Help with newbee scripter.

[frankie2000]

Hi!

I am a newbee RGSS scripter and new to Ruby language. I have experience with other languages. And with OOP.

Read the tutorial that is found here:
http://www.dubealex.com/asylum/index.php?showtopic=4854

I get everything in the beginning but when the window making comes...it´s starts to be a little tricky. Some questions i hope someone has the time to answer:

1. On this line
self.contents.draw_text(305, 0, 100, 32, $game_party.gold.to_s)
We the the public instance variable: gold that is listed under $game_party...it´s easy to find...but later the line:
self.contents.draw_text(480, 0, 100, 32, $game_map.map_id.to_s)
where do we get the map_id from? It is not listed under $game_map.

2. On this line:
actor = $game_party.actors we get the array actors from $game_party so i ran and checked it and it was listed. Later:
self.contents.draw_text(x, y+32, 200, 32, actor.class_name)

Where does the class_name come from? It is not listed under $game_party.

Can someone explain to me this?

Thanx in advance.

 

[Fomar0153]

1: In game_map you will find:

  def map_id
    return @map_id
  end

2: The actor is a game_actor class.
That array has the actors that are in the party in it.

 

[frankie2000]

1: In game_map you will find:

  def map_id
    return @map_id
  end

2: The actor is a game_actor class.
That array has the actors that are in the party in it.

Ok...so the firts asnwer:
Why the "instance variables" defentitions in the beginning then if you can use any vairable in the class?

the second answer:
How do you know that this is from the game_actor class? How did you found that out just looking at the game_party class?


And a 3:rd question:
Where can i find the $data_system class?

And a 4th:
When i in my class call a variable like this $game_party.gold what am i doing really? I am not creating an instance of the class. Because then i would have used the "new" keyword...so what am i doing?

Thanx in advance.

 

[Chaosg1]

Scene Title Command new game:

$game_temp = Game_Temp.new
$game_system = Game_System.new
$game_switches = Game_Switches.new
$game_variables = Game_Variables.new
$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new
$game_screen = Game_Screen.new
$game_actors = Game_Actors.new
$game_party = Game_Party.new
$game_troop = Game_Troop.new
$game_map = Game_Map.new
$game_player = Game_Player.new

so that means that when you do $game_player.move_left, you are doing Game_Player.new.move_left

 

[Yeyinde]

$data_system is the RPG::System class. You can find it in the help file.
You are only accessing the read method for $game_party's gold.