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Notetag for skills

A topic by Zykles created 55 days ago Views: 166 Replies: 8

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Zykles55 days ago

i've been trying to use the note tags on a skill to add a buff which increases my cparams "rd" and "ra" by 15 for 1 turn in a battle.

I've tried all sorts of combinations and syntaxes for these notetags, but they're really unclear how to use. I tried GrowC and it permanently increased the params rather than 1 turn, and the AddCBuff has nowhere to put a value. I also tried both but it did the same thing as just using GrowC. Is there something i'm missing?

from the doccument:

Note Tag for Items and Skills

You can use the following note tags on the item and skill note fields to add effects to the new parameters:

<AddCBuff: paramId/shortName:turns >

<RemoveCBuff: paramId/shortName >

<AddCDebuff: paramId/shortName:turns >

<RemoveCDebuff: paramId/shortName >

<GrowC:paramId/shortName:value >

If you want to add more than one parameter, separate each one with a comma ",".

Hakuen StudioDeveloper55 days ago

Hi there!

If you want to add a buff to a custom parameter, this notetag is the way to go:

<AddCDebuff: paramId/shortName:turns >

Examples:

<AddCDebuff: ra:1;rd:1 >

You can't raise a parameter value by a flat amount using the buff. I'm not in home right now to check, but if I remember well, the custom parameter buffs works just as the regular parameters buff on the editor: You choose a parameter and the number of turns the buff will be valid. I guess there is a hardcoded percent value that is the equivalent to the buff on the rog maker default codes.

In any case, can you copy and paste what you did or show a screenshot of what you did on the notefields?

When I get home I will take a better look into this.

Zykles54 days ago (1 edit)

my notefields' code was exactly what the document / your message said and it does make sense that there's a hardcoded value, just doesn't work for what i'm trying to use it for. It seemed to put some kind of undefined state on my actors that didn't actually change the values at all regardless of what i put in the notetag. Is there any way to do a quick update to the plugin or modify the code slightly to modify cparams by a set value, either in skills or states?

Hakuen StudioDeveloper54 days ago

It seems that the buff is indeed a harcoded value:

When I ask to see a screenshot or a copy-pasted value that you use, is just because sometimes things can get messy on tiny details: lowercase problems, spacing where it should not have or a typo, a letter in place of another. But if you are sure that you made it right, then let's skip this. Also that would not work for you anyway.

Is there any way to do a quick update to the plugin or modify the code slightly to modify cparams by a set value, either in skills or states?

- You can do that with cparams, or any other parameter using this plugin:

Hakuen Studio Dynamic Parameters for RPG Maker MZ by Hakuen Studio

Youi can use the states note field to dynamically change the parameter of a battler.

Zykles51 days ago

This sort of solves my problem. The roundabout way that plugin adds notetags works but is a bit overcomplicated for my needs. Still does the job though.

Unfortunately, i'm getting errors when using Dynamic Parameters alongside visustella's menu. Not sure if it's something i've done or if it's incompatible with the visustella core menu. I have it set up so I have visustella custom parameters who's values are set to x value plus the cparamater

ex, i have a parameter called Physical Attack, the value of which is the actor's Attack + cparam "pa", so it displays in the visustella status menu.

I have a very simple use of the dynamics plugin but still getting this error. Any insight?

My Cparams:My dynamic template

(all are set to default except the following state applies fine using my skill, but upon going to the status menu where Physical attack is displayed, i get this error

Any insight or possibility of a simper notetag system, ideally not using a second plugin? Just want to modify cparams by a set value on notetags. Also totally possible i'm being a dunce and just using the dynamic plugin wrong, but regardless, i really appreciate any time you could spare me. Thanks!

Hakuen StudioDeveloper51 days ago

Hi there!

Unfortunatelly, you can't use another parameter as a base for other parameter. Meaning you can't: `this.cparam(1) + 5`, it will trigger this maximum call stack size error.

This error means that javascript entered in a loop when calling functions. On this case, when you call "this.cparam(1)", that function is already calling the dynamic parameter function. So it enters on a loop. So I don't think visustella is the problem.

I wanted to try to find an alternative for that for a long time. But unfortunatelly, you can't use a parameter as base for another, for now.

Any insight or possibility of a simper notetag system, ideally not using a second plugin? Just want to modify cparams by a set value on notetags

- For both custom parameter and dynamic parameter, I will add a simple note tag system so you don't need to use the plugin parameters for that when you want to just change some parameter values.

- For the custom parameter, I want to keep it working as the same as the default parameters, but using custom parameters. So it does not get out of the scope. So on the states, I will add a way for you to also use something like this(that honestly, I don't know why I didn't added it since the beggining):

But if you want to add a flat value or a dynamic one, you will still need the dynamics plugin.

I can't say to you when I will do this. But I will someday, just put it on my to do list.

Zykles50 days ago(+1)

Hey, super appreciate the reply. I'll do some kind of JavaScript workaround in the meantime and get the dynamics stuff to work. I'll figure it out.

I await your updates, but I'll probably find some solution before then, albeit with way too much unnecessary code involved haha. Thanks for all the help and good luck with your projects.

Hakuen StudioDeveloper50 days ago

Thanks for understanding!

i'm sure you will find a way, if not, I will let you know here when I released the updates!

Hakuen StudioDeveloper7 days ago

I manage to solve this issue on the last update of the Dynamic Parameters plugin. Now you can use a parameter as a base value for another parameter. You also don't need to use the whole template anymore(you still can if you want), you have a simple way to do things now with a note tag:

<DynParam atk> 
return this.rawCParam(1) + 5 
</DynParam>

On this example, the Atk value will equal to the value of the Custom Parameter ID 1 + 5. For that to work, you need to use some different script calls, to get the other parameter value, without the dynamic values added to it:

Custom Parameter raw methods

When EliMZ_CustomParameters is installed, Custom Parameters also have raw methods:

rawCParamBase(nameOrId) → returns only the regular custom parameter base value.

rawCParamPlus(nameOrId) → returns the regular custom parameter plus value without Dynamic Parameters additions.

rawCParam(nameOrId) → returns the final regular custom parameter value without Dynamic Parameters additions.

- this.rawCParamBase("crm")

- this.rawCParamBase(1)

- this.rawCParamPlus("crm")

- this.rawCParamPlus(1)

- this.rawCParam("crm")

- this.rawCParam(1)

There are equivalent methods for all type of parameters. You still need to be aware of the maximum call stack size error on cases like this, even sing the raw methods:

Circular Dependencies

This is a crash that can happen if for example you do that for ATK:

return this.rawParam("def") + this.rawParam("mhp")

And do that for DEF:

return this.rawParam("atk") + this.rawParam("mhp")

This will likely cause a maximum stack size error. You can make a parameter value be based on another one(ATK based on DEF). But then, you cannot also make DEF based on ATK. They will reference each other and end up in a loop.

Try to also avoid using the default maker formulas for that. Stick with the raw script call formulas if you want a parameter based on another.

But for now, you could do what you wanted to do before and didn't manage. Just make sure to check the new help file from the Dynamic Parameter plugin explaining everything.

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Hakuen Studio Custom Parameters for RPG Maker MZ

Notetag for skills