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[GubiD]

Hey guys!
I wanted to let you all know that I am kicking off a Ruby Scripting Tutorial Youtube series. Come watch, learn, and comment! Subscribe to get auto notifications when new tutorials are done.
www.youtube.com/user/gubid


Tutorial 1 - Hide Save Menu Option

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Tutorial 2 - Understanding Variables

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Tutorial 3 - Classes/Methods/Inheritance

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Tutorial 4 - Class Change System (by equiping weapon)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh79QFn3GUo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxyZKkZwRTk

Tutorial 5 - Steal Script

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Tutorial 6 - All Earned Item Shop

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVjMdfJr92w

Tutorial 7 - Cooking Script

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpOupeZd9ZY - part1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7MGXEyvdcw - part2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxpUhtXG73Q - part3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwTSg8XugUs - part4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF1FjHyJGA8 - part5

Tutorial 8 - Comment your code!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1IvEUilzfU

Tutorial 9 - Animation System

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d49TwpFErAk

Tutorial 10 - Large Party Edits for Default Menu

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Tutorial 11 - Final Fantasy Tactics Menu

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Part 1 - Setup your background

Part 2 - Draw your characters on the scene

Tutorial 12 - FFTactics Menu Cursor

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Part 1

Part 2

Tutorial 13 - Command Menu

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Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BuQvTIWmFg

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMQs1q5Y7bY

Tutorial 14 - Choose Weapon on 'Attack'

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Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Tutorial 15 - Dragon Quest Save System

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Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Tutorial 16 - Chrono Trigger Style Battle System

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Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Tutorial 17 Skill Levels

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Part 1

Part 2

Tutorial 18 Large Events

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Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

RPG Maker VX Ace Tutorials

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This post has been edited by GubiD: Apr 17 2012, 04:08 PM

[Kread-EX]

Gube, you messed up with the YouTube BBcode - I think you only need what's after the "v=".

[C_CliFF]

I must say, you're doing a great job and hope to see more coming up!

-C_CliFF

[febreze]

Great job with the tutorials
I'd love to see more
you asked for ideas. Well you could do a tutorial on how to turn on and off a script with an in game switch.

[redm]

Thanks GuibiD, your videos give that little bit of insight I needed to fix what I was trying.

As for ideas... Something on arrays, and possibly getting into making windows with selectable items (and using that selection) would be nice.

This post has been edited by redm: Apr 17 2011, 03:24 PM

[GubiD]

Video 3 is now available, see the first post or subscribe.

[Supergodjesus]

Man, these are great! I hope you keep it up!

[FenixFyreX]

I like these tutorials, and they are a great help to those who don't understand ruby yet! I think you are doing something great here GubiD

Also, there are a few things I'd like to point out. In the second video, there is a method that will print each variable separated by a comma onto a new line. The method 'p', so the code would look like this:

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CODE

a,b,c = 'a','b','c'
# The correct way:
p a, b, c
#=> a
b
c

# Your way:
print a, b, c
#=> abc

I would focus on the ruby aspects moreso than the rgss/2 as well; i understand that this site is dedicated to the rpg makers, but for the future scripters who read/see these kinds of tutorials, it'd be best if the user wasn't taught to limit themselves to the rgss/2 api(s), you know? Just thought I'd throw in my two cents.

EDIT: I'd also recommend doing a tutorial or two on the Kernel, and/or Object, to give the user the commands they can use anywhere in their programming in the rgss/2 api, so as to not overwrite them, etc.

[Nelderson]

YESSSS!!!!!

I was never really a scripter, but after spending so much time with various scripts, I kinda found out how to do various things....for instance I have done the exact same thing shown in Tutorial 1 on my own through trial and error.....and it's good to see my logic is on at least....


I always had trouble understanding how the sub-classes < Classes worked, as well as when you could use certain variables at which time....and how to utilize it all to my advantage.....If you keep these tutorials coming I might just actually start scripting! (I would rather the tutorials heavily based off RGSS2 instead of Ruby, because I'll probably only use it for VX)


Gubid, you are the Fu%$ing man!!!!



BTW: After seeing the tutorials, I figured out a way to make YERD_SkillSlots compatible with GTBS.....All I had to do was change one little thing in Yanfly's script to see if the Scene was a Scene_Battle_TBS instead of Scene_Battle(Line 861)........I'm still a long ways off from even comprehending all of GTBS....but at least I can figure out a little at a time.....and that's good enough for me!!! (And I'll be sure to bug you about GTBS in the appropriate forum....)

This post has been edited by Nelderson: Apr 19 2011, 01:11 AM

[GubiD]

Tutorial 4 is now up.

Hey guys. Tutorial 4 has been released! If you havent subscribed yet, do it now!

Tutorial 4 - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh79QFn3GUo


Tutorial 4 - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxyZKkZwRTk

[Oopsifarted]

Love this stuff GubiD. I haven't got up to the third video yet, but so far the second tutorial has taught me craploads already.

This post has been edited by Oopsifarted: Apr 26 2011, 08:18 AM

[Ravenith]

Epic job.

[GubiD]

Anyone else have any small request that they need filled? Post em and we can consider doing them for a future episode.

[new]

i was having trouble with comparing arrays with hash values. so how do you go about this? i dont really know how to script. example:

CODE

hash letters = {
1 = [a,b,c],
2 = [a,a,a],}

array = [a,b,c]

if array = hash.key do this

This post has been edited by new: Apr 27 2011, 02:45 PM

[GubiD]

well your if array = hash.key is your problem. A single = means, make this equal that. == is compare. Aside from that, the hash command is .keys. So your command would really need to be..
if array == hash.keys

end

[BigEd781]

One thing that beginners often get hung up on is program structure. They see a bunch of classes and variables, but don't know much about scope and when/how instances of these classes are created and used. It all seems very free form to a beginner and it is difficult for them to reason through a problem because they don't really know where or when the code they are looking at gets executed.

Anyway, nice job here Gubid. I watched the first couple and they seem really good.

[GubiD]

Tutorial 5 is now available.




The next one we will I will try to focus a bit more on scope and scene creation. We will start a custom menu. Anyone have any design they would like to see made?

[GubiD]

Tutorial 6 is now available:

[Chiakster]

I'm just picking up scripting and these will no doubt be an invaluable resource.

Thank you for the time and effort you're putting into doing this.

[TravisT1200]

Hey. Before I start I want to say this is my first post. So I'm sorry for bad grammar bad spelling lack of punctuation (thank god for spell check).

I just wanted to say your videos have been a big help. I've done a bit of scripting in Pearl so understand it is easy but your tutorials have enabled me to go in to all the scripts I'm using and fix bugs. Best one so far is the "unless $@". ran in to that issue just after watching Tutorial 6 during some minor test.

So thank you very much for the videos GubiD. I look forward to the next ones.