changed name appear in skill??

[apzrman]

Hey, I've added a summon system to my game (based on FFX) and you get to name the summons. Is it possible to change the name of the summon skill when you change the summon's name?

e.g:
Arbiter's name is changed to Brute
"Summon Arbiter skill" is changed to "Summon Brute skill"


I've tried using the \N[n] thingo in the skill name, but it just stays as \N[n]


(this isn't too important, but would be good if it worked)

 

[Xephyr]

Why dont you just copy and paste the summon skill in your database and change the name.  When the player gets the new summon, remove the old skill and put in the new skill. Not too hard.

 

[Jeronimus]

I don't think you understand the question, xephyr. He wants to have a skill in the "Skill" menu, that serves as a summon skill, but the player can name the summon, just like some times the player can name the characters, but the skill name should change depending on what the player called the summon.

I think it would be cool if this was possible somehow.

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

If you want to change the names of a skill, this is a quick call script:

$data_skills[A].name = $game_actors[B].name

That would change the skill #1 to the name of actor #9.  Just copy that code into any call script event command, with the appropriate numbers and you're done.

So all you do is, if you had 5 summons create 5 blank actors in the database.
Remember their numbers, and name them to match the name of the summons.
If Arbiter is a summon, you create your skill named Arbiter and then you create your actor named Arbiter.
Use a simple change name command, change the name of actor #x (Arbiter).
Use that call script right afterwards with the A being the skill's number, and the B being the actor's number.
From then on (unless you do this again) Arbiter will have the new name.

You can also do this with:
Weapons (change "skills" to "weapons") and even enemies I believe ("skills" becomes "enemies") though I'm not sure about that.  So on and so forth (items, etc).

Err one note however, is "Skills" might be "Skill" this is kind of from memory but I'm sure it's one of the two, and I'm leaning more towards "Skills".

Hope that helps and good luck.

 

[apzrman]

Thanks! it works perfectly now! :D