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Show Choices with hidden option - xackery - 05-07-2009

Show Choices with hidden option
by xackery
May 7 2009

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I wanted to make choices that by default are hidden, but are unlocked later when you gain e.g. a thief job.
Instead of writing a lengthy two-way condition to check if the unlock occurred, I wrote a check inside Interpreter 3.

This is how it works:

Change Interpreter 3 from:

Code:
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Show Choices

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def command_102

    # If text has been set to message_text

    if $game_temp.message_text != nil

      # End

      return false

    end

    # Set message end waiting flag and callback

    @message_waiting = true

    $game_temp.message_proc = Proc.new { @message_waiting = false }

    # Choices setup

    $game_temp.message_text = ""

    $game_temp.choice_start = 0

    setup_choices(@parameters)

    # Continue

    return true

  end

To...

Code:
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Show Choices

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def command_102

    # If text has been set to message_text

    if $game_temp.message_text != nil

      # End

      return false

    end

    # Set message end waiting flag and callback

    @message_waiting = true

    $game_temp.message_proc = Proc.new { @message_waiting = false }

    # Choices setup

    $game_temp.message_text = ""

    $game_temp.choice_start = 0

    #Xack Filter Choices:

    @tmpparam = []

    for text in @parameters[0]  

      if text.index("\\c[2]Steal") == 0 and $game_switches[16] == false

        #Xack Don't include option of Steal if thief switch(16) is not on

      else

        @tmpparam.push(text)

      end

    end

    @parameters[0] = @tmpparam

    setup_choices(@parameters)

    # Continue

    return true

  end

Now any time you create a choice called "\c[2]Steal" (no quotes) it will skip it as an option if variable 16 is not turned on.

Downside: This ONLY works on the last option of a choice menu, Example:
@>Show Choices: Talk, \c[2]Steal, Dance
If you do my above code, it would display Talk and Dance, but when you click Dance, it'd trigger the \c[2]Steal code.

The recommended way to use this modification is:
@>Show Choices: Talk, Dance, \c[2]Steal
The menu would work normally, only showing the last option when you unlock the Thief class.

If you see any other downsides, or know of a better method let me know!
Thanks for your time.