Removing "Level Up"

[trum853]

Ok, this may sound a little odd for an RPG to prevent you from leveling up, but here we go.

I was taking a look at Tricksters Skill shop system (which works very nicely i've found) and it got me thinking of an idea where all stat increases and skills learned are performed through this shop. So the idea was to use experience like a currency to buy skills, this was no problem, I just set a really high exp requirement for level 2.

Right, so onto my problems.
1. I'm having trouble figuring out how to buy stats instead of skills, just a little thing to add to a stat for one character then remove some exp to cover it.

2. The actors level is still shown in the main menu, it'd be really nice if that could be removed or hidden.

So if anyone can help that would be awesome, i'm just hoping it won't interfere with too many default systems along the way.

Edit: A little afterthought, but it'd also be cool if the script would allow class changes to be purchased, just an idea.

 

[G-man]

I've been trying to do this as well but to no avail

 

[Grathea]

Well, here's what I can think of. It's not scripting, because I suck at that, but it should still work.

1: Make an item similar to the "Seed of ..." items that increases stats. Have it trigger a common event that reduces experience.
2: Not sure about this one, but I'll take a look and see what I find.

 

[trum853]

Well, here's what I can think of. It's not scripting, because I suck at that, but it should still work.

1: Make an item similar to the "Seed of ..." items that increases stats. Have it trigger a common event that reduces experience.
2: Not sure about this one, but I'll take a look and see what I find.

That could work pretty nicely, might be a little complicated but I guess it would get the job done. Still not sure how i'd get it to work with tricksters system, i'll probably end up using a regular shop for that item. Thanks for the tip.

Still, anyone else willing to pick this up? I'm sure more than one person will find this useful.

 

[trum853]

Bump number one

 

[trum853]

Bump number two...?

 

[chrislongden3]

I wouldnt personally use a script that did this but i would love to play a game with this function. Good idea.

 

[MasterMind]

For #2, find this

draw_actor_level

and delete that wherever you want it removed.

 

[trum853]

@Mastermind : Hey, that works pretty nice. Thanks!

Looks like nobody seems to want to help with number one right now. I can do it with a regular shop, it'd just be nice to integrate it into the skill shop system.

 

[Jeff the Green]

I'll take a crack at it, but I have a few questions about specifics:
Does each upgrade cost the same amount?
Does each upgrade increase the same amount?
Does each actor upgrade the same amount?
Do you want it at the same shop, or just the same style? (Do you want an edit or a new script?)

 

[trum853]

I'll take a crack at it, but I have a few questions about specifics:
Does each upgrade cost the same amount?

It'd be nice to have a user defined increase per level, like having a base of 20 exp to increase def by 5 then I could say +10 exp cost per increase in the script editor. Not sure how hard that would be for you, but if you think you can do it that'd be really cool. :D

Does each upgrade increase the same amount?

Yes, every upgrade will increase the stat by the same amount each time, it will just cost more to do so.

Does each actor upgrade the same amount?

Yeah, the plan is that two characters can spend the same amount of exp to get the same increases.

Do you want it at the same shop, or just the same style? (Do you want an edit or a new script?)

The same style, that way I have a shop for stats and a shop for skills. Of course if it's easier to edit the existing script go ahead, I don't want to make extra work for you.


If you can do this for me that'd be really great, I'm sure I don't have to mention that you'd be getting a big thank you in the credits. :D