Rpg Maker Question

[Thiamor]

I know what CBS is, and it can be done with a lot of images and events through RPG Maker 2003. I just recently heard of someone on here mentioning DBS. What does DBS mean and do and where can I find ways of doing this for RPG Maker 2003?

[A Forgotten Legend]

DBS is the default battle system in RPG Maker. In other words, the system that you see normally in RPG Maker 2003.

[Thiamor]

Ah, I should have not been stupid for something that simple.
Another question. Is it possible to (not during battle event, due to it doesn't allow for direct images to be shown) use outside events (through switches) to have images update every time an enemy attacks, get hurts and so on? Then maybe I can have more custom, interactive-looking battles using the default battle screen.

[Prpl_Mage]

Common events are pretty useful for updating the interface such as HP bar, mana, exp gauge ect ect.
More local interfaces can be used with map events. But my suggestion is common events. They rock.

[Thiamor]

On my other computer, I have HP bars on the map screen, that shows your face, the top bar for HP, the bottom bar for MP and your level. I planned on having events for minimum HP all the way to medium and then all the way to Max, and shows it going down when hurt as it updates using the Parallel Process events.

[Thiamor]

It seems it wont allow me to have the in game events turn on the switch on the common events that shows the image. It gives no error, but shows no image during the battle in the DBS. Any ideas, guides, advice that I could use to help me get this to work? Maybe even an event idea to allow it to work every time a monster is hit and does regular magic? I don't know if there is a way, if none at all.

[A Forgotten Legend]

What does your coding look like?

[Thiamor]

I got the event on to show an image (image is valid) and the thing for the switch to access. The list with numbers. I name it, have my in battle events to turn on the switch, and it does nothing. Not even on Parallel or Auto.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Can you show us a screen shot of what you are trying to do?  (A shot of the event's coding.  That way we can see exactly your train of thought)

[Thiamor]

When I have time. Sure.
But I'll explain it this way firstly:

(event name)
(name) (Trigger) (Trigger Switch:3)
> Show Image

(battle)
(Trigger Switch 3 on) when 0 turns made. 0 makes it instantly start up whatever is on there.

Basically that is it. Nothing else added. That simple.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Ah.  I see.  I've tried it as well.  You could try and use a battle animation.  Not sure how well it would work.

[Thiamor]

It'd show the monster and the picture for it, though, and if you do, you'd have to copy the background of the fight so it'd not look thrown on there. I'm sure there is a way for the picture events, just not sure how to do it. Must be a way.

[Prpl_Mage]

I'm afraid that pictures cannot be shown during battles in the DBS. I think someone tried this some time back.

The most useful way of doing cool hp bars was adding the face icon from the hp bar as the character's faceset and then using the "Gauge" style (Battle layout) which displays the faceset of characters and then the hp and mp bar on the right of the portrait.
So give that System2 file a go to make it look like the interface you already have.
 

[Thiamor]

Though the thing is I don't need HP bars. I'd not want to use Battle Animations though I may have to. I don't know why they didn't think ahead to allow people to do the image showing command for battles, or to allow monsters to also use Battle Character-sets, and you choose what animation they do for attacking, defending, items, magic and standing. Then it'd at least be more interactive.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Well, they sort've did in the newer RPG makers by allowing ruby scripting.