Ellye's ATB (also includes CTB option)

Mellye · 2015-10-24T16:56:32+0900

Disclaimer: I did this mostly as a learning experiment for RPG Maker MV, but it should also be usuable. Perhaps something similar is even already implemented in some of the core plugins, I didn't check. Anyway! This is a pretty straightforward script that works nicely in a plug'n'play style, no real setup required. What does it do? It changes the way your battle works slightly, by turning it into ATB (Active Time Battle) combat; as many of the Final Fantasy games (plus a few others). It adds a new gauge besides your HP, MP (and possibly TP), called a "AT" gauge. The speed that this gauge fills up is based on your character Agility. The most agility he has, the quicker the gauge fills up. A character gets to act when his gauge is full. So your combat is no longer structured on rounds where everyone gets to act exactly the same amount of time, but instead is more free-form: a character that is considerably faster will get to act more times during a fight. Monsters use the same system (but their gauge is hidden). Configurable Parameters: You can set a "weight" for the Agility attribute, if you feel that the default one doesn't work well with the numbers you're using in your project (i.e: perhaps you want to make Agility even more relevant, or perhaps you feel like this script is making agility a bit too relevant and want to tune it down). You can also set a "Turn Timer" - this is relevant for mid-battle Events that have a turn condition. This is basically the "Agility" that the turn timer would have (it also might affect status effects set for "Turn End" instead of "Action End"). Legal: Feel free to use this script as much as you want. I just can't offer any warranty. Etc: The code is obviously a bit of a mess - I've just coded this throught the witching hours after a full workday. But do let me know of any bugs or other issues! Current Version: 2015-11-28-1906: * 2015-11-28-1906: Cast motion should now finish at the proper time. * 2015-11-26-1052: Added the option of mid-battle escape. * 2015-11-22-1515: Fixed a bug with Confusion/Enrage effects and casting times. * 2015-11-22-0925: Made enemy gauges compatible with Yanfly's sprite sideviews for enemies (and possible other similar SV sprites). * 2015-11-22-0453: Can now also use on states. See HELP. * 2015-11-20-1808: Added notetag for states, actors, classes, equips and enemies, and notetag for states. * 2015-11-14-2144: Added the note-tag feature. Can be used on actor, class, equip and enemy to set a starting amount of ATB. * 2015-11-14-2004: Can now select which parameter to use for casting, instead of it being fixed on Agi. There's a global parameter, and the note . * 2015-11-14-1629: Added Battler EndTurn Effects parameter. * 2015-11-14-1518: Added delay system. See HELP. * 2015-11-14-1405: Separated a few stuff into their own method, like casting stop/starting and atb ratio. * 2015-11-14-0154: Made step back when casting compatible with Yanfly's. * 2015-11-14-0134: Turn prediction now predicts casting times when hovering over a skill with cast_time. * 2015-11-11-2339: Fixed an issue with Turn Timer and Instant ATB. * 2015-11-11-1101: Added paramaters for the Turn Order Display to show symbols when hovering over skills that affect the predction. Work in progress, it looks pretty crude still. And it still needs to predict cast on hover too (it only displays after selection for now). Leave those parameters blank to disable the feature. * 2015-11-09-2317: Enemies now also use the different interruptible cast gauge color. * 2015-11-09-2317: Separated the drawActorATBGauge method for better compatibility with interface and gauges plugins. (Thanks for the suggestion, Bobstah!) * 2015-11-09-0119: Characters with restricted movement (stun, for example) have their cast interrupted and their gauge display stays empty. * 2015-11-08-2354: Fixed casting actors staying forward until the next action. * 2015-11-08-2354: Added Imported.Ellye_ATB for compatibility. * 2015-11-08-2307: Can now mark skills as and other skills as . Also added parameters related to the interrupt system. See HELP. * 2015-11-08-2157: Can now add custom and per skill. See help. * 2015-11-08-1557: Added a Default Animation parameter (played at start of cast, defaults to 0 due to compatibility, but I recommend 52 from the default RM MV database). * 2015-11-08-1557: Added a Default Cast Motion parameter. * 2015-11-08-1557: Added the option of using reversed cast gauges. * 2015-11-07-1722: Fixed a bug with lingering enemy cast bars depending on how it finished casting. * 2015-11-07-1722: Improved performance of enemy gauges slightly. * 2015-11-07-0519: Added ATB gauges and Cast gauges for enemies, and parameters to configure it. PENDING: Offset per enemy (via [Note]), configurable gauge back color, and a few other optional stuff. * 2015-11-07-022…

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Mellye

#121 Oct 29, 2015, 12:21 PM Source

MuteDay said:
hopefullly this helps

param screens- IMG_29102015_061242.png

plugins.js =plugins.zip

version of this plugin from my pc =ellye's_simple_atb.zip

sorry if that isnt what you need/more then you need but only had 2 hours of sleep so im not awake yet
Thanks, I'll take a look on the .zips when I get home. Can you take a screenshot of your Plugin Manager in the editor? With the Properties Window of my script.
Pipnotiq

#122 Oct 29, 2015, 12:30 PM Source

Fantastic work! :)
Bobstah

#123 Oct 29, 2015, 12:32 PM Source

I had some folks contact me about conflicts with my Battle Commands plugin's help window and this one's turn predictions. As a result, I updated mine to version 1.7 so that you can set the parameter Help Window Position. Setting it to 2 will move it directly above the status window and out of the way of this plugin's turn predictions.

Hope this helps! :)
Sera

#124 Oct 29, 2015, 12:55 PM Source

Bobstah said:
I had some folks contact me about conflicts with my Battle Commands plugin's help window and this one's turn predictions. As a result, I updated mine to version 1.7 so that you can set the parameter Help Window Position. Setting it to 2 will move it directly above the status window and out of the way of this plugin's turn predictions.

Hope this helps! :)
Can confirm, the two work perfectly together now, no further compatibility updates required. I think Bobstah essentially did what I was requesting from this plugin, but the other way around, so it's fine now. This essentially means that you can disregard my previous feature request, Ellye.
Pipnotiq

#125 Oct 29, 2015, 01:06 PM Source

Also quick question, I haven't gotten the chance to try this out yet, but does the bars fill as your choosing actions or does it pause? If it doesn't fill, is there a way to implement this?
Mellye

#126 Oct 29, 2015, 01:10 PM Source

Pipnotiq said:
Also quick question, I haven't gotten the chance to try this out yet, but does the bars fill as your choosing actions or does it pause? If it doesn't fill, is there a way to implement this?
For now, they pause.

I intended to provide the option to have they keep filling later on.
HuLijin

#127 Oct 29, 2015, 01:57 PM Source

Wow, very impressive job Mellye. The turn order prediction interface is a great addition to the script.
I took notice of your warning about issues with the Formula Field. Thanks.

Now, I can't wait to see the version with charging skills.

For leap.campione, who asked this about some modification i did:

I tried your modification and it works very nice, and I just want to ask. how do you make it 'a.max_atb = full_atb' for AOE skills? Do i make a common event > plugin command for it then call it in the skill?
I'm sorry, i am not sure i understood the question :/

If you want to know where to put a.max_atb = full_atb, you have to put it on the beginning of the Damage Formula box of the skill, with a semicolon after full_atb, just before the true damage formula.

But I don't recommend you to use the version of the plugin with my modifications, as it is outdated now.
hmind

#128 Oct 29, 2015, 03:58 PM Source

i see nice progress going on here. though now the base fill speed parameter doesn't have any effect. when i have it at 1 (with weight 800 and turn timer 125) the bar still fills within 4 seconds for the fastest one.

also still no stepping forward on actor turn :( this is really making it impossible to use for me.

oh and i don't think i will use that nice feature of predictable order images, but i guess it would be nice to change the actors images too, as well as to a vertical order alignment.
MuteDay

#129 Oct 29, 2015, 04:21 PM Source

Mellye said:
Thanks, I'll take a look on the .zips when I get home. Can you take a screenshot of your Plugin Manager in the editor? With the Properties Window of my script.
the plugins.zip the the file from Gamefolder>js>plugins.js which holds all of the settings you set in the properties window

did that so if you know of an incompatable plugin and it is on the list you can tell me
SOC

#130 Oct 29, 2015, 04:30 PM Source

Does your current version/updates include djDarkX's edit on the main post?

Also I'd like to suggest a sound to be played when it's an actor's turn, one that we can choose in plugin manager.
Mellye

#131 Oct 29, 2015, 05:42 PM Source

hmind said:
i see nice progress going on here. though now the base fill speed parameter doesn't have any effect. when i have it at 1 (with weight 800 and turn timer 125) the bar still fills within 4 seconds for the fastest one.

also still no stepping forward on actor turn :( this is really making it impossible to use for me.
I'll check this one out later today - it should have been working just like before, but maybe I messed something in the update.

As for the stepping animation, I believe someone posted a way to make that behavior, for now, a few pages back. But I'll see if I can add it soon to the plugin, together with other related features (like the optional sound and optional sprite flashing when its an Actor turn).

SOC said:
Does your current version/updates include djDarkX's edit on the main post?

Also I'd like to suggest a sound to be played when it's an actor's turn, one that we can choose in plugin manager.
The one linked doesn't include it yet, the next one I upload will include it - and the option to play sound too!
xadder

#132 Oct 29, 2015, 06:04 PM Source

Great Work Mellye!!! I really like what you have going here. Going to be testing it out in with my systems the next few days. Will let you know of anything I find.
SOC

#133 Oct 29, 2015, 06:59 PM Source

Such a hero! I'll wait to update until the next one, then~

And just making sure, the options of turn predictability can be toggled on/off in the plugin manager, right?

Also, as a head's up, be careful about your help text in parameter boxes for the plugin manager, some of it is cut off for a lot of your options:

Spoiler
I also request that you put the default values for everything in the text help for parameters or in the help file in plugin manager, I would really appreciate it! So that I can know what to change stuff back to if I don't like my changes.
Mellye

#134 Oct 29, 2015, 07:07 PM Source

SOC said:
And just making sure, the options of turn predictability can be toggled on/off in the plugin manager, right?

Also, as a head's up, be careful about your help text in parameter boxes for the plugin manager, some of it is cut off for a lot of your options:
Yep, it's even disabled by default.

And indeed, I noticed that my parameters descriptions were getting a bit too long and getting cut short.

I'll rewrite them (and make sure the Default values are always visible in the description); and, when needed, I'll include expanded information in the "Help..." area of the plugin.
Lunesis

#135 Oct 29, 2015, 07:45 PM Source

I was able to get Yanfly's skill cooldown working with one of my spells (put the atb below battle core, above skill core and skill cooldowns) however the strange thing is that for every turn the cd goes down by 2 instead of 1 (for example from 6 to 4 to 2). I have 2 characters in my party, so could it have to do with ATB counting each character's turn as a cd turn? Or should I just be patient and wait for Mellye to fix it in the future?
Pipnotiq

#136 Oct 29, 2015, 07:51 PM Source

So I'm finally home and able to give this a whirl, there's just one problem... it's not working. At all. Hahaha hopefully I'm just blind and/or tired, but I put the plugin in the plugin folder, named it properly, created a fresh game, and there's no ATB or AT bar to speak of. I've also tried it without any other plugins as well.
Sera

#137 Oct 29, 2015, 08:04 PM Source

Pipnotiq said:
So I'm finally home and able to give this a whirl, there's just one problem... it's not working. At all. Hahaha hopefully I'm just blind and/or tired, but I put the plugin in the plugin folder, named it properly, created a fresh game, and there's no ATB or AT bar to speak of. I've also tried it without any other plugins as well.
You put the plugin in the plugin folder, THEN created a fresh game?

Creating a fresh game creates a new plugin folder. Are you sure you didn't put the plugin in the plugin folder for your existing game, then tested a different one?
Pipnotiq

#138 Oct 29, 2015, 08:05 PM Source

Sera said:
You put the plugin in the plugin folder, THEN created a fresh game?

Creating a fresh game creates a new plugin folder. Are you sure you didn't put the plugin in the plugin folder for your existing game, then tested a different one?
Nope, I put it in the NewData folder. :p
Mellye

#139 Oct 29, 2015, 08:09 PM Source

Lunesis said:
I was able to get Yanfly's skill cooldown working with one of my spells (put the atb below battle core, above skill core and skill cooldowns) however the strange thing is that for every turn the cd goes down by 2 instead of 1 (for example from 6 to 4 to 2). I have 2 characters in my party, so could it have to do with ATB counting each character's turn as a cd turn? Or should I just be patient and wait for Mellye to fix it in the future?
Ohhh! I think you just gave me a hint to track down another bug that I'm having (regarding status effect duration).

End of turn effects are probably firing twice as often. I'll take a look when I get home.

If you can make a quick test with more characters in the party (to see if it goes down even faster), I'd appreciate it - maybe a old bug that caused every actor turn to fire for everyone else has returned, too.

Pipnotiq said:
So I'm finally home and able to give this a whirl, there's just one problem... it's not working. At all. Hahaha hopefully I'm just blind and/or tired, but I put the plugin in the plugin folder, named it properly, created a fresh game, and there's no ATB or AT bar to speak of. I've also tried it without any other plugins as well.
Aside from what Sera mentioned, are you enabling the plugin in the Plugin Manager? You need to open the Plugin Manager (next to the Database Editor), right click an empty space on it, select "Add", and select my plugin. After that, you need to manually save your project (by clicking the save icon in the editor), otherwise it won't apply during tests.
Pipnotiq

#140 Oct 29, 2015, 08:14 PM Source

Mellye said:
Ohhh! I think you just gave me a hint to track down another bug that I'm having (regarding status effect duration).

End of turn effects are probably firing twice as often. I'll take a look when I get home.

If you can make a quick test with more characters in the party (to see if it goes down even faster), I'd appreciate it - maybe a old bug that caused every actor turn to fire for everyone else has returned, too.

Aside from what Sera mentioned, are you enabling the plugin in the Plugin Manager? You need to open the Plugin Manager (next to the Database Editor), right click an empty space on it, select "Add", and select my plugin. After that, you need to manually save your project (by clicking the save icon in the editor), otherwise it won't apply during tests.
Got it, it was the save that did it. I figured turning on the plugin would have it work immediately. Thanks!