Attack on enemy applies state to attacker, possible?

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  1. Raen Andaleio
    #1 Source
    Hello,
    I'm trying to create sort of a cursed armor. It increases the character's ATK, but every attack (normal attack or skill) has a chance to prevent the player from attacking again for 1 round. The original idea was to deactivate the player's ability to attack or use any skills, but still be able to use items. I suppose that's not possible, so the second option would be to have a state that makes the target unable to perform any action, like stun or sleep, which lasts for 1 round, and has a chance to be applied on skill use once the specific armor is equipped.
    The problem here is that all the options to apply a state only work on the skill's target, not the skill's user. Is there any way to apply a state to the skill user, even though the user is not the target?
  2. JamesRyan
    #2 Source
    Possible, with or without plugin. But it is better with plugin.
    Without plugin, you can use your damage formula like:
    Code:
    a.atk * 4 - b.def * 2; a.addState(x)
    Where x is your state ID you want to add to the attacker.
  3. Raen Andaleio
    #3 Source
    JamesRyan said:
    Possible, with or without plugin. But it is better with plugin.
    Without plugin, you can use your damage formula like:
    Code:
    a.atk * 4 - b.def * 2; a.addState(x)
    Where x is your state ID you want to add to the attacker.

    Hm, I wasn't aware that you could do that in a damage formular. Guess I do need a plugin though, considering you can't add a damage formula to an armor. Can you recommend any?
  5. Raen Andaleio
    #5 Source
    JamesRyan said:
    Sure. There are some useful plugins from Yanfly:
    Buffs & States Core
    State Categories
    Auto Passive States
    Using Buffs & States Core and Auto Passive States is the best way to make your armor, but it requires some knowledge of Javascripts.

    Thanks a lot for recommending those plugins.
    I managed to do it using Buffs & States Core and Auto Passive States. The armor now adds 2 passive states. State 1 acts on every turn end, determining a random number. State 2 activates if a specific number occurs and stuns the player for 1 turn. Kinda wish I could make a battle info appear when state 2 occurs, but I'm glad it works this way.
  6. boikish
    #6 Source
    @Raen Andaleio

    Do you mean have a message pop up at the start of the actor's turn if they're afflicted with the state?

    You can try the following in the state's notebox:
    Code:
    <Custom Action Start Effect>
if (state.message1) {
   var msg = '<CENTER>' + user.name() + state.message1;
   logWindow.addText(msg);
  }
</Custom Action Start Effect>

    And put the text you want in the line "If an actor is inflicted with the state."
  7. Raen Andaleio
    #7 Source
    @boikish I just tried it, it doesn't seem to do anything.
    I also tried different time tags and to put it in the first state that creates the random number:
    Code:
    <Custom Action End Effect>
$gameVariables.setValue(3, Math.floor((Math.random()*10)+1));
if($gameVariables.value(3) == 5){
var msg = '<CENTER>' + user.name() + state.message1;
logWindow.addText(msg);
}
</Custom Action End Effect>
    However, that didn't do anything either. The text would not show.
  8. boikish
    #8 Source
    @Raen Andaleio

    Okay, so you can accomplish this by doing the following.

    In the passive skill that is added by equipping the armor, write the following:

    Code:
    <Custom Action End Effect>
var chanceCurse = Math.random(); {
if (chanceCurse < 0.01) {
user.addState(59);
user.startAnimation(55);
var logWindow = SceneManager._scene._logWindow;
if (state.message4) {
var msg = '<CENTER>' + user.name() + state.message4;
logWindow.addText(msg);
}
BattleManager.actionWaitForAnimation();
logWindow.push('clear');
}
}
</Custom Action End Effect>

    The bold items must be changed to match what you want. The chanceCurse is a percentage. So .5 = 50%, .8 = 80%, etc.
    The addState is the curse state.
    The startAnimation will show an animation if the curse happens.

    In the "if the state is removed" messages box, write " has been cursed."

    This means if the curse effect occurs, the message will display.

    Then, in the Curse state, make it active for 2 Turns with the restriction "Cannot Move."

    Sorry my code is a little sloppy, but it should work. Works fine on mine!