Ellye's ATB (also includes CTB option)

I'll be able to take a closer look at this in a while, but if you can help me debug:

Is the value of your Default Cast Paramater paramater still the default "agi" or is it something else?

Are you running it via RM or via browser?

My Default Cast Parameter IS the default AGI and I am running it through Rm (using the little green arrow button thing,for testing)

EDIT:

I should also mention it has been fine until I recently updated it to its current version which is the latest as of this post.

Also that the last time i updated was the 13th so it must be something that changed between the versions between 13th and now.

So I like the delay feature but a feature that I've really been hoping to see that I haven't seen in your ATB or Yanfly's is a delay that just freezes the target's bar for a specified amount of time. For now your new delay basically has the same function while casting, but I would like to have it happen for both casting and normal waiting, if it's not too much to ask. (something like a Time Freeze spell) Thanks in advance if you do plan on implementing this, and this is already an awesome plugin, so thanks again.

This is planned. :)

But do keep in mind that currently you can also use "<target_atb:-25000>" to reduce regular ATB, just in case you weren't aware. It's not visually the same as freezing the ATB bar, but it's functionally the same, though it indeed doesn't affect cast.

A few pages ago I made a post explaining how I plan to implement what you're asking here:

(Haste 0 would result in a "Stop" style effect).

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I've been trying to reproduce this bug, but no luck here. I'll send you a PM.

Hey ! I just wanted to ask, as i'm probably planning on using ATB for my game, what are the differences between Yanfly's ATB and this one ?

Great work though ! Well done !

Sorry, I didn't think to look back through the posts (I read all of them, just not right before posting that) although for the record, I read through the entire help section (and just reread to make sure I didn't miss anything) and I didn't find a single thing about the <haste> tag. Also, (I knew I should have edited it and added this) I wanted it to stop them for a certain amount of ticks, which the default delay would do, but the haste (if I'm understanding it correctly) would freeze them until someone uses a spell to unfreeze them correct? Or do you put it on a state which you set to end? and have you implemented that <state_atb_duration> tag? Because I can't find it in the help either. (In fact all you have on states is how to make it count down by action or virtual turn)

EDIT: Also, one last question, would <target_atb: -25000> reduce both their atb and casting gauge? Or do I put both to make sure it happens in both situations?

Oh, the <haste> (and <state_atb_duration>) tag is still just a planned feature. I'll probably implement it this week.

The combination of both would be able to make a nice temporary Stop effect.

It stays for a few seconds and then return to the normal position when the next action starts? If so, that's indeed a known issue.

Oh, ok thanks, I saw that they were planned but given that it was a quote from an old post I wasn't sure if you had implemented them since or not. but thanks for all the replies. This plugin is amazing by the way, so thanks. Definitely going with this over Yanfly's, but don't tell him I said that XD. JK, it doesn't really matter if he knows or not.

A quick guide on some of the customization options for this plugin:

(Remembering that the plugin still works nicely in a plug-and-play style, everything here is optional)


ATB Ratio:

• Agility Weight is a percentage modifier to the importance of Agility in the ATB formula. The value is a percentage, the default 100 means 100%. Changing it to 200 would double the effect of Agility, for example.
• Turn Timer is a concept that determines when a “turn” passes (it can be used for battle event pages, states that end by turn end, enemy behavior, and/or regeneration-style effects). The value of the parameter is basically the “Agility” of the turn, to determine the speed that a turn passes.
• If the value of Average Turn Timer is set to 1, the value of the above parameter is ignored. Instead, the Turn Timer is calculated at the start of each battle as an average of the Agility of all battlers (actors and enemies) involved.
• Base Fill Speed is a baseline value added to the fill speed regardless of the agility values. This is important to make agility differences between characters less drastic in  importance.
• Full ATB Gauge is how much total ATB is needed for filling an entire gauge. Defaults to 50000, reducing this makes the overall battle speed quicker.

For reference, the ATB Rate formula is:

base_fill_speed + agi * agi_weight/100

Starting ATB:

• The Starting ATB parameter determines how much starting ATB each battler has, based on their Agility and on Agility Weight. The value entered here will be multiplied by Agility and modified by Agility Weight %. For example, with a value of 50 here, each battler starts the battle with 50 * Agility * Agility_Weight/100.
• The Starting ATB Random Bonus gives a random bonus for each battler between 0 and the value entered here. For example, with a value of 25000 here, each battler can gain up to half of an ATB gauge on battle start, randomly.
• You can type the tag <start_atb:NUMBER> on Actors, Classes, Equipment or Enemies in the Note Field in the Database to give a bonus starting atb. For example, a piece of armor with <start_atb:25000> will give half a gauge for those that wear it on the start of combat.

How to have a CTB styled (Final Fantasy X) combat:

• Set Instant ATB to 1.
• (Optional) reduce Full Gauge a bit, it improves the performance of Instant ATB. 30000, for example.
• Set Display Gauges to 0.
• Set Display Predicted Turn Order to 1.
• (Optional) customize the display settings for turn order, like turning on Faces or changing opacities, etc.
• Set both Display Enemy Cast and Display Enemy ATB Gauge to 0.

Interacting with the ATB system:

Every skill or consumable item can have the <self_atb:FORMULA> and/or <target_atb:FORMULA> tags in their Note field.
You can fill the FORMULA in the same way that you’d fill a damage formula, with negative results causing ATB loss and positive results causing ATB gain. It’s important that what you type in formula must just result in a number, do not execute any command here or you will run into issues. Examples:

<self_atb:25000>The above results in a “quick” skill, one that makes your next turn comes faster.

<self_atb:-25000>While this one delays your next turn.

<target_atb:25000> Similarly, each of those would make the target’s next turn come quickier or slower, respectively.

<self_atb:50*a.agi / (1+b.agi/75)>Example of using a mathematical formula and battlers attributes (a stands for self, and b for target, just like in the Formula field).

<self_atb:Math.max(50*a.agi / (1+b.agi/75), 0)>Some JavaScript is fine too, just remember that you should only be returning a number without actually executing any command that affects anything else.


Skills with Casting Time, Interrupts and Delays:

Skills can be set to have Casting Times by giving them the <cast_time:NUMBER> parameter. NUMBER in this case is an ATB value, for example:

<cast_time:25000>Would make a skill have casting time equivalent to half of a normal ATB gauge fill.

Once a character starts to cast, his ATB Gauge (if displayed) will change into a Cast Gauge, with configurable different colors. As soon as the casting starts, a visual effect (Animation from the Database) can be played too. The Default Cast Animation defaults to 0 due to compatibility, but the Animation 52 from the standard database works great for this.
You can also further customize each skill by overriding the Default Cast Animation and Default Cast Motion via <cast_animation:ANIMATION_ID> and <cast_motion:MOTION_TYPE> parameters. Animation_ID is the ID of an animation in the Database; Motion Type can be spell, skill, wait, item, chant, swing, thrust, missile; among a few others.
The default parameter used for casting can also be overridden with, for example, <cast_param:mat> to use MAT instead of AGI for that skill.

A skill can also be set to be Interruptible by using <interruptible>. This means that attacks marked with <interrupts> will break their casting. A VFX effect can be set as a global parameter to be played whenever an interrupt happens – I recommend creating a new Animation with just some simple sound effect and maybe a flash or some “Interrupt!” text.

Besides being interruptible, a skill can also be <delayable>. The cast delay system works in a % of the total cast time. By default, every hostile attack will delay the conjuring of a skill by 10% of its total cast time, up to 100%. All those global defaults are exposed as parameters, including the options of whether every skills should be delayable by default, and whether every attack should delay by default.
You can override each of those default parameters with notetags:

<delayable>, <not_delayable>, <delays>, <delay_amount:NUMBER>More information and tips to come.

Any updates lately?

I've been working on the <haste> paramater and some related States stuff. Since it's a bit of a bigger change, I'm waiting to upload it all at once when it's properly usuable.

Hey, great work as always, just wanted to ask, do you think of a way it could be adapted into the Grandia timeline ATB system ? Or do you think that would ask to do a new plugin from scratch.

In short, it's like atb except there's one global atb gauge for every actor ( a timeline ) separated into two, wait and cast. But i guess a copypasted text is better than a clumsy explanation :




Full explanation for those interested

I love the Grandia style of interface for ATB; the reason I don't use it is that I like my plugin to be as plug-and-play as possible, with no additional image resource needed or such.

And I can't see that gauge looking good without proper custom-made graphical resources (if, for nothing else, at least for the small faces and icons and such).

I do might release this as a separate module later, it's certainly doable and in fact something I plan to use on my own game too.

Deeply its release

I see, thanks for the insight !

Nice to hear you like it too, well, i'll try to do my own version then ! Will be looking forward to the day you'll release yours.

I wasn't sure where to post this but when using this with Animated Battlers, it is causing the enemies' cast gauges to not show up when they are casting.

I thought I'd bring this to your attention because Animated Battlers is a popular plugin and therefore, people may be also point this out in the future.

This is now implemented (except for the last phrase, for now).

Any help testing it and all feedback is appreciated.

Can I help!!! Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase! :D    :rswt:   :blink:

Yup! The main download already points to the new version.

http://pastebin.com/fhGC2Sn7

I haven't tested its compatibility with other plugins yet, so I expect some bugs on that front at least.

Ok, thank you! I will see if there is anything wrong