[SSG] Difficulty Setting

Heartbreak61 · 2015-11-27T01:24:35+0900

[simple Stupid Gaming] Difficulty Setting version 1.0.3 by Heartbreak61 INTRODUCTIONThis plugin allows you to set difficulties that affects enemies stats, exp, gold, and shop price. You can choose wether to display difficulty setting on Game Option screen or not (default: on). In case you don't want to, you can switch difficulty levels using Event Plugin Command. Before using this plugin, please make sure that you have file Difficulties.json placed inside "data" folder of your current project. Edit your Difficulties.json to your liking. You may add or remove difficulty levels as long as you follow the pattern. FEATURES - Multiple difficulty level to your liking - Turn switches to on when changing difficulty level - Set difficulty on Option Screen SCREENSHOT N/A HOW TO USEPut Difficulties.json inside your data folder, and put SSG_DifficultySetting.js inside your js/plugin folder. Open Diffifficulties.json using any text editor and you will find something like this [ // <- don't touch this { "name": "Very Easy", "mhp": 60, "mmp": 60, "atk": 50, "def": 50, "mat": 50, "mdf": 50, "agi": 50, "luk": 50, "exp": 50, "gold":50, "buy": 200, "sell": 200, "switches":[1,6] },......] // <- don't touch this Here's the explanation ~~ name ~~ Set your difficulty level name that will be displayed on the Option Screen. Values must be a string (wrapped by quotes or double quotes sign). The tables is an Array. It means that the first element's ID is 0. You should make your difficulty level sorted from easiest to hardest. As it will make sense for the player when they set difficulty on the option screen ~~ mhp, mmp, atk, def, atk, mat, mdf, agi, luk ~~ Set enemy's stats. Values represent percentage (100 is 100%) ~~ exp, gold ~~ Set enemy's exp and gold. Values represent percentage ~~ buy, sell ~~ Affect price when buying or selling items on the shop. Values represent percentage ~~ switches ~~ Will specified set of switches to ON when a difficulty level applied. Switches should be declared in array (i.e. [1,2,3]). If you don't want to use this feature, just set it to [0]. Switches from other difficulty level will be turned OFF but you can have same switches declared on different difficulty level (See how I set switch 6 on difficulty 0 and 2 on the example table below). Please note that switches CAN'T be turned off using normal way. Author's Note About Switches: In case you don't know, you can use switches for enemy skill condition. So you can set an enemy to cast different skills on different difficulty level. Specific Enemy Setting To override the table for certain enemies, you can write this line on enemy notebox Code: example: It will set enemy's DEF on difficulty 4 to 250%. Or you can write these lines for multiple assignment Code: difficultyLevel, param, valuedifficultyLevel, param, value... example: Code: 0, mhp, 70 3, atk, 1503, def, 1254, atk, 2004, mhp, 400 valid arguments for enemy stats is: Code: mhp, mmp, atk, def, mat, mdf, agi, luk, exp, gold Note: default maximum stats for enemy will still be applied. For example, enemy's ATK limit is 999. Plugin Command In case you don't want to use Option Screen or you want to set difficulties via events, you can use plugin command. Code: setDifficulty Number example: setDifficulty 4 Plugin Parameters Code: Show Difficulty OptionDescription = Show Difficulty on Option WindowDefault = true Code: Default DifficultyDescription = Your default starting difficulty level. This value will be replaced by game option save data.Default = 0 DEMO N/A OLDER DEMOS: N/A SCRIPT SSG_DifficultySetting.js Difficulties.json for those who have issues "can't read property length of null", please try this Hotfix Let me know if this work because I can't reproduce your error to see wether this fix work or not. Thanks to estriole that inspired me to upload a test project to dropbox + my slow internet connection, finally I can test error about "can't read property 'length' of null". This shouldn't be a problem right now. FAQ Nothing yet TERM OF USE Free to use on both commercial or non-commercial project as long as you give credits to me. CHANGELOG2015.11.16 ver 0.9.9 - Finished beta version 2015.11.26 ver 1.0.0 - Added : display on Option Screen - Added : option to turn switches on - Changed : change from using Game_System to SSG_Heartbreak static class 2015.11.27 ver 1.0.1 - Fixed : Attempt to fix error about not being able to read property of 'length' from null object 2015.11.28 ver 1.0.2 - Fixed : Improved fix method from ver 1.0.1. Now it should work properly. - Fixed : Bug that caused user to be able to set switches from another difficulty level to ON - Added : Better documentation 2015.12.10 ver 1.0.3 - Fixed : Syntax error that caused logical flaw

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Started by Heartbreak61 Nov 26, 2015, 04:24 PM 44 posts Page 2 of 3 View original ↗

pavilion5097

#21 Nov 30, 2015, 12:01 AM Source

Just a suggestion but any way you could make a way for players to choose difficulty after they click start game so they would choose which difficulty they want to play on and be stuck in that difficulty for that save file?
Heartbreak61

#22 Nov 30, 2015, 02:06 AM Source

Mojo907 said:
Suppose you could add custom values be affected by the difficulty too?

For example if people use Yanfly's Job Points plugin.
This is specific request, I guess. From quick skimming on yanfly's script, this shouldn't be hard. I'll work on it this weekend.

Otakuhn said:
could someone show me what this looks like in game if it was set up properly?
This plugin don't have any visual change from default system. It only modify data. For enemy stats, I usually check things using debugging console (f8). For shop, It's easier to check.

In case you don't know, i usually wrote

$gameTroop.members()[0].mhp

to check enemy mhp and compare it with my database.

pavilion5097 said:
Just a suggestion but any way you could make a way for players to choose difficulty after they click start game so they would choose which difficulty they want to play on and be stuck in that difficulty for that save file?
You can do this by disabling difficulty on option menu and make simple text choice event for this (see plugin command explanation). Player won't be able to change difficulty until you provide them another event to change difficulty.
clitvin

#23 Dec 4, 2015, 11:16 PM Source

Today steam updated my version of RPG maker mv and afterwards this plugin stopped working.

Here is the error:

TypeError: Cannot set property '1' of undefined

at Object.SSG_Heartbreak.scanDifficultyNote (/C:/Users/Cris/SkyDrive/Rpg%20Project/Project1/js/plugins/SSG_DifficultySetting.js:268)

at Object.SSG_Heartbreak.scanData (/C:/Users/Cris/SkyDrive/Rpg%20Project/Project1/js/plugins/SSG_DifficultySetting.js:217)

at Object.SSG_Heartbreak.loadEnemyDifficulty (/C:/Users/Cris/SkyDrive/Rpg%20Project/Project1/js/plugins/SSG_DifficultySetting.js:205)

at Scene_Boot.update (/C:/Users/Cris/SkyDrive/Rpg%20Project/Project1/js/plugins/SSG_DifficultySetting.js:487)

at Function.SceneManager.updateScene (rpg_managers.js:1673)

at Function.SceneManager.updateMain (rpg_managers.js:1641)

at Function.SceneManager.update (rpg_managers.js:1576)rpg_managers.js:1618 SceneManager.catchException

Anyone else having this problem?
Heartbreak61

#24 Dec 9, 2015, 12:25 PM Source

@mojo: sorry, I was busy creating graphics for my project. I'll PM you once I've done with that compatibility.

@clitvin: I don't have any problem with recent updates. And i couldn't reproduce your error even with online project.
clitvin

#25 Dec 9, 2015, 06:17 PM Source

put this in the note tag of one of your enemies to cause the crash...

<steal: i, 1, 0.50, 1, 1>

or this

<test: 1>
Heartbreak61

#26 Dec 10, 2015, 02:12 PM Source

@clitvin
I... am indeed dumbest person in the world. I make stupid syntax flaw.

Line 263

if (_bool = true && !!_line.match(_regex)) {change it to

if (_bool == true && !!_line.match(_regex)) {thanks for detailed report!

@Mojo907

check your PM
clitvin

#27 Dec 10, 2015, 02:28 PM Source

Works like a charm. I'll let you know if I find anything else.
Mojo907

#28 Dec 10, 2015, 09:14 PM Source

Excellent work Heartbreak61, and thanks for the help!
TwilightKnight1

#29 Dec 11, 2015, 09:52 AM Source

Will there be the ability to change actor stats the same way it does for enemies? or does it already do that?^^;;
Radis3D

#30 Dec 11, 2015, 10:18 AM Source

ah, finally..

i can use it.. :3

thank you for fixing the error.. :3
Heartbreak61

#31 Dec 11, 2015, 11:40 AM Source

@twilightknight1: I'm afraid no, for public use. To be honest, I don't like to set it up using json as it's not user friendly for people who don't have knowledge on javascript. adding more option will complicate things more than it's now.

@radis: why didn't you just give me PM about your error earlier -_-"a
Helyx

#32 Dec 12, 2015, 01:56 AM Source

First, thank you for this awesome Plug-in !

Could you please add an option to multiplicate the score of this plugin:https://github.com/Dekita/DMV/tree/master/Online/Highscores

Based on the difficulty ?
SquallStorm

#33 May 4, 2016, 10:08 PM Source

So during a playtest, I get these errors. Probably not intentional, and if it can be fixed, great, if not, I'll work around it.

Spoiler
song-of-the-stars

#34 May 31, 2016, 06:33 AM Source

Whenever I edit the difficulties.json (and under no other circumstances) I get "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token b".
FroggyGames

#35 Jun 10, 2016, 09:41 PM Source

Hello, I'd like to report an error. Whenever I change the difficulty on the settings, it says "TypeError undefined is not a function". Is there any way to fix this?
david.nguyen

#36 May 19, 2017, 11:28 AM Source

The links are dead.
Can someone reupload the plugin?
Thank you.
Prescott

#37 May 21, 2017, 10:20 PM Source

I have v1.01 but nothing later unfortunately. If anyone has 1.03 it would be greatly appreciated.
Keep in mind I have my difficulties.json set to my own difficulties.

The plugin is attached but I had to upload the json to mediafire
kory_toombs

#38 May 24, 2017, 09:50 AM Source

Your dropbox links don't work.
JamesRyan

#39 Jul 19, 2017, 04:37 PM Source

Links are dead. Does anyone have the latest version of this plugin and the Difficulty.json file?
Kazami

#40 Sep 26, 2017, 08:33 PM Source

The version 1.0.3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/r4za7647d4hhp3r/SSG_DifficultySetting.js