Help needed: Reset all self switches. Options

[sly maniac]

I just finished making my game and I thought it would be a cool idea to reset the entire game but keep the main characters items. Just items. I was just wondering how I would reset self switches for all the events instead of going through them all 1 by 1 so I can simulate a new game + feature if you will. Thanks =)

[Ale Goth]

There is an option when choosing to turn off switches/variables. It's called batch, all you got to do is select all your switches from 1 to however many switches you used. Choose turn off, and then your good to go All switches off.

As for keeping the items, and not level...right? You can use the "Change Equipment" option to remove all the equipment on the main character.
You will also need to remove all other items in inventory with change items. You should do that to avoid losing the main characters items.
After removing all items, just remove all characters and re-add the main character. Keep initialize on so the level resets to one.

This post has been edited by Hatredlust: Aug 3 2010, 09:01 PM

[Kread-EX]

You can't batch reset all self-switches, only normal switches. In any event, in order to manipulate a self-switch outside of its event, you need to use a Call Script command, with this syntax:

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key = [3, 1, 'A']
$game_self_switches[key] = true
$game_map.need_refresh = true

The first number is the map ID, the second is the event ID. And the letter is... well the letter.

[Ale Goth]

Oh woops, I didn't notice he said self switches. That would probably need scripting then. Like Kread has shown. That'll take some time to do, if you use a lot of self-switches.

[stripe103]

Just a thought Kread. Can't you reset all self switches by just recreating the self switches object with a call script?

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$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new

[Kread-EX]

That's a brilliant idea; I'm ashamed to not have thought of this before. As security, you can also remove the previous ones from memory like this.

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$game_self_switches = nil
GC.start
$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new

I feel stupid just right now.

[stripe103]

Aww, don't. You can't think of everything I'm just glad that I thought of it. And for the $game_self_switches = nil. I thought of that first as well, but then I tried to remove it and it worked just as well, but that was only for four self switches. Also, what is the GC.start for? I'm not that much into VX scripting.

[Kread-EX]

It's just to be certain that the garbage collector removes old self switches from memory. It's usually not needed, but in rare cases it is.

[stripe103]

Oh okay. Well it is best to be sure.

[sly maniac]

oh wow thanks you guys.
so basically at end event when I ask if they want to start a new game keeping all items, at the bottom I would call in a script with this code

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$game_self_switches = nil
GC.start
$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new

that should work right?

[stripe103]

Yea that should. But be sure to just have the script call if the player hits Yes. We don't want the self switches to reset if the player choose No.