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[Urborg]

hi there
is there a way to show a new valor in a window on the menu?

i mean i created a new window in the menu (replaced the steps window,as some tutorial makes you do)
than i would like to create a new character variable (don't know if is the right term) such as gold owned hp or mp that would be displayed in that window

like say... moral or sanity or honour when that variable riches 0 or his maximum valor something happens

like when moral is 0 the character runs away and gameover .. or.. something
i'm pretty much sure that is possible

could someone tell me how?

thanks

 

[Noliander]

There is a script that allows you to add something new were your talking about, and with a bit of re-woring it should be easy. Unfortunately I dont have the name of it.

 

[Urborg]

i did it someway

i made  a class called Sanity like that

class Sanity
  attr_accessor :sanity
  $sanity = 100

  def initialize
  $sanity -= n
  end
end

than i put in the window i created before, where i wanted to be displayed the valor
blablabla..
self.contents.draw_text (4, 32, 120, 32, $sanity.to_s, 2)
blablablaend
than i call it via event with this comand Sanity.new(10) if i want the char to loose 10 san and so on

it works but i can imagine is not the best way to do  it
maby it needs too many operations don't know
if someone knows a better way..

and now i'm looking for a way to make something happen if san reaches 0

 

[xBrokenSin]

Well, theres nothing WRONG with the way you did it, but it's not exactly how most people would go about it. I could make a better script of what you did, but I'm far too lazy. :D

But, to make something happen, there are multiple things you could do!

You could make events where if you have very low sanity, people will fear you, or maybe the men in white coats will chase after you. And if you have high sanity... uh... then, you could bask in the knowledge that you aren't crazy?

 

[khmp]

I wouldn't use a global and have a class manipulate the global by the instantiation of a new Sanity class. I would make an instance scope variable and place it into a module. This way you are manipulating sanity safely and without the use of the globals. I would use a module because there isn't really any need for an initialize as we are only dealing with one variable. Plus the added bonus of module's is no initialize no need to have in script calls:

temp = Sanity.new 
temp.manipulate_sanity

Quick example:

module Sanity
  # Default initialization of our sanity class variable.
  @sanity = 100
  # The maximum amount of sanity.
  MAX_SANITY = 100
  # The minimum amount of sanity.
  MIN_SANITY = 0

  # Lost sanity.
  def self.lose_sanity(n)
    return if n < 0
    @sanity = [@sanity - n, MIN_SANITY].max
  end

  # Gain sanity
  def self.gain_sanity(n)
    return if n < 0
    @sanity = [@sanity + n, MAX_SANITY].min
  end
  
  # Access sanity
  def self.sanity
    return @sanity
  end
end

# Test code below.
Sanity.gain_sanity(5)
Sanity.lose_sanity(50)
Sanity.gain_sanity(34)
p Sanity.sanity # 84
Sanity.gain_sanity(98034)
p Sanity.sanity # 100
Sanity.gain_sanity(-98034)
p Sanity.sanity # 100

Good luck with it Urborg! :thumb:

 

[Urborg]

thank you very much

 

[Urborg]

but how can i link an event to a script?
i mean
i have this sanity valor ,now if i want an event in the game to do something if the sanity is 0 i am forced to do it with a script?
or i can use event commands?

cause i'm not very good at moving an event and make him talk with scripting

 

[khmp]

You could create a Conditional Branch which has a Script option. Just do a test to see if sanity is at zero. This would be a parallel process event.

The event commands:
Conditional Branch: Script: Sanity.sanity == 0
  # Here is where you would have the work that means no sanity.
Branch End

 

[Urborg]

thank you very much you are my hero