[VX] Difficulties

[Dargor]

Difficulties
by Dargor
Version 1.1

Introduction

This script let you have as many game difficulty settings as you want.

Features

• Can have as many difficulties as you want
• Difficulties can have a name and a description
• Difficulty selection screen after new game
• Modify enemies HP MP ATK DEF SPI AGI Hit and Evasion

Screenshots

Imagine a slime with muscles.

Script

Spoiler: Script

#==============================================================================

# ** Difficulties

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  © Dargor, 2008

#  24/06/08

#  Version 1.1

#  Requested by van hellblaze

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  VERSION HISTORY:

#   - 1.0 (24/06/08), Initial release

#   - 1.1 (24/06/08), Added EXP and Gold modifiers

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  INSTRUCTIONS:

#   - Paste this above main

#   - Edit the constants in Difficulty module  

#==============================================================================

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Difficulty Configuration Module

#==============================================================================

 

module Difficulty

  # Default difficulty

  Default = 1 # medium

  # Difficulty names

  Names = [

            'Easy',

            'Medium',

            'Hard',

            'Extrem'

          ]

  # Difficulty descriptions

  Descriptions = [

                  'Piece of cake.',

                  'A good practice.',

                  'They know how to kill.',

                  "You're already dead."

                ]

  # Enemy Stats modifiers

  # HP MP ATK DEF SPI AGI Hit Evasion EXP Gold

  Modifiers = [

                [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5 ,0.5 ,0.5, 0.5 ,0.5, 0.5, 0.5],

                [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],

                [1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1, 1],

                [3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 0.5, 0.5]

              ]

  # Available in Title Screen?

  In_Title = true

end

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Game_System

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This class handles system-related data. Also manages vehicles and BGM, etc.

# The instance of this class is referenced by $game_system.

#==============================================================================

 

class Game_System

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Public Instance Variables

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  attr_accessor :difficulty_id

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Alias Listing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_system_initialize initialize

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Object Initialization

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def initialize

    dargor_vx_difficulty_system_initialize

    @difficulty_id = Difficulty::Default

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Difficulty

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def difficulty

    return Difficulty::Modifiers[@difficulty_id]

  end

end

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Game_Enemy

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This class handles enemy characters. It's used within the Game_Troop class

# ($game_troop).

#==============================================================================

 

class RPG::Enemy

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Alias Listing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_maxhp maxhp

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_maxmp maxmp

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_atk atk

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_def def

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_spi spi

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_agi agi

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_hit hit

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_eva eva

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_exp exp

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_gold gold

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Maximum HP

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def maxhp

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_maxhp * difficulty[0]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Maximum MP

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def maxmp

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_maxmp * difficulty[1]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Attack

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def atk

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_atk * difficulty[2]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Defense

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def def

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_def * difficulty[3]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Spirit

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def spi

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_spi * difficulty[4]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Agility

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def agi

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_agi * difficulty[5]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Hit Rate

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def hit

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_hit * difficulty[6]

    result = [result, 100].min

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Evasion Rate

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def eva

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_eva * difficulty[7]

    result = [result, 100].min

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get EXP

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def exp

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_exp * difficulty[6]

    return result.round

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Get Gold

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def gold

    difficulty = $game_system.difficulty

    result = dargor_vx_difficulty_enemy_gold * difficulty[7]

    return result.round

  end

end

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Scene_Title

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This class performs the title screen processing.

#==============================================================================

 

class Scene_Title < Scene_Base

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Alias Listing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_title_start start

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_title_terminate terminate

  alias dargor_vx_difficulty_title_update update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Start processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def start

    dargor_vx_difficulty_title_start

    create_difficulty_window

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Termination Processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def terminate

    dargor_vx_difficulty_title_terminate

    @difficulty_window.dispose

    @help_window.dispose

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Termination Processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def create_difficulty_window

    names = []

    for name in Difficulty::Names

      names << name

    end

    @difficulty_window = Window_Command.new(172, names)

    @difficulty_window.x = @command_window.x

    @difficulty_window.y = @command_window.y

    @difficulty_window.height = @command_window.height

    @difficulty_window.visible = false

    @difficulty_window.active = false

    @help_window = Window_Help.new

    @help_window.openness = 0

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Frame Update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def update

    @difficulty_window.update

    @help_window.update

    if @difficulty_window.active

      update_difficulty_window

      return

    end

    if @command_window.methods.include?('selection')

      condition = '@command_window.selection == Vocab::new_game'

    else

      condition = '@command_window.index == 0'

    end

    if Input.trigger?(Input::C) && eval(condition)

      if !@difficulty_window.active && Difficulty::In_Title

        Sound.play_decision

        @difficulty_window.visible = true

        @difficulty_window.active = true

        @help_window.open

        @command_window.visible = false

        @command_window.active = false

        return

      end

    end

    dargor_vx_difficulty_title_update

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Frame Update (Difficulty)

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def update_difficulty_window

    if self.methods.include?('create_map_background')

      @spriteset.update

      $game_map.interpreter.update

      $game_map.update

    end

    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)

      Sound.play_cancel

      @difficulty_window.visible = false

      @difficulty_window.active = false

      @help_window.close

      @command_window.visible = true

      @command_window.active = true

    end

    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)

      close_difficulty_window

      command_new_game

    end

    id = $game_system.difficulty_id = @difficulty_window.index

    @help_window.set_text(Difficulty::Descriptions[id])

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Close Command Window

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def close_difficulty_window

    @difficulty_window.close

    @help_window.close

    begin

      @difficulty_window.update

      @help_window.update

      Graphics.update

    end until @difficulty_window.openness == 0

  end

end

Credits and Thanks

Thanks to van helblaze for requesting this script.

 

[tofurkey]

I have this feeling that one day, the front page of Submitted will be all Dargor scripts. You just don't stop, do you? :O

 

[KaiserGustaf]

Another fine script by Dargor. Will I be able to use this with Call Script if I make it "In_Title = false"?

 

[Dargor]

You can manually change the difficulty by using

$game_system.difficulty_id = x

but there's no difficulty menu, yet.

 

[Mr. Bubble]

Any chance of adding an EXP modifier as well?  :thumb:

 

[kaze950]

Would it be possible to do conditional branches based on difficulty? Like,

Conditional Branch - Script>$game_system.difficulty_id = 2
Play True Ending
else
Conditional Branch - Script>$game_system.difficulty_id = 1
Play Normal Ending
else
Conditional Branch - Script>$game_system.difficulty_id = 0
Play Bad Ending

using the Conditional Branch event? Would that work?

 

[Dargor]

@Mr. Bubble 
No problem :thumb:

@kaze950
Sure, simply use the Script field in the conditional branch event command.

 

[AlbinoWalken69]

i'm using your bestiary script and i was wondering if we picked the 'extreme' difficulty for our game, will the stats for the monsters in the bestiary be accordingly modified w/ the difficulty?

 

[seven]

i'm using your bestiary script and i was wondering if we picked the 'extreme' difficulty for our game, will the stats for the monsters in the bestiary be accordingly modified w/ the difficulty?

I think the bestiary just reads off the stats, so there's no problem there.

 

[van helblaze]

I noticed that this script doesn't work with some KGC scripts, I'm still looking for the script it won't work with though.

EDIT: I found the issue, the script won't work with KGC_Limitbreak, otherwise it works.

 

[Dargor]

@AlbinoWalken69 
It will work

@van helblaze
You mean the FF7 limit break or the stats limit break?

 

[van helblaze]

@AlbinoWalken69 
It will work

@van helblaze
You mean the FF7 limit break or the stats limit break?

stats limit break, but it really doesn't matter, the script is perfect in my opinion.

 

[Dargor]

I have updated the script to version 1.1 with EXP and Gold modifiers.