[SOLVED] Resetting points/ stats to initial values

[Kinmoku]

Hi all,

I have some health and mana stat bars which goes up and down during battles.

At the end of the battle, I'd like to restore them to their initial values (i.e. 100). Now, I did just +100 points to each characters HP/MP, but, unless I get my maths right every time, they are sometimes a few numbers out.

To make my life much easier (because of multiple outcomes, routes etc), I'm wondering if there's a way to reset any points/ stats to their initial values OR an earlier state? It would be much more accurate and save me a lot of time.

Here's my characters stat bars:

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    class player_character:
        def __init__ (self, avatar, name, hp, hpmax, mp, mpmax):
            self.avatar = avatar
            self.name = name
            self.hp = hp
            self.hpmax = hpmax
            self.mp = mp
            self.mpmax = mpmax
            
    #CHARACTERS
    female = player_character("profile.png", "Female", 100, 100, 100, 100)
    
    nightshade = player_character("party_nightshade.png", "Nightshade", 100, 100, 100, 100)
    watto = player_character("party_watto.png", "Watto", 100, 100, 100, 100)
    emarin = player_character("party_emarin.png", "Emarin", 100, 100, 100, 100)
    celes = player_character("party_celes.png", "Celes", 100, 100, 100, 100)
    
    profile = female
    player1 = nightshade
    player2 = watto
    player3 = emarin
    player4 = celes

And this was my "quick fix":

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    "We rest up and restore our health and mana."
    
    $ profile.hp+=100
    $ profile.mp+=100
    $ player1.hp+=100
    $ player1.mp+=100
    $ player2.hp+=100
    $ player2.mp+=100
    $ player3.hp+=100
    $ player3.mp+=100
    $ player4.hp+=100
    $ player4.mp+=100

[philat]

Er... why not just player1.hp = 100?

I mean, you can optimize the writing experience further by throwing it into a label and calling it or something, but there's nothing wrong with just assigning a value to the attribute.

[Iylae]

You're talking about a few different things so let me go into some specifics.

If you want to restore their hp to their maximum, do:

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$ profile.hp = profile.hpmax

If you want to restore their hp to their pre-battle value, do:

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$ profile.hp_before_battle = profile.hp
# Battle part goes here
"We rest up and restore our health and mana."
$ profile.hp = profile.hp_before_battle

If you want to restore 100 hp, then what you posted is fine, but it has the capacity to let players exceed their max hp, so use the following:

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$ profile.hp = min(profile.hp + 100, profile.hpmax)
# This sets hp to the smaller of (hp + 100) and hpmax

Finally, if you're doing this for all your characters, I'd suggest putting them in a list and running a loop. It's good practice and easier to read. It also won't cause problems when you're changing your party members, providing you update your list.

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$ party = [profile, player1, player2, player3, player4]
"We rest up and restore our health and mana."
python:
    for character in party:
        character.hp = character.hpmax
        character.mp = character.mpmax

[Kinmoku]

Er... why not just player1.hp = 100?

Perfect! I knew there was a reason I couldn't find an answer to this (cause it's so obvious!) Lol, I'm dumb.

Finally, if you're doing this for all your characters, I'd suggest putting them in a list and running a loop. It's good practice and easier to read. It also won't cause problems when you're changing your party members, providing you update your list.

Thanks Lylae, this is useful to know. I'll add this to what I have