Skipping the first hero.

[Sobeman459]

How would i skip the first hero in the menu and battle system but still use the prite for walking around on the map?

 

[Daniel]

Replace "def refresh" in "Game_Player" with this:

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    # Set character file name and hue
    @character_name = "[color=red]filename[/color]"
    @character_hue = 0
    # Initialize opacity level and blending method
    @opacity = 255
    @blend_type = 0
  end

Replace filename with the filename of the character set. The character does not have to be in the party.

 

[Sobeman459]

awesome thanks. Is there a way to make a switch to have a few differnt charactersets? Like say i have a switch named gender and true = male,false = female?

 

[Daniel]

Okay, choose one of these. The first uses a switch and the second uses a variable.

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    # Set character file name and hue
    if $game_switches[[color=red]1[/color]] # checks if switch is on
      @character_name = "[color=red]male filename[/color]"
    else
      @character_name = "[color=red]female filename[/color]"
    end
    @character_hue = 0
    # Initialize opacity level and blending method
    @opacity = 255
    @blend_type = 0
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    # Set character file name and hue
    if $game_variables[[color=red]1[/color]] == 1
      @character_name = "[color=red]male filename[/color]"
    else
      @character_name = "[color=red]female filename[/color]"
    end
    @character_hue = 0
    # Initialize opacity level and blending method
    @opacity = 255
    @blend_type = 0
  end

You can change the number in red to whatever you want. For the first one, set the switch on for male and off for female. For the second one, set the variable to 1 for male, and 2 (or anything else) for female.

 

[Sobeman459]

And i can add as many as i want right? Like:
if $game_switches[1] # checks if switch is on
@character_name = "male filename"
else
@character_name = "female filename"
end
if $game_switches[2] # checks if switch is on
@character_name = "male filename2"
else
@character_name = "female filename2"
end
if $game_switches[3] # checks if switch is on
@character_name = "female filename2"
else
@character_name = "male filename2"
end

Should work right? Oh is there a better way to do with say about 3-5 of each? Its for my online game. And is there a way to have the name selection screen store a name as a varible since its scriping the first hero? So instead of using this syntax : $game_party.actors[0].name.to_s, to a varible that stors the name?

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Well, rather than that, just assign the variable to your sprite

Call Script: $game_variables[1] = 'XXX-YYYYZZ'
$game_player.refresh

Use that for your call script, and replace your refresh method with:

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    # Set character file name and hue
    @character_name = $game_variables[1]
    @character_hue = 0
    # Initialize opacity level and blending method
    @opacity = 255
    @blend_type = 0
  end