v20.1 Essentials Deluxe [v20.1] v1.2.8

Essentials Deluxe for v20.1
A multi-purpose plugin that aims to improve and build upon base Essentials as well as provide compatibility with other popular plugins.

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Overview
This plugin aims to serve two major purposes. Primarily, this is a compatibility plugin designed to support the ZUD Plugin. In fact, Essentials Deluxe is now a required installation for ZUD, as well as any other plugin I release for Essentials v20.1 going forward. This allows for a much smoother installation process for these plugins, and ensures built-in compatibility for multiple popular plugins right out of the box.

However, Essentials Deluxe doesn't JUST provide compatibility. It is also its own, stand-alone plugin that comes with a host of its own features that greatly enhance the tools found in base Essentials that allow developers to create extremely customized battles, and other smaller enhancements to base Essentials mechanics.


Plugin Features

• Multi-plugin compatibility
  Provides cross-compatibility with the following plugins that I release going forward, allowing them to all work together seamlessly:
  • ZUD Plugin
  • Enhanced UI
  • Focus Meter System
  • Improved Field Skills
  • Legendary Breeding
  • PLA Battle Styles
  • Improved Item Text
  • Terastal Phenomenon
  • Improved Mementos
  • Pokemon Birthsigns (TBD)
  
  In addition, I've included support for other popular plugins, allowing them to work alongside the ones listed above:
  • Generation 8 Pack by Golisopod User
  • Following Pokemon EX by Golisopod User
  • Visible Overworld Encounters by derFischae
  • Bag Screen w/int. Party by DiegoWT
  • BW Party Screen by DeepBlue PacificWaves
  • BW Summary Screen by DeepBlue PacificWaves
  • BW Storage System by DeepBlue PacificWaves
  • SOS Battles by Vendily
  • All Abilities Mutation by DemICE
  
  
• Deluxe Battle features
  • Upgraded battle calls, allowing you to easily set up battle rules for both Trainer and Wild battles, as well as customizing the attributes for wild Pokemon in a single script.
  • The ability to set up mid-battle speech that will trigger in battle under certain conditions. This isn't limited to text however, you can use this to completely customize your battles, allowing to to change music, Pokemon attributes, battle conditions, and much more whenever specific conditions are met.
  
  
• Other features
  • Shiny and Shadow forms may now be set to appear in the forms page of the Pokedex.
  • Shiny and Shadow forms may now be given their own unique cries.
  • Moves with long names may now appear shortened with ellipses in the fight menu so that they properly fit the default Essentials UI.
  • Adds a ton of new flags to items to more easily group them (ex. all Arceus Plates now have the "Plate" flag), along with new methods that check for these flags.
  • Battle animations for Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion.
  • The "ace" property now exists for Pokemon objects, allowing you to flag whether or not a Pokemon should be considered an ace in that trainer's lineup.
  • The ability to allow wild Pokemon to utilize battle mechanics such as Mega Evolution by flagging them as an "ace".
  • Adds a "size" property to Pokemon that ranges from XXXS to XXXL, like in the modern series.
  • Adds a "birthdate" property to the Player, and introduces code that allows you to ask the player to set their birthday.
  • Includes scripts that allow you to add outlines around sprites.

IMPORTANT You must start a new game after installing. IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT You must start a new game after installing. IMPORTANT

Installation

IMPORTANT You must start a new game after installing. IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT You must start a new game after installing. IMPORTANT

Please refer to the PokeCommunity thread for in-depth tutorials on how to utilize all that this plugin has to offer.