Resource Carmaniac's Speech Bubble Script for v18 (Plug-and-Play) v1.0

Nomi · Oct 8, 2020

Avery submitted a new resource:

Carmaniac's Speech Bubble Script for v18 - Blah blah blah

Since I noticed Carmaniac's Speech Bubbles script wasn't compatible with v18, I've decided to update it!

Instructions:
1) Download the files and place the images in the corresponding folders of Essentials, while ignoring the PokemonMessages text file.

2) In the Settings script section, add a new line add with $Bubble = 0

3) Next, in the SpriteWindow script, on line 13, under DARKTEXTSHADOW, add this:
BUBBLETEXTBASE = Color.new(22,22,22)...

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Nomi · Oct 9, 2020

Avery updated Carmaniac's Speech Bubble Script for v18 with a new update entry:

Fixed error with Bubble type 1

As title implies, I fixed the error with Bubble type 1, which was because I forgot a single line, lol.

Read the rest of this update entry...

Nomi · Oct 10, 2020

Found a problem where it corrupts save files and fails whenever you try to save. Trying to get it fixed asap!

Nomi · Oct 12, 2020

Avery updated Carmaniac's Speech Bubble Script for v18 (Plug-and-Play) with a new update entry:

Plug-n-play

The script is now Plug-and-Play, thanks to @boonzeet and now has Plugin Manager compatibility!

Read the rest of this update entry...

dreamaurua · Oct 13, 2020

2) In the Settings script section, add a new line add with $Bubble = 0

Im sorry i am such a rookie. but I cannot find where to put this change anywhere.

भाग्य ज्योति · Oct 13, 2020

dreamaurua said:
2) In the Settings script section, add a new line add with $Bubble = 0

Im sorry i am such a rookie. but I cannot find where to put this change anywhere.

Settings is the topmost script in your script section.

Riddle · Oct 13, 2020

Syntax error is raised during compilation for Line 15 on default V18:
:credits => "Carmaniac","Avery","Boonzeet",

I just replaced it with "Carmaniac and Avery and Boonzeet" and it's fine from there.

Marin · Oct 13, 2020

Correct syntax for crediting multiple people is ["Person 1", "Person 2", "Person 3"]

thedizzygamer · Nov 10, 2020

I don't see

3) Next, in the SpriteWindow script, on line 13, under DARKTEXTSHADOW, add this:

BUBBLETEXTBASE = Color.new(22,22,22)...

Where do I put this?

salar.kaplan · Jan 11, 2021

Hi! new here :) Type 2 works fine but type 1 doesn't center above the event.. is it supposed to be like that or have I missed something?

SakuraLilly · Feb 2, 2021

Is there a way to have the speech bubbles point to the player? The only way I've found is to have an event on the same spot that moves with the player.

st3rmy04 · Jun 7, 2021

Doesn't work in Essentials v19.1

ThatWelshOne_ · Jun 7, 2021

st3rmy04 said:
Doesn't work in Essentials v19.1

If you share your error message, someone might be able to help you get it working in v19.1.

st3rmy04 · Jun 7, 2021

With any error text ...

This is the error with plain text:

=================

[2021-06-07 10:34:36 +0200]
[Pokémon Essentials version 19.1]
[EBDX v1.1.6]

Exception: NameError
Message: uninitialized constant MessageConfig :: WindowOpacity

Backtrace:
378: Carmaniac's Speech Bubbles: 173: in `pbCreateMessageWindow '
089: Messages: 809: in `pbMessage '
034: Interpreter_Commands: 204: in `command_101 '
034: Interpreter_Commands: 21: in `execute_command '
033: Interpreter: 127: in `block in update '
033: Interpreter: 87: in `loop '
033: Interpreter: 87: in `update '
032: Scene_Map: 157: in `block in update '
032: Scene_Map: 155: in `loop '
032: Scene_Map: 155: in `update '

And this is instead the error it encounters when running the pbCallBub script:

=================

[2021-06-07 10:36:55 +0200]
[Pokémon Essentials version 19.1]
[EBDX v1.1.6]

Exception: NameError
Message: uninitialized constant BitmapCache

Backtrace:
378: Carmaniac's Speech Bubbles: 128: in `pbCreateMessageWindow '
089: Messages: 809: in `pbMessage '
034: Interpreter_Commands: 204: in `command_101 '
034: Interpreter_Commands: 21: in `execute_command '
033: Interpreter: 127: in `block in update '
033: Interpreter: 87: in `loop '
033: Interpreter: 87: in `update '
032: Scene_Map: 157: in `block in update '
032: Scene_Map: 155: in `loop '
032: Scene_Map: 155: in `update '

Can you help me?

ThatWelshOne_ · Jun 7, 2021

Here's a quick edit to get it work in v19.1 (no need to credit me). Note: this won't work in base v19 because of a name change for one of the MessageConfig constants, but all you'd need to do is replace WINDOW_OPACITY with WindowOpacity in the script.
It should be easy to make use of the new Plugins folder for this as well.

Ruby:

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Carmaniac's Speech Bubbles for v18
# Updated by Avery
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# To use, call pbCallBub(type, eventID)
#
# Where type is either 1 or 2:
# 1 - floating bubble
# 2 - speech bubble with arrow
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Class modifiers
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class PokemonTemp
  attr_accessor :speechbubble_bubble
  attr_accessor :speechbubble_vp
  attr_accessor :speechbubble_arrow
  attr_accessor :speechbubble_outofrange
  attr_accessor :speechbubble_talking
end

module MessageConfig
  BUBBLETEXTBASE = Color.new(22,22,22)
  BUBBLETEXTSHADOW = Color.new(166,160,151)
end

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Function modifiers
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class Window_AdvancedTextPokemon
  def text=(value)
    if value != nil && value != "" && $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble && $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble > 0
      if $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble == 1
        $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble = 0
        resizeToFit2(value,400,100)
        @x = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x
        @y = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_y - (32 + @height)
            
        if @y>(Graphics.height-@height-2)
          @y = (Graphics.height-@height)
        elsif @y<2
          @y=2
        end
        if @x>(Graphics.width-@width-2)
          @x = ($game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x-@width)
        elsif @x<2
          @x=2
        end
      else
        $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble = 0
      end
    end
    setText(value)
  end
end 

def pbRepositionMessageWindow(msgwindow, linecount=2)
  msgwindow.height=32*linecount+msgwindow.borderY
  msgwindow.y=(Graphics.height)-(msgwindow.height)
  if $game_temp && $game_temp.in_battle && !$scene.respond_to?("update_basic")
    msgwindow.y=0
  elsif $game_system && $game_system.respond_to?("message_position")
    case $game_system.message_position
    when 0  # up
      msgwindow.y=0
    when 1  # middle
      msgwindow.y=(Graphics.height/2)-(msgwindow.height/2)
    when 2
      if $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble==1
       msgwindow.setSkin("Graphics/windowskins/frlgtextskin")
       msgwindow.height = 100
       msgwindow.width = 400
     elsif $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble==2
       msgwindow.setSkin("Graphics/windowskins/frlgtextskin")
       msgwindow.height = 102
       msgwindow.width = Graphics.width
       if $game_player.direction==8
         $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp = Viewport.new(0, 0, Graphics.width, 280)
         msgwindow.y = 6
       else
         $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp = Viewport.new(0, 6 + msgwindow.height, Graphics.width, 280)
         msgwindow.y = (Graphics.height - msgwindow.height) - 6
         if $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_outofrange==true
           msgwindow.y = 6
         end
       end
      else
        msgwindow.height = 102
        msgwindow.y = Graphics.height - msgwindow.height - 6
      end
    end
  end
  if $game_system && $game_system.respond_to?("message_frame")
    if $game_system.message_frame != 0
      msgwindow.opacity = 0
    end
  end
  if $game_message
    case $game_message.background
      when 1  # dim
        msgwindow.opacity=0
      when 2  # transparent
        msgwindow.opacity=0
    end
  end
end
 
def pbCreateMessageWindow(viewport=nil,skin=nil)
  arrow = nil
  if $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble==2 && $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking] != nil # Message window set to floating bubble.
    if $game_player.direction==8 # Player facing up, message window top.
      $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp = Viewport.new(0, 104, Graphics.width, 280)
      $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp.z = 999999
      arrow = Sprite.new($PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp)
      arrow.x = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x - Graphics.width
      arrow.y = ($game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_y - Graphics.height) - 136
      arrow.z = 999999
      arrow.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap("Graphics/Pictures/","Arrow4")
      arrow.zoom_x = 2
      arrow.zoom_y = 2
      if arrow.x<-230
        arrow.x = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x
        arrow.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap("Graphics/Pictures/","Arrow3")
      end
    else # Player facing left, down, right, message window bottom.
      $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp = Viewport.new(0, 0, Graphics.width, 280)
      $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp.z = 999999
      arrow = Sprite.new($PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp)
      arrow.x = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x
      arrow.y = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_y
      arrow.z = 999999
      arrow.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap("Graphics/Pictures/","Arrow1")
      if arrow.y>=Graphics.height-120 # Change arrow direction.
        $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_outofrange=true
        $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp.rect.y+=104
        arrow.x = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x - Graphics.width
        arrow.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap("Graphics/Pictures/","Arrow4")
        arrow.y = ($game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_y - Graphics.height) - 136
        if arrow.x<-250
          arrow.x = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x
          arrow.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap("Graphics/Pictures/","Arrow3")
        end
        if arrow.x>=256
          arrow.x-=15# = $game_map.events[$PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking].screen_x-Graphics.width
          arrow.bitmap = RPG::Cache.load_bitmap("Graphics/Pictures/","Arrow3")
        end
      else
        $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_outofrange=false
      end
      arrow.zoom_x = 2
      arrow.zoom_y = 2
    end
  end
  $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_arrow = arrow
  msgwindow=Window_AdvancedTextPokemon.new("")
  if !viewport
    msgwindow.z=99999
  else
    msgwindow.viewport=viewport
  end
  msgwindow.visible=true
  msgwindow.letterbyletter=true
  msgwindow.back_opacity=MessageConfig::WINDOW_OPACITY
  pbBottomLeftLines(msgwindow,2)
  $game_temp.message_window_showing=true if $game_temp
  $game_message.visible=true if $game_message
  skin=MessageConfig.pbGetSpeechFrame() if !skin
  msgwindow.setSkin(skin)
  return msgwindow
end

def pbDisposeMessageWindow(msgwindow)
  $game_temp.message_window_showing=false if $game_temp
  $game_message.visible=false if $game_message
  msgwindow.dispose
  $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_arrow.dispose if $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_arrow
  $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp.dispose if $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_vp
end

def pbCallBub(status=0,value=0)
  $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_talking=get_character(value).id
  $PokemonTemp.speechbubble_bubble=status
end

st3rmy04 · Jun 7, 2021

Thanks You!!!!!!! So Much Bro!

Miralys · Jun 29, 2022

I've never had this issue before in v18, but I recently started a new project in v20 and I've been hit with this error when trying to call for the speech bubble:

============================================

[Pokémon Essentials version 20.1]
[v20 Hotfixes 1.0.5]

Script error in event 7 (coords 4,2), map 2 (Lappet Town)
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `speechbubble_talking=' for nil:NilClass

***Full script:
pbCallBub(2,007)

Backtrace:
380:Speech Bubbles:184:in `pbCallBub'
(eval):1:in `execute_script'
033:Interpreter:143:in `eval'
033:Interpreter:143:in `execute_script'
034:Interpreter_Commands:1112:in `command_355'
034:Interpreter_Commands:116:in `execute_command'
033:Interpreter:133:in `block in update'
033:Interpreter:90:in `loop'
033:Interpreter:90:in `update'
[Following Pokemon EX] Refresh.rb:255:in `update'

============================================

And this error when trying to open the debug menu

============================================

[Pokémon Essentials version 20.1]
[v20 Hotfixes 1.0.5]

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `speechbubble_bubble' for nil:NilClass

Backtrace:
380:Speech Bubbles:113:in `pbCreateMessageWindow'
370:Debug_Menus:85:in `pbDebugMenu'
[Following Pokemon EX] Refresh.rb:117:in `pbDebugMenu'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 005_VoltseonMenu_Entries.rb:188:in `block in selected'
082:MessageConfig:570:in `pbFadeOutIn'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 005_VoltseonMenu_Entries.rb:188:in `selected'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 003_VoltseonMenu_Menu.rb:58:in `update'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 002_VoltseonMenu_Main.rb:219:in `block in update'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 002_VoltseonMenu_Main.rb:215:in `loop'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 002_VoltseonMenu_Main.rb:215:in `update'

============================================

Wondering what I did wrong, and if anyone know how to help. Thank you in advance ^^

ThatWelshOne_ · Jun 30, 2022

Arkenyx said:
I've never had this issue before in v18, but I recently started a new project in v20 and I've been hit with this error when trying to call for the speech bubble:

============================================

[Pokémon Essentials version 20.1]
[v20 Hotfixes 1.0.5]

Script error in event 7 (coords 4,2), map 2 (Lappet Town)
Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `speechbubble_talking=' for nil:NilClass

***Full script:
pbCallBub(2,007)

Backtrace:
380:Speech Bubbles:184:in `pbCallBub'
(eval):1:in `execute_script'
033:Interpreter:143:in `eval'
033:Interpreter:143:in `execute_script'
034:Interpreter_Commands:1112:in `command_355'
034:Interpreter_Commands:116:in `execute_command'
033:Interpreter:133:in `block in update'
033:Interpreter:90:in `loop'
033:Interpreter:90:in `update'
[Following Pokemon EX] Refresh.rb:255:in `update'

============================================

And this error when trying to open the debug menu

============================================

[Pokémon Essentials version 20.1]
[v20 Hotfixes 1.0.5]

Exception: NoMethodError
Message: undefined method `speechbubble_bubble' for nil:NilClass

Backtrace:
380:Speech Bubbles:113:in `pbCreateMessageWindow'
370:Debug_Menus:85:in `pbDebugMenu'
[Following Pokemon EX] Refresh.rb:117:in `pbDebugMenu'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 005_VoltseonMenu_Entries.rb:188:in `block in selected'
082:MessageConfig:570:in `pbFadeOutIn'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 005_VoltseonMenu_Entries.rb:188:in `selected'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 003_VoltseonMenu_Menu.rb:58:in `update'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 002_VoltseonMenu_Main.rb:219:in `block in update'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 002_VoltseonMenu_Main.rb:215:in `loop'
[Voltseon's Pause Menu] 002_VoltseonMenu_Main.rb:215:in `update'

============================================

Wondering what I did wrong, and if anyone know how to help. Thank you in advance ^^

Give this one a go.

https://eeveeexpo.com/resources/954/

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