Blizz-Art Gradient Styler
Version: 1.0
Author: Blizzard
Date: January 29, 2012
Version History
- <Version 1.0> 2012.01.29 - Original Release
Description
This script gives you seven new gradient styles to choose from for drawing HP, MP, and TP.
Features
- Allows you to choose from seven new gradient styles
- Can also set the opacity of the bar.
Screenshots
Samples of all the gradient styles. Naturally, in-game, only one style would be chosen and every bar would be the same style.
Instructions
Paste this script into its own slot in the script editor, above Main but below Materials. For instructions on how to choose the bar style and opacity, look to the header of the script.
While this is not a feature of the script, I note that you can change the colours for the HP Gauge, MP Gauge, and TP Gauge by changing those colours in the palette of the windowskin. In case you are unaware, the HP Gauge colours are 20 and 21 on the palette, the MP Gauge colours are 22 and 23, and the TP Gauge colours are 28 and 29. I have labelled the correct ones in the pic below:
Script
#==============================================================================
# Blizz-Art Gradient Styler [Port from XP v. 4.51b]
# Version: 1.0 [VXA]
# Author: Blizzard (forum.chaos-project.com)
# Date: January 29, 2012
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Description:
#
# This script lets you choose from a variety of new gradient styles.
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Instructions:
#
# Paste this script into its own slot in the Script Editor, above Main but
# below Materials.
#
# You can change style and opacity by using the "Call script" event command.
# Use one of of these syntaxes:
#
# $game_system.bar_style = X
# $game_system.bar_opacity = Y
#
# X - number from 0 to 7 and is the ID number of the style. 0 is VXA default
# Y - number from 0 to 255 and indicates the opacity. Values out of range
# will be corrected.
#
# Go to line 35 and 36 to set the default values for those variables.
#==============================================================================
$imported ||= {}
$imported[:BlizzArt_GradientStyler]
#\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
# BEGIN Editable Region
#||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BAGS_BAR_STYLE = 2 # The bar's default style. Must be between 0 and 7
BAGS_BAR_OPACITY = 255 # The bar's default opacity. Must be between 0 and 255
#||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# END Editable Region
#//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#==============================================================================
# *** DataManager
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Summary of Changes:
# aliased method - self.extract_save_contents
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Preserve save files made before the script is installed
#==============================================================================
class << DataManager
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Extract Save Contents
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias bags_extractsave_3hr7 extract_save_contents
def extract_save_contents(*args, &block)
bags_extractsave_3hr7(*args, &block) # Run Original Method
# Preserve old save files
$game_system.reset_gradient_style if !$game_system.bar_style
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Game_System
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Summary of Changes:
# new public instance variables - bar_style; bar_opacity
# aliased method - initialize
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# New variables to control the gradient style and opacity
#==============================================================================
class Game_System
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Public Instance Variables
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
attr_accessor :bar_style
attr_reader :bar_opacity
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Object Initialization
# Added bar style variables.
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias init_blizzart_later initialize
def initialize(*args, &block)
init_blizzart_later(*args, &block) # Call Original Method
reset_gradient_style
end
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Reset Gradient
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def reset_gradient_style
@bar_style = BAGS_BAR_STYLE
self.bar_opacity = BAGS_BAR_OPACITY
end
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Set Bar Opacity
# alpha - opacity
# Encapsulation and range limitation of opacity.
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def bar_opacity=(alpha)
@bar_opacity = [[alpha, 0].max, 255].min
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Bitmap
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Summary of Changes:
# new method - blizz_gradient_bar
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Adds a new method to draw special gradient styles
#==============================================================================
class Bitmap
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Blizzard's Gradient Bar
# x - x coordinate
# y - y coordinate
# w - width of the bar to be drawn
# color1 - primary color
# color2 - secondary color
# color3 - back color
# rate - fill rate
# This special method is able to draw one out of 7 styles.
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def blizz_gradient_bar(x, y, w, color1, color2, color3, rate)
rate = 1.0 if rate > 1.0
# stop if not active or out of range
return if !$game_system.bar_style.between?(0, 6)
# styles with "vertical" black borders
styles = [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
# setup of coordinates and offsets depending on style
offs = 5
x += offs
if styles.include?($game_system.bar_style)
offs += 2
y -= 1
[5, 6].include?($game_system.bar_style) ? y -= 2 : x += 1
# quantizes the width so it looks better (remove it and see what happens)
w = w / 8 * 8
end
# temporary variable
a = $game_system.bar_opacity
if $game_system.bar_style < 5
# draw black slanted back
(0...(offs+3)).each {|i| fill_rect(x-i, y+i-2, w+3, 1, Color.new(0, 0, 0))}
# draw white slanted back onto black, but let black borders stay
(0...(offs+1)).each {|i| fill_rect(x-i, y+i-1, w+1, 1, Color.new(255, 255, 255))}
if $game_system.bar_style < 2
# iterate through each vertical bar
(0...w+offs).each {|i|
# calculate color
r = color3.red * i / (w+offs)
g = color3.green * i / (w+offs)
b = color3.blue * i / (w+offs)
# special offset calculation
oy = i < offs ? offs-i : 0
off = i < offs ? i : i > w ? w+offs-i : offs
# draw this part of the bar
fill_rect(x+i-offs+1, y+oy-1, 1, off, Color.new(r, g, b, a))}
# if slanted bar is out of critical area
if (w*rate).to_i >= offs
# draw the little triangular part on the left
(0...((w*rate).to_i+offs)).each {|i|
r = color1.red + (color2.red-color1.red)*i / ((w+offs)*rate)
g = color1.green + (color2.green-color1.green)*i / ((w+offs)*rate)
b = color1.blue + (color2.blue-color1.blue)*i / ((w+offs)*rate)
oy = i < offs ? offs-i : 0
off = i < offs ? i : i > w*rate ? (w*rate).to_i+offs-i : offs
fill_rect(x+i-offs+1, y+oy-1, 1, off, Color.new(r, g, b, a))}
else
# draw the little triangular part on the left using special method
(0...(w * rate).to_i).each {|i| (0...offs).each {|j|
r = color1.red + (color2.red-color1.red)*i / (w*rate)
g = color1.green + (color2.green-color1.green)*i / (w*rate)
b = color1.blue + (color2.blue-color1.blue)*i / (w*rate)
set_pixel(x+i-j+1, y+j-1, Color.new(r, g, b, a))}}
end
else
# iterate through all horizontal lines
(0...offs).each {|i|
# calculate colors
r = color3.red * i / offs
g = color3.green * i / offs
b = color3.blue * i / offs
# draw background line
fill_rect(x-i+1, y+i-1, w, 1, Color.new(r, g, b, a))}
if $game_system.bar_style == 4
# iterate through half of all horizontal lines
(0...offs/2+1).each {|i|
# calculate colors
r = color2.red * (i+1) / (offs/2)
g = color2.green * (i+1) / (offs/2)
b = color2.blue * (i+1) / (offs/2)
# draw bar line
fill_rect(x-i+1, y+i-1, w*rate, 1, Color.new(r, g, b, a))
# draw bar line mirrored vertically
fill_rect(x-offs+i+2, y+offs-i-2, w*rate, 1, Color.new(r, g, b, a))}
else
# iterate through all horizontal lines
(0...offs).each {|i|
# calculate colors
r = color1.red + (color2.red-color1.red)*i / offs
g = color1.green + (color2.green-color1.green)*i / offs
b = color1.blue + (color2.blue-color1.blue)*i / offs
# draw bar line
fill_rect(x-i+1, y+i-1, w*rate, 1, Color.new(r, g, b, a))}
end
end
# if style with black vertical slanted intersections
if styles.include?($game_system.bar_style)
# add black bars on 1st and 8th column every 8 pixels
(0...w).each {|i| (0...offs).each {|j|
if styles.include?($game_system.bar_style) && i % 8 < 2
set_pixel(x+i-j+1, y+j-1, Color.new(0, 0, 0, a))
end}}
end
else
# fill white background
fill_rect(x+1, y-3, w+2, 12, Color.new(255, 255, 255, a))
# iterate through each of 6 lines
(1...6).each {|i|
# calculate background color
color = Color.new(color3.red*i/5, color3.green*i/5, color3.blue*i/5, a)
# draw background
fill_rect(x+2, y+i-3, w, 12-i*2, color)
# calculate bar color
color = Color.new(color2.red*i/5, color2.green*i/5, color2.blue*i/5, a)
# draw bar
fill_rect(x+2, y+i-3, w*rate, 12-i*2, color)}
# if style 5 (with vertical borders)
if $game_system.bar_style == 5
# add black bars on 1st and 8th column every 8 pixels
(0...w/8).each {|i|
fill_rect(x+2+i*8, y-2, 1, 10, Color.new(0, 0, 0, a))
fill_rect(x+2+(i+1)*8-1, y-2, 1, 10, Color.new(0, 0, 0, a))}
end
end
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Window_Base
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Summary of Changes:
# aliased method - draw_gauge
#==============================================================================
class Window_Base
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Draw Gauge
# x - x coordinate
# y - y coordinate
# width - width of the bar to be drawn
# rate - fill rate
# color1 - primary color
# color2 - secondary color
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias bags_drwgauge_3jy6 draw_gauge
def draw_gauge(x, y, width, rate, color1, color2, *args, &block)
if $game_system.bar_style.between?(1, 7)
$game_system.bar_style -= 1
gauge_y = y + line_height - 6
contents.blizz_gradient_bar(x, gauge_y, width, color1, color2, gauge_back_color, rate)
$game_system.bar_style += 1
else
# Call Original Method
bags_drwgauge_3jy6(x, y, width, rate, color1, color2, *args, &block)
end
end
end
Credit
Support
Please post in this topic at RMRK for support.
Known Compatibility Issues
None currently known, but I should note that as it is, the script is only set up to work with scripts that use the draw_gauge method in Window_Base. As a result, this script is likely to not work properly with any script which modifies that method or which draws gauges through a different mechanism. If you find such a script, please post in this topic with a link to it and I will see if I can write a compatibility patch.
Notes
Very little was necessary to port this script to VXA, so please do not credit me. All credit should go to Blizzard, who gave me permission to port this wonderful script. You can find him at forum.chaos-project.com
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