(RMVXA) Scene_Menu show Playtime

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Hello.
So far with my editing of scripts, I've followed a simple plan-
1. Make changes/Add stuff
2. Get error message
3. Figure out why I got said error message
4. Fix it (A lot of the time, I go back to 2 at this point. Eventually I move on to 5)
5. Refine script

This time however... I'm getting no such error message... so I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I added this to Scene_Menu.

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  def create_playtime_window
    @playtime_window = Window_Playtime.new
    @playtime_window.x = 384
    @playtime_window.y = 272
  end

Then I added this little copy pasted and edited script -

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#==============================================================================
# ** Window_Playtime
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This window displays the party's playtime.
#==============================================================================

class Window_Playtime < Window_Base
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Object Initialization
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def initialize
    super(0, 0, window_width, fitting_height(1))
    refresh
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get Window Width
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def window_width
    return 160
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def refresh
    contents.clear

  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Draw Play Time
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def draw_playtime(x, y, width, align)
    draw_currency_value(value, currency_unit, 4, 0, contents.width - 8)
    header = DataManager.load_header(@file_index)
    return unless header
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get Party Playtime
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def value
    $game_timer
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Get Currency Unit
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def currency_unit
    Vocab::playtime_unit
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Open Window
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def open
    refresh
    super
  end
end


When I run the game and open the menus... it's just an empty window. Idk wut i did rong

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maybe u no wut is rong w/it

[D&P3]

it's your refresh method.
You're telling it to clear the window, but not to draw anything afterwards which leaves it empty.

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Times like this make me wonder, what the hell am I even doing here?
I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not a scientician.

Anyway, this is what I have... and it's still not doing anything. ;___;

I think this is the point where I put the keyboard down and walk away.

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#==============================================================================
# ** Window_Playtime
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This window displays the party's playtime.
#==============================================================================

class Window_Playtime < Window_Base
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Object Initialization
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def initialize
    super(0, 0, window_width, fitting_height(1))
    refresh
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get Window Width
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def window_width
    return 160
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    def refresh
    contents.clear
    change_color(normal_color)
    draw_playtime(0, contents.height - line_height, contents.width - 4, 2)
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Draw Play Time
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def draw_playtime(x, y, width, align)
    header = DataManager.load_header(@file_index)
    return unless header
    draw_text(x, y, width, line_height, header[:playtime_s], 2)
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get Party Playtime
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def value
    $game_timer
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Get Currency Unit
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def play_time
    Vocab::playtime_unit
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Open Window
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def open
    refresh
    super
  end
end

[D&P3]

Well, just a guess but I believe the issue is caused with your draw_playtime method.
You tell it not to draw anything when there is no header.
You should have it draw something if that's not the case regardless.

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  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Draw Play Time
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def draw_playtime(x, y, width, align)
    header = DataManager.load_header(@file_index)
    if header
      draw_text(x, y, width, line_height, header[:playtime_s], 2)
    else
      draw_text(x, y, width, line_height, "Fucked if I know?!", 2)
    end
  end