More additions to .rubocop.yml, minor code tweaks

.rubocop.yml

@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ Security/MarshalLoad:
 Style/AccessorGrouping:
   Enabled: false
 
+# The assign_to_condition style looks awful, indenting loads of lines and
+# increasing the separation between variable and value being assigned to it.
+Style/ConditionalAssignment:
+  EnforcedStyle: assign_inside_condition
+
 # Check with yard instead.
 Style/Documentation:
   Enabled: false
@@ -101,6 +106,12 @@ Style/HashSyntax:
 Style/NegatedIf:
   Enabled: false
 
+# Following this just means that calls to an affected method need to know what
+# that method calls its parameters, which is ridiculous. Keep things short and
+# simple.
+Style/OptionalBooleanParameter:
+  Enabled: false
+
 # has_key? and has_value? are far more readable than key? and value?
 Style/PreferredHashMethods:
   Enabled: false
@@ -125,11 +136,13 @@ Style/SingleLineMethods:
 Style/StringLiterals:
   EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
 
-# This cop requires arrays of symbols to be written like %i[BULBASAUR IVYSAUR].
+# This cop requires arrays of symbols/text to be written like %i[a b c]. We
-# We don't need that nonsense. [:BULBASAUR, :IVYSAUR] is clearer and introduces
+# don't need that nonsense. ["a", "b", "c"] is clearer and introduces no
-# no additional syntax to confuse people.
+# additional syntax to confuse people.
 Style/SymbolArray:
   EnforcedStyle: brackets
+Style/WordArray:
+  EnforcedStyle: brackets
 
 # Patentheses around the condition in a ternary operator helps to differentiate
 # it from the true/false results.

Data/Scripts/001_Technical/005_PluginManager.rb

@@ -726,8 +726,8 @@ module PluginManager
         end
       end
     end
-    echoln ""
     if scripts.length > 0
+      echoln ""
       Console.echo_h2("Successfully loaded #{scripts.length} plugin(s)", text: :green)
     else
       Console.echo_h2("No plugins found", text: :green)

Data/Scripts/007_Objects and windows/011_Messages.rb

@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ def pbMessageDisplay(msgwindow, message, letterbyletter = true, commandProc = ni
   signWaitTime = Graphics.frame_rate / 2
   haveSpecialClose = false
   specialCloseSE = ""
+  startSE = nil
   controls.length.times do |i|
     control = controls[i][0]
     param = controls[i][1]