Erratic Deflector (MV Plugin Tips & Tricks)

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The Erratic Deflector is an interesting effect. It deflects damage equal to 4x the user’s DEF/MDF, whichever is higher. The amount deflected will be split evenly across random allies. And the Deflector has a 20% chance of failure while active. It’s a rather random way of defense, but it can certainly keep things interesting! Here’s how we can make this effect in RPG Maker MV! Required Plugins The following plugin(s) is required to create this Tips & Tricks effect: Battle Engine Core Buffs & States Core For help on how to install plugins, click here. For help on how to update plugins, click here. About This is a Tips & Tricks effect created for RPG Maker MV. Tips & Tricks are not to be confused with plugins. Instead, they are usually customized code created for the sake of producing unique features/effects that do not require an entire plugin to do. Yanfly Engine Plugins This Tips & Tricks effect is made possible due to the Yanfly Engine Plugins library. Click here if you want to help support Team Yanfly on Patreon. Warning for RPG Maker MZ Users If you are using RPG Maker MZ and VisuStella MZ, the following code may or MAY NOT work as this Tips & Tricks is made for RPG Maker MV. VisuStella MZ is NOT responsible if this Tips & Trick does not work because the code base for RPG Maker MV and RPG Maker MZ are different and the code base between Yanfly Engine Plugins and VisuStella MZ is even more drastically different. Instructions Follow video instructions. You can grab the copy/paste code here: Insert the following code into your state’s notebox. Change the values to reflect your game’s settings. <Custom React Effect> // Check if this action deals HP damage if (this.isHpEffect() && value > 0) { // The success rate of the deflector var successRate = 0.80; // Check if the success rate passed if (Math.random() < successRate) { // Get the target's alive allies var allies = target.friendsUnit().aliveMembers(); // Check if the ally count is more than 1 if (allies.length > 1) { // Remove the target from the allies allies.splice(allies.indexOf(target), 1); // Set the maximum amount of total targets var max = Math.min(allies.length, 4); // Set the minimum amount of total targets var min = 1; // Get a random number between them var totalTargets = Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1) + min); // Loop the amount while (allies.length > totalTargets) { // Remove random allies from the pool allies.splice(Math.floor(Math.random() * allies.length), 1); } // Calculate the redirected damage var redirectedDamage = Math.min(value, Math.max(target.def * 4, target.mdf * 4)); redirectedDamage = Math.ceil(redirectedDamage / totalTargets); // Reduce the value of the damage value = value - redirectedDamage; // Loop through the remaining allies while (allies.length > 0) { // Get the currently looped ally var member = allies.shift(); // Check if the ally exists if (member) { // Make that member take damage member.gainHp(-redirectedDamage); // Display a popup member.startDamagePopup(); // Show an animation member.startAnimation(2); // Check if the member is dead if (member.isDead()) { // Collapse the member member.performCollapse(); } // Clear the member's results member.clearResult(); } } } } } </Custom React Effect> Enjoy!