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richardpilbeam

Apr 23 2012, 05:08 AM

So this is theoretically simple, but I can't get it working with my nonexistent understanding of Ruby.

The idea here is that each character has a unique non-combat skill system, which have their own separate scripts. So we've got Scene_Craft, Scene_Alchemy, Scene_Enchant etc., each with an associated character.

Rather than have each one be a separate menu command, I want it set up like the "Skill" / "Equip" / "Status" commands, where you select one command from the menu and are then prompted to select a member of the party to retrieve the data from. However, instead of retrieving data, I want it to check the character's ID and then launch the associated Scene. I've got it to activate the status window, but I can't get it to do the "if it's on character 01, launch scene 01" thing without giving me syntax errors.

If it's any help figuring out what I'm attempting, the current state of my code before I gave up is:

CODE

      when 4  # Crafting
      if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].@actor.id == 1
           $scene = Scene_Crafting
          return
          end
      if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].@actor.id == 2
           $scene = Scene_Alchemy
          return
          end

So you can vaguely see what I'm trying to do, even though it's obviously not working.

Thanks to anyone who can sort me out.

Moonpearl

Apr 23 2012, 05:22 AM

Looks good, but you need to remove the @ before actor. Only classes use it to refer to their own instance variables.

richardpilbeam

Apr 23 2012, 06:56 PM

Still says actor is an undefined method.

The exact code I'm using to test, added to Scene_Menu, is:

CODE

      when 4  # crafting
        # Play decision SE
        $game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
        # Make status window active
        @command_window.active = false
        @status_window.active = true
        @status_window.index = 0

And then later on in Scene_Menu:

CODE

      when 4  # crafting
        if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].actor.id == 1
          $scene = Scene_Mechanic.new
          return
        end

        if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].actor.id == 2
          $scene = Scene_Alchemy.new
          return
        end

The error message is:

QUOTE

Script 'Scene_Menu' line 220: NoMethodError occurred.

undefined method 'actor' for #<Game_Actor:0x1516f78>

Moonpearl

Apr 23 2012, 08:56 PM

Of course, I didn't see this the ast time, but the Game_Party#actors array contains actors. So if you're further asking for the actor's actor, the interpreter is completely lost.

richardpilbeam

Apr 23 2012, 10:04 PM

So what should I change to make it function properly?

brewmeister

Apr 24 2012, 02:54 AM

try

if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].id == 1

richardpilbeam

Apr 24 2012, 03:17 AM

Works fine, thanks!

jewel86

May 10 2012, 08:43 PM

QUOTE (brewmeister @ Apr 24 2012, 03:54 AM)

try

if $game_party.actors[@status_window.index].id == 1

i'm newbie. Thanks your sharing. Hope to recive your helping from u

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