Changing party members.

[shadowmimiiru]

Hi all, I'm new, sorry that a request for aid is the first post I give.  Anyway!  On to the matter at hand.

In the game I'm making (my first ever) I was planning on having 10 party members (Including the main character) all together and allowing the player to pick who is active and who isn't.  My basic idea kind of goes like this:

Player walks into an inn and up to an innkeeper:

Innkeeper:  Good day and Welcome!

I would like to rest.

I would like to save.

Manage party please.  - Goes to a menu to chose party members.

That's what I'd like to do.  I realize it may be impossible and if so please tell me straight. 

 

[dadevvtsvre]

I'm fairly certain you'd need a script to do that. Dargor's Party Changer script should be what you're looking for. Try downloading the demo and seeing how Dargor used it and everything.

Don't forget to credit Dargor if you use it, however.

 

[shadowmimiiru]

Thanks.

That kind of answered my need the only problem now is making it so that you can only go into the party menu at an inn, and are caped at 4 players in a group.

 

[dadevvtsvre]

I've got your answer.  :smile:

Only install these three scripts if you want it so you can't change the party from the menu, and the max number of members in your party is four.

Install these three of Dargor's scripts: "Interpreter Fix", "Commands Manager", and "Party Changer".

To prevent being able to change party members in battle, make sure you use this little code somewhere early in the game, before any battles happen. (it'd be best to make this the first code in your game)

$game_temp.party_changer_in_battle = false

And to call the Party Changer, use this little script.

$scene = Scene_Party.new

(I'm not sure if you need to use the SDK or not for this to work)

Don't forget to credit Dargor if you use it!
       

 

[Nickster]

...or you could just call it via common event. MUCH EASIER.

 

[shadowmimiiru]

Dadevster that seemed to work, although sadly I'll have to take out the ability for the player's to name their character.  Oh well, customized groups are more important than names.

One final question, how do I actually make the main character fixed so that he/she is always in the party?  I've read that thread but can't find where the name thing is in the script.

...or you could just call it via common event. MUCH EASIER.

Explain please?

 

[Nickster]

depending on what script youre using you can just call it via event. for example, im using blizzards party switcher. so i make my inn event, and if they choose to switch the party from the options given, just call the script. or if you have an inn common event, just add it to that. that way you can only switch the party at the inn.

 

[shadowmimiiru]

Ah!  Okay.