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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Kanok

#161 Oct 30, 2015, 07:35 AM Source

Lionheart_84 said:
WOW !!! How did you set the battle so full screen ????
Yanfly's Core or any of the other resolution plugins out there. Mine is set to 1280x720. Seems like a good size.
leap.campione

#162 Oct 30, 2015, 08:19 AM Source

I'm still getting the auto-battle bug even after the update :/
Lionheart_84

#163 Oct 30, 2015, 11:31 AM Source

djDarkX said:
Yanfly's Core or any of the other resolution plugins out there. Mine is set to 1280x720. Seems like a good size.
Thanks , I had the plugin , but I did not know the size ... but now the edges of the battle back appear ... " cut " !!!!

How do I stretch the bars of HP , MP , TP and AT ???
Mellye

#164 Oct 30, 2015, 12:15 PM Source

leap.campione said:
I'm still getting the auto-battle bug even after the update :/
You mean, the bug with Auto-Battle and Guard?

This one I haven't dealt with here, at least not yet.

Do note that Auto-Battle also has a few other bugs with skills that have commands in their formula (this isn't a bug from my plugin, but from the base engine).
MuteDay

#165 Oct 30, 2015, 12:18 PM Source

looking forword to the next update
leap.campione

#166 Oct 30, 2015, 12:23 PM Source

Mellye said:
You mean, the bug with Auto-Battle and Guard?

This one I haven't dealt with here, at least not yet.
Yes, When the Auto-Battle state/flag is on, the actors will always have full AT Bar.

Thank you so much btw for this plugin! More power!
Sera

#167 Oct 30, 2015, 12:31 PM Source

Discovered a sort of quasi-bug, not sure if it has been discussed before.

I'm using an event string where, at the end of every turn, a variable decreases by 1. In this case, that's everytime an ally or enemy acts.

The problem is that sometimes - quite rarely though - the variable won't decrease. I haven't been able to pinpoint why, but I THINK this occurs when multiple actors have their AT gauges fill up at the exact same moment. They then get to act one after another, but the variable only decreases once rather than twice.

I've tried fiddling with the values to see if that affects it, but it hasn't so far.
Mellye

#168 Oct 30, 2015, 01:03 PM Source

leap.campione said:
Yes, When the Auto-Battle state/flag is on, the actors will always have full AT Bar.

Thank you so much btw for this plugin! More power!
I guess you have a skill with "a.atb+=<some_amount>;" in its formula?

That's indeed bugged for Auto-battle.

It's bugged even in the base engine (if you use other sort of command like "a.gainMP(20);" for example).

Fixing that requires re-writing quite a bit of how Auto-Battle works, and it's something a bit independent from my plugin. I do might give it a spin later and release it as a separate, compatible, plugin.

But more directly, I'll be offering a different way to interact with ATB (using the Note field instead of the Formula field) that should allow us to avoid this issue (plus a few other corner cases from using the formula field).

Sera said:
Discovered a sort of quasi-bug, not sure if it has been discussed before.

I'm using an event string where, at the end of every turn, a variable decreases by 1. In this case, that's everytime an ally or enemy acts.

The problem is that sometimes - quite rarely though - the variable won't decrease. I haven't been able to pinpoint why, but I THINK this occurs when multiple actors have their AT gauges fill up at the exact same moment. They then get to act one after another, but the variable only decreases once rather than twice.

I've tried fiddling with the values to see if that affects it, but it hasn't so far.
Can you give me details of you how the event is set up? If you want, you can send it via PM. Might help me debug to try to figure out what's happening.

Thanks!
Xelion

#169 Oct 30, 2015, 01:39 PM Source

Thanks for the daily updates!

Lionheart_84 said:
Thanks , I had the plugin , but I did not know the size ... but now the edges of the battle back appear ... " cut " !!!!
Check if you have Yanfly's plugins updated. If I remember right, in one update he/she added a parameter to scale the backgrounds to fit the current resolution.
Magni

#170 Oct 30, 2015, 02:52 PM Source

Thank you for the Sound Effect update ! Rly need this :)

Looking forward to the next update, maybe "with the others gauges to fill up" when we are choosing action ^^
leap.campione

#171 Oct 30, 2015, 04:11 PM Source

Mellye said:
I guess you have a skill with "a.atb+=<some_amount>;" in its formula?

That's indeed bugged for Auto-battle.

It's bugged even in the base engine (if you use other sort of command like "a.gainMP(20);" for example).

Fixing that requires re-writing quite a bit of how Auto-Battle works, and it's something a bit independent from my plugin. I do might give it a spin later and release it as a separate, compatible, plugin.

But more directly, I'll be offering a different way to interact with ATB (using the Note field instead of the Formula field) that should allow us to avoid this issue (plus a few other corner cases from using the formula field).

Can you give me details of you how the event is set up? If you want, you can send it via PM. Might help me debug to try to figure out what's happening.

Thanks!
oh! you're right. I'll just remove the auto-battle flag then :)
SilverDash

#172 Oct 30, 2015, 04:33 PM Source

When I activated the sideview battle system in MV I was so dissapointed, no ATB. But then I saw this post and I was happy again :D
SOC

#173 Oct 30, 2015, 05:47 PM Source

Lionheart_84 said:
Thanks , I had the plugin , but I did not know the size ... but now the edges of the battle back appear ... " cut " !!!!

How do I stretch the bars of HP , MP , TP and AT ???
Be sure to use Yanfly's updated Core Engine and turn on the appropriate options in the plugin manager.

For stretching the HP, MP, TP and ATB gauge bars, you have to change the new settings found in Ellye's updated ATB plugin to your liking.
MuteDay

#174 Oct 30, 2015, 06:17 PM Source

be warned Ellye yanfly released thier own ATB system
YEEART

#175 Oct 30, 2015, 06:31 PM Source

I haven't picked this up yet due to the atb battle system completely breaking certain elements of my game. But I'd like to ask a few questions anyway:

1) Is it possible that this atb system has a 'reverse' atb mechanic? i.e you pick your commands first, then when the bars fill up your actions play out.

2) Is the speed of the atb dependant on the highest agi? Is it possible to alter this in anyway? Possibly the combined total of each stat?

Thanks in advance.
Kanok

#176 Oct 30, 2015, 06:35 PM Source

MuteDay said:
be warned Ellye yanfly released thier own ATB system
No he hasn't, but he plans on releasing a new system to add on to his Battle Core. He just hasn't revealed what it is yet. Could be ATB, CTB or something else. The only thing he's released today is his Instant Cast which is something on it's own.
Lionheart_84

#177 Oct 30, 2015, 06:37 PM Source

SOC said:
Be sure to use Yanfly's updated Core Engine and turn on the appropriate options in the plugin manager.

For stretching the HP, MP, TP and ATB gauge bars, you have to change the new settings found in Ellye's updated ATB plugin to your liking.

ah , okay , and I have to change that line in "Ellye's updated ATB"????
MuteDay

#178 Oct 30, 2015, 06:43 PM Source

i just downloaded his complete package and i have it already
SOC

#179 Oct 30, 2015, 06:47 PM Source

Lionheart_84 said:
ah , okay , and I have to change that line in "Ellye's updated ATB"????
You should play around with the settings to find what works best for you. If you're looking for my exact setup:

Spoiler
I'm also using the Prettier Gauges plugin as well.

I can confirm, Yanfly's ATB gauge system is in the full plugin download list. I'm gonna wait until it's fully released before I play with it, though. Really happy with Ellye's right now.
PanoramicPanda

#180 Oct 30, 2015, 06:55 PM Source

MuteDay said:
i just downloaded his complete package and i have it already

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Can confirm. I'm sure this is an accident, as it's not been officially released. But interesting nonetheless.