SP Damage help

[Steel Beast 6Beets]

Same here. I just chalk it up to XP being a thing of the past and everyone else moving to both VX and VXACE.

I'm just looking for a basic script that allow me to set skills that damages/absorbs MP from a character/foe. A way to differentiate between MP damage and normal, round-of-the-mill HP damage (i.e different colored damage numbers) would be a nice thing to have as well but not necessary.

Have for example this HP Absorption Script created by RPG Advocate:

Code:

# HP Absorbption Skills
# by RPG Advocate


# Sample code used for an 'absorb' common event:
#
#   absorb = $game_temp.damage_hook * -1
#   $scene.active_battler.damage = absorb
#   $scene.active_battler.damage_pop=true
#   $scene.active_battler.hp -= absorb


#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Temp
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class handles temporary data that is not included with save data.
#  Refer to "$game_temp" for the instance of this class.
#==============================================================================

class Game_Temp
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Public Instance Variables
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  attr_accessor :damage_hook              # damage hook
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Object Initialization
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias has_initialize initialize
  def initialize
    # Original call
    has_initialize
    # Initialize damage hook
    @damage_hook = 0
  end
end



#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Battler
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class deals with battlers. It's used as a superclass for the Game_Actor
#  and Game_Enemy classes.
#==============================================================================

class Game_Battler
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Apply Skill Effects
  #     user  : the one using skills (battler)
  #     skill : skill
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias has_skill_effect skill_effect
  def skill_effect(user, skill, dilute = 1)
    # Original call
    effective = has_skill_effect(user, skill)
    # Set hook to damage
    if self.damage.is_a?(Numeric)
      $game_temp.damage_hook += self.damage
    end
    # End Method
    return effective    
  end
end  
  

  
#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Battle
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This class performs battle screen processing.
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Battle
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Public Instance Variables
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  attr_reader :active_battler
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Frame Update (main phase step 1 : action preparation)
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  alias has_up4s1 update_phase4_step1
  def update_phase4_step1
    # Reset damage hook
    $game_temp.damage_hook = 0
    # Original call
    has_up4s1
  end
end

Something like this would be ideal.