Hide 0 MP Cost

Hide 0 MP Cost
Version: 1.0
Author: JFace
Date: June 19, 2010

Description

This script hides the MP cost of a skill when the cost is 0. This is particularly useful if a character has physical attack type skills, and MP should not be displayed. This cleans up the skill list in both the battle and main menus.

Screenshots

The skill "Meditate" is a 0 MP skill. The MP cost is not displayed.

Instructions

Follow the instructions at the top of the script. 
 
 

Script

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#===============================================================================
#
# Hide 0 MP Cost - By JFace
# July 19, 2010
# 
# This script hides the MP cost of a skill when the cost is 0. This is
# particularly useful if a character has physical attack type skills, and
# MP should not be displayed. This cleans up the skill list in both the battle
# and main menus.
#
#
# Instructions
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# To use this script, place this script anywhere below ? Materials
# but above ? Main. Save your game.
#
# This script has no customizable features.
# ==============================================================================

class Window_Skill
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Draw Item
  #     index : item number
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def draw_item(index)
    rect = item_rect(index)
    self.contents.clear_rect(rect)
    skill = @data[index]
    if skill != nil
      rect.width -= 4
      enabled = @actor.skill_can_use?(skill)
      draw_item_name(skill, rect.x, rect.y, enabled)
      if @actor.calc_mp_cost(skill) != 0
        self.contents.draw_text(rect, @actor.calc_mp_cost(skill), 2)
      end
    end
  end
end


It's a neat idea, but there is absolutely no reason to reproduce the entire Window_Skill class.

The following code would do the same thing:

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class Window_Skill
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Draw Item
  #     index : item number
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def draw_item(index)
    rect = item_rect(index)
    self.contents.clear_rect(rect)
    skill = @data[index]
    if skill != nil
      rect.width -= 4
      enabled = @actor.skill_can_use?(skill)
      draw_item_name(skill, rect.x, rect.y, enabled)
      if @actor.calc_mp_cost(skill) != 0
        self.contents.draw_text(rect, @actor.calc_mp_cost(skill), 2)
      end
    end
  end
end


The methods you don't overwrite are kept the same, and for compatibility reasons it's really sloppy to overwrite methods when it's unnecessary.

Otherwise, fairly good work.

It's a neat idea, but there is absolutely no reason to reproduce the entire Window_Skill class.


The methods you don't overwrite are kept the same, and for compatibility reasons it's really sloppy to overwrite methods when it's unnecessary.

Otherwise, fairly good work.

Thanks for the tip. The script has been trimmed up, and my lesson learned 

well, you do still need to have the line:

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class Window_Skill

at the top and another end at the bottom.

This is cool.