've been trying to detach the basic attack command from its normal behavior, so that I can have more control over what it does. My idea was to use a cloned copy of the battler3 script with my mods for calculating damage in it, then pass those via variable to a common event (the first one in the common events tab) that would carry out the 'show animation' and 'deal damage' portions of the effect.

I've gotten this to work loosely; using an actual attack does nothing, and setting the common event to trigger at the beginning of a turn shows that the variables are being set, and damage dealt and displayed* properly, but I can't figure out how to call the common event from inside the script itself - until I can figure out how to do that, my system won't work right.

I only loosely (if that) have any clue how what I want to do is supposed to work. Below is the code for my version of this attempt. (I've set the variables I wanted earlier, and the 'official' attack action has been commented out.)

 

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#Begin: Place Alternate (Common Event Call) Battle Damage effects

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      # Get common event

      common_event = $data_common_events[0]

      # If common event is valid

      if common_event != nil

        # Make child interpreter

        @child_interpreter = Interpreter.new(@depth + 1)

        @child_interpreter.setup(common_event.list, @event_id)

      end

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#End: Place Alternate (Common Event Call) Battle Damage effects

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Anyone have any suggestions for what I need to do to fix this? And if you do, would you please share them with me?


*I need to extend my thanks to Jaberwoky on these forums, who handled my questions regarding that.

 

[Gubid]

$game_temp.common_event_id = VAL