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PhoenixTilea

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All right. I'm using this Dynamic Day-Night System script. This is the exact code I have in my game.

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# Dynamic Day and Night System (DDNS) by Blizzard
# Version: 1.51b
# Date: 27.06.2006
# Date v1.1b: 29.06.2006
# Date v1.2b: 08.09.2006
# Date v1.3b: 11.09.2006
# Date v1.4b: 23.2.2007
# Date v1.43b: 25.3.2007
# Date v1.5b: 23.10.2007
# Date v1.51b: 5.11.2007
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#
# Compatibility:
#
#   99% chance of full compatibility with SDK, not tested altough. Can cause
#   incompatibilty issues with other DNS-es. WILL corrupt old savegames. If
#   used with an old savegame, it could cause problems. Please start a new game
#   if you use this to avoid incompatibilty issues.
#
#
# Features:
#
#   - complete control over the DDNS
#   - easy switching from day to night and night to day
#   - possibility for dynamic length of night and/or day
#   - easy manipulating through events with the "Call script" commands
#   - 3 possible states: interiors, exteriors, dark interiors
#   - display a clock or don´t display a clock
#   - uses 5 switches and 2 variables, so the user can easily access the DDNS
#     to e.g. connect it with event based systems and/or enhance it with events
#
# new in v1.1b:
#   - a fatal glitch was fixed, but it had its price, old savegames need to
#     turn on the DDNS to clear an issue
#
# new in v1.2b:
#   - shorter, more simple code and less lag
#
# new in v1.3b:
#   - improved code
#
# new in v1.4b:
#   - now compatible with Tons of Add-ons
#
# new in v1.43b:
#   - fixed a bug, improved code and changed a little bit
#
# new in v1.5b:
#   - rewritten conditions using classic syntax to avoid RGSS conditioning bug
#   - improved coding
#   - fixed an issue with Tons of Add-ons v5.x and higher
#
# new in v1.51b:
#   - fixed tpying mistakes that caused bugs
#
#
# Instructions:
#
# - Explanation:
#
#   This Dynamic Day and Night System will make your game have daytime and
#   nighttime periods. You can set up the length and variation intervals if you
#   want to use it dynamically. Other features are explained below. Please be
#   sure to configure this system appropriately.
#
# - Configuration:
#
#   DAY        - set this value to the switch ID you want to use for control
#                over the day
#   NIGHT      - set this value to the switch ID you want to use for control
#                over the night
#   INSIDE     - set this value to the switch ID you want to use to determine
#                if the player is inside
#   OUTSIDE    - set this value to the switch ID you want to use to determine
#                if the player is outside
#   INSIDEDARK - set this value to the switch ID you want to use to determine
#                if the player is inside a dark place
#   DAY_VAR    - set this value to the variable ID you want to use as the
#                seconds counter for the day
#   NIGHT_VAR  - set this value to the variable ID you want to use as the
#                seconds counter for the night
#   MAX_DAY    - set this value to the duration of a day in seconds
#   MAX_NIGHT  - set this value to the duration of a night in seconds
#   DYN_DAY    - set this value to true if you want a dynamic day that has a
#                variating length, otherwise to false
#   DYN_NIGHT  - set this value to true if you want a dynamic night that has a
#                variating length, otherwise to false
#   DAY_INT    - set this value to the variation a day might have in seconds
#                (i.e. 30 will make a day be MAX_DAY ± 30 seconds of length)
#   NIGHT_INT  - set this value to the variation a night might have in seconds
#                (i.e. 5 will make a night be MAX_NIGHT ± 5 seconds of length)
#   MINUTES    - set this value to true if you want the clock to use a precise
#                minute display, please also see IMPORTANT NOTES for further
#                reference, otherwise to false
#   SHOW_CLOCK - set this value to false to if you want to remove the clock
#                from the map, otherwise to true
#
# - Basic manipulation of the DDNS:
#
#   This system is based upon your eventing. It will work basically if you
#   want, but with a little bit of using the "Call Script" event command you
#   are able to have 3 different states of the DDNS (interior, exterior, dark
#   interior). Interiors and dark interior will never get dark during night.
#   Also dark interiors are always a little bit tinted. Here are the
#   instructions how to do so. Please also note, use this syntax with the "Call
#   Script" event command
#  
#     $game_ddns.go_inside
#  
#   This command will set up everything to enter an interior.
#  
#     $game_ddns.go_outside
#  
#   This command will set up everything to leave any interior.
#  
#     $game_ddns.go_inside_dark_place
#  
#   This command will set up everything to enter a dark tinted interior.
#  
#     $game_ddns.turn_off
#  
#   This command will turn off the DDNS if you want to tint the screen for
#   during a cutscene or something else related to screen tinting as DDNS is
#   dominant and will cause all of your event based screen tinting to reset the
#   next time day and night switch or the player changes the map. Day and night
#   will freeze during this period. To turn it on again, just use following
#   command:
#  
#     $game_ddns.turn_on = false
#  
#   AND one of the three commands above to determine where the player is.
#  
#     $game_ddns.make_it_day
#  
#   This command will set every counter to zero and start a new day. You can
#   use this together with an item, that calls a common event to execute this
#   code.
#  
#     $game_ddns.make_it_night
#  
#   This command will set every counter to zero and start a new night. You can
#   use this together with an item, that calls a common event to execute this
#   code.
#
#   Also note, that the last 2 commands will ONLY work if the DDNS is NOT
#   turned off. To check if it´s turned off, just check the state of the
#   INSIDE, OUTSIDE and INSIDEDARK switches. All the switches are off if the
#   DNSS is turned off.
#
# - Direct manipulation of the DDNS:
#
#   You can directly operate the switches WHICH IS NOT RECOMMENED to further
#   manipulate the system. An example is to change the values in the variables
#   which are used as second counter for the day and night.
#  
#     $game_system.show_clock = true
#     $game_system.show_clock = false
#  
#   You can use this syntax if you want to show/hide the clock during e.g. the
#   appearance of a countdown timer. Version 1.41b and higher even saves this
#   setting.
#
# - Enhancement hints:
#
#   If you wish to implement the DDNS further into your game and e.g. allow
#   different behavious of monsters during day and night, you only need to
#   check the the state of the appropriate switch. e.g. If NIGHT is
#   turned on inflict "Sleep" on one enemy.
#
#
# Additional info:
#
#   The predecessor event based version of this script was tested a lot and the
#   result was the optimal tint during night, so the player can see the screen,
#   but also has the feeling, it is actually night in the game.
#
#
# IMPORTANT NOTES:
#
#   Make DAY_INT or $night_intervals at least by 2 smaller than MAX_DAY
#   or MAX_NIGHT
#   - do NOT use odd numbers for these variables, only even ones! (2, 4, 6...)
#     otherwise the clock WILL glitch
#   - if you use different lengths for day and night and do not use any dynamic
#     time, it is recommened, that you don´t show the minutes, because the
#     player can easily notice that one period is faster than the other
#   - there is NO timeflow during battle, menu etc., only in the map
#   - due to glitching the DDNS is initially turned off now
#
#
# If you find any bugs, please report them here:
# http://www.chaosproject.co.nr
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# START Configuration
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DAY = 90 # switch ID of the "day" switch
NIGHT = 91 # switch ID of the "night" switch
INSIDE = 92 # switch ID of the "inside" switch
OUTSIDE = 93 # switch ID of the "outside" switch
INSIDEDARK = 94 # switch ID of the "inside dark places" switch
DAY_VAR = 26 # variable ID of the "day counter"
NIGHT_VAR = 27 # variable ID of the "night counter"
MAX_DAY = 120 # duration of a day in seconds
MAX_NIGHT = 90 # duration of a night in seconds
DYN_DAY = false # allow dynamic shortening and prolongening of day
DYN_NIGHT = false # allow dynamic shortening and prolongening of night
DAY_INT = 0 # variation of day in seconds
NIGHT_INT = 0 # variation of night in seconds
MINUTES = false # if dynamic day and night are turned off show minutes on clock
SHOW_CLOCK = false # set to false to remove the clock from the map

#::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
# END Configuration
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#==============================================================================
# Game_System
#==============================================================================

class Game_System
 
 attr_accessor :ddns_off
 attr_accessor :show_clock
 
 alias init initialize
 def initialize
   init
   @ddns_off = false
   @show_clock = SHOW_CLOCK
 end

end

#==============================================================================
# Game_DDNS
#==============================================================================

class Game_DDNS
 
 attr_reader   :dyn_day
 attr_reader   :dyn_night
 attr_reader   :dynamic_day
 attr_reader   :dynamic_night
 attr_reader   :minutes
 attr_accessor :off
 
 def initialize
   @minutes = MINUTES
   @day_intervals, @night_intervals = DAY_INT, NIGHT_INT
   @max_day, @max_night = MAX_DAY, MAX_NIGHT
   @dyn_day, @dyn_night = DYN_DAY, DYN_NIGHT
   @dynamic_day, @dynamic_night = @max_day, @max_night
   dynamize_day
   @off = true
 end
 
 def go_inside
   unless @off
     $game_switches[INSIDE] = true
     $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] = $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = false
   end
   return
 end
 
 def go_outside
   unless @off
     $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = true
     $game_switches[INSIDE] = $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] = false
   end
   return
 end
 
 def go_inside_dark_place
   unless @off
     $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] = true
     $game_switches[INSIDE] = $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = false
   end
   return
 end
 
 def turn_off
   $game_switches[INSIDE] = $game_switches[INSIDEDARK] =
   $game_switches[OUTSIDE] = false
   @off = $game_system.ddns_off = true
   return
 end
 
 def turn_on
   @off = $game_system.ddns_off = false
   return
 end
 
 def make_it_day
   if $game_switches[INSIDE] || $game_switches[OUTSIDE] ||
      $game_switches[INSIDEDARK]
     $game_switches[DAY] = true
     $game_switches[NIGHT] = false
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
     if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0), 160)
     end
     dynamize_day
   end
   $game_map.need_refresh = true
 end
 
 def make_it_night
   if $game_switches[INSIDE] || $game_switches[OUTSIDE] ||
      $game_switches[INSIDEDARK]
     $game_switches[DAY] = false
     $game_switches[NIGHT] = true
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
     if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-100, -100, 0, 0), 160)
     end
     dynamize_night
   end
   $game_map.need_refresh = true
 end
 
 def dynamize_day
   @dynamic_day = @max_day
   @dynamic_day -= @day_intervals + rand((2*@day_intervals)) if @dyn_day
   return
 end
 
 def dynamize_night
   @dynamic_night = @max_night
   @dynamic_day -= @day_intervals + rand((2*@day_intervals)) if @dyn_night
   return
 end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# Bitmap
#==============================================================================

class Bitmap

 def draw_time(x, y, w, h, string, a)
   font.size = 26
   save_color = font.color.clone
   font.color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 192)
   if $tons_version != nil && $tons_version >= 3.71 &&
       $game_system != nil && $game_system.SHADED_TEXT
     draw_text_shaded_text_later(x+1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text_shaded_text_later(x-1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text_shaded_text_later(x-1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text_shaded_text_later(x+1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
   else
     draw_text(x+1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text(x-1, y+1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text(x-1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
     draw_text(x+1, y-1, w, h, string, a)
   end
   font.color = save_color
   draw_text(x, y, w, h, string, a)
 end
 
 if $tons_version == nil || $tons_version < 3.71
 alias draw_text_shaded_text_later draw_text
 def draw_text(x2, y2, w2 = 0, h2 = 0, text2 = "", a2 = 0)
   if x2.is_a?(Rect)
     x, y, w, h, text, a = x2.x, x2.y, x2.width, x2.height, y2, w2
   else
     x, y, w, h, text, a = x2, y2, w2, h2, text2, a2
   end
   save_color = self.font.color.clone
   self.font.color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 255)
   draw_text_shaded_text_later(x+1, y+1, w, h, text, a)
   self.font.color = save_color
   draw_text_shaded_text_later(x, y, w, h, text, a)
 end
 end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# Clock
#==============================================================================

class Clock < Sprite
 
 def initialize
   super
   self.x, self.y, self.z = 480, 8, 5000
   self.bitmap = Bitmap.new(128, 32)
   if $fontface != nil
     self.bitmap.font.name = $fontface
     self.bitmap.font.size = $fontsize
   elsif $defaultfonttype != nil
     self.bitmap.font.name = $defaultfonttype
     self.bitmap.font.size = $defaultfontsize
   end
   @odd = 0
   draw unless $game_ddns.off
 end
 
 def draw
   self.bitmap.clear
   hours = minutes = 0
   if $game_switches[DAY]
     hours = (12*$game_variables[DAY_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_day+8)%24
     minutes = (60*12*$game_variables[DAY_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_day)%60
   elsif $game_switches[NIGHT]
     hours = (12*$game_variables[NIGHT_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_night+20)%24
     minutes = (60*12*$game_variables[NIGHT_VAR]/$game_ddns.dynamic_night)%60
   end
   if ($game_switches[DAY] || $game_switches[NIGHT]) && @odd % 2 == 0
     if !$game_ddns.minutes || $game_ddns.dyn_day || $game_ddns.dyn_night
       self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d 00', hours), 2)
     else
       self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d %02d', hours, minutes), 2)
     end
   elsif !$game_ddns.minutes || $game_ddns.dyn_day || $game_ddns.dyn_night
     self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d:00', hours), 2)
   else
     self.bitmap.draw_time(0, 0, 128, 32, sprintf('%d:%02d', hours, minutes), 2)
   end
   @odd = (@odd + 1) % 2
 end
   
end

#==============================================================================
# Scene_Title
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Title
 
 alias main_ddns_later main
 def main
   main_ddns_later
   $game_ddns = Game_DDNS.new
 end
 
end

#==============================================================================
# Scene_Map
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Map
 
 attr_accessor :timer
 
 alias main_ddns_later main
 def main
   @clock = Clock.new if $game_system.show_clock
   @timer = Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate * 2
   main_ddns_later
   @clock.dispose unless @clock == nil
 end
 
 alias update_ddns_later update
 def update
   if $game_system.show_clock
     @clock = Clock.new if @clock == nil
   elsif @clock != nil
     @clock.dispose
     @clock = nil
   end
   $game_ddns.off = $game_system.ddns_off
   if @timer != Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate * 2
     update_ddns
     @timer = Graphics.frame_count / Graphics.frame_rate * 2
     @clock.draw if $game_system.show_clock
   end
   update_ddns_later
 end
 
 def update_ddns
   if $game_switches[DAY]
     $game_variables[DAY_VAR] += 1 unless $game_ddns.off
     if $game_variables[DAY_VAR] == $game_ddns.dynamic_day
       if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
         $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-100, -100, 0, 0), 160)
       end
       $game_switches[DAY] = false
       $game_switches[NIGHT] = true
       $game_ddns.dynamize_night
       $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
       $game_map.need_refresh = true
     end
   elsif $game_switches[NIGHT]
     $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] += 1 unless $game_ddns.off
     if $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] == $game_ddns.dynamic_night
       if $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
         $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0), 160)
       end
       $game_switches[DAY] = true
       $game_switches[NIGHT] = false
       $game_ddns.dynamize_day
       $game_variables[DAY_VAR] = $game_variables[NIGHT_VAR] = 0
       $game_map.need_refresh = true
     end
   end
 end
 
 alias transfer_player_ddns_later transfer_player
 def transfer_player
   if $game_switches[INSIDE]
     $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0), 0)
   elsif $game_switches[OUTSIDE]
     if $game_switches[DAY]
       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0), 0)
     elsif $game_switches[NIGHT]
       $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-100, -100, 0, 0), 0)
     end
   elsif $game_switches[INSIDEDARK]
     $game_screen.start_tone_change(Tone.new(-40, -40, 0, 0), 0)
   end
   transfer_player_ddns_later
 end
 
end

Now, when I use the call script to turn on the DDNS (it's turned off by default, it says) and try to set one of the switches (outside), I get an error message when I load a game. It's says "SyntaxError occured while running script. undefined method 'turn_on='" and then all this Nil:Class stuff.

Here's what I'm putting in to call it:

Code: 
$game_ddns.turn_on = false
$game_ddns.go_outside

Just like it says in the script.

So... is there anyone who can help me fix this?
 
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S S Muu

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I'm pretty sure that means that "$game_ddns" isn't initialized but if you look at the script it do gets initialized at the end of "Scene_Title", are you sure that you don't have any other scripts that disables "Scene_Title" or something?
 
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PhoenixTilea

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...I don't think I do. I'm using a script that creates a biography window off of the status menu, and a dynamic sound emmissions script, and a level-up notifier. I don't really know enough about Ruby to know if those would have anything to do with Scene_title....
 
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PhoenixTilea

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Uhhh.... I just enter the code I put in above in an event... Am I supposed to add something to the call script, because if so, I don't know about it? I'm still a total n00b when it comes to scripts, I"m afraid...

EDIT: I tried adding that in, and I still get the error message, though it doesn't say NilClass now. It says something like '#<Game_DDNS...>' with a whole bunch of letters and numbers after it.
 
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S S Muu

Member

959
well, event should work too.
could you give me the whole error?

Edit:
Okey, I decided to try it myself and realized that the "turn_on=" function didn't even exist
try this instead
Code: 
$game_ddns.turn_on
$game_ddns.go_outside
 
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PhoenixTilea

Member

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!!!! I think it's working now!
So, I just had to initialize it my script, and the instructions sort of had a typo. Now, do you think I'll have to put '$game_ddns - Game_DDNS.new' in every time I turn the script on. (It has to be turned off for othe rscreen tint changes)
 
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S S Muu

Member

959
no, no you don't need to add it anywhere since it is called in the "Scene_Title", but if you would get that Nil:Class error again then just add it the first time since it doesn't need to initialize it more than once (tho it wouldn't do any harm if you would)
 
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PhoenixTilea

Member

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Okay! Thanks! It's working great now! ^_^

Actually, I was wondering about something else that's unrelated, but I don't want to start another topic and clog up the board.

I've been trying to find a script that will let me change the stats of weapons and armor using items, but all of them I've found are full of bugs. I was wondering if the array data for weapons and armor is accessable through a call script so that I can just use it with events. Is it stored in the script database somewhere, or is it inaccessable?
 
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S S Muu

Member

959
Your welcome! anyway, about the items...
Code: 
$data_items[1].price = 200
$data_weapons[1].atk = 23
$data_armors[1].str_plus = 5
the [1] should be replaced by the item/weapon/armor id.
if you go into the help file of RMXP and then look for "RPG::Item", "RPG::Weapon" and "RPG::Armor" you can see every variable that you can edit.

Hope it helps :thumb:
 
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