Can you change a skills SP requirement to a charge up time?

[Dark Squall]

What i mean by this is that i want certain skills in my game where you dont need SP instead just a charge up time, example - You get the skill fire ball every 3 minutes and when you use it you must wait another 3 minutes before you can use it again.

Thanks to anyone that can help.

 

[Unka Josh]

Is this for an ABS, or what?  (In a general sense, the answer that I'd use is something like "Parallel process common events using wait commands to re-learn a skill combined with a skill that forgets itself when you use it," but that might depend on which ABS you use)

 

[Dark Squall]

Is this for an ABS, or what?  (In a general sense, the answer that I'd use is something like "Parallel process common events using wait commands to re-learn a skill combined with a skill that forgets itself when you use it," but that might depend on which ABS you use)

Yeah that sounds like a good idea, i'm using Xas_hero ABS so would that be possible?

 

[regi]

You can try this method. In the skill tool event, have a Conditional Branch with:

@>Conditional Branch: Variable [1: Cooldown] == 0
  @>Skill animation, etc. here
  @>Control Variables: [1: Cooldown] = x (number of seconds to wait)
  @>Control Switches: [Skill Cooldown] = ON
 : Else
  @>Show Text: You still need to wait \v[1] seconds before using this skill.

Now create a Parallel Process Common Event, triggered by the switch you used before. Use the code

@>Conditional Branch: Variable [1: Cooldown] <= 0
  @>Control Variables: [1: Cooldown] = 0
  @>Control Switches: [Skill Cooldown] = OFF
 : Else
  @>Control Variables: [1: Cooldown] -= 1
  @>Wait: 20 frames

What the skill does is checks if a variable is 0 (if the cooldown time has passed). If it is, it does the skill, but sets the cooldown time to any number and turns on a Common Event that reduces the cooldown time. You can add messages or SEs to play when the cooldown has finished. Just play around with the values and commands. Good luck with it :thumb: