Play sound at beginning of battle

[Barchetta]

Script Request Template
New Script

Script Title:
Battle Start-Battle Cry

RMXP or RMVX:
RMXP

Detailed Description:
So pretty much, I would like to be able to play a sound upon entering a battle, depending on who's in the party. The script would choose a character at random (from those in the battle) and play their sound. A good example would be like final fantasy 10 when the battle began, Tidus would say something.
I would also like it to choose at random a sound file in regard to the character. So that it doesn't have the same saying every time the battle starts.

Screen shots:
Not necessary

Other Scripts I am using (in order):
Weather Script byb Ccoa
Enu SBS
Location_steps by Juan
Particle Engine by Arev
Tons of add-ons by Blizzard
Status by Fyre
Character Shadow by Sprite_Ombre
Map_location by Hunter x
Worldmap_minichars by Charlie Lee
LM by god kknows who? It doesn't say
LBL_Message System by Slipknot
Shop_Status by RPG advocate
LvlUP_Notifier by Blizzard
Blue Magic by Fomar
Heal on lvlUP (I don't know who)
Skip title by (someone?)
Custom individual battle commands by StupidStormy36

 

[EOG]

Put this before Main

 

class Scene_Battle

  def play

    $game_system.se_play(RPG::AudioFile.new(sprintf("%s%i",$game_party.actors[rand($game_party.actors.size-1)].name,rand(3))))

  end #def

end #class

 

To play sound do this for all troops

Spoiler: Do This

Sounds should be in Audio\SE folder and names are "name_of_character+number" example: "Aluxes0"
Script is set for 4 diffrent( "Aluxes0", "Aluxes1", "Aluxes2", "Aluxes3" etc.) sounds for every actor.
to change number of sounds change "rand(3)" in script to rand(x)where x is number of sounds you want +1

 

[Barchetta]

Thank you very much for the help, I'll check it out now.

It works beautifully but here's a modification I would like to see.

I would like to have a bubble animation or something appear above their head when they say their bit. Would that be possible?

 

[EOG]

Post before Main

 

class Scene_Battle

  MP3_kbs = 128 #you set bitrate here

  def play

    actors =[]

    for actor in $game_party.actors

      next if actor.dead?

      actors << actor

    end #for

    actor = actors[rand(actors.size)]

    sound = rand(4)

    temp = actor.states.clone

    for i in 0...actor.states.size

      actor.states.pop

    end #for

    actor.states << 17 #you set number of speeking animation here

    size = File.size(sprintf("Audio/SE/%s%i.mp3",actor.name,sound))

    time = size/(MP3_kbs/8) * Graphics.frame_rate

    $game_system.se_play(RPG::AudioFile.new(sprintf("%s%i",actor.name,sound)))

    for i in 0..time

      Graphics.update

      @spriteset.update

    end #for

    Graphics.frame_count -= time

    actor.states.pop

    for i in temp

      actor.states << i

    end #for

  end #def

end #class

 

"$scene.play" is still need in every troop
To set animation that will be played you need to make new state at number 017 see image tutorial.

Spoiler: Image tutorial

WARNING: 'Cause RPG Maker cannot check how long sound will be played and cannot check if it finished play you have to use 128 kb/s MP3 format(I've made a mathematical funtion that guess how long will MP3 file will be played)

EDIT: I was wrong rand(3) is only for 3 voices(0,1,2), rand(4) is 0,1,2,3
EDIT2: It has bug. Dead people talks :D I'll fix it in na hour. Will not post new post but edit this one and PM you.
EDIT3: Bug fixed.

 

[Barchetta]

Hmmm here's a small request.

I only want the animation to play one time.

After the sound plays, the battle doesn't start. It just sits there looking stupid, lol.

My sounds run a max of 4 seconds. If you could just put the time scale to 4 seconds instead of having it calculate time, it would probably be smaller and easier to handle.

 

[EOG]

If it plays for too long you do not use mp3 128 file

Here is script that plays only for 4 secs

 

 

class Scene_Battle

  def play

    actors =[]

    for actor in $game_party.actors

      next if actor.dead?

      actors << actor

    end #for

    actor = actors[rand(actors.size)]

    sound = rand(4)

    temp = actor.states.clone

    for i in 0...actor.states.size

      actor.states.pop

    end #for

    actor.states << 17 #you set number of speeking animation here

    time = 4 * Graphics.frame_rate

    $game_system.se_play(RPG::AudioFile.new(sprintf("%s%i",actor.name,sound)))

    for i in 0..time

      Graphics.update

      @spriteset.update

    end #for

    Graphics.frame_count -= time

    actor.states.pop

    for i in temp

      actor.states << i

    end #for

  end #def

end #class

 

 

[Barchetta]

Alright... I got what I need. Thanks a ton, man. You're awesome. I just need a good talking animation now. ^^