I recently discovered the wonder of switch-triggered parallel common events (and created a accessory that adds 1 gold every 24 frames) and I thought I could sidestep the limitation of modern algebra's skill teaching equipment and items script that only allow one skill per equipment piece/item. The script in question:
Code:
#==============================================================================
# Skill Teaching Equipment & Items
# Version 1.0
# Author: modern algebra (rmrk.net)
# Date: January 27, 2008
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Instructions:
# Insert this script just above Main. To configure your database, see the
# Configuration Section at lines 29, 66, and 97 (by default; once you've
# configured some of the data, this will change)
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# ** RPG
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Adds an additional stat, skill_id, to weapons, armors, and items
#==============================================================================
module RPG
#==============================================================================
# ** Item
#==============================================================================
class Item
#
attr_sec_reader :skill_id, 'get_stats (0)'
attr_sec_reader :class_limits, 'get_stats (1)'
attr_sec_reader :actor_limits, 'get_stats (2)'
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Stats
# parameter : 0 => skill ID, 1 => classes, 2 => actors
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def get_stats (parameter)
learn_skill = 0
class_limits, actor_limits = ['all'], ['all']
case @id
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * CONFIGURATION
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# It is very easy to configure the database. All that you need to do
# is write:
#
# when <item ID>
# learn_skill = <skill_id>
# class_limits = [<class IDs that can use>]
# actor_limits = [<actor IDs that can use>]
#
# For every item that you want to teach skills. To discover what the
# ID of an item or a skill is, look at the number directly to the left
# of their names in the Database. For the other 2, fill those in
# if only specific classes or actors can gain the skill. If you do not
# specify, it is assumed that any actor can use the item and gain the
# skill. There are two examples below. Feel free to delete them once
# you understand what you need to do.
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
when 251 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 401 # Slap
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 252 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 402 # Lazer Beam
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 253 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 403 # Photon Blaster
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 254 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 404 # Transfusion
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 255 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 405 # Bag of Tricks
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 256 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 406 # Arc Immunity
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 257
learn_skill = 407
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 258 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 408 # Sacrifice
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 259 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 409 # Inmolation
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 260 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 410 # Body Down
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 261 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 411 # Mind Down
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 262 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 412 # Rotten Herbs
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 263 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 413 # Miserable Company
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 264 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 414 # Doping
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 265 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 415 # Nootropics
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 266 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 416 # Tainted Cure
class_limits = [11, 13, 15, 16,]
when 267 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 417 # Narcotic Healing
class_limits = [11, 13, 15, 16,]
when 268 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 418 # Toxic Strike
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 269 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 419 # Unseen Strike
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 270 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 420 # Speechless Strike
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
when 271 # Skill Scroll
learn_skill = 421 # Entrust
class_limits = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * END CONFIGURATION
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
end
return [learn_skill, class_limits, actor_limits][parameter]
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Weapon
#==============================================================================
class Weapon
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Skill ID
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def skill_id
learn_skill = 0
case @id
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * CONFIGURATION
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#
# when <weapon ID>
# learn_skill = <skill_id>
#
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
when 453 # Handgun
learn_skill = 482 # Drive-By Shot
when 477 # Morning Star
learn_skill = 444 # Wallop
when 478 # Shotel
learn_skill = 446 # Spin Cut
when 479 # Machete
learn_skill = 443 # Dire Slice
when 997 # Sword of Donduria
learn_skill = 590 # Art: Donduria Slash
when 998 # Rod of Acon
learn_skill = 591 # Art: Acon Burst
when 999 # Hero Sword
learn_skill = 899 # End of Times
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * END CONFIGURATION
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
end
return learn_skill
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Armor
#==============================================================================
class Armor
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * Skill ID
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
def skill_id
learn_skill = 0
case @id
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * CONFIGURATION
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#
# when <armor ID>
# learn_skill = <skill_id>
#
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
when 263 # Stone Mask
learn_skill = 305 # Blood Fest
when 270 # Mighty Might
learn_skill = 398 # Focus
when 271 # Magical Magic
learn_skill = 399 # Concentrate
when 372 # Blood Tear
learn_skill = 481 # Bloody Mess
when 264 # Amber Crystal
learn_skill = 306 # Aura Drain
when 380 # Frost Stud
learn_skill = 486 # Cold Air
when 382 # Stellar Circle
learn_skill = 447 # Resistance Drive
when 383 # Silver tiara
learn_skill = 448 # Nimble Drive
when 384 # Mercury's Bandana
learn_skill = 449 # Swift Drive
when 471 # Marilith Mask
learn_skill = 390 # Marilith Power
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# * END CONFIGURATION
#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
end
return learn_skill
end
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Actor
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This class handles the actor. It's used within the Game_Actors class
# ($game_actors) and refers to the Game_Party class ($game_party).
#==============================================================================
class Game_Actor < Game_Battler
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Change Equipment
# equip_type : type of equipment
# id : weapon or armor ID (If 0, remove equipment)
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
alias ma_skill_teaching_items_change_equipment equip
def equip (equip_type, id)
# Forget the skill from what was previously equipped
skill_id = 0
case equip_type
when 0; skill_id = $data_weapons[@weapon_id].skill_id if @weapon_id != 0
when 1; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor1_id].skill_id if @armor1_id != 0
when 2; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor2_id].skill_id if @armor2_id != 0
when 3; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor3_id].skill_id if @armor3_id != 0
when 4; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor4_id].skill_id if @armor4_id != 0
end
forget_skill (skill_id) if @unnatural_skills.include? (skill_id)
@unnatural_skills.delete (skill_id)
# Run original method
ma_skill_teaching_items_change_equipment (equip_type, id)
skill_id = 0
case equip_type
when 0; skill_id = $data_weapons[@weapon_id].skill_id if @weapon_id != 0
when 1; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor1_id].skill_id if @armor1_id != 0
when 2; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor2_id].skill_id if @armor2_id != 0
when 3; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor3_id].skill_id if @armor3_id != 0
when 4; skill_id = $data_armors[@armor4_id].skill_id if @armor4_id != 0
end
# Learn the skill from the weapon just equipped
unless @skills.include? (skill_id) || skill_id == 0
@unnatural_skills.push (skill_id)
learn_skill (skill_id)
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Setup
# actor_id : actor ID
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
alias ma_skill_teaching_items_actor_setup setup
def setup(actor_id)
@unnatural_skills = []
# Run original method
ma_skill_teaching_items_actor_setup (actor_id)
# If there is a skill attached to weapon, learn it
unless @weapon_id == 0
skill_id = $data_weapons[@weapon_id].skill_id
unless skill_id == 0 || @skills.include? (skill_id)
@unnatural_skills.push (skill_id)
learn_skill (skill_id)
end
end
# If there are skills attached to the armors, learn them
armor = [@armor1_id, @armor2_id, @armor3_id, @armor4_id]
for armor_id in armor
next if armor_id == 0
skill_id = $data_armors[armor_id].skill_id
next if skill_id == 0 || @skills.include? (skill_id)
@unnatural_skills.push (skill_id)
learn_skill (skill_id)
end
end
end
#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Actor
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This class handles the actor. It's used within the Game_Actors class
# ($game_actors) and refers to the Game_Party class ($game_party).
#==============================================================================
class Game_Actor < Game_Battler
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Application of Item Effects
# item : item
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def item_effect (item)
# Run original method
effective = super (item)
# If the item is a skill teacher, and if the actor does not already possess
# the skill, and if his class and he are not restricted from using this
# item to gain the skill
if item.skill_id != 0 && (!@skills.include? (item.skill_id) || @unnatural_skills.include? (item.skill_id)) &&
(item.class_limits.include? ('all') || item.class_limits.include? (@class_id)) &&
(item.actor_limits.include? ('all') || item.actor_limits.include? (@actor_id))
@unnatural_skills.delete (item.skill_id)
learn_skill (item.skill_id)
effective |= true
end
return effective
end
end
So I created this simple common event and set it to run as soon as the game start:
And it works. Well, aside for what I stated early about changes only showing up after a battle. Or just simply changing screens as I just discovered.
![[Image: DB-States.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/k5G3SQCb/DB-States.png)
![[Image: Queen-And-Princess.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/gG95yVL3/Queen-And-Princess.png)
![[Image: Queen-And-Princess-dawnbringer-palette-analysis.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/VNw9rsKV/Queen-And-Princess-dawnbringer-palette-analysis.png)
