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[MoscowModder]

I need to have an experience system in the quest I'm working on. I discussed this earlier before and I think I have it all planned out.

Every time a sword Lweapon collides with an enemy, custom counter #1 gets increased by 1. This number is shown on the subscreen. At any time, you may press extra button 1 (shown as X) to open a menu that allows you to choose a stat to level up along with its current level and price (Z2-style). Also, somewhere in the game there will be screens where you can spend EXP on certain skills (items). I'm thinking those can use a modified version of the one-time shop FFCs in the script database.


The skills:

HP - Gives a heart container, easy.
Defense - I heard that you can increase defense by scripting, without giving a ring. This should stack with the bonuses of a ring-class item
Magic capacity - Gives a magic container, easy again.
Magic efficiency - Sets GEN_MAGICDRAINRATE

Max levels:

HP: 21 (max from 3 rows minus starting hp of 3)
Defense: 5
Magic capacity: ? (some items will contribute to this)
Magic efficiency: 4

Huge thanks to whomever can do this for me!

Edited by MoscowModder, 14 September 2010 - 06:47 PM.

[Jared]

Seems very cool!
I loved Zelda 2.
Good luck!
And I think youshould change your level up icon (On X) but that's just me.

Edited by Lynker, 03 October 2010 - 10:15 AM.

[MoscowModder]

I already improved it slightly, but I could probably make it more obvious what it does.

My current subscreen is posted on the Custom Subscreens thread.

[Jared]

Sadly, i don't know how to script, but just so people can see it, I'll move it up.

[MoscowModder]

Looks like I'll have to start doing this myself....

Does anyone know how to detect when an enemy is damaged?

[Jared]

When it blinks?

[Daemon]

Looks like I'll have to start doing this myself....

Does anyone know how to detect when an enemy is damaged?

Actually, I've begun working on a similar script, though it counts XP every time an enemy dies (changeable amounts easily accessed from enemy editor), not each hit. Though if each hit is what you really want, I could modify it.

Also, while I can't figure out the exact mechanics, the easiest way of checking if an enemy's been damaged is to check their HP one frame, then see if it's been decreased the next. I think using one of it's misc. variables would work well for this.

[Jared]

Couldn't you give each enemy a certain number of experience points, like a red slow octorok 5 xp, and a blue fast 15 xp, excetera?

[MoscowModder]

Actually, I realized it would probably be easier to give the EXP on death equal to the enemy's max HP.