Window_Tip

[kaze950]

Here is an idea I had, and was wondering if it was scriptable. Basiclly, this window would be a window that displays like a sentence of text depending on the value of a certain variable, to give a tip to the player of where to go next. I would need it to be a window of a size of 320x64.

I don't know much about scripting, but I would like it if it were in a format similar to this

[1] = "Go to the house"
[2] = "Go to the market"

e.t.c.

Where the number is the value of whatever the variable is.

 

[brainstorm]

I'll do it for you... This should be pretty easy.

 

[kaze950]

Alright, thanks

 

[Ceroscuro]

You could just use Window_Help, since it already exists... Not to mention it's easier than the method that you described.

 

[brainstorm]

That would be easier. Untested Code: The Default variable it's based on is one. When you want to change it just change the variable. I'll make it so It'll update soon.

#===============================================================================
# ** Class Game_Tip
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   * Runs processing on all tips for the player to read
#===============================================================================
class Game_Tip
  attr_accessor :text
  attr_accessor :variablenumber
  def initialize
    @text = Hash.new(0)       #set text as Hash. Change Zero to Default Tip
    @text[0] = "Text"         #Text of Tip given when Variable is set to 2
    @text[1] = "Text2"        #Text of Tip given when Variable is set to 1
    @variablenumber = 0       #number of variable text is based after
  end
end
#===============================================================================
# ** Class Window_Tip
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   * Runs processing on Scene Map's Window_Tip
#===============================================================================
class Window_Tip < Window_Base
  def initialize
    super(0,0,320,64)
    $game_tip = Game_Tip.new
    self.contents = Bitmap.new
    refresh
  end
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 320, 64, $game_tip.text[$game_variables[$game_tip.variablenumber]).to_s
  end
end
#===============================================================================
# ** Class Scene_Map
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   * Edits processing on the Scene Map Class
#===============================================================================
class Scene_Map
  alias maindraws89 main
  alias mainupdates89 update
  def main
    @tipwindow = Window_Tip.new
    maindraws89
    @tipwindow.dispose
  end
  def update
    @tipwindow.update
    mainupdates89
  end
end

 

[kaze950]

I get a syntax error for line 30

self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 320, 64, $game_tip.text[$game_variables[$game_tip.variablenumber]).to_s

 

[Ceroscuro]

It's supposed to be:

self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 320, 64, $game_tip.text[$game_variables[$game_tip.variablenumber]].to_s)

...and I still don't see why you don't just use Window_Help. :p

 

[kaze950]

I really don't know how to

And now I'm getting an erorr for line 25

class Window_Tip < Window_Base
  def initialize
    super(0,0,320,64)
    $game_tip = Game_Tip.new
    [b]self.contents = Bitmap.new[/b]
    refresh

 

[brainstorm]

#===============================================================================
# ** Class Game_Tip
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   * Runs processing on all tips for the player to read
#===============================================================================
class Game_Tip
  attr_accessor :text
  attr_accessor :variablenumber
  def initialize
    @text = Hash.new(0)       #set text as Hash. Change Zero to Default Tip
    @text[0] = "Text"         #Text of Tip given when Variable is set to 2
    @text[1] = "Text2"        #Text of Tip given when Variable is set to 1
    @variablenumber = 0       #number of variable text is based after
  end
end
#===============================================================================
# ** Class Window_Tip
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   * Runs processing on Scene Map's Window_Tip
#===============================================================================
class Window_Tip < Window_Base
  def initialize
    super(0,0,320,64)
    $game_tip = Game_Tip.new
    self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 32, height - 32)
    refresh
  end
  def refresh
    self.contents.clear
    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, 320, 32, $game_tip.text[$game_variables[$game_tip.variablenumber]].to_s)
  end
end
#===============================================================================
# ** Class Scene_Map
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   * Edits processing on the Scene Map Class
#===============================================================================
class Scene_Map
  attr_accessor :tipwindow
  alias maindraws89 main
  alias mainupdates89 update
  def main
    @tipwindow = Window_Tip.new
    maindraws89
    @tipwindow.dispose
  end
  def update
    @tipwindow.update
    mainupdates89
  end
end

Tested Code ^^
It works now. Just replace it. And now you can add $scene.tipwindow.refresh in a script call event after you change the variable to update the window to cause zero lag.

 

[kaze950]

Hmm, it won't seem to update when I add +1 to the variable

And it shows the window on scene_map aswell.