Super Skill Nerf XP

[kyonides]

Super Skill Nerf XP

by Kyonides

Introduction

Nerf! Nerf! Nerf your favorite super duper skills!
Yes, even up to the point where your heroes can only use them once per battle!
Just add the Skill ID to the ONLY_ONCE_SKILL_IDS array and that's it!
Or add it to the ONLY_TWICE_SKILL_IDS to cast the skill twice!

Or Cool Them Down!
Just add the Skill ID to the COOLDOWN_SKILL_IDS and how many turns that skill should not be used and that's it!


Example:

Code:

COOLDOWN_SKILL_IDS = { 12 => 2, 20 => 4 }

And just in case you want to clear this skill use limit once per call:

Code:

$game_party.clear_used_skills!

Or if you prefer to clear the cooldowns altogether:

Code:

$game_party.clear_skill_cooldowns!

Version 1.3.x

This release includes the ability to change the color of the skill name & its cost based on how many turns are left.
This feature can be modified by editing the constants found in the SkillColor module.

DOWNLOAD DEMOS NOW!

Terms & Conditions

Free as in beer for non commercial games.

Include my nickname in your game credits.

Thank Opozorilo for making the script request. (Optional aka a Joke)

That's it!

[Ace_V]

Love this simple script! I have a test skill that deals an ungodly amount of damage and I wanted to keep it in the final game but was afraid of it making battles too easy, so I was looking for ways to limit its use (the easiest being to make its MP cost very high.) This script is a much better solution! Makes combat more layered as I can lower the test skill's MP cost so the character can still use other skills if they want, and the use of the test skill becomes more nuanced.

This script does give me another idea:

Would it be possible to add a second function to the script for Hyper Beam-style skills? So the character has to recharge on the next turn and be locked out of any moves (perhaps even with a text on top of the battler sprite saying Aluxes needs to recharge!)

[kyonides]

Script Update!

Starting from version 1.1.0 you can now use or abuse of its brand new feature:   skill cooldowns!

Just add the Skill ID to the COOLDOWN_SKILL_IDS and how many turns that skill should not be used and that's it!

Example:

Code:

COOLDOWN_SKILL_IDS = { 12 => 2, 20 => 4 }

If you want to clear the cooldowns ingame, use this:

Code:

$game_party.clear_skill_cooldowns!

[Ace_V]

Script Update!

Starting from version 1.1.0 you can now use or abuse of its brand new feature:   skill cooldowns!

Just add the Skill ID to the COOLDOWN_SKILL_IDS and how many turns that skill should not be used and that's it!

 Thanks, kyonides!

[kyonides]

Skill Updated Once Again!

In Colored Version 1.2.0 and above you can now change the color of the skill name and its SP cost at will!
At least while it is still cooling down.

Just go to the SkillColor module and edit its CD_COLORS hash.

This is how the module looks like in its default state:

Code:

module SkillColor
  CD_COLORS = {} # Leave this line alone!
  # CD_COLORS[TurnsMin..TurnsMax] = [Red, Green, Blue]
  # Example: CD_COLORS[1..1] = [255, 255, 255] # For a Single Turn
  CD_COLORS[1..2] = [255, 255, 0]
  CD_COLORS[3..4] = [255, 165, 0]
  CD_COLORS[5..8] = [255, 60, 0]
  CD_COLOR_KEYS = CD_COLORS.keys.sort{|a, b| a.min <=> b.min }.reverse
end

[kyonides]

Game Development is ALL About Nerfing!

Well, this time I've come back to update the normal version and its colored counterpart.

 What new feature does it include now?

It now lets  cast a skill twice only!

Just add the Skill ID to the ONLY_TWICE_SKILL_IDS to cast the skill twice!

 Not really what you were expecting, is it?
 Who cares? Somebody else might need that brand new feature at some point.

[kyonides]

Maintenance Update

The previous release could crash when the engine is still opening the skill menu. Thus, I was in need of uploading 2 new demos with the fixes to prevent your game from crashing.

Because pasting both scripts on the main post is a pain you know where, I preferred to just keep the download link to demos here.

[Bennerdeben]

Is it possible to make this work for enemies as well?

[kyonides]

Script Update!

After reading an unexpected feature request, I decided that my script should be updated once again to let your     enemies suffer from the ailing effects of the nerfed skills. Why would anybody hate his or her enemies that much as to implement a skill cooldown system or to limit the number of times a skill can be cast?  Who knows? And who cares?  This is all about nerfing skills after all!

[Ace_V]

Ooh. If this works with skill ratings for enemies, then it'd be pretty game-changing!

You could set a skill to a rating of 10 but give it a 2-turn cooldown, so the enemy will (ideally) keep using a specific skill every third turn! This will provide a new layer of planning in combat, particularly if that nerfed skill is quite powerful and the player has to anticipate with healing / barriers /etc. (One could also make that skill remove barriers for yet another layer of strategy)

Pretty neat. Thanks kyonides, and thanks Bennerdeben for the suggestion!