Scripting Tutorials & Guides

[GmOcean 92]

Scripting Tutorials and Guides

I'm going to attempt to help everyone here with their scripts while not being directly involved in helping you with them xD.
This will also help future/current scripters get some fresh info and maybe inspire innovative ideas towards scripting.
So that we can prove that us " Scripters " are the superior ragnarok emulation race! Take that Source Code writers!! Jk lol, we need you too .

What I'm going to do, is write detailed tutorials on how to write a few scripts. Starting from the basics to more advanced scripts.
This way everyone can follow along. And hopefully this will help everyone understand how to write a few scripts and even troubleshoot their own scripts.

 

Also please read: Scripting Standards.

It will help you understand how to read some of the syntax and way people script things.

// A list of <sprite id>s can be found here: Sprite_IDs Credits: Ai4rei

Scripting Tutorials & Guides

In this section you will learn how to write scripts ranging from Complete Begginer Level Scripts ( Me and Some of you ) -> Expert Level Scripts ( Think, Developer Status O.o; )

- Beginner Scripts -

Scripts for complete beginners and novice scripters.

 

 

Basic Healer & Buffer Script ( 5 Parts )

A Basic Healer Script. Here we will cover most, if not all of the basics of scripting.

 

Basic Item Trader Script ( 2 Parts )

A basic item trader script. Here we will learn how to give players an item in exchange for other items.

 

Basic Floating Rates Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

Here we will create a " floating " npc. And have it adjust base & job experience rates.

 

Basic Player vs Player Script - Complete ( 1 Part )

A Player vs Player script to introduce you to the basics needed to make them work.

 

 

 

- Intermediate Scripts -

Scripts for intermediate level scripters. If you completed my beginner script series, then you are ready for this section.

 

 

Intermediate Healer & Buffer Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

An Intermediate version of the Basic Healer & Buffer script.

 

Custom AtCommand @buff - Complete ( 2 Parts )

A custom @command, that will buff the player with preset buffs, have a cast time, cost zeny, have a cooldown time, and will unlock more buffs the more they use it !!

 

Bounty Hunting PvP Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

An intermediate level PvP script. This script is intended to help improve your scripting abilities, while also making you feel more comfortable about PvP scripts.

 

 

 

- Advanced Scripts -

Scripts for advanced level scripters. If you completed my intermediate script series and have made a few of your own intermediate scripts, then you are ready for this section.

 

 

Disguise Event Script - Complete (3 Parts)

 

 

 

The idea behind this topic, is for new users, and current ones, to have a (second)place they can go to for reference when trying to write a script if they can't figure it out with script_commands.txt file. It will also help people learn how to write scripts. While hopefully, keeping script writing techniques to a ' very ' similar structure!

 

*Read Me* - I have updated the links on this post to link to the oldboard so these guides can be viewed. However, do note that the script_commands.txt links within those guides are no longer accurate. Enjoy your scripting.

Edited November 29, 2020 by GmOcean
Updated Links to Oldboard.

[GmOcean 92]

Updated ~!!

- Formatting, and revision suggested to make things simpler. ( Special thanks: Haru ).

 

@Litro -

This has been suggested before, but it probably won't be done until I decide to release each script as a separate public release available for download. Which in turn, would create a support/release topic for each one. But I'm holding off on that for now, else people would just continue to download scripts of interest instead of learning them. Even though I post the finished product here, they will end up reading at least 5% of what I wrote, perhaps making them want to learn more D: ( who knows, just wishful thinking xD ).

 

@bidolay145 -

While I don't mind helping with something like that, please make a support / request topic with your issue/request.

If you have any questions or concerns with the scripts posted here, then those can be addressed within this topic.

as a side note, I'll write a tutorial for a script based on just the little information provided. When it's done you can check here for it if no one was able to help you before hand.

- Thank you D:

Edited November 21, 2014 by GmOcean

[cJei 4]

Good job GMOcean! This is very helpful and informative! 

[Mhalicot 392]

Hello Ocean,

 

Your topic seems helpful and received a lots of positive feedback. Please continue to support and update your topic

(Topic Pinned)

 

 

Int'l Moderator,

Mhalicot

[Litro 45]

@Litro -

This has been suggested before, but it probably won't be done until I decide to release each script as a separate public release available for download. Which in turn, would create a support/release topic for each one. But I'm holding off on that for now, else people would just continue to download scripts of interest instead of learning them. Even though I post the finished product here, they will end up reading at least 5% of what I wrote, perhaps making them want to learn more D: ( who knows, just wishful thinking xD ).

Yeah.. that will be their value to be spooned their entire life or learn thing for their own good

[GmOcean 92]

Update ~!!

Edit: Due to IP Board Limitations, I'll be slowly migrating these tutorials to my Scripting Academy Blog
so that this topic can continue. As scripts are fully transferred over, I'll be replacing the ones here with a link to the Blog Post. Essentially, this topic will continue to exist, how ever the tutorials will be located at my blog. Thank you for your patience and support.

 

As of this posting, only Basic Healer & Buffer Script has been migrated. The next time I post an update here, will be to notify all followers of the FULL migration of scripts to my blog. Afterwards, I'll be continuing to make updates at this topic with links to new tutorials that have been completed at the blog.

Again, thank you for your patience and support.

Edited November 25, 2014 by GmOcean

[GmOcean 92]

Update ~!! Finished migrating all the scripts to my blog.

I'll continue to update this topic with other scripts, but the guides will be located at my blog.

[GmOcean 92]

Updated~!!

Sorry, this took so long. This was quite a long post, so long I hit it's limit.

At any rate, first advanced script uploaded. Disguise Event Script - Compeleted (2 Parts)

[Hamburglin 0]

Thanks for this thread. However, the "blog" is down. Is this mirrored anywhere else?

[greenieken 0]

@GmOcean do you have another link for this?

[MrSplashy 0]

Hm for some reason I can't view the links. It says I don't have the permission to view it.

[msecastro 1]

I also can't view the links.

[Atomik 1]

Do you have a alternate link because herc blog is down T_T , please help.

Edited January 28, 2018 by Atomik

[Murilo BiO' 26]

On 24/01/2018 at 1:40 PM, Atomik said:

Hey there, Do you have a alternate link because herc blog id down T_T , please herp 

on the link change 'herc.ws/board/....' to 'herc/oldboard/....'

@edit:

Nevermind, it doesn't show the right links haha... but you can still access some entries...

Edited January 25, 2018 by Murilo BiO'

[Atomik 1]

Updated Link: 

 - Beginner Scripts -

Spoiler

 

Basic Healer & Buffer Script ( 5 Parts )

A Basic Healer Script. Here we will cover most, if not all of the basics of scripting.

 

Basic Item Trader Script ( 2 Parts )

A basic item trader script. Here we will learn how to give players an item in exchange for other items.

 

Basic Floating Rates Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

Here we will create a " floating " npc. And have it adjust base & job experience rates.

 

Basic Player vs Player Script - Complete ( 1 Part )

 - Intermediate Scripting -

Spoiler

Intermediate Healer & Buffer Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

An Intermediate version of the Basic Healer & Buffer script.

 

Custom AtCommand @buff - Complete ( 2 Parts )

A custom @command, that will buff the player with preset buffs, have a cast time, cost zeny, have a cooldown time, and will unlock more buffs the more they use it !!

 

Bounty Hunting PvP Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

An intermediate level PvP script. This script is intended to help improve your scripting abilities, while also making you feel more comfortable about PvP scripts.

 

- Advanced Scripting - 

Spoiler

Disguise Event Script - Complete (3 Parts)

 

(I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE TUTORIALS , I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP COMMUNITY BY RE-LINKING THE GUIDES )

Happy Scripting ! 
 

[Old Chap-in 0]

On 1/28/2018 at 2:33 PM, Atomik said:

Updated Link: 

 - Beginner Scripts -

  Hide contents

 

Basic Healer & Buffer Script ( 5 Parts )

A Basic Healer Script. Here we will cover most, if not all of the basics of scripting.

 

Basic Item Trader Script ( 2 Parts )

A basic item trader script. Here we will learn how to give players an item in exchange for other items.

 

Basic Floating Rates Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

Here we will create a " floating " npc. And have it adjust base & job experience rates.

 

Basic Player vs Player Script - Complete ( 1 Part )

 - Intermediate Scripting -

  Reveal hidden contents

Intermediate Healer & Buffer Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

An Intermediate version of the Basic Healer & Buffer script.

 

Custom AtCommand @buff - Complete ( 2 Parts )

A custom @command, that will buff the player with preset buffs, have a cast time, cost zeny, have a cooldown time, and will unlock more buffs the more they use it !!

 

Bounty Hunting PvP Script - Complete ( 2 Parts )

An intermediate level PvP script. This script is intended to help improve your scripting abilities, while also making you feel more comfortable about PvP scripts.

 

- Advanced Scripting - 

  Reveal hidden contents

Disguise Event Script - Complete (3 Parts)

 

(I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE TUTORIALS , I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP COMMUNITY BY RE-LINKING THE GUIDES )

Happy Scripting ! 
 

I am glad you did, thank you !!!

[GmOcean 92]

On a passing whim, I've stopped by here and updated the links. A few years late, but better late than never. Good bye for now....