Since so many threads have been created to ask the same question, I am going to make a 1 time tutorial. If this does not fully answer your switch question, PM me(or anyone else who think might know).

Now, this is how to make an event disappear after it has been used once. Put whatever events you want to happen the first time. Then, after all the events, put a Local Switch Operation, as the screenshot shows.



Then, create a new page. On this new page, set that local switch as a precondition, as shown:



In the new English version, local switches are called "self-switches", in case you get confused.

To perform a different set events after doing something, instead of just disappearing, you still set page 2 with a switch as precondition, but just add events instead of nothing.

To have it affect everything, instead of just that event, use a regular switch instead of a local one.



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Hay I was just about to ask how to do that, thanks

Sorry, but I'm not going to sticky it.....however, you can put it in your thread index if you want.
(After all, what's the point of a thread index if we're gonna sticky all these kind of topics anyway?)

Hello.
I am new to RPG MakerXP, this is my 4th day working with it. It took me a while but I finally figured out how to create a treasure chest using a local/self switch. However, when I "Playtest" it I can continue taking gold from the chest. I have been racking my brain over this for the past 2 hours. How do I make the chest stop giving up the gold.

Thank you

If some people are wondering what 'Local Switch Operation' is, you may see it as 'Self-Switch.'

Hehe, it looks kinda like this tutorial was SS'ed from PKE.
I'd whine about the necro, but i guess it doesnt hurt anyone to bump a dead tutorial with working images.

Damn here was me thinking Seventh Blade and Krade were back >.<

XD I post a link to this thread and it gets necroed XD gosh, I love this forum naw but arion is right, its cool if it gets necroed, like I said when I posted the link, this is probably one of the best tuts for the erase switches