Flash Selected Enemy
Version: 1.0.0
Author: modern algebra
Date: July 18, 2012
Version History
- <Version 1.0> 2012.07.18 - Original Release
Description
This script makes it so that when choosing a target in battle, the battler of the currently selected enemy will flash.
Features
- Easy graphical feedback for targetting in battle
- Can set the colour and duration of the flash, as well as the rest time between flashes
Screenshots
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs16.postimage.org%2Fcj0170mo3%2FFSE_screen.png&hash=5fc08be0378045ce52713b3330ff4025dd5e061f)
Instructions
Simply paste the script into the Script Editor, below Materials but above Main. Beyond that, the script is plug & play and enemy battlers will flash white when selected. If you wish, you can edit the colour, duration, and timing of the flashes starting at line 30.
Script
#==============================================================================
# Flash Selected Enemy
# Version: 1.0.0
# Author: modern algebra (rmrk.net)
# Date: July 18, 2012
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Description:
#
# This script will flash the battler of any enemy currently selected when
# the player is targetting.
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Instructions:
#
# Paste this script into its own slot in the Script Editor, above Main but
# below Materials.
#
# This script is designed to work with the DBS and may be incompatible with
# other battle scripts.
#
# This script is completely plug & play, and without modification the
# selected enemy will whiten. If you want to change the colour to which it
# flashes, the duration of the flash, or the time between flashes, then go to
# the editable region starting at line 30 and change those three options.
#==============================================================================
$imported ||= {}
$imported[:"FlashSelectedEnemy 1.0.0"] = true
#\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
# BEGIN Editable Region
#||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FSE_REST_FRAMES = 4 # Number of frames between flashes
FSE_FLASH_DURATION = 24 # Number of frames for each flash to complete
FSE_FLASH_COLOUR = [255,255,255] # Colour of the flash, format: [red, green, blue]
#||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# END Editable Region
#//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#==============================================================================
# ** Sprite Battler
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Summary of Changes:
# aliased method - start_effect; update_effect
# new method - update_fse_flash
#==============================================================================
class Sprite_Battler
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Start Effect
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias ma_fse_strteffct_7fk9 start_effect
def start_effect(effect_type, *args, &block)
if effect_type == :fse_flash
@effect_duration = FSE_FLASH_DURATION
@fse_flash_mod = 320 / FSE_FLASH_DURATION
@battler_visible = true
end
ma_fse_strteffct_7fk9(effect_type, *args, &block)
end
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Update Effect
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias ma_fse_updeffct_9hv2 update_effect
def update_effect(*args, &block)
# If playing an FSE flash
if @effect_duration > 0 && @effect_type == :fse_flash
update_fse_flash
end
# Stop effect if set to stop
if @battler.sprite_effect_type == :fse_revert_to_normal
revert_to_normal
@battler.sprite_effect_type = nil
end
ma_fse_updeffct_9hv2(*args, &block) # Run Original Method
end
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Update Flash
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def update_fse_flash
self.color.set(*FSE_FLASH_COLOUR)
if @effect_duration > (FSE_FLASH_DURATION / 2)
self.color.alpha = (FSE_FLASH_DURATION - @effect_duration) * @fse_flash_mod
else
self.color.alpha = @effect_duration * @fse_flash_mod
end
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Battle
#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
# Summary of Changes:
# aliased method - select_enemy_selection; update
#==============================================================================
class Scene_Battle
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Start Enemy Selection
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias ma_fse_strtenemyselect_3hk9 select_enemy_selection
def select_enemy_selection(*args, &block)
ma_fse_strtenemyselect_3hk9(*args, &block)
@fse_effect_frames = FSE_FLASH_DURATION
@fse_flash_frames = 0 # Initialize blink count
end
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Frame Update
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
alias ma_fse_udat_8hz5 update
def update(*args, &block)
old_enemy = @enemy_window.active ? @enemy_window.enemy : nil
ma_fse_udat_8hz5(*args, &block)
if !@enemy_window.active || old_enemy != @enemy_window.enemy # If cursor moves
# Set the flash to the newly selected enemy
old_enemy.sprite_effect_type = :fse_revert_to_normal if old_enemy && !old_enemy.dead?
@fse_flash_frames = 0
end
if @enemy_window.active
if @fse_flash_frames <= 0
@fse_flash_frames = @fse_effect_frames + FSE_REST_FRAMES
@enemy_window.enemy.sprite_effect_type = :fse_flash
end
@fse_flash_frames -= 1
end
end
end
This script is also hosted at Pastebin (http://pastebin.com/PQD8psXL)
Credit
Support
Please report bugs, ask questions, and make suggestions in this topic at RMRK.
Known Compatibility Issues
It will not work with some custom battle systems, particularly ones that already have a feature like this built in, such as Yanfly's Ace Battle Engine.
Terms of Use
I adopt the RMRK Terms of Use (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,45481.0.html).