Edit & Play

[DerVVulfman]

Edit & Play 2.1
by .:Fênix:.

Description

Let you edit and play your game at the same time

Compability

RPG Maker XP and RPG Maker VX

Script

Edit and Play

Code:

#===============================================================================
# * Edit & Play
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   - Version: 2.1
#   - Date   : 14 / 08 / 2011
#   - Author : .:Fênix:.
#   - MSN    : bmotamer@hotmail.com
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   - Description:
#     Let you edit and play your game at the same time
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   - Compability:
#     RPG Maker XP and RPG Maker VX
#===============================================================================

module Edit_and_Play
  # Activate the script? (true / false)
  Activate = true
  # Key which updates the game
  Update_Key = Input::ALT
  # Data files that won't be reloaded
  File_Exclude = []
  # Scripts that won't be reloaded
  Scripts_Exclude = ["Edit & Play", "Main"]
end

$VX ||= defined?(Graphics.wait)

if ((Edit_and_Play::Activate) && !(File.file?("Game.rgss#{$VX ? '2a' : 'ad'}")))

  char     = $VX ? "v" : "x"
  old_file = "Data/BT_Actors.r#{char}data"
  new_file = "Data/BT_Actors2.r#{char}data"

  if ($TEST || $DEBUG)
    File.rename(old_file, new_file) if ($BTEST)
    Thread.new {system("Game.exe")}
    exit
  else
    $TEST = $DEBUG = true
    if (File.file?(new_file))
      File.rename(new_file, old_file)
      $BTEST = true
    end
  end

  unless ($VX)
    class Scene_Battle
     
      alias :edit_and_play_1 :main unless ($@)
     
      def main
        edit_and_play_1
        $scene = Scene_Battle.new if ($BTEST)
      end
     
    end
  end

  class << Input
   
    alias :edit_and_play_2 :update unless ($@)
   
    def update
      if (trigger?(Edit_and_Play::Update_Key))
        for file in (Dir.entries("Data") - [".", "..", *Edit_and_Play::File_Exclude])
          next if (file.include?("Map"))
          basename = File.basename(file, ".*").downcase!
          if (basename == "scripts")
            ($VX ? Cache : RPG::Cache).clear
            for data in load_data("Data/#{file}")
              next if (Edit_and_Play::Scripts_Exclude.include?(data[1]))
              eval(Zlib::Inflate.inflate(data[2]))
            end
            $game_map.setup($game_map.map_id) if ($game_map != nil && $game_map.map_id != 0)
            $scene = $scene.class.new
          else
            eval("$data_#{basename} = load_data('Data/#{file}')")
          end
        end       
      end
      edit_and_play_2
    end
   
  end

end

Instructions

Put the script above Main, with the title: Edit & Play
The rest of the instructions are inside of the code.

Note from poster
Posting permission was granted by Fênix of HBGames.

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[yamina-chan]

Now THAT is what I call an epicaly usefull script!