Quick Time Events (R2 26/11)

Astfgl66 · 2016-11-21T23:00:30+0900

QTE Window Hi everyone! This plugins aims to allow you to create QTE's on the map scene or on the battle scene. Inately via events but using other plugins such as action sequences, as a condition to skill cast. Version RC2: Some code modification transparent to the user, a small bug fix. You can also now choose whether to display messages on the battle log window or not via parameters. Features: Create and display QTEs on the map scene or on the battle scene. Three QTE modes: Normal (you have a time frame to complete all inputs), Free (records player input) and Rythm (the player must complete each input in it's own time frame). Ocarina mode: reminiscent from Legend of Zelda Ocarina of time. Each input will make a sound, also allows the display of each input like on a music sheet. Notes are pre set to be the ocarina ones, but you can change the sounds themselves or where each icon is placed in the parameters. With yanfly's core engine and battle engine core: a set of functions aimed at using QTEs as a condition for skill cast, or to match player input to a skill notetag and to cast the skill if the inputs match. 6 Recognized inputs (made with keyboard and controller in mind): Up, Down, Left, Right, Ok, Cancel. Screenshots and examples: Spoiler The examples below all use yanfly's action sequences plugin. 1 : Setting up a skill requiring a QTE as a skill cost: Spoiler Skill Notetag eval: $gameMap.QTE(["normal"],300,["ok","up","down","left"],true) if eval:$gameMap.getQTEResult() === "failure" break action end /* line 1: creating the QTE line 2: get the result line 3: if QTE failed abort action */ Result: Rythmic QTE call and looks: Spoiler Example: a use of a rythmic QTE to make a spell deal a critical hit if you complete it. Spoiler This example requires yanfly's damage core and critical core. Skill notetag: if (user instanceof Game_Actor) eval: $gameMap.QTE(["rythm",2],0,[["no",Math.floor(Math.random()*50)+20],["ok",50]],true) if ($gameMap.getQTEResult() === "success") force critical end end /* line 1: if the user is an actor line 2: create the rythmic QTE line 3: if the QTE is a success line 4: force a critical hit */ Result: Setting up a skill that will ask for player input, and then will cast the spell that matches the sequence: Spoiler Skill notetag: eval: $gameMap.QTE(["free",4,"cancel"],300,[],true) eval: $gameMap.castSkillMatch(user,target,7) My suggestion is to make a QTE casting skill that targets allies and another that targets enemies, and tell the player to use either one depending on what target type he wants. Because if you try and target enemy n*1 in your troop with a spell that targets allies only, you'll end up healing the first party member instead. You'll have to define the sequence to check in each spell notebox that you want to be able to cast this way. Example: If spark's notetag is: And the sequence entered in the above free mode QTE is ok ok down down, it will make the user cast spark. Ocarina mode example: Spoiler To replicate those effects: first you have to set up an actor with the skills themselves (so in that case, create the skills, make them into a class and set an actor to that class). In my case I created a dummy actor (n*5) that will only serve the purpose of holding the songs as skills. Then I inside those new skills I created the notetages, for example saria's song notetag is . Line by line explanation: Spoiler Create the QTE arguments detail: Hide contents Free input QTE, maximum input number = 6, cancel key = menu, duration = 500 frames, sequence doesn't matter for free mode QTEs so I set it to [], visible = true, x = 0, y = 100, opacity = 255, width = 4 but this doesn't matter in the case of free input QTEs. I put it here to show that for those QTEs it will automatically set it to the number of maximum inputs. Set the ocarina mode. If you want to activate the new ocarina display the call has to be $gameMap.setOcarina(true,true). Create the skills possibilty window (SPW) referencing actor 5, max inputs = 6, no minimum inputs. Set the SPW coordinates Set the SPW width and height (set it to 500 width and 4 lines height) Set how much space for the text and how much for the icons (200 for the text, 300 for the icons) New script block. This is imperative or else you won't be able to get the QTE result Get the skills matchs from the sequence entered (it gives their id) Get the skill name from the skill match, and set it inside variable 3 Remove SPW Display variable 3 that will contain the name of the skill that matched the player input, or nothing if there was no match. This will play the ocarina sound as you input commands, and display the song name if you input properly. With some additional conditionals you can make it play a failure sound (by checking if $gameMap.getSkillMatch(5) === "no match…

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Started by Astfgl66 Nov 21, 2016, 02:00 PM 118 posts Page 4 of 6 View original ↗

Astfgl66

#61 Jun 19, 2021, 07:49 AM Source

Please send me a screenshot of your plugin parameters.
It seems to be crashing when trying to eval your icon array parameter so something fishy must be going on in there.

I'm still looking into the action sequence crashing. It doesn't look good for now, as it seems to be an interaction between my plugin and yanfly's but I can't find where they overlap.
nanashiXz

#62 Jun 19, 2021, 08:20 AM Source

Astfgl66 said:
Please send me a screenshot of your plugin parameters.
It seems to be crashing when trying to eval your icon array parameter so something fishy must be going on in there.

I'm still looking into the action sequence crashing. It doesn't look good for now, as it seems to be an interaction between my plugin and yanfly's but I can't find where they overlap.

You got it! I'll send over all the screen shots I have. Including how it is working but not showing anything anymore. If I can do anything to help test this, please let me know. I will send over the plugins I have and whatever you need.
Astfgl66

#63 Jun 19, 2021, 10:12 AM Source

Yeah, it's just like I thought You have put a wrong datatype into the parameters.
This plugins draws icon from your iconset to use as a way to display QTE inputs.
You're going to have to make or find icons for arrows and buttons you'd like to use, put them into your iconset and then reference their index in the plugin parameters.
Here's how it should look like.

No news about action sequences not working properly. Still have no idea what causes it.

Spoiler'd below is my very ugly template iconset for testing purposes.

Spoiler

Indexes start from 0 for the first empty space. You can find the iconindex without having to count by going into any window that has you choosing an icon and looking at the bottom left part of the UI window: notice how guard is icon n*81, it's also writen on the spell itself once you've chosen an icon as you can see.
nanashiXz

#64 Jun 19, 2021, 11:34 PM Source

Perfect! I have reset the parameters for the IconSet arrays and the icons appear as needed. And your array isn't ugly! It looks like it mathces perfectly. So far each test has pulled up my janky looking icon until I put some better ones down. Unfortunately the script call with <setup array> is the one that will actually cast the spell (pass or fail no matter what), but the skill name won't be shown as a call as if the character casts it. On the other hand <whole array> will call the skill name, but won't cast. I'll leave it as is just in case I screw it up further. I can run other tests if you want.

Astfgl66 said:
Yeah, it's just like I thought You have put a wrong datatype into the parameters.
This plugins draws icon from your iconset to use as a way to display QTE inputs.
You're going to have to make or find icons for arrows and buttons you'd like to use, put them into your iconset and then reference their index in the plugin parameters.
Here's how it should look like.

No news about action sequences not working properly. Still have no idea what causes it.

Spoiler'd below is my very ugly template iconset for testing purposes.

Spoiler

Indexes start from 0 for the first empty space. You can find the iconindex without having to count by going into any window that has you choosing an icon and looking at the bottom left part of the UI window: notice how guard is icon n*81, it's also writen on the spell itself once you've chosen an icon as you can see.
arsMori

#65 Sep 20, 2021, 03:00 AM Source

Good morning!

Is it possible to change the color for the note display for rhythmic QTE or change it to an image?
KeniisuGG

#66 Nov 12, 2021, 12:16 PM Source

I found this plugin to be incredibly useful, thanks for making it!
Kiki_McCloud

#67 Aug 11, 2022, 01:59 PM Source

Hi there!
First: What a great plugin! Love it!

But know I have a problem:
I testet it in a blank projekt and everything workted fine.
But when I put my event into my projekt, right when I start testplayed, it says:

TypeError
Cannot read property 'getResult' of undefined

And that befor even the title screen shows...

Help, please???

Just in case, this is the first page of my event:

I found out that

SumRndmDde's TitleMapBackground Plugin is causing the problem...
But I neeed that Plugin! Anybody any Idea in how to fix that?
zerobeat032

#68 Oct 15, 2022, 10:14 PM Source

I had a question about this. is it possible to use a free sequence during an enemy's attack that will actually refer to the actor's skills? I was trying to have defensive skills be available during certain enemy attacks. I can't seem to get it to work though, but I'm also not sure if it's meant to in the first place...

eval: $gameMap.QTE(["free",2,"cancel"],300,[],true)
eval: $gameMap.castSkillMatch(target,user,9)

I'm using this and I basically reversed target and user, but it says no skill match can be found. though on that end, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have more here or not since I haven't really used free sequence at all. I did put <qteSeq:["ok"]> on an actor's attack to test it, but it doesn't seem to work.

If this is even possible, is there something I'm missing???
Astfgl66

#69 Oct 16, 2022, 11:43 AM Source

Hmm, I don't see something obvious that would stop this from working.

For it to work you need the actor to have a skill with a QTE sequence that matches the free input though. Which guessing you have a "no skill match" message is what's going wrong.

So if your actor wants to counter with an attack by pressing up up, his attack skill needs to have <qteSeq:["up","up"]> in a notetag for example.
Chrysias

#70 Dec 26, 2022, 02:32 PM Source

Hey there, love the plug-in! Thanks a lot for sharing this.

I was curious though, is there a way to connect a Switch or a variable to whether a QTE is succesful?
I'm using a randomized QTE, for example:
$gameMap.QTE(["normal",0],500,$gameMap.randomSequence(5),true)

Is there a way I can toggle a switch to ON or OFF depending on whether the player succeeds?
Astfgl66

#71 Dec 26, 2022, 06:47 PM Source

You can get the result of the qte with the following call: $gameMap.getQTEResult()

It will return either success or failure.
So make a conditional branch with a script condition $gameMap.getQTEResult() === "success"
And if true set a switch to on
Chrysias

#72 Dec 27, 2022, 01:39 AM Source

Astfgl66 said:
You can get the result of the qte with the following call: $gameMap.getQTEResult()

It will return either success or failure.
So make a conditional branch with a script condition $gameMap.getQTEResult() === "success"
And if true set a switch to on

Oh I see!
Thanks for the quick response, I'll see if I can make that work!

[Edit] Yes, works like a charm, thanks a lot!
I didn't even use conditional branches with scripts as conditions before, learned something new!
joeking895

#73 Feb 8, 2023, 08:59 PM Source

Hi I have run into a issue with the targeting when I use the free sequence. I have the skill that calls up the qte targeting a single enemy and I when use the sequence to call up another single enemy skill, it will target the first enemy regardless of what target I've chosen in the first place. It's a great plugin I just can't get that to work.
Astfgl66

#74 Feb 9, 2023, 02:48 PM Source

Hi there! Could you share the action sequence you use and screenshots of the skill ?
joeking895

#75 Feb 9, 2023, 03:10 PM Source

The sequence I used was this:

<setup action>

eval: $gameMap.QTE(["free",5,"cancel"],100,[],true,530,390,0,6,80)

eval: $gameMap.castSkillMatch(user,target,7)

</setup action>

I recreated the issue with a new game with just your plugin and the Yanfly plugins that are recommended. I use the test skill to select a target lets say Bat B or C or whatever and the QTE screen opens up. I type the sequence needed to use Spark that I changed the scope to single enemy and regardless of the target selection that skill attacks the the first enemy Bat A instead of B, C or whatever I have chosen.

Astfgl66

#76 Feb 10, 2023, 09:51 AM Source

Yep that was a bug. Redownload the plugin, it should be fixed.

In the previous version the castSkillMatch function would try to forceAction on the target object and not their index thus resulting in improper targetting.
Modifying the cast skill match function to properly refer to targetIndex like below should do the trick.

Code:

Game_Map.prototype.castSkillMatch = function(user,target,id) {
    var targetIndex
    if (target instanceof Game_Actor) {
        targetIndex = $gameParty.battleMembers().indexOf(target)
    } else if (target instanceof Game_Enemy) {
        targetIndex = $gameTroop.members().indexOf(target)
    }
    var match = $gameMap.getSkillMatch(user._actorId)
    if (match !== "no match found") {
        user.forceAction(match, targetIndex);
    } else if (id !== 0) {
        user.forceAction(id, targetIndex);
    }
}

joeking895

#77 Feb 10, 2023, 02:22 PM Source

Thank you so much it works perfectly now
ArtisticChaos

#78 Mar 16, 2023, 06:07 AM Source

it looks amazing! just the only problem is that it dosnt seem to be compatible with alot of other plugins for example moghunters battlehud and then theres SRD timed attack core and supertoolsengine and even when i turn all of that off i still get to see this wonderfull error screen:
Astfgl66

#79 Mar 16, 2023, 09:14 AM Source

Your plugin is incorrectly named.
You should name it "QTEWindow", without the quotes.
That should solve your error.

As for incompatibilities, I'm sorry but I don't plan on making any compatibility patch.
Chrysias

#80 Mar 19, 2023, 12:27 AM Source

Once again, awesome plug-in! :D

Though I was wondering, if I want to use a randomized sequence with only arrows, how would I go about doing that?
Currently, the randomized sequence seems to be arrows and the Ok/cancel buttons etc.