TP - Alternate Ability Cost

[DoragonKeiyou]

I was wondering if it was possible to add in to XP another variable that functions LIKE SP, however it runs as its own.  No, I don't just want to have SP's name changed to TP, I want to have SP and TP as spell and ability costs.

Ex.

Spell:  Fireball            Costs 25 SP
Tech:  Brave Cut        Costs 15 TP
Tech:  Fire Slash        Costs 10 TP / 20 SP

I want to have some abilities to cost SP like normal, but some to cost only TP, a new value, and also to have a cost of both TP and SP.  Best example I can give of something that is close to this is from StarOcean: Til the End of Time, where some abilities cost either SP or HP.  But I only want costs to b in SP and TP.

I would assume that this new value, TP, would have to have some form of manual level script that can read a file from a .txt document, but I really don't need anything like that.  Since I use a stat lvl system for the main char, the only thing I need really is to have TP set to 0 in the beginning and I can call a script ingame to increase it.  It will however need to be able to lvl up with other actors.  How you can figure that one out I leave to you.

If anyone has anything like this and wishes to share, or just wants to take a shot at this, it would be greatly appreciated.

Mods Used that may influence this:
-SDK (of course)
-RTAB
-Animated Battlers
-Seph's Slant Barz

 

[Souloux]

Do a search for a skill shop script. You will most likely find what your looking for if you search for that.

 

[DoragonKeiyou]

By cost, I didn't mean to get the spell or ability, I meant cost as in usage cost in battle.

 

[Glitchfinder]

Do a search for a skill shop script. You will most likely find what your looking for if you search for that.

Not necessarily. I would suggest looking at the Game_Battler and Game_Character classes to see how they handle stats, then add a custom one, stored either as a variable, array, or hash. Then you could try using a modified skill class where you define how much of SP and how much of a newly created stat, TP, each skill costs. You'd also have to modify the skill display window to show both stats.

 

[DoragonKeiyou]

Well, I am doing that now, but I always ask first just incase someone has done this already and it is within working order, or incase I get stuck someone knows what I am trying to accomplish.

 

[SephirothSpawn]

I'll do a quick script that allows multiple sp type attributes. Give me a few minutes.

 

[DoragonKeiyou]

Thanks Seph, was trying to get a look at your skill shop script from the test bed, but was having trouble with downloads.... not sure if it was just the site or my dial-up acting up again.

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Skill shop honestly has nothing to do with this, unless I am reading your request wrong. The skill shop lets you learn skills by buying them. You are requesting multiple SP's correct?

I won't finish tonight, but I will hopefully in the next week. Just a lot to do at the moment.

 

[DoragonKeiyou]

No, I wanted multi skill costs and stuff, but someone suggested I look at that anyway for more info for the "just incase I see something out of it" scenario.

Also, no rush on the script, I have things of my own I need to get done.  Thanks again Seph.