Variables in skill descriptions?

[Wydrah]

I want status/changing skills to cost items instead of MP. For example, casting Sleep would require the use of 1 Datura Seed. Is there any way I could make the description of the Sleep spell show a variable?

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8066/sleepyx6.png

Instead of "Set Sleep state to one enemy" I want something like "Cost is 1 Datura Seed from stock of X" where X is the variable representing how many I have.

The player could, of course, just look in the item screen before casting the spell, but I think that would be tedious.

 

[Wydrah]

Hm...I just realized something else. If I only depend on Common Events to decrease the number of Datura Seeds every time I cast the spell, how can I stop the player from casting it when he has no Datura Seeds?

Is there a script that meets my needs?

 

[Demosthenes2k8]

(Pseudocode)

if player has seed
    do command
else
    Message: "You don't have enough seeds!"
End If

 

[regi]

There is a script for "Skills that Require Items." Try searching for it.

And no, I don't think it's possible to use variables in skill descriptions. You can try requesting a script.

 

[Brewmeister]

This will substitute Variables, Item # (in the party), & Actor name in the Help Window (Description)

Paste into a new script above 'main'

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Add Variable, Item #, & Actor Name substitution to the Help Window
#
# Brew - 19APR08
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class Window_Help
  
  alias sub_var_set_text set_text

    def set_text(text, align = 0)
      # Control text processing
      # Substitute a variables value
      begin
        last_text = text.clone
        text.gsub!(/\\[Vv]\[([0-9]+)\]/) { $game_variables[$1.to_i] }
      end until text == last_text
      # Substitute an items number
      text.gsub!(/\\[Ii]\[([0-9]+)\]/) { $game_party.item_number($1.to_i) }
      # Substitute Actor Name
      text.gsub!(/\\[Nn]\[([0-9]+)\]/) do
        $game_actors[$1.to_i] != nil ? $game_actors[$1.to_i].name : ""
      end

      sub_var_set_text(text, align)
    end
end

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