help with a progressive battle

[Ryanide]

I'm currently working on my game's first battle, which is kind of like a tutorial.

I'm finding it very difficult to get it to work the way I want it to. Basically, there are a few routes I want to go down.

1. player hits the opponent with a normal attack. Opponent prompts user to try a special move.
2. player begins with a special move. Opponent prompts user to guard.
3. player follows up 1. with a special move. Opponent prompts user to guard
4. player starts by guarding. Opponent does nothing
5. player follows up special move with guard. Opponent starts attacking.

The major problem is that the 'troop' events are much more limited than map events. How would I go about making this? I also can't seem to find a way to attribute a common event to a weak (non skill) attack.

 

[Unka Josh]

Well, let's see...

As far as the normal attack option goes, you could try not giving the player any special moves to start with. You'd then have the battle event give the player their starting moves on turn 2-- I do that in the tutorial battles that I make for my games.

You could then check for the player having attacked by checking the opponent's HP relative to their original.

Most of the rest of what you want would take a script, but it wouldn't have to be that hard a script-- you'd just need to insert commands changing a few switches or variables in the battle options menu. I'd probably generate errors if I tried to write it myself at my level of skill, but somebody who's a better scripter than I could surely do this easily.

 

[Ryanide]

Thanks. I guess I could just fiddle around with the damage values. Adding the technique on turn 2 is a nice idea as well.

 

[Unka Josh]

Hey, no problem.

...and if you request that script, I may just borrow it myself. Never know when something like that will come in handy.