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Non Kombatant VX + ACE

Version 0.3.0

by Kyonides

Introduction

This scriptlet allows you to prevent a certain hero from being present during battles.

This feature can also be disabled at any given time.

There are separate calls for party members and individual heroes. This lets you include or exclude any hero no matter if he has ever joined the party or has recently left it. How convenient that is, don't you agree? Winking

RMVX Script

Code:
# * Non Kombatant VX * #

#   Scripter : Kyonides Arkanthes

#   v0.3.0 - 2024-12-29

# This scriptlet allows you to prevent a certain hero from being present during

# battles. This feature can also be disabled at any given time.

# There are separate calls for party members and individual heroes. This lets

# you include or exclude any hero no matter if he has ever joined the party or

# has recently left it.

# Warning: Game_Party#members method has been aliased.

# * Script Calls * #

# - Set Party Member as NPC - Disabling him during battles

# $game_party.actor_as_npc(Index)

# - Set Party Single Hero as NPC - Disabling him during battles

# $game_actors[ID].is_npc = true

# - Set Party Member as Combatant - Enabling him during battles

# $game_party.npc_as_actor(Index)

# - Set Hero as Combatant - Enabling him during battles

# $game_actors[ID].is_npc = false

class Game_BattleAction

  alias :kyon_non_kombat_gm_bta_dc_rand_tgt :decide_random_target

  alias :kyon_non_kombat_gm_bta_dc_last_tgt :decide_last_target

  def decide_random_target

    kyon_non_kombat_gm_bta_dc_rand_tgt

    clear unless @target_index

  end

  def decide_last_target

    kyon_non_kombat_gm_bta_dc_last_tgt

    clear unless @target_index

  end

end

class Game_Actor

  attr_accessor :is_npc

end

class Game_Party

  alias :members_full :members

  def npcs

    members.select {|actor| actor.is_npc }

  end

  def members_without_npcs

    normal_members = @actors.map {|actor_id| $game_actors[actor_id] }

    normal_members.reject {|actor| actor.is_npc }

  end

  def members

    $game_temp.in_battle ? members_without_npcs : members_full

  end

  def actor_as_npc(n)

    members_full[n].is_npc = true

  end

  def npc_as_actor(n)

    members_full[n].is_npc = false

  end

end

RMVX ACE Script

Code:
# * Non Kombatant ACE * #

#   Scripter : Kyonides Arkanthes

#   v0.3.0 - 2024-12-29

# This scriptlet allows you to prevent a certain hero from being present during

# battles. This feature can also be disabled at any given time.

# There are separate calls for party members and individual heroes. This lets

# you include or exclude any hero no matter if he has ever joined the party or

# has recently left it.

# Warning: Game_Party#members method has been aliased.

# * Script Calls * #

# - Set Party Member as NPC - Disabling him during battles

# $game_party.actor_as_npc(Index)

# - Set Party Single Hero as NPC - Disabling him during battles

# $game_actors[ID].is_npc = true

# - Set Party Member as Combatant - Enabling him during battles

# $game_party.npc_as_actor(Index)

# - Set Hero as Combatant - Enabling him during battles

# $game_actors[ID].is_npc = false

class Game_Actor

  attr_accessor :is_npc

end

class Game_Party

  alias :members_full :members

  alias :kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_btl_members :battle_members

  def npcs

    members.select {|actor| actor.is_npc }

  end

  def members_without_npcs

    normal_members = @actors.map {|actor_id| $game_actors[actor_id] }

    normal_members.reject {|actor| actor.is_npc }

  end

  def members

    @in_battle ? members_without_npcs : members_full

  end

  def battle_members

    kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_btl_members.reject {|actor| actor.is_npc }

  end

  def actor_as_npc(n)

    members_full[n].is_npc = true

  end

  def npc_as_actor(n)

    members_full[n].is_npc = false

  end

end

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Terms & Conditions

Free Beer

for use in non commercial games but you gotta own a legal copy of the engine. Tongue sticking out

Due credit is mandatory.
That's it! Tongue sticking out

Maintenance Update

A real VX fan let me know about some strange issue taking place while loading the demo I've provided. It couldn't find a non existing method. Happy with a sweat

It happens to belong to the XP port so it would obviously be missing in VX. Laughing

Later on I also found 2 other minor bugs that I smashed before reuploading the demo.

Now the script works as intended, guys! Grinning

A New Port Has Arrived!

Now VX ACE users can also enjoy... or hate the possibility of getting a given battler Orson

excluded from, well, battles! Laughing

It relies upon the same script calls already available for VX so it won't be difficult to implement in your games, guys! Grinning

Maintenance Upgrade

As a precaution, I shortened the name of one alias to make it easy to use in 2 of my custom methods. This might ensure that all party members, including reservists, can be turned into NPC's and back to normal actors at will.

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