Getting the price value of an item and storing it in a variable! (Got it!)

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

Alright.

Spoiler

 

I don't know how to do this. It seems simple, but I've looked and my level of skill with RGSS is not that great so a lot of the code is incomprehensible to me.

 

But really, all I need is to know how to get the price value of an item, and store that in a variable.

 

Like, the price of a Potion, by default, is 50. But, what if that gets changed? It would be far less of a PITA to have it stored in a variable by an automated check, versus changing the values manually. I looked in the common script calls, and squat-zo. I've asked in two different servers, now I inquire here.

 

 

So, I figured this out, with some contextual aid, but for those of you looking to simplify messages, or however this may be useful to you, here's how to store the price of any item in a variable.

 

Event Command Set Variable

Script

$data_items[00].price

Replace 00 with the item ID (like Potion is ID 1 by default), and when the variable is set, it will be set with the price as defined in the DB (by default a potion's price is 50).

You can also do this with $data_armors and $data_weapons to get the prices of those.

 

One example of this being useful is in messages.

 

"A Potion costs \v[1]\G."

This way, if the DB changes, you don't have to alter potentially hundreds of messages to match the DB change.

 

Yup, that's really all there is to it.

Edited May 14, 2018 by PhoenixSoul
Got the solution figured out

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

@Rikifive

 

Is it possible that this could be stickied as a helpful thread? Just in case someone else is looking for the same information?

[Vis_Mage 84]

This is pretty nifty actually, I could see it working well with creating an auctioneer system, or a shop where the buy-able items are displayed on shelves, as opposed to a menu.

[PhoenixSoul 1,404]

@Vis_Mage Or, in the case of what brought on the search for an answer, a Merchant class that actually buys items from one vendor and resells them to another (or as a Fence that steals items from one place/person/etcetera and sells them to another vendor).

[Rikifive 3,411]

Pinning tips/tuts here would make it harder for users, who look for help on their own things.

 

I think a subsection for these tips would perform better, so I created one and moved your thread there. If anybody thinks it's a bad idea and/or has better ones, please notify me, thanks.