luul11/the_hero_arrives_in_35_minutes

Portions of the source code for The Hero Arrives in 35 Minutes

The Hero Arrives In 35 Minutes

The battle system used in the game is available as an example for anyone who wants to roll their own turn-based battle system in Ren'Py.

A description and download for the game is available at: https://jsfehler.itch.io/the-hero-arrives-in-35-minutes

The primary concern was building some sort of workable scripting system for enemies. In the game, the player's character is also controlled using this script, creating a fully automatic battle (ie: AI vs AI). However, building your own menu system to directly control the player's actions is not impossible.

In a nutshell:

• The Actor class contains information about stats, equipment, and other information about each participant in a battle.
• An Actor must be created for each character appearing in a battle
• Every Actor has one or more BattleRules.
• Every BattleRule:
  • Watches an Actor or group of Actors
  • Has a Condition that must be met to be activated
  • Has a BattleAction that is used on the condition being met
  • Has a target for that BattleAction
• Actors must be added to a BattleActors group. BattleActors are used in the battle screens and loop.