Creating a Game_*

[OS]

Hello. I am writing two scripts for my Interact Pack, Game_NPC, and Game_OBJ. Both should work similarly to Game_Actor. But I need to know a few things:

First of all, what do you think is easier for the developer of a game;
1. Creating a file for each NPC and OBJ in thier own folders in GameFolder/Data, and loading these files like Game_Actors loads the in-editor Database Actors Data.
or
2. Creating the information for the objects and npcs in a seperate script (like Game_NPCs and Game_OBJs #note the added s's). Each NPC and OBJ would be created in an array like this:
npc1 = [name, age, gender]
npc2 = [name, age, gender]
npc3 = [name, age, gender]
npc = [npc1, npc2, npc3]
Same for the OBJects. These 2 arrays (npc and obj) would be loaded into Game_NPC and Game_OBJ.

These are the only two methods of doing this that I can think of. Which one do you prefer, so I know which is more popular.

If 1. is chosen, I will need to know how to load and read text files (one line at a time).

And I need to know how to assign variables to each individual obj and npc so that I can do this:

$game_npc[npc_id].name = "NewNameString"
name = $game_npc[npc_id].getName #returns NPC[npc_id]'s name

I am kind of confused (learning too many languages at once). At least help with the last bit about assigning variables. Thanks for any help, and Peace Out!

~Broken

 

[lobosque]

class Foo

attr_accessor :name

	def initialize(name)
	@name = name
	end
end

#then you create a object.
obj = Foo.new("Lobosque")

and you can do the name thing now.
Sorry if it is not what you want, but its what i undestood.

 

[OS]

I mean with arrays:

$game_npc[index].name

where name is unique to index.

Thanks, anyways.

 

[Yeyinde]

Here is an example on how to make array classes.

class Game_Examples
  def initialize
    @data = []
  end
  def [](index)
    return @data[index]
  end
  def []=(index, object)
    @data[index] = object
  end
end

It's up to you to put what is in @data.

 

[OS]

Thanks. I need to know if this would work, then?

class Game_NPCs < NPC_Database
  NPC_COUNT = 2
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Object Initialization
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def initialize
    @data = []
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get NPC
  #     npc_id : npc ID
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def [](npc_id)
    if npc_id > NPC_COUNT or @npcs[npc_id] == nil
      return nil
    end
    if @data[npc_id] == nil
      @data[npc_id] = Game_NPC.new(npc_id)
    end
    return @data[npc_id]
  end
end

Spoiler

class Game_NPC < NPC_Database
  attr_accessor :id
  attr_accessor :surname
  attr_accessor :middle
  attr_accessor :name
  attr_accessor :age #Used in same-sex marriages (Checked for oldest)
  attr_accessor :sex #gender
  attr_accessor :marriage
  attr_accessor :disp #Explained later
  attr_accessor :bounty #Explained later
  attr_accessor :lvl #used in same-sex marriages and battles (Checked for highest)
  attr_accessor :hp #used in battle
  attr_accessor :items #an array that holds up to 5 items.
  attr_accessor :clothes #an array that holds Body, Head, Hand, Feet, and Shield Equiped armour.
  attr_accessor :weapon #a variable that holds 1 weapon
 #attr_accessor :skills #an array holding any (5) skills/spells the NPC knows
 #attr_accessor :mp
 #MARRIAGE_MIN = 18 #The youngest age an NPC can be to get married
 def initialize(npc_id)
   super()
   setup(npc_id)
 end
 
 def setup(npc_id)
  @npc_id = npc_id
  @surname = @npc[i][0]
  @middle = @npc[i][1]
  @name = @npc[i][2]
  @age = @npc[i][3]
  @sex = @npc[i][4]
  @disp = @npc[i][5]
  @bounty = @npc[i][6]
  @lvl = @npc[i][7]
  @hp = 100 #Percentages only
  @items = @npc[i][8]
  @clothes = @npc[i][9]
  @weapon = @npc[i][10]
 end
 
 def id
   return @npc_id
 end
end

I'm getting a NoMethodError, undifined method `[]' for Nil:nilClass on line 3 for this little test:

Spoiler

class Scene_NPCTest
  def initialize
    @e = $game_npc[1].id
  end
  
  def main
    print @e
    print $game_npc[0].id
    $scene = Scene_Map.new
  end
end

If you or somebody else can help me figure out why it won't work, please do.
Thankee.
Peace Out!
~Broken