$game_party.backup_items
$game_party.clear_items

$game_party.restore_items

$game_party.backup_gold
$game_party.clear_gold

$game_party.restore_gold

$game_party.backup_all_equips
$game_party.unequip_all

$game_party.restore_all_equips

$game_actors[id].backup_equips
$game_actors[id].clear_equips
$game_actors[id].restore_equips

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Party implementation
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#    aliased methods : initialize
#==============================================================================
class Game_Party
  alias :biged_old_init :initialize
  def initialize
    biged_old_init
    @temp_items = {}        # temp items hash
    @temp_weapons = {}      # temp weapons hash
    @temp_armors = {}       # temp armors hash
    @temp_gold = nil        # temp gold variable
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * if the player has picked up some items since their's were wiped
  #   and backed up, we need to combine the totals of any common items
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def merge_like_key_values(dest, src)
    return if dest == {}        
    for key in dest.keys          
      src[key] += dest[key] if src.has_key?(key)      
    end          
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Make a copy of the current inventory
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def backup_items
    @temp_items   = Marshal::load(Marshal::dump(@items))
    @temp_weapons = Marshal::load(Marshal::dump(@weapons))
    @temp_armors  = Marshal::load(Marshal::dump(@armors))
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Clear the current inventory
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def clear_items
    @items.clear
    @weapons.clear
    @armors.clear
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Restore the backed up inventory if a backup exists
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def restore_items
    unless @temp_items == {}
      merge_like_key_values(@items, @temp_items)
      @items = @items.merge(@temp_items)
    end
    unless @temp_weapons == {}
      merge_like_key_values(@weapons, @temp_weapons)
      @weapons = @weapons.merge(@temp_weapons)
    end
    unless @temp_armors == {}  
      merge_like_key_values(@armors, @temp_armors)
      @armors = @armors.merge(@temp_armors)
    end
    @temp_items = @temp_weapons = @temp_armors = {}
  end  
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Backup All mparty member's equipment
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def backup_all_equips
    for i in @actors
      $game_actors[i].backup_equips
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * unequip all party member
  #   THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE LOST FOREVER
  #   IF YOU DO NOT FIRST MAKE A BACKUP!
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def unequip_all
    for i in @actors
      $game_actors[i].clear_equips
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Backup All mparty member's equipment
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def restore_all_equips
    for i in @actors
      $game_actors[i].restore_equips
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Make a copy of the current gold total
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def backup_gold
    @temp_gold = @gold  
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Clear the current gold total
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def clear_gold
    @gold = 0
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Restore the saved gold total if one exists
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def restore_gold
    unless @temp_gold == nil
      @gold += @temp_gold
      @temp_gold = nil
    end
  end
  
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Actor implementation
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#    aliased methods : initialize
#==============================================================================
class Game_Actor < Game_Battler
  alias :biged_old_init :initialize
  def initialize(actor_id)
    biged_old_init(actor_id)  
    @temp_weapons = []  #temporary store for weapons
    @temp_armors = []   #temporary store for armor
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Make a copy of the currently equiped items
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def backup_equips    
    @temp_weapons = weapons
    @temp_armors = armors      
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Restore back up equipment if it exists
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def restore_equips
    #un-equip the current equipment and place it in the inventory
    unless @temp_weapons == [] && @temp_armors == []  #no backup made
      for i in 0...5 do
        change_equip(i, nil)
      end
    end
    #-------------------------------------------------------------#
    #we check each one individually here because if any slot      #  
    #is set to nil, a default value is used (not nil).  This      #
    #default value does actually correspond to an item, and we    #
    #don't want that, so we check.                                #
    #-------------------------------------------------------------#
    #the incrementor is there because the armor array size will be#
    #different depending on whether the player is using 2 swords  #
    #-------------------------------------------------------------#
    @weapon_id = @temp_weapons[0].id if @temp_weapons[0] != nil    
    if two_swords_style
      @armor1_id = @temp_weapons[1].id if @temp_weapons[1] != nil      
      i = 0
    else
      @armor1_id = @temp_armors[0].id if @temp_armors[0] != nil  
      i = 1
    end
    @armor2_id = @temp_armors[i].id if @temp_armors[i] != nil
    @armor3_id = @temp_armors[i+1].id if @temp_armors[i+1] != nil
    @armor4_id = @temp_armors[i+2].id if @temp_armors[i+2] != nil
    @temp_weapons = @temp_armors = []    
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Clear the currently equipped item set.
  #   THIS DOES NOT PLACE THE ITEMS IN INVENTORY!
  #   THEY WILL BE GONE FOREVER UNLESS YOU MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  def clear_equips
    @weapon_id = 0
    @armor1_id = 0
    @armor2_id = 0
    @armor3_id = 0
    @armor4_id = 0
  end
end