RM questions, ...again... Options

[Shibuyah]

Yep, it's me again--my brother had more questions to ask, so that's the main reason I'm starting this thread. - -;

Okay, first off--is it possible to make five characters battle in RM2K3/XP+VX? My brother wanted to fiddle with something like FInal Fantasy IV.
And second, is it possible to replicate the Suikoden II Battle engine? I know it also breaks the limit of four characters, but I'd really like to know if this is possible.

[Lowehart]

Yep, it's me again--my brother had more questions to ask, so that's the main reason I'm starting this thread. - -;

Okay, first off--is it possible to make five characters battle in RM2K3/XP+VX? My brother wanted to fiddle with something like FInal Fantasy IV.
And second, is it possible to replicate the Suikoden II Battle engine? I know it also breaks the limit of four characters, but I'd really like to know if this is possible.

I'm currently trying my hand at an FFIV project in XP. I know it IS possible to add another battler to the game, however i'm terrible with ruby and can't do it myself. I'll be looking to do this AND replicate the FFIV battle engine.

Looking through ruby, I came across this bit:
@actor_sprites[0].battler = $game_party.actors[0]
@actor_sprites[1].battler = $game_party.actors[1]
@actor_sprites[2].battler = $game_party.actors[2]
@actor_sprites[3].battler = $game_party.actors[3]
This makes me think that 0-3 refer to the four slots of the party itself. Adding a fifth should therefore be possible, but as for making the menu and battle line up, i've no clue. I am trying to find help with this also.

[Zinx10]

You are also to have more than 5 people in a party, but your party will need to have a MAIN party that holds 4 people...so basically a PARTY CHANGER, unless, you create your own battle style engine.

[masterofrotten]

there are some scripts that allow you to have bigger parties, but if you're fine with four main people I'd suggest making a party changer

[RzrBladeMontage]

master, please make sure to check the dates of the last post in a thread before posting, you don't want to necropost, it's a bad habit .

- Rzr