choosing a combattant

omeegaa

Hello,

I would like simple and clear instructions on how to choose a character who will do an action via a schematic, a character who is not the one who selects the skill. What I want to do is when I cast skill X, the A+B fighter on my team performs a simultaneous action which can be casting or moving to physically hit the enemy. I tried several configurations but I'm really not comfortable with the system of selected data and others

gamingislove

If you want the player to actively select a combatant, use a Select Combatant node to get the combatants and a Selected Data Choice node to show a choice dialogue with them.

Select Combatant node Use the node to store all group members into selected data.

data key, e.g.: list
data origin: Local
use all combatants: Enable
combatant scope: Battle (i.e. the battle group of the user)
combatant origin: Combatant
object: Machine Object (i.e. the user of the ability)

The selected data list now contains the battle group of the user - if you want to not include the user, use another Select Combatant node to remove it:

data key: list
data origin: Local
change type: Remove
use all combatants: Disable
combatant origin: Combatant
object: Machine Object (i.e. the user of the ability)

Selected Data Choice node Display a dialogue which each combatant in list as a choice button.

origin selected data: use the list data key and Local origin
store selected data: e.g. use key user, also Local origin After this node, the combatant selected by the player is available as Selected Data via the key user.

omeegaa

Actually that's not quite what I want. The purpose of what I'm asking is to be able to do 2 thing: -I select my skill 1 for fighter A -I select my skill 2 for fighter B everything would be done from the battle menu. If in the same turn skill 1 and 2 are selected (any fighter) then a new skill is triggered (skill combination) instead of skill 1 and 2 where only fighter B moves.

For the moment I manage to launch the new skill created after the selection of skill 1 and 2 but the two fighters play their turns (the fighter 2 launches the new skill) whereas it will be necessary that only the fighter B moves and launches the skill

The other thing I want to do that is a bit like this is that if two (or more) specific fighters are together in the battle group then they can cast specific cooperation skill where the X fighters move together and at the same time ( but not necessarily in the same place) to perform this skill. For the moment I have been able to put the functional part in place, the skills are unlocked under the right conditions, launch and produce an effect but only the user moves. In the idea if the caster launches the skill of cooperation I would like that one or more other predefined fighter (without having to choose in a menu, rather something settled in a schematics) move and realize the combo together.

sorry it's a bit long but that way you will have all the details

gamingislove

In that case, you can use the Select Combatant node and use the filter conditions to get the combatant you want, e.g. getting a combatant that knows a certain ability.

omeegaa

Welle I tried to make one other combattant casting at the same time than another(magic combo) but nothing more than the usual action happen.It seems I'am very lost with these data things. I let you some images ,tell me where I am wrong , I really need to understand how it works. In this schematic I tried to make the combattant arthorus(who knows slice and participate to the combo) playing his cast animation at the same time than emilia. Arthorus launch the first skill(slice)and play his turn before emilia who launch the 2and skill(fire tornado) wich become the combo skill(tornado),maybe this is the problem?

omeegaa

Also the purpose for magic combos would be that when skill 1 and 2 are selected, the character normally casting skill 1 does nothing and the character normally casting skill 2 (which becomes skill 3) is the only one to cast his skill . At what point in the schematic should you intervene to do this? Because for the moment the check is done after the skill is launched visibly. As a reminder because it's obvious to me but I gave a lot of info to the channel.

magic combos: only one of the characters plays the animation of what becomes skill3
classic combos: several characters move more or less at the same time to hit the enemies

gamingislove

Might be that this isn't possible out of the box.

From the battle system's perspective there are 2 actions that will be executed - how and when depends on which battle system you're using (and how it's set up). So, anything happening needs to be handled by the schematics animating those actions.

Basically, skill 1 would need to check if it should just perform regularly or not do anything. Skill 2 also checks if it's performed regularly or uses another skill (3) e.g. as a sub action via Use Battle Action node. The main issue I see is determining if skill 1/2 should be stopped, as there are currently no nodes to check if another combatant is performing (or waiting to perform) a certain ability/action.

omeegaa

As for skills that move several characters at the same time, it won't be a problem because the skill is conditional on use. On the other hand, for combined magic, you have no choice but to wait for the selection (I have a turn-based combat system) for a character to check if character 2 is doing the normal skill or the improved skill. So there is currently no solution via ORK for the combined magic system as I wish to do?

gamingislove

I don't think so - I'll look into adding some new checks/nodes for checking actions of other combatants.

omeegaa

It could be great if it could have one checking the selected action in the batlle menu and a player to directly select a combattant by name or ID in nodes :) Meanwhile I will try to do it differently.