Quick Question: Waiting X Frames?

[Kemuri]

Is there a way to use the "Wait" event command in a script? Or something similar?

I know I could just start a loop and have it go for several hundred times but that wouldn't be as efficient as 'wait X number of frames before continuing'.

 

[Sheol]

Well, if you need it in the map, you can use:

@wait_count += 20

If you need for other scene, try something like this:

class Scene_1
  def main
    @wait_count = 0
    #blah blah...
  end
  def update
    if @wait_count > 0
      @wait_count -= 1
      return
    end
    #blah blah...
  end
end

 

[Kemuri]

I guess I should have stated that I already tried:

if @wait_count > 0
@wait_count -= 1
return
end

...and I guess I also should've said I'm trying to get this to work in a battle system (Nick's TBS).

I've modified the TBS so that it can use Wachunga's Autoscroll to pan to the next unit instead of 'jumping' to it in a disorienting way...however I've been having trouble getting the damn thing to wait until the camera pan is complete before acting, thought that just waiting X frames would be the simplest solution but maybe not.