changing text colour in battles

[Desbrina]

I'm trying to change the colour of the actors name in battle to black, i've found the code that seems to display it in Window_BattleStatus but dont know how to edit it to work

  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    @item_max = $game_party.actors.size
    for i in 0...$game_party.actors.size
      actor = $game_party.actors[i]
      actor_x = i * 160 + 4
      draw_actor_name(actor, actor_x, 0)
      draw_actor_hp(actor, actor_x, 32, 120)
      draw_actor_sp(actor, actor_x, 64, 120)
      if @level_up_flags[i]
        self.contents.font.color = normal_color
        self.contents.draw_text(actor_x, 96, 120, 32, "LEVEL UP!")
      else
        draw_actor_state(actor, actor_x, 96)
      end
    end
  end

i only want the actors name as the rest is fine

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Below self.contents.clear, add

self.contents.font.color = text_color

or

self.contents.font.color = Color.new(r, g, b, a)

The first one uses colors you can use in the message windows and such. The second allows you to create your own custom color with rgb values. Just replace rgb with something like 225, 225, 225. You can do 255, but I personally think a slight gray looks better than a complete solid black. The last value is just the alpha or opaicty value. You can just use 255 to make it completely clear (recommended).

 

[Desbrina]

i've tried both ways and the colour doesn't seem to change

tried
self.contents.font.color = Color.new(255, 255, 255, 255)
and
self.contents.font.color = text_color(2)

 

[Cowlol]

First find this in Window_Base:

  def draw_actor_name(actor, x, y)
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    self.contents.draw_text(x, y, 120, 32, actor.name)
  end

Change it to

  def draw_actor_name(actor, x, y)
    self.contents.font.color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 255)
    self.contents.draw_text(x, y, 120, 32, actor.name)
  end

for solid black

Window_Base has other methods you might want check, for example to change the HP color look for draw_actor_hp, etc. Changing font color is indeed done by changing self.contents.font.color, but these methods were written to simplify the process.

 

[Desbrina]

Is that just for battle or does it change it elsewhere

 

[ccoa]

Everywhere.

Replace this line:

draw_actor_name(actor, actor_x, 0)

With:

self.contents.font.color = Color.new(255, 255, 255, 255)
self.contents.draw_text(actor_x, 0, 120, 32, actor.name)

 

[Desbrina]

thanks, it works perfectly

are we allowed to report threads to be closed or do we just have to wait?

 

[Raziel]

You can report it whenever it is resolved.

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