Side-View Battles

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Side-View Battles
by RPG Advocate
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Introduction
This script is a simple script to implement side-view battles. Modification is required if you want the characters to walk up to the monsters and attack, for instance.

Originally, the first block of code in his script should replace Game_Actor#Screen_X. The second block should replace Game_Actor#Screen_Y. The last block should replace Window_BattleStatus#Update. Now, it has been retooled to be a simple plug-n-play script.

If you want to change the arrangement of the party members on the battle screen, play around with the return values of Game_Actor#Screen_X and Game_Actor#Screen_Y until you find something you like. Please note that the coordinates provided in this script are intended to be used with battler images the size of map sprites. If you keep the full-size battler sprites, this script will make your battles look really stupid.


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Script

Side-View Battles

Code:

# Side View Battles
# by RPG Advocate


#==============================================================================
# ** 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
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get Battle Screen X-Coordinate
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def screen_x
    if self.index != nil
      return self.index * 40 + 360
    else
      return 0
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Get Battle Screen Y-Coordinate
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def screen_y
    return self.index * 20 + 220
  end
end



#==============================================================================
# ** Window_BattleStatus
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  This window displays the status of all party members on the battle screen.
#==============================================================================

class Window_BattleStatus < Window_Base
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Frame Update
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  def update
    super
    if $game_temp.battle_main_phase
      self.contents_opacity = 255
    end
  end
end