Reserve Actions (for RPGMaker MV)

Introduction

This adds a new system that allows "reserve actors", that is, actors who are in your party but would normally not participate in battle, to occasionally leap into the fray based on certain conditions. It's an idea inspired by a 3DS game called Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology.

In short, when certain events occur, such as ambushing the enemy, protecting an ally and nearly dying, or getting a critical hit and almost killing the enemy, the plugin searches the reserve members of your party to find one who can use a reserve skill in the given context. If any are found, the plugin picks one at random, and then that member hops out onto the field, uses the chosen skill, and then immediately retreats back off the edge.

Features

• Set skills to be available to reserve actions, and the conditions under which they trigger.
• Set a position where reserve actors will appear on the battlefield – their home position.

Terms and Credits

• You can use this plugin in commercial or non-commercial games, free of charge.
• Don't remove me from the "author" field in the plugin file.
• Credit would be appreciated. You can credit me as "Solar Flare" or "Solarflare Software".
• Feel free to modify this however you need for your game, but you may not distribute the modified versions except as part of your game, and you must add your name to the author field to make it clear that you changed it from the vanilla, official version.
  Note: This only applies to SFG_ReserveActions – you may not modify SFG_Utils for any reason. If you need something added to or altered in SFG_Utils, just create a new plugin.

Compatibility

This plugin has only been tested in RPGMaker MV, but it is possible that it may also work in RPGMaker MZ. If not, I will likely add RPGMaker MZ support in the future.

This plugin has not been tested with any Yanfly plugins. It may or may not conflict with them. Use together with Yanfly at your own risk.

This is intended for use with side-view battle – it has not been tested with front view.