Faster text speed with Ccoa's "Universal Message System" script (XP)

[George W. Bush]

I'm using Ccoa's "Universal Message System" script in RPG Maker XP using the "one letter at a time" mode.  However, even when the write speed is set to 0 (which, as far as I know, is the fastest setting), it still takes too long for the text box to fill up.  So, as you may have noticed from the title of the thread, I want to make it faster, and I'm pretty sure this could be accomplished if more than one letter was written each frame.  But the only problem is I don't really have any idea what I'd need to change in the script in order to accomplish this, which is why I am posting here.  Any help would be appreciated.

 

[RPGS]

where can I find the "one-letter-at-a-time" SCRIPT ?

 

[friend]

where can I find the "one-letter-at-a-time" SCRIPT ?

Did you even read the topic?
It already explains the answer.. -.-

 

[George W. Bush]

where can I find the "one-letter-at-a-time" SCRIPT ?

It's not a script, it's a setting in Ccoa's Universal Message System script.

 

[RPGS]

Oh, sounds cool

 

[Brewmeister]

This will write 2 characters per frame if the speed is set to 0

Look for the section of code that looks like this: (should be around line 1674)

      if Graphics.frame_count - @count >= speed
        @count = Graphics.frame_count
        c = @text.slice!(/./m)
        if c != nil
          write_char(c)
          if $game_system.sound_effect != ""
            Audio.se_play("Audio/SE/" + $game_system.sound_effect, 80, 100)
          end
        end
      end
      return
    end

Insert the section in ###

      if Graphics.frame_count - @count >= speed
        @count = Graphics.frame_count
        c = @text.slice!(/./m)
        if c != nil
          write_char(c)
          if $game_system.sound_effect != ""
            Audio.se_play("Audio/SE/" + $game_system.sound_effect, 80, 100)
          end
        end
        ### write a second character if speed set to 0
        unless speed
          c = @text.slice!(/./m)
          if c != nil
            write_char(c)
          end
        end
        ### end second character
      end
      return
    end

It looks a little bit choppy, since we're writing 2 characters at a time, but it's faster.

If you're using slave windows, you'll have to add the same section in the Window_Slave  update method as well.

Be Well

 

[George W. Bush]

For some reason it didn't work until I changed "unless speed" to "if speed = 0".  But now it works perfectly.  So much faster.  Thanks so much for the help, man.  :thumb:

 

[Brewmeister]

Crap, I did that twice. Programming in multiple languages (C, C++, TCL, Ruby), I made the assumption that 0 = false.

Be Well