Creating a picture & event based menu

[Seda]

I am currently using RPG Maker XP and am trying to create a menu using pictures and events only. I can do this with a custom menu no problem (Made a tutorial menu before). I've run into a slight problem. I have no idea how to go about using the "Script" command to call any other menus. I was wondering if anyone would happen to know how to go about calling each menu?
I know it starts with something like " $Scene = ".

I am currently trying to call these menus:
Item
Skill (and how to call for each actor in the party)
Equip (and how to call for each actor in the party)
Status (and how to call for each actor in the party)

Thanks in advance for the help! :grin:

 

[coyotecraft]

$scene = Scene_Item.new
$scene = Scene_Skill.new(@status_window.index)
$scene = Scene_Equip.new(@status_window.index)
$scene = Scene_Status.new(@status_window.index)
$scene = Scene_Save.new
$scene = Scene_End.new

The (@status_window.index) marking which character is selected. You know, when the cursor moves from the menu commands over to the status window. Select character 2, it'll load the skills menu with character 2's skills.
Edit: It depends how you set it up, but you may just enter the status index manually. $scene = Scene_Skill.new(0) will open the skill menu for party member 0. 0 being the the first party member, 1 would be the second, 2 is third ect...Thats just how indexes work.

 

[Seda]

That's exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much for the help!
While I was trying this out I did notice that capitals matter as well. That could be why it wasn't initially working for me. :haha:

 

[Seda]

I apologize for the double post, but I just had a thought. Let's say I want to display an actors HP, SP, and EXP on my custom menu. Is there any scene call I could use to get those to show?

 

[Ellie]

In Window_Base there are functions for this called draw_actor_graphic, draw_actor_hp, etc; you have to use them within a window class's update method.

 

[Seda]

You wouldn't happen to know of a tutorial I can follow to learn how to accomplish this menu, would you? Only reason I ask is because I'm starting to notice that this might be a bit of a bigger project then I initially anticipated (I have no clue what a "window class update method" would even look like).

 

[coyotecraft]

Except he's building this with pictures and events.

Probably the most complicated part of making a CMS with events and pictures is displaying the numbers. Because each digit is it's own picture. I wrote a tutorial AGES ago without using script commands.
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=37201

I'm a terrible teacher. It sounds complicated and was really only done in the RM2k and RM2003 days before scripting was available. If any of those forums are still around they might explain it better then me.
It basically involves using divide and modulo to break a number (like the character's current hp) into units and store into variables.
Ex: Hp: 9823 into 9 8 2 3

9823 (div) 1000 = 9. (Store as var Thousands)
9823 (mod) 1000 = 823
823 (div) 100 = 8. (Store as var Hundreds)
823 (mod) 100 = 23
23 (div) 10 = 2. (save as var tens)
23 (mod) 10 = 3 (save as var ones)

Then you go through a series of conditional branches:
...
If the value of the ones equals 3 then show picture "3"
...
If the value of the tens digit equals 2 then show picture "2"
...
If the value of the hundreds digit equals 8 then show picture "8"

The event pages get very long. A lot of copy and pasting.

 

[Seda]

That's awesome! I'll check out the tutorial. If any other question come up I'll post here! Thank you so much for the help!