"Erasing" the Battle Command Window.

[ChaosMaxima]

*sigh* I've tried everything possible to do this. You know, the @actor_command_window? I want to get rid of it. Instead, I want to use buttons in my battle system.

Like, say, space bar to attack, shift to bring up the skill menu, up to defend, and down to bring up the items menu; instead of having to "choose" them from the menu. However, I can't seem to do this. Any pointers, anybody?

EDIT: Also, I have another question which I might as well ask. What's the difference between 'Input.press?' and 'Input.trigger?'?

EDIT: Alright, I figured it out. Just needed to get rid of one line of code. But either way, I'd like to know the difference between 'Input.press?' and 'Input.trigger?'  :tongue2:

 

[khmp]

Input.press? will be true for the key it is checking all the while the key is being held down. Input.trigger? on the other hand will return true after the key is pressed initially and will not if the key is held down. Unbuffered input versus buffered input respectively.

Good luck with it ChaosMaxima! :thumb:

 

[ChaosMaxima]

Ah! Got it! That really helped me out. Thanks a lot, KeHeMP! : D

Okay, so now I've nearly finished this heavily modified DBS. I just have one last question now. How will I go about showing a picture through the script? I know it has something to do with "RPG::Cache.picture(picture name)", but I'd like to know exactly what the code would be. : )

 

[khmp]

Never saw someone try to pronounce the name before so, a thank you for that.

To show an image on screen you need a sprite object. Not just a bitmap object.

@sprite_image = Sprite.new
@sprite_image.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap(dir, filename, hue)

If the picture is going to be in the picture's directory.

@sprite_image.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture(filename, hue)

I assume you will be using the bitmap quite a bit yes? So this next part is only for once and a while images. Or once a scene kind of thing anyway.

@sprite_image.bitmap = Bitmap.new(dir + filename)

dir stands for directory. example: './graphics/pictures/'
filename stands for the image's filename. example: 'thumbs_up.png'
hue stands for the hue applied to the image, ranges from 0...360. example: 32

Good luck with it ChaosMaxima! :thumb:

 

[ChaosMaxima]

Alright, and how do I erase it? I think it'll be @sprite_image.dispose, right?

 

[khmp]

Yup you got it.

 

[ChaosMaxima]

Okay, and this is my last question, really. (lol, so many last questions). How do I make the player forcefully use a skill (without choosing it) through a script?

 

[seita]

If you mean during battle, you can do this through the Troops window in the Database.

In the battle events just go to the third page and use "Force Action..."

 

[ChaosMaxima]

Not... exactly... what I meant. Currently, I'm making four different battle commands which actually are the names of certain skills. So I need to do it by a script, and a script only. I know what battle events are. >_>

 

[ChaosMaxima]

Alright, so 72 hours are clear now by whatever timezone. I still need help. Just as a refresher, the question is: How do I force a skill to be used through a script?