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Reedo's Simple Side Battle System Ace Edition (RSSBSACE) Version 1.7b September 30, 2013 By Reedo References None. This is an original script by Reedo. Description This script is a recreation of the original RSSBS created for VX back at the end of 2009. The script has been completely reworked for ACE. RSSBSACE offers a simple, plug-and-play, side-view-battle-system with no additional resource requirements. This script is only a visual modification to the battle system and does not add any game-play mechanics. RSSBSACE is designed for a high-degree of compatibility with other scripts. Features This simple SBS provides a classic "FF"-style side-battle experience. This script will: Draw the party on the right side of the screen, facing left, using the actor graphic specified in the database and in a formation fitting the Ace battle background layout. Place a shadow on the ground beneath living actors. Show the actor's stepping animation on their turn and when acting, if able to take actions. Make the actor step toward the enemy when taking an action other than guarding. Show animations for all actor actions as defined in the database for the particular action being performed. Show animations for all enemy actions as defined in the database, or a default animation if none is defined (e.g. normal attack) Flash the actor red when they successfully receive a hostile action. Show dead actors as faded, whitened, and rotated to lay on their back. Make living actors perform a "victory dance" when the battle ends (they jump and spin). Optionally "mirror" enemy images to make them face to the right. Version 1.2 Make actors step back when guarding. Make actors start facing backward and jump when surprised. Make actors start facing down and flashing white on preemptive strike Version 1.6 Show weapon or skill icon as moving (swinging, punching, or pulsing) graphic during actions. (by popular demand!) Now compatible with "battle test" from within the database. Version 1.7 Additional options for weapon motion by weapon type. Ensures all animations play on RSSBSACE on-screen actors. As an additional feature, the script will force the game to attempt to load a tile-based battle background for any map type, not just maps using the field tile set. Some of the floor tiles in the other tile sets will work to generate a battle background, so this allows you to use tile-based backgrounds in more of your maps. Options There are a few options at the top of the script which can be modified to change the positioning and movement of the actors, specify the mirrored enemies, and disable the forced tile-based battle backgrounds. In most cases there will be no need to modify any of these options, other than the list of enemies to mirror. This option looks like: FLIP_ENEMY = [ 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27 ] And each number is simply the ID of the enemy to flip. This is the number preceding the enemy name in the Enemies tab of the database. Screen Shots (battle begins) (player attacks) (player is hit) (victory dance) Known Bugs None at this time. Please report any found. Requirements None. This is a stand-alone script. Installation Plug-and-Play Just insert a new script directly under Materials, name it RSSBSACE, and paste in the script code. For compatibility purposes it is typically best to insert RSSBSACE above all other scripts*. * If using Yanfly YEA Battle Engine, this script must be installed below the Yanfly script. Configuration The only configuration necessary will be to arrange the troops such that the enemies are on the left-hand side of the screen. Go into the Troops tab of the database, select each troop used in your game and drag the enemy images to arrange them to your liking on the left side of the screen. All other configuration is optional via the "User Options" section at the top of the script. Compatibility Should be compatible with most other scripts. Obviously any other script which also modifies the battle scene may not be compatible, but this should mostly relate to visuals such as the placement of animations. Any battle-addon which affect mechanics and not visuals should be compatible. The original RSSBS for VX was highly compatible with other scripts. This version follows a similar design pattern so I expect it to also be highly compatible with other scripts. A Note About YanFly Scripts I have not yet tried any of Miss YanFly's scripts for Ace, but I expect there may be some contention between our two scripts. Although I suppose it is equally likely that her script will simply overwrite mine and everything will occur with her settings while my actors appear on screen. We had a good deal of success between our scripts in the past so if this one turns out to have any issues I will do my best to set some time aside to correct my script and ensure as much compatibility with Miss YanFly's as possible. Update This script is now confirmed compatible with the Yanfly YEA Battle Engine. Script Here is the complete RSSBSACE script: Summary With this script you can quickly and easily show your party on screen during battle with animations and effects and no special configuration beyond rearranging the enemy layout in your troops. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

THE TANKENTAI FOR ACE GUIDE/ERROR COLLECTION TANKENTAI FOR VX ACE created by: Enu CURRENT VERSION: 100 COMMERCIAL USE: Available (click here for proof!) Click here to download this script from Enu's Site! ****This page has been UPDATED as of January 18th, 2013**** (I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR Enu's Tankentai SBS for RMVXA and NEITHER DO I TAKE CREDIT FOR ANY OF THE USER'S GUIDES OR WORK THAT I LINK TO OR PRESENT IN THIS POST EXCEPT FOR, OF COURSE, MY OWN.) Hello there curious developer! You have just stumbled upon the Tankentai for Ace Guide/Error Collection! What does that mean? That means that this page will be updated to contain links to everything related to Tankentai for Ace errors and frequently asked questions, its customization capabilities, add ons, and more! Everyone give a big thank you to those crazy developers who spend the time to find the solutions to these tricky situations. This post is really a community creation, so make sure to stay active. Have an error to report? Post it here! Found a way to do something cool with the script? Post that here also! Just make sure you take a look through everything that exists already so that you know your info is new and relevant. I'll handle the rest with adding your info into the database. So what are you waiting for? Get to developing! Your friendly neighborhood, Passive Lion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Still need to install Tankentai into your VX ACE project? Don't worry! There is a lovely guide complete with a video tutorial in the link just below! How to Install Tankentai for VX ACE (Fully Functioning English Version, not translated): Tutorial Creator: The Passive Lion Just click on a link below and be re-directed to the exact post containing the information! Pretty neat huh? (Thanks to Mr. Bubble for showing me how to do this) All credits to Tut Creators in the spoilers. Tankentai ADD-ONS and WORKAROUNDS: How to Add Guns to Tankentai for Ace While Still Keeping Melee Weapons! How to Add Skills to Tankentai for Ace! (Scroll to the bottom of the post!) How to Add Transformations and Combos! How to Equip Weapons to Charsets! How to Add Holder's Battlers (or any battlers for that matter) into Tankentai! How to Add Animated Battlers! Yanfly Compatibility Patch Add-Ons How to Customize and Edit Cut-In Graphics! How to Put a Basic ATB System into Ver. 100 How to Extend the Battlebacks to see more of the Sky (Keep Scrolling Down to See ALL PARTS of Tutorial!) Tankentai FAQ and Common Errors: So I made a custom skill that makes the actor go towards the enemy and play a certain animation. The animation works but the damage won't appear. How do I fix this? Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct Quotation: Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why does my animated enemy charset flip position or turn his back on my party when he has reached critical hp? Is there a fix for this? There are currently two methods for solving this error: Method 1 Method 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is it possible for me to add weapons to my animated battlers in Tankentai? Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to fix the "Script 'Battle_Camera' line 300: NoMethodError occurred. undefined method '*' for nil:NilClass" error: This error will most likely occur if you are using Ver. 099 of Tankentai as the Battle Camera script remains separated in that one. At any rate, to fix this error, simply Specify your Battleback. To do this, right click on the map containing the battle and select MAP PROPERTIES, then check the box that says SPECIFY BATTLEBACK and then set it to your desired battleback. Do this for every map that contains a battle. If you are using Ver. 100, the error may look like this: Script Sideview line 3452: NoMethodError occured undefined method * for nil:Nilclass: If this is the case, don't worry, the fix is still the same! So get to specifying those Battlebacks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to fix the "Script 'Sideview' line 1517: NoMethodError occured undefined method 'frame_max' for nil:NilClass" error: This error occurs when you have not properly copied and pasted the animations.rvdata2 file from Tankentai's Data folder into YOUR PROJECT's Data folder. If you are using Ver. 100 of Tankentai for Ace, this method will not work. Instead, you need to use Ver. 099's animations.rvdata2 file. Here is a link to where you can download only this file for use in solving this error: Click Here to Download the Ver. 099 animations.rvdata2 File! But I COPIED and REPLACED the file in my own project and I still receive this error every time someone uses magic or a skill! What do I do? Don't give up! There is still hope! You can try VenomTDA's method of solving this error. Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is Tankentai for Ace available for commercial use? The answer is currently unknown. No one knows for 100% sure but recent evidence suggests that Tankentai may be in fact available for commercial use. Want to learn more about this "recent evidence?" Check it out and join the discussion by clicking on the link below! [RMVXA] Tankentai Commercial Use Status (Have our questions been answered!?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just added a new weapon type into the database and I wanted that specific weapon type to have the same animation as sword weapons. When I make my character with the new weapon type attack, it doesn't move at all. Is there a way to fix this? Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What happened to my battle transitions? Why does it just cut to a battle instead of fading and such? There are two solutions to this: A) Eliminate the last script out of the Tankentai for Ace line-up (only recommended if you are using Ver. 099) or Remove this section from the テストプレイ高速化 script or the last script of the Tankentai Engine: #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # ◠戦闘å‰ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ³ã‚¸ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³å®Ÿè¡Œ #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- def perform_battle_transition Graphics.transition(2, "Graphics/System/BattleStart", 100) Graphics.freeze end Once it is removed, your battle transitions should be back to normal. Credit to: Miltix for this fix. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I create new skills, it plays the wrong animation. Is there a solution? Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is the number 001 Monster (Slime) playing the wrong animation? Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My weapons don't match with my sprites! Their animations are below my actors hands! How do I fix this? (i.e. How do I adjust the position/orientation of weapons) Click Here for the Answer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When ever the actor attacks, the HP automatically shifts down but then returns and stays the same. How do I fix this? Click Here for the Answer! *Think something should be added to one of these lists? Contact The Passive Lion and let him know!*