Non Kombatant VX + ACE

[kyonides]

Non Kombatant VX + ACE

Version 0.2.0

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?

RMVX Script

Code:

# * Non Kombatant VX * #
#   Scripter : Kyonides Arkanthes
#   v0.2.3 - 2024-09-26

# 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 :kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_rand_trgt_actor :random_target_actor
  alias :kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_members :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 : kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_members
  end

  def actor_as_npc(n)
    members[n].is_npc = true
  end

  def npc_as_actor(n)
    members[n].is_npc = false
  end
end

RMVX ACE Script

Code:

# * Non Kombatant ACE * #
#   Scripter : Kyonides Arkanthes
#   v0.2.0 - 2024-09-26

# 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 :kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_members :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 : kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_members
  end

  def battle_members
    kyon_non_kombat_gm_pty_btl_members.reject {|actor| actor.is_npc }
  end

  def actor_as_npc(n)
    members[n].is_npc = true
  end

  def npc_as_actor(n)
    members[n].is_npc = false
  end
end

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Terms & Conditions

Free for use in non commercial games but you gotta own a legal copy of the engine.
Due credit is mandatory.
That's it!

[kyonides]

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

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

Now the script works as intended, guys!

[kyonides]

A New Port Has Arrived!

Now VX ACE users can also enjoy... or hate the possibility of getting a given battler excluded from, well, battles!
It relies upon the same script calls already available for VX so it won't be difficult to implement in your games, guys!