Bobstah's Custom Stats 1.3.2

Bobstah · 2015-10-31T05:30:07+0900

Updated 11/04/2015 12:41 PM ET Introduction Allows you to set custom number or percentage stats at the Actor, Class, and Enemy level. These stats can be increased and decreased by weapons, armor, states, and items by using the appropriate notetags. They can be accessed inside of damage formulas. If you use the default status window, these custom stats will not show up. If you desire this behavior, I recommend using JawsUF's StatusMenuCore plugin. The ability to increase and decrease custom stats automatically upon level up/down will be made available in a future update of my Level Up Bonuses plugin. Features Set a stat to an actor, class, or enemy, and use that stat in damage formulas just like the standard stats! If a class has a stat and an actor is a member of that class, the actor uses the class' value unless they have one of their own! If a stat hasn't been set on a specific actor/class/enemy, it will default to 0 or if using a percentage stat, 100%. Increase and decrease custom stats by equipping weapons and armor, applying states, and consuming items! Use the Eval feature to make these stats even more dynamic! How to Use Add the plugin in your game and view the help information. It describes the notetags and all the crazy modifiers you can use. See the examples and neat examples section for more information. Notetags Actor/Enemy/Class statName - The name you want to reference this stat with. statValue - The default value of your stat. Must be a number. Options - You can append a percent sign (%) to the end of statValue to have it calculated as a percentage (statValue * 0.01) Weapon/Armor/State/Item You can also eval the statValue by surrounding your code with $(): For more information on eval, check the plugin's help documentation. Examples After setting a custom stat to an actor/enemy, you reference it in damage formulas or other code just like any other stat. Below is a sample damage formula for the a stat named 'sanity': 100 + a.sanity Let's say you gave the enemy a stat named 'insanity': (100 + a.sanity) - b.insanity If that stat were a percentage instead of a normal number, you would use it like this: (100 * a.sanity) - b.insanity To have a shield give +10 sanity, use the following notetag on the sword: To have a state remove 6 sanity, use the following notetag on the state: To have an item give a permanent boost of 6 to sanity, use this notetag: Plugin Get it here - File name is CASE SENSITIVE: BOB_CustomStats.js Dependencies None FAQ 1. How do I use this plugin? Read the plugin help and ask any questions here. Changelog 1.3.2 (11/04/2015) - Fixed a major bug that could cause issues when attempting to load a saved game. 1.3.1 (11/02/2015) - Fixed a major bug that was causing actor-based custom stats to not be evaluated properly upon actor initialization. 1.3 (11/02/2015) - Added percentage-based stats and the ability to eval a statValue. Read the plugin help for more information. 1.2.3 (11/02/2015) - Fixed a bug where the built-in help documentation wasn't showing up properly in the plugin manager. 1.2.2 (11/02/2015) - Fixed a crash bug that was caused by the main custom stat list being undefined. This does not fix the issue of it being undefined under certain circumstances. It will log a warning to the console if encountered. 1.2.1 (10/31/2015) - Fixed a bug where a custom stat could return garbage (NaN) if the actor had a class that did not have the stat defined. 1.2 (10/31/2015) - Added addition and subtraction notetags to weapons, armor, and states. 1.1.2 (10/30/2015) - Fixed a bug where enemy stats wouldn't factor into damage formulas properly. 1.1.1 (10/30/2015) - Fixed a bug where stats wouldn't save with a save game. 1.0 (10/30/2015) - Initial release. Legal Free to use in commercial and non-commercial projects with credit. A free copy of the finished game would be nice, but is not required. Credit and Thanks - Bobstah

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TheGamedawg

#21 Nov 2, 2015, 09:18 PM Source

Sure thing. For the record, I can easily see this being a failure to implement it correctly or something simple like that. I'm still fairly new to MV.

http://i.imgur.com/qpxbPZT.png

http://pastebin.com/qrFxE2qT
Bobstah

#22 Nov 2, 2015, 09:27 PM Source

TheGamedawg said:
Sure thing. For the record, I can easily see this being a failure to implement it correctly or something simple like that. I'm still fairly new to MV.

http://i.imgur.com/qpxbPZT.png

http://pastebin.com/qrFxE2qT
I was able to successfully launch my test project using about 30 plugins with your copy of my Custom Stats plugin without any issue.

When you launch your game and get the error message, press F8. Another window will open, and you should see a list of all errors. Can you please take a screenshot of that and provide it to me?
TheGamedawg

#23 Nov 2, 2015, 09:39 PM Source

Here you go. I can provide more information if you need. http://i.imgur.com/1YD8bQm.png?1
Bobstah

#24 Nov 2, 2015, 09:54 PM Source

TheGamedawg said:
Here you go. I can provide more information if you need. http://i.imgur.com/1YD8bQm.png?1
Try moving the Custom Stats plugin above all of the others in your plugin list. It looks like something is running the Actor setup function before the stats are even getting defined at the plugin level, which is causing that error.
TheGamedawg

#25 Nov 2, 2015, 10:00 PM Source

Bobstah said:
Try moving the Custom Stats plugin above all of the others in your plugin list. It looks like something is running the Actor setup function before the stats are even getting defined at the plugin level, which is causing that error.
Still the same problem. At this point, I would like to converse over PMs if that's alright. This fix is getting very back and forth at this point and I don't want to clog this great topic up with a single bug.
Bobstah

#26 Nov 2, 2015, 10:08 PM Source

Version 1.2.2 is now available, fixing a crash bug that TheGamedawg encountered. This fix prevents the crash, but does not address the main issue. Download

TheGamedawg said:
Still the same problem. At this point, I would like to converse over PMs if that's alright. This fix is getting very back and forth at this point and I don't want to clog this great topic up with a single bug.
Understood. We'll work it out there.

For the time being, I've updated the script to at least prevent the crash bug. I doubt that custom stats will work properly for you until we figure out the root of the problem, though. :(
Silent Darkness

#27 Nov 3, 2015, 01:27 AM Source

Could I get in-file documentation for this plugin, so I see the instructions via the plugin manager?
Bobstah

#28 Nov 3, 2015, 01:40 AM Source

Silent Darkness said:
Could I get in-file documentation for this plugin, so I see the instructions via the plugin manager?
It's there, I just forgot to tag it as Help. So sorry about that! :(

If you redownload, it will be corrected. :)
Silent Darkness

#29 Nov 3, 2015, 02:01 AM Source

Ahhh. Excellent. Thank you a whole bunch.
Portkey89

#30 Nov 3, 2015, 02:44 AM Source

Hi, Bobstah! Another amazingly useful script! I know we can't use decimals (unless I'm just writing something moronic into my notetag), but I'm trying to use the display as a percentage feature, and I'd like a stat that can range from 0-100%, and display the percent icon at the end. Full disclosure, the stat is a "grade" and your "grade" correlates to your skill level. I was going to start the user off with a grade of 70%, but even if I put 7 in the notetag, that makes a grade of 700%, which simply doesn't make sense for obvious reasons. And I can't set it = to .7. Is there anything I'm missing, or is it possible to accommodate decimals or percentages somehow in the notetag?

Also, related, is it possible to include the ability to adjust a customstat via script in an event?
Bobstah

#31 Nov 3, 2015, 03:02 AM Source

Portkey89 said:
Hi, Bobstah! Another amazingly useful script! I know we can't use decimals (unless I'm just writing something moronic into my notetag), but I'm trying to use the display as a percentage feature, and I'd like a stat that can range from 0-100%, and display the percent icon at the end. Full disclosure, the stat is a "grade" and your "grade" correlates to your skill level. I was going to start the user off with a grade of 70%, but even if I put 7 in the notetag, that makes a grade of 700%, which simply doesn't make sense for obvious reasons. And I can't set it = to .7. Is there anything I'm missing, or is it possible to accommodate decimals or percentages somehow in the notetag?

Also, related, is it possible to include the ability to adjust a customstat via script in an event?
The next feature I had planned in my (albeit informal) roadmap was Eval support. I will get that done first, but I can probably incorporate some kind of percentage flag right after that. It shouldn't be too hard, although percentages will be additive. What I mean is a base 100% to a custom percentage stat, and if you have three bonuses at +5%, your total is 115%. Does this work for you?
Maliki79

#32 Nov 3, 2015, 03:13 AM Source

Can these stats be changed for actors/classes without equips or states?

I'm planning to use some stats as proficiencies and they need to be changeable directly as their values shouldn't depend on equips.

I was thinking along the lines of actor 1:Stat +1.

Is that feasible?
Bobstah

#33 Nov 3, 2015, 03:21 AM Source

Maliki79 said:
Can these stats be changed for actors/classes without equips or states?

I'm planning to use some stats as proficiencies and they need to be changeable directly as their values shouldn't depend on equips.

I was thinking along the lines of actor 1:Stat +1.

Is that feasible?
Yep! Just add this notetag to the actor or class:<CustomStat: Stat=1>

From there you can adjust it via weapons, armors, and states. Please view the first post for more information. :)
Maliki79

#34 Nov 3, 2015, 03:28 AM Source

Bobstah said:
Yep! Just add this notetag to the actor or class:

<CustomStat: Stat=1>

From there you can adjust it via weapons, armors, and states. Please view the first post for more information. :)
I'm sorry that I wasn't clear, but I meant changing the value after the initial notetag declaration.

So I have an actor with

<CustomStat: Stat=1>

But the actor reads a book that increases the stat permanently by say 3 points for a new total of 4 points.

How could I implement that without equips or states?
Portkey89

#35 Nov 3, 2015, 03:29 AM Source

Bobstah said:
The next feature I had planned in my (albeit informal) roadmap was Eval support. I will get that done first, but I can probably incorporate some kind of percentage flag right after that. It shouldn't be too hard, although percentages will be additive. What I mean is a base 100% to a custom percentage stat, and if you have three bonuses at +5%, your total is 115%. Does this work for you?
Well, my plan right now is to have an event trigger a boost in the stat, which I know isn't currently possible. So, let's say a character does their homework (thrilling sounding, I know, but I promise it works well within the larger engine mechanics), then it would increase the stat 1%. So raising that 70% to an improved 71%. Not doing it would reduce a grade, perhaps to 70% or 69%. So the goal would be twofold: 1) to be able to have less than 100% on the stat (does this follow as part of the evals?), and 2) the ability to have a custom stat altered via a script or note in an event, as opposed to through the use of an item or the application of a state.
Bobstah

#36 Nov 3, 2015, 09:47 AM Source

Maliki79 said:
But the actor reads a book that increases the stat permanently by say 3 points for a new total of 4 points.

How could I implement that without equips or states?
I'll add the notetags to items for the next release, which will also add Eval support.

Portkey89 said:
Well, my plan right now is to have an event trigger a boost in the stat, which I know isn't currently possible. So, let's say a character does their homework (thrilling sounding, I know, but I promise it works well within the larger engine mechanics), then it would increase the stat 1%. So raising that 70% to an improved 71%. Not doing it would reduce a grade, perhaps to 70% or 69%. So the goal would be twofold: 1) to be able to have less than 100% on the stat (does this follow as part of the evals?), and 2) the ability to have a custom stat altered via a script or note in an event, as opposed to through the use of an item or the application of a state.
I wasn't exactly clear in my reply. :)

You would still be able to define the percentage. Say, on Actor 1:

<CustomStat: stat=70%>

But if it isn't set on Actor 2, they would default to 100%. Does that make sense?
Portkey89

#37 Nov 3, 2015, 11:58 AM Source

Oh yeah! That's totally cool! You're the best. :)

Also, any chance of a script or note for events to change the stats?
Bobstah

#38 Nov 3, 2015, 12:10 PM Source

Portkey89 said:
Oh yeah! That's totally cool! You're the best. :)

Also, any chance of a script or note for events to change the stats?
I'll focus on a plugin command and script call after the percentage and eval features are released.
Portkey89

#39 Nov 3, 2015, 12:15 PM Source

My. Hero. Thank you once again!!!
Bobstah

#40 Nov 3, 2015, 03:53 PM Source

Version 1.3 is now available! Download

I added the ability to eval a statValue, and percentage-based stats.

Items for 1.4 - Adjusting a custom stat by a percentage and plugin commands.