New Game Switches.

[boon]

Hello, I saw a thread on this recently but cannot find it.

Is there a way to keep certain switches on in the game?

Like in the game you get to a point that sets Switch 40 on. As long as one save file has that switch set to true, then all the games will have it set to true.

Is there a way to do this?

 

[khmp]

Yup you would need to partially load each save file until you encountered a save file with the switch on. Let me put some code together to demonstrate.

[edit: Sorry for the lateness of this]

SWITCH_TO_CHECK = 40
$switch_on = false

saves = Dir.glob('Save*.rxdata')
# If we have one or more saves.
if saves.size > 0
  saves.each do |save|
    # Open the save file
    file = File.open(save, "rb")

    # Load all the unnecessary stuff to get to the switches.
    characters = Marshal.load(file)
    frame_count = Marshal.load(file)
    game_system = Marshal.load(file)
    game_switches = Marshal.load(file)

    # Decide if we have found our switch active or not.
    if game_switches[SWITCH_TO_CHECK]
      $switch_on = true
      file.close
      break
    end
    file.close
  end
end

For script installation instructions please refer to the FAQ. If any save has the switch specified by the constant, SWITCH_TO_CHECK which as per your suggestion is at 40, the global boolean $switch_on will be active. You will be able to test this boolean from anywhere.

Good luck with it Boonzeet! :thumb: