Weapon-specific skills?

[Dibthebountyhunter]

Is it possible to have skills only available when you're armed with specific weapons? ie, special shooting attack when armed with a gun and special slicing attack when armed with sword, but at no other time... I've had a look around, nothing in Skills or Weapons seems to allow this, and I tried to make a common event for it, but it doesnt work... what can i do? thanks

 

[Jason]

Conditional Branch; If [ACTOR] has [WEAPON] equipped
Change Skill; [ACTOR] + [SKILL]

So for example;

Conditional Branch; If [Arshes] has [Bronze Sword] equipped
Change Skill: [Arshes] + [Cross Cut]

That's just a really basic example and I don't have RMXP open at the moment, but something along those lines should work, not the most convenient, and a little buggy at times without a script, but either way it'll work.

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

cheers though it hasnt worked he just has no skills no matter what weapon is equipped...

 

[Jason]

cheers though it hasnt worked he just has no skills no matter what weapon is equipped...

Hmm, once you've equipped the weapon, you might have to exit the menu and go back into it, this is what I mean by buggy and not the most convenient, however if this fails, you might have to search for a script (I'm sure there's a few knocking around) :thumb:

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

still doesnt work . . . script? :shock: i was worried that might be the answer... haha! hmm, im sure theres another way >_> scripts scare me Xo

 

[Unka Josh]

Uh, what kind of event did you make it? If it's not a parallel-process common event, it won't do the job.

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

uum... *checks it... tries it* no didnt work for me... here's the common events ive got set for it at the moment (though they dont work)

Spoiler

Edit: okay, just realised that rebellion/stinger has a parallel set to it doing NOTHING, but they were both set to none before...

 

[Unka Josh]

Well, that first one isn't set to a parallel process event. Is the switch on?

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

yeah, switch should be on... its set to go on as soon as he arms himself with the required weapon... and ive set it to parallel... but for some reason its not working

 

[Unka Josh]

Uh, how did you set it to go on when he arms himself with the weapon? A script?

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

no, not a script. ive got a common event now set to activate when he arms himself with a weapon which will then activate the switch that gives him the skills of that weapon... but its not working...

 

[Unka Josh]

How did you do that? The only options for common events running are Parallel Process, Autorun, and being called by events, and the Parallel Process and Autorun versions need a switch to be on.

I kinda think that this would be your problem-- that common event that turns the switch on isn't going to run unless it's called by an event.

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

I cant remember exactly I realised that they werent doing squat and deleted them so i could get a fresh start... and then never did Xo

 

[Unka Josh]

Probably the problem is that they weren't working, because there is actually no way to code what you describe without scripting.

Instead, use the parallel-process common event method that was described above, and just have the switch that triggers it be turned on in your opening cutscene or something.

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

cheers but crap when i put in the switch to turn on the skills in the autorun event at the start, after the text boxes, it comes up with an empty text box that wont go away...

 

[Dibthebountyhunter]

didnt have it set to parallel XD it works PERFECTLY... cheers AGAIN guys