Equip Weapons Fix Options

[kroTcHmasTeR2000]

Essentially, I am attempting to alter the behavior of the game's standard equipment procedure. I want to be able to equip and/or remove a weapon from a certain character, but not have the inventory count change. However, I only want this effect to take place for certain equipment types (i.e. weapon and shield). Other equipment types I want to have the same decrease/increase of inventory count behavior.

Thus, I will equip - as a weapon - an offensive magic, and have the same spell available for other characters to equip. I will then equip - as a 'shield' - a defensive magic, and also have that spell available for other characters. Finally, I will equip an accessory, but the count will decrease from my inventory like normal.

I already made the first step towards the end result, and changed the behavior for ALL equipment types by inserting comments into the trade_item_with_party method, like so:

CODE

  def trade_item_with_party(new_item, old_item)
    return false if new_item && !$game_party.has_item?(new_item)
    #$game_party.gain_item(old_item, 1)
    #$game_party.lose_item(new_item, 1)
    return true
  end

Any suggestions on how to achieve the rest?

[Jens of Zanicuud]

Okay, let's try this:

CODE

  def trade_item_with_party(new_item, old_item)
    return false if new_item && !$game_party.has_item?(new_item)
       #insert here an array: insert here the names of the equipments you want not to trade, separated by commas
        no_count_items = [
            "Large Shield",
            "Sword",
        ]
      if !no_count_items.include?(old_item.name)
         $game_party.gain_item(old_item, 1)
      end
      if !no_count_items.include?(new_item.name)
         $game_party.lose_item(new_item, 1)
      end
    return true
  end

Just replace "Large Shield", "Sword", with the names of the items you are willing to make "untradable", and you should be done
e.g.

no_count_items = [
"Large Shield",
"Sword",
"Red Magic",
"White Barrier",
"Explosive Enigma",
]

I hope this can help,

Jens