Resource Essentials Deluxe [v20.1] [DEPRECATED] v1.2.8

[Neeka]

Yeah the whole point is that you wanna drag and drop so that all the folders included in the plugin just merge with the existing project folders. So Audio merges with Audio, Graphics with Graphics, etc, etc.

Thanks

 

[RegalSword]

I want to replicate the Volo fight so I tried using the fainted_foe trigger but since at that point the Pokemon has already fainted none of the commands (form change, restore hp) are applied. Is there some other trigger I should be using or is it just not possible to replicate that battle at this point in time?

 

[Lucidious89]

I want to replicate the Volo fight so I tried using the fainted_foe trigger but since at that point the Pokemon has already fainted none of the commands (form change, restore hp) are applied. Is there some other trigger I should be using or is it just not possible to replicate that battle at this point in time?

I dont know what the Volo fight entails, but im sure there's an easier way to do whatever it is youre trying to do.

Once a Pokemon has fainted, its fainted. There's no modifying or altering it, it's no longer considered an active Pokemon.

 

[DerxwnaKapsyla]

During the Volo fight, when you KO Giratina it will revive at maximum health and shift into Origin Form.

I want to replicate the Volo fight so I tried using the fainted_foe trigger but since at that point the Pokemon has already fainted none of the commands (form change, restore hp) are applied. Is there some other trigger I should be using or is it just not possible to replicate that battle at this point in time?

The way I'd do it is to just constantly keep Endure status on it, then when it hits 1 HP just restore its HP to max and change its form. I've done a similar mechanic for another boss fight. You'll need to hard program in a way to check if HP is at 1, but that isn't too hard. If you REALLY wanted that 100% genuine, authentic accuracy, you'd need to hijack the code for pbFaint and twist it to fit your needs, but that is considerably more difficult and honestly not worth the time in my opinion.

I'd also like to take this moment to point out that there is a small... quirk (I don't use bug because it's a very narrow issue that only happens under debug-only conditions). When you use the debug command to fill the box with every Pokemon, and check the Pokedex, if you have the "Display Shinies in Pokedex" setting toggled, all the sprites shown for Pokemon you didn't encounter normally (ie, stuff added by filling the box) will be the shiny sprite.

 

[Lucidious89]

During the Volo fight, when you KO Giratina it will revive at maximum health and shift into Origin Form.

The way I'd do it is to just constantly keep Endure status on it, then when it hits 1 HP just restore its HP to max and change its form. I've done a similar mechanic for another boss fight. You'll need to hard program in a way to check if HP is at 1, but that isn't too hard. If you REALLY wanted that 100% genuine, authentic accuracy, you'd need to hijack the code for pbFaint and twist it to fit your needs, but that is considerably more difficult and honestly not worth the time in my opinion.

I'd also like to take this moment to point out that there is a small... quirk (I don't use bug because it's a very narrow issue that only happens under debug-only conditions). When you use the debug command to fill the box with every Pokemon, and check the Pokedex, if you have the "Display Shinies in Pokedex" setting toggled, all the sprites shown for Pokemon you didn't encounter normally (ie, stuff added by filling the box) will be the shiny sprite.

Yeah, im aware of the shiny thing. Its more of a product of how the Debug tool is coded, which isnt expecting shiny forms to be visible. I just keep this feature turned off when debugging.

And yeah, the Endure method is how I would handle it. Id probably just make the form change trigger at low HP, with the Endure effect active as a failsafe to prevent fainting.

 

[RegalSword]

And yeah, the Endure method is how I would handle it. Id probably just make the form change trigger at low HP, with the Endure effect active as a failsafe to prevent fainting.

How would I remove the Endure effect after the Pokemon transforms? It stays active since I'm using _repeat.

 

[Lucidious89]

How would I remove the Endure effect after the Pokemon transforms? It stays active since I'm using _repeat.

Use the :ignore function to stop the effects of a trigger from repeating after another specified trigger has activated.

 

[RegalSword]

Use the :ignore function to stop the effects of a trigger from repeating after another specified trigger has activated.

Could I get an example of how to format the :ignore command?

 

[Lucidious89]

Could I get an example of how to format the :ignore command?

:ignore => "defenderHPLow_foe"

You just input whatever trigger it is that you want, and whenever that trigger activates, everything below :ignore in that hash will no longer activate. Based on what you've described about your battle, I'm assuming you want the Endure effect to stop activating after the foe's Pokemon reaches low HP for the first time, so that's the trigger I went with.

 

[Sonicover]

Just wanted to ask, there's an unofficial port of EBDX to Essentials v20.1 wich basically just updates the code to not crash but doesn't add anything new.
Any chance you can make Essentials Deluxe compatible?
If not its fine, asking mostly to know if you would be interested

 

[Lucidious89]

Just wanted to ask, there's an unofficial port of EBDX to Essentials v20.1 wich basically just updates the code to not crash but doesn't add anything new.
Any chance you can make Essentials Deluxe compatible?
If not its fine, asking mostly to know if you would be interested

Nope. If im going to do all the work to add compatibility, id rather just wait to do so with Luka's actual successor to EBDX. People are going to immediately abandon the EBDX port as soon as Luka releases his update, anyway. There's zero point in doubling my work load if that's the case.

 

[Lucidious89]

Lucidious89 updated Essentials Deluxe [v20.1] with a new update entry:

v1.2.5 Update

IMPORTANT You must start a new game after installing this update. IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT You must start a new game after installing this update. IMPORTANT

General Fixes

• Reorganized many of the files included in the plugin.
• Aliased the code related to pbEffectivenessMessage so that this plugin should no longer overwrite any custom...

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[SkyArmyRecru1t]

Back in an older version of Deluxe, I remember I had to go into the Deluxe scripts to change the position of the HP bar for my UI since it overwrote the base Essentials script, but I can't seem to find it in the newest version's scripts anywhere. Where is that handled?

 

[Lucidious89]

Back in an older version of Deluxe, I remember I had to go into the Deluxe scripts to change the position of the HP bar for my UI since it overwrote the base Essentials script, but I can't seem to find it in the newest version's scripts anywhere. Where is that handled?

I don't believe that this is overwritten by this plugin anymore.

 

[DemICE]

so theoretically if you manually set up a code that initializes the :size and :memento attributes on all existing pokemon, you can make older saves compatible without needing to restart

 

[Lucidious89]

so theoretically if you manually set up a code that initializes the :size and :memento attributes on all existing pokemon, you can make older saves compatible without needing to restart

No, those arent the reasons a new save file is required. In fact, the memento attribute already accepts nil as a valid value, and the size attribute defaults to 100 (medium sized) if no size value is present. So if those were the only additions, a new save wouldnt be required.

The reason a new save is required is because of all of the new game stat trackers added in the last update (tracking Z-Move usage, Dynamax usage, etc, etc), in addition to a restructuring of how Pokedex forms are saved (which fixes a bug present in previous versions that would incorrectly save seen forms), both of which are initialized at the start of a new game. Making old save files compatible with these additions/changes would be far more of a headache than simply clearing the old save data.

 

[DemICE]

I see, that's useful to know.
incidentally the dmax icon doesn't turn off here.

 

[Lucidious89]

I see, that's useful to know.
incidentally the dmax icon doesn't turn off here.
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The latest ZUD update addresses this.

 

[Arfonia]

i have this problem.

I installed the generation 8 pack but now when I use the dynamax function the pokemon get smaller.

Any idea why this is happening.


Thanks for the help.

 

[Lucidious89]

i have this problem.

I installed the generation 8 pack but now when I use the dynamax function the pokemon get smaller.

Any idea why this is happening.


Thanks for the help.

Which plugin did you install first - this, or the Gen 8 Pack?

If you installed the Gen 8 Pack first, then you should have deleted the Pokemon graphics that come included in this plugin like it says in the instructions.