GTBS – GubiD’s Tactical Battle System

This is a Tactical RPG based battle system that most resembles Final Fantasy Tactics. Updated rather regularly and the most powerful TBS available.

Please see the help and troubleshooting section of the script in the demo. Most of the common questions are answered there.
Also please visit http://www.youtube.com/gubid for tutorials and other general how-to questions for the GTBS System.

Importing the GTBS to your own game – Checklist
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Follow these four steps to import all of the necessary components of this
system to your own project. Open the GTBS Demo and press F11 to open the
Script editor then follow the instructions below.

1) Copy ALL of the following scripts from the demo and place them anywhere
above Main, but below default scripts (ending at Scene_Debug) and the
SDK or MACL, if you have them:

• GTBS Help- (The help file, which contains a FAQ and some instructions.)
• Extra_Troop_Members- (Allows more than 8 enemies in one battle.)
• Enemy Detection Script- (Another Script by GubiD, search http://www.creationasylum.net for additional details)
• Trouble_Shooting/Tutorials- (What you are reading now!)

• Sprite_Battler
• Sprite_Range
• Sprite_Wait_Cursor
• Sprite_Battle_Cursor
• Spriteset_Battle
• Game_Map_Iso
• Game_Char_Iso_Update
• Game_Map
• Game_System
• Game_Party
• Game_Actor
• Game_Enemy
• Game_Battler
• Game_BattleAction
• Anim_Obj
• Window_Status
• Window_Battle
• Window_Menu_Config
• Window_Base
• POS
• Scene_Battle_TBS
• Scene_Title
• Scene_Config
• Math
• SpephSpawnsDoom
• Projectile Class

Configure GTBS (Because this makes setup easier, its just a splace filler)

• GTBS_Engine_Settings
• GTBS_Projectile Setup
• GTBS_AI_Config
• GTBS_Move/Weapon/Skill
• GTBS_Open/Exit
• GTBS_Char/Enemy Death
• Setup_Victory/Fail_Conditions
• Enemy Lvl/Class/AI_Lvl- must be configured otherwise exp gain during battle will be skewed.

2) Import all of the following images from the project folder into your own, or
create your own.

Graphics/Pictures/Battle_Start.png
Graphics/Pictures/cursor.png
Graphics/Pictures/Enemies_Turn.png
Graphics/Pictures/Players_Turn.png
*Graphics/Pictures/wait2.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait4.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait6.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait8.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait_iso2.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait_iso4.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait_iso6.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/wait_iso8.PNG
*Graphics/Pictures/iso_cursor.png
**Graphics/Pictures/BLACK_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/BLUE_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/BROWN_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/GREEN_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/ORANGE_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/PINK_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/PURPLE_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/RED_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/TAN_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/WHITE_range.PNG
**Graphics/Pictures/YELLOW_range.PNG

Graphics/Pictures/Faces/ *names of the characters/enemies*

* – Items are REQUIRED and MUST exist otherwise error will be encountered!
** _ Items are REQUIRED and MUST exist when map is ISO, otherwise error will be encountered!

3) Make the following additions/modifications to your project:

• Look for this section in -GTBS_Move/Weapon/Skill-:
  In order to configure your weapons accordingly you must update their information.
  There are many options to play with in here for setup, play around with each option
  to see what it does, but please ensure you make a backup of your scripts.rxdata before
  you start chaning things! 
• Create a common event for Victory and Failure sequences for the battle.
  If you do not know how to do this, simply copy the common events from
  the demo. After doing this, look for VIC_COM and FAIL_COM in the
  -Module_GTBS- script, and change those numbers to match the numbers of
  the victory and fail common events. This makes it so you are actually
  capable of winning and losing, like in the demo. 
• Under any of the methods (def_NAMEHERE) in -GTBS_*-, you can
  either re-identify or remove any of the “when ” lines that change the
  ranges, wait times, and other components found in the demo. Do NOT remove
  the method entirely, and make sure the “case id” and “else” lines still
  exist at all times, or they won’t work. Be sure to back up the script
  before attempting to modify anything, just to be safe.

4) Give credit to me(GubiD), either in-game, and/or in a presentation of your project in another place, such as a forum. This is not optional.

And finally, enjoy. Configure -GTBS_*- to suit your project, and be sure
to add to it when you make new weapons, skills, or summons.

There are a couple incompatible scripts, however this is rather compatible with most scripts. In other words, I haven’t been informed of any that don’t work.

Known Issues
Ensure that you are on the latest release (1.5.1 beta2 were all known issues are resolved as of April 29, 2010)
Also one last note…
After this release(1.5.1) I will NO LONGER be creating new versions of GTBS for public use. As this will be the FINAL RELEASE, I will try to make it as bug free as possible for everyone. If you have existing Add-On request for GTBS and they have not been implemented, I am sorry but I will not be completing them. This includes the Advance Wars Add-on (with some clever eventing it is doable now). What is the reason for this decision? Well, it is because I want to focus on the development of my game, rather than this system. The system is more than adequate for my game in its features etc. The development of this system has been the main draw from me not completing anything for my game. For those that would wish to assist me with my game, then please PM me, or respond to my project topic, noted in my Sig[On Creationasylum.net]

• Nick for his original TBS
• CronoCry for his translation of ZTBS that made me think I could do it!
• MGCaladtogel and Seigfried for the ISO script that was adapated/improved
• CrushD for his help with projectiles
• Zeriab for the reset F12 utility. Testing would have been a headache without it.
• Near Fantasia for his path finding stuff (although I ended up using the one in ZTBS)
• My Beta Testers: Digidog09, Ilia12345, Jaberwocky, CronoCry(Mac-RMXP.org), Rotimikid,
• Ragnarok Rob, and Sabao
• Everyone and Anyone who reports/reported a bug in any of the online topics!
• All my loyal subjects!

You may NOT use this in a commercial game without my permission. (I deserve my fair cut!)
You may create your own addons for this script but please make me aware of them so that they can be added to the release!
The using of this script in your game is at your own risk.
You *MUST* give me credit. This didnt realize itself overnight.
Bugs may or may not be fixed when reported.

*RMXP Unlimited has permission to display this script