Tagging entire section of database into one variable?

[Lamsah 2]

Hi.

 

Can someone please tell me how i can put data weapons ID or armors ID or item ID's into one variable like $game_variables[1] = 1 <--- if check in conditional branch then will be using $game_variables[1] == 1 which will be true if that weapon ID 1 is in inventory and so forth for using same variable adding weapon ID tagged as number 2 in variable like $game_variables[1] = 2 <--- weapon ID 2 and if use in conditional branch $game_variables[1] == 2 is true if weapon ID 2 is in inventory. I could easily do this under conditional branch putting weapons, armors, or items ID into condition but that would take alot of work, time, and one heck of a long page event to process persay if its even under one page. So, to make it more efficient and cleaner, is it possible to just link the whole weapons ID or armors ID or Items ID into one variable can be reference off that variable as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 equals to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ID's in the tag section of the database like weapons, armors, or items? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks 

[Galv 1,386]

Tutorial forums are for completed tutorials. I have moved this post to Ruby School for Thought

 

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do here. Do you want to check if an array of weapons/armors are in the inventory?

[Lamsah 2]

Hey Galv!

 

Well, im not really sure what you mean by array but what i was trying to convey is for example im gonna use weapons section in the database as an example and want to put the entire weapons ID from ID 1-as many as possible ID's into one variable and used that same variable as a reference for true or false in conditional branch if those weapons ID called is in inventory. For example:

 

I wanna put the entire database of weapons ID's in the same order from 1-infinity into one variable and be called or reference on that variable by the same ID numbers. For example:

 

$game_variables[1] = 1,2,3,4,5    <---- are weapons ID tags 1-5. So, if i say use $game_variables[1] in the conditional branch then i can reference $game_variables[1] == 1 would either return true/false if i have weapon ID 1 in inventory. Then if i reference $game_variables[1] == 2 next as condition then would return true/false if i have weapon ID #2 in inventory. I can easily do this in conditional branch however, this would take alot of work, time, and one heck of a long page event to process persay if have tons of weapons or armors to reference by. So, to make it more efficient and cleaner, is it possible to just link the whole weapons ID into one variable? Like:

 

$game_variables[1] = 1,2,3,4,5...100

is weapons ID 1,2,3,4,5...100 in the same order with the variable

example:$game_variables[1] == 50  is weapons ID 50 when referencing but would return true or false if weapon ID 50 is in inventory

Edited August 6, 2013 by Lamsah

[Karanum 3]

I don't think it's possible for the build-in variable system to contain anything aside from regular numbers. From what I understand, you're trying to do something like this:

$game_party.has_item?($data_weapons[50])

This script call would return true if weapon #50 is in the player's inventory. The same can be done with $data_armors and $data_items for the other item types.

[Lamsah 2]

I don't think it's possible for the build-in variable system to contain anything aside from regular numbers. From what I understand, you're trying to do something like this:

$game_party.has_item?($data_weapons[50])

This script call would return true if weapon #50 is in the player's inventory. The same can be done with $data_armors and $data_items for the other item types.

I am aware of $game_party.has_item?($data_weapons[50]) referencing specific database items, however, this is not what i am trying to achieve but thanks for your suggestion. I was afraid it wasnt possible, LoL! 

 

Hey, it was good try 

[Tsukihime 1,487]

I don't think it's possible for the build-in variable system to contain anything aside from regular numbers.

You can store anything you want in the variables.

The event editor only supports numeric operations, but you can use script calls to access any other type of object.

Edited August 6, 2013 by Tsukihime

[Galv 1,386]

Is there a reason you need in game variables? You could add this snippet to your scripts:

class Game_Interpreter

  def item?(type,*args)

    case type

    when :weapon; type = $data_weapons

    when :armor; type = $data_armors

    when :item; type = $data_items; end

    [*args].each { |a| return true if $game_party.has_item?(type[a],true) }

    return false

  end

end

Then in a conditional branch 'script' field you can use:

item?(:weapon,3,4,5,6,8,10,14)

Which will return true if you have a weapon of any of those ID's in your inventory. Change :weapon for :item or :armor if you want to check those instead.

[regendo 204]

Couldn't you use

args.each

instead of

[*args].each

?

If haven't used the star in a while, but if I remember correctly, "args" is an array and "*args" extracts the array. "[*args]" would then simply be a more complicated and redundant version of writing "args".

[Galv 1,386]

Thanks regendo, that does work and increases my understanding on it. That's one thing I worked out by trial and error so never really learned exactly how it worked.

[regendo 204]

Well, thanks for confirming that this is how it worked! Wasn't so sure anymore, it could as well have been the other way 'round.

I simply googled it after reading it in some script and wondering what it was.

[Tsukihime 1,487]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3701264/passing-a-hash-to-a-function-args-and-its-meaning

http://pivotallabs.com/ruby-pearls-vol-1-the-splat/

Edited August 7, 2013 by Tsukihime

[Lamsah 2]

Oh niceeee 

 

Thank you all for the help   all will be credited of course 

 

Is there a reason you need in game variables? You could add this snippet to your scripts:

Well, i have this auction house that i made through eventing in game.

 

Heres a quick video i made of my auction house in game. 

 

and what im trying to do next is make a selling phase where i can talk to the bidder NPC and auction a bunch of whatever and you as a player can watch the auction as the bidders bid on your item that was placed on auction. To do this, i would need what i had requested information. Since, yall are very helpful i can now make the selling phase more efficiently and more cleaner in the event process. 

[seita 27]

Funny this should pop up and I start posting here again. You can absolutely put everything into one variable:

 

http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/17574-intermediateadvanced-game-variables/

 

Scroll down to the part about Variables in Variables

[Lamsah 2]

Thanks Seita but i don't see how that tut going to put the entire weapons ID or Armors ID in one variable? I truly understand the concept of the tut and have knowledge of those method which i already am using some of.

 

Although i didn't want this to be scripted just wanted this way to be evented, however, it wasn't possible to achieve what i requested without a script. So with Galv's help and thanks to him he gave me a remedy to my situation!

 

I can now make my auction selling phase much efficient now aside from having 500 lines in one event page to process! What im trying to achieve?

 

A selling phase of my evented auction  

[estriole 326]

nice one lamsah

some suggestion though...

the actor look too short compared to other auctioner. .

[Lamsah 2]

the actor look too short compared to other auctioner. 

LoL, no his supposed to be short. His a kid thats only 15 years old >_>  

 

How tall do you want him to get? LoL!

 

But thanks for the suggestion ESTY my hero