[Scripting Question] Editing the Compiler to check for additional parameters from pokemon.txt

[Lord_Chespin]

This may be a stupid question, but I was trying to implement intrinsic levitation in Pokemon Essentials (basically, if a Pokemon could levitate without needing an ability) and decided to make a new parameter in pokemon.txt to determine this.

Unfortunately, I have no idea how to edit the compiler so it actually acknowledges that I've added a new parameter to pokemon.txt.

As far as I can tell, I have to edit pbCompilePokemonData in the compiler; would anybody be able to help me figure out how to implement this?

 

[GT-Baka]

How about adding the Pokemon to the list of airborne exceptions?
I can't quite seem to get it to work, but I believe it would be a lot easier than trying to edit the compiler.

def isAirborne?(ignoreability=false)
    return false if self.hasWorkingItem(:IRONBALL)
    return false if @effects[PBEffects::Ingrain]
    return false if @effects[PBEffects::SmackDown]
    return false if @battle.field.effects[PBEffects::Gravity]>0
    return true if self.pbHasType?(:FLYING) && !@effects[PBEffects::Roost]
    return true if self.hasWorkingAbility(:LEVITATE) && !ignoreability
    return true if self.hasWorkingItem(:AIRBALLOON)
    return true if @effects[PBEffects::MagnetRise]>0
    return true if @effects[PBEffects::Telekinesis]>0
    [COLOR="Red"]return true if isConst?(pokemon.species,PBSpecies,:MAGNEMITE)[/COLOR]
    return false
  end

 

[Ego13]

I agree, that it is easier to add all the Pokemon in the code as an array and checking against it. The compiler is a lot harder to modify and probably would result in more errors. Plus I think it is also easy to just create the array instead of editing the PBS.

I recommend a setup like this (untested):

$levitatingPokemon=[:MAGNEMITE,:HAUNTER,:CASTFORM]
def isAirborne?(ignoreability=false)
    return false if self.hasWorkingItem(:IRONBALL)
    return false if @effects[PBEffects::Ingrain]
    return false if @effects[PBEffects::SmackDown]
    return false if @battle.field.effects[PBEffects::Gravity]>0
    return true if self.pbHasType?(:FLYING) && !@effects[PBEffects::Roost]
    return true if self.hasWorkingAbility(:LEVITATE) && !ignoreability
    return true if self.hasWorkingItem(:AIRBALLOON)
    return true if @effects[PBEffects::MagnetRise]>0
    return true if @effects[PBEffects::Telekinesis]>0
    return true if $levitatingPokemon.include?(self.species)
    return false
  end