Quest Journal v. 2.1

UPDATE: I am supernoob, I had to start a new game in order to have the quest log effect applied.  All the scripts I am running work great now.  Thanks for all you help!

And I tried changing the scripts in the data folder, and nothing happened, which is why I asked you.  I guess I just needed to restart RMVX.

OK, I found an internet connection for now, but not my computer, so no RMVX.

 I want you to stop trying to edit your scripts, since you're making things worse. Like I said, the Scripts.rvdata I sent works for me, but it doesn't sound like you knew what to do with it, so detailed instructions:

You aren't supposed to open it, not externally. You can edit it through RMVX. That's what you are doing when you play around with the Scripts Editor.

What I wanted you to do with the Scripts.rvdata I attached is save it into the data folder of your project.

So open up your project directory, where you should see a few folders (Graphics, Data, Audio), as well as the exe, an ini, and an rvproj files. Open up the Data folder. Delete the Scripts.rvdata that is in there, then copy the Scripts.rvdata I attached to my previous post and paste it into that folder. Then try the project.

I just dont get where to put the scripts in!  HELP!

Hey modern algebra I made a program in visual basic that helps users easily make quests. I decided to post it here if thats ok. I actually made it for a friend who used your script but why not let everyone use it right?

http://www.sendspace.com/file/b2mdpo

Should be simple enough if anyone needs help on it let me know!

Where do you insert the script?

Look elsewhere. The answer doesn't have to be here. MA won't be back until around July 6th, so look elsewhere.

You copy the script from the Script Editor of the demo. So open the demo, and up at the top there is a little icon of a paper and pencil. Click on that or press F11 and it will bring you to the Script Editor. Scroll down to below Materials and you'll see two entries: Paragraph Formatter and Quest Journal. Copy them and paste them into the Script Editor of your game at around the same place.

If you mean the thing that game_guy made, then that is a separate program altogether, and all you need to do is run it.

umm need help i keep gettin the error "Script 'Quest Journal' line 164: SyntaxError occurred" but i cant find whats wrong or anything please help me! btw this script is very good

edit:
already fixed myself

You shouldn't get any syntax errors unless you miscopied the script or messed up setting quests up. Try recopying the script into your game; if that doesn't work, copy the lines around and including 164 and show them to me.

I will be gone for the next five days though.

yup worked but get other error now(when i wanna go to menu): Script 'Quest journal' line 954 nomethoderror occured. undifened method >= for nil:NilClass. the line is:       i += 1 if i >= ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX  lines around it and includ line 954:

Spoiler for:

#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  # * Create Command Window
  #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  alias modalg_quest_journal_menu_cmmnd_win_create create_command_window
  def create_command_window
    modalg_quest_journal_menu_cmmnd_win_create
    # If accessed through map, then don't add it to the menu
    return unless $game_system.quest_menuaccess
    c = @command_window.commands
    c.insert (ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX, ModAlg_QuestData::QUESTS_LABEL)
    width = @command_window.width
    disabled = @command_window.disabled_commands
    @command_window.dispose
    @command_window = Window_Command.new(width, c)
    @command_window.index = @menu_index
    # Disable all of the old commands as well
    disabled.each { |i|
      i += 1 if i >= ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
      @command_window.draw_item (i, false)
    }
    if $game_system.quest_disabled || $game_party.quests.list.empty? # If Quest Journal disabled
      @command_window.draw_item (ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX, false)
    end
  end

 how to fix it or what did i wrong?
and by the way i used game_guy's thingy to generate it

Yeah, that's a compatibilty error with one of woratana's scripts, though I forget which one.

Try this:

Press CTRL-H, and find everything that is disabled_commands in the script and replace it with ma_disabled_commands, and see if that works.

DUDE THANKS SO MUCH IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!! thanks real lot

That's probably another compatibility problem with one of your other scripts, or else maybe a configuration error. I'm thinking maybe it's sending an icon as an array, rather than an integer? I'm not sure; do you have an animated Icons script or something?

Some cursory things to try would be to place the Quest Journal below any other scripts you have. If that doesn't work, I'd need to see your project, or else a blank project with the error reproduced.

already found the glitch.........., forgot to put in the item id's so it didnt had an icon(noob fault sorry for bothering you)

Just a quick question regarding game guy's program to quickly create quests quickly. Do you need to have his program in the same folder as your game or where does it need to be?

No, as far as I know you don't. It can be anywhere. Once you've finished generating quests though, you have to copy it and paste it in your Scripts Editor.

Hi! Umm... I'm new to this scripting thing, so I just wanted to make sure I was understanding the concept of what it was I was actually going to need to do with this quest script.
I just simply copy it out of your demo or from the .txt file and paste it into a new script in my RMVX scripting database manager under the "Materials" section right?
Is there anything in the script that I need to change so that it works with my game, or no? 

You're right about where to put it. As for making it work with your game, you have to set up all the quests. Just follow the instructions and you should be fine.

Instructions...? Oh! LOL, now I'm embarrassed...  LOL. Thank you very much. 

Hi, MA,
than you very much for your work. Unfortunately, I've looked over the pages of this discussion and nobody seems to be having my problem. My problem seems to be related to Dargor's Custom Commands Script. (Yes, I've edited the script as you suggested).
Since I'm also using Dargor's Bestiary and Party Changer Scripts, the 'Quests' command index should be '7' to be right before 'Save' and 'End Game'. I can get the command string properly and in the right position, but then all the following commands won't respond to their name: that would happen to all commands after 'Quests'. So, for instance: 'Save' will open the 'Bestiary' and 'End Game' will open the 'Save Game' screen. I hope I've been detailed enough.
If this can't be solved, I guess I'll switch to the KEY_ACCESS, but I'd like it best in the menu. Again, thank you a lot.

Hmm...

And you have the Quest Journal underneath the Custom Commands script? I can't think of why that problem might occur.

Can you recreate the error in a separate project and send that to me? Or just send me the actual project if you trust me not to steal anything.

The other thing I could think of is just to set MENU ACCESS off in the Quest Journal and just add it manually through whatever interface Custom Commands lets you add options.

I created a new project, pasting only some of the scripts, and still I get the same error, so hopefully I won’t have to send you my official project, although I do certainly trust you enough I hope it won’t bug you that some words of the scripts I used have been translated – I’m really Italian, you see. Thanks a lot for your help.

No, I donèt mind - thatès why theyère configurable

Anyway, itès kind of  a hack fix, but go into the Quest Journal script and go to about line 899 to see this:

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    if @menu_index == 'Quest'
      @menu_index = ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
    elsif @menu_index >= ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
      @menu_index += 1
    end

Change it to:

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    if @menu_index == 'Quest'
      @menu_index = ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
#    elsif @menu_index >= ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
#      @menu_index += 1
    end

then go down to about line 936 and see this:

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      if @command_window.index == ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX && Input.trigger? (Input::C)
        if $game_system.quest_disabled || $game_party.quests.list.empty? # If Quest Journal disabled
          Sound.play_buzzer
        else
          # Open Quest Window
          Sound.play_decision
          $scene = Scene_Quest.new
        end
        return
      end
      # If the command index is greater than it ought to be, make sure
      if @command_window.index > ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
        @command_window.index = (@command_window.index - 1) % @command_window.commands.size
        changed = true
      end
    end

Replace it with:

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      if @command_window.index == ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX && Input.trigger? (Input::C)
        if $game_system.quest_disabled || $game_party.quests.list.empty? # If Quest Journal disabled
          Sound.play_buzzer
        else
          # Open Quest Window
          Sound.play_decision
          $scene = Scene_Quest.new
        end
        return
      end
#~       # If the command index is greater than it ought to be, make sure
#~       if @command_window.index > ModAlg_QuestData::MENU_INDEX
#~         @command_window.index = (@command_window.index - 1) % @command_window.commands.size
#~         changed = true
#~       end
    end

Tell me if that works.

IT WORKS, IT WORKS!!! Thank you very much!
Of course I still have no clue of what you’ve done, it seems you “disabled” part of your script, but I hope it wasn’t too much trouble. Again, thanks.

How do we check to see if certain objectives of a quest have been revealed? I tried to do a conditional branch with $game_party.quests[1].revealed_objectives[0] as the script part, but it does not work.

I don't think I put any special command for it. The easiest way to check that sort of thing, unless you need to check it for a number of different quests and stuff, is to just turn on a switch where you have the code to reveal the objective. If you had to check for every objective of every quest, then it might not be prudent, but if you only need to do it occasionally then that is the best way.