How do I code a turn-based battle systems?

[worldismyne]

I've just started working on my demo and I need a little help coding the mechanics I'd like to have. The biggest one is finding a tutorial or reference code for a turn-based rpg battle system. It will be used as chapter events, so I don't need any dungeon maps or random encounter code. Just something so the player can use stats and beat bosses.

I am currently using Ren'py with the DSE add-on.


Thank you so much for helping me! Any direction would be helpful at this point.

[Milkymalk]

How do I code a turn-based battle systems?

With lots of time and experience in screen language, Ren'Py script and Python.

Seriously, what you are trying to do isn't impossible, but far from being trivial. You need to understand classes, lists, loops and screens for the presentation. You probably want status effects, which adds a lot to the work to be done.

But I don't want to discourage you. Read my thread in the cookbook forum about inventory programming, because it's also about data management in general and a combat party is much like an inventory. That's a good start I'd say because it covers a lot of what you will need.

[Pomeranian]

I think that what you're proposing is overly complicated. With what worldismyne needs, they could probably do it easily with Ren'Py script. The code is a bit outdated, but this should help:

viewtopic.php?f=51&t=18047&start=15#p395926

[worldismyne]

I think that what you're proposing is overly complicated. With what worldismyne needs, they could probably do it easily with Ren'Py script. The code is a bit outdated, but this should help:

viewtopic.php?f=51&t=18047&start=15#p395926

I tried using the code you sent, and I don't know if I did something wrong, but the game won't open anymore and I don't know how to roll it back. It keeps giving me this error message:

After initialization, but before game start.
File "renpy/common/00voice.rpy", line 360, in voice_interact
if _menu:
NameError: global name '_menu' is not defined

But there's only 113 lines of code. Tried deleting the code battle code and loading my old work into a new game with my old DSE files; it gave the same error. Any ideas on how to fix it?