Zugg Software :: View topic - Auto Spell-Casting Trigger Problems

Beginner Joined: 24 Aug 2001 Posts: 25 Location: USA

I've tried, and I just can't figure this out. This is what I've got so far, two triggers:

1. Trigger to cast spells on people when :
   (a) they say the name of the spell
   (b) the spell is in my accepted list
   (c) and they are in my list of accepted people.

2. Trigger to "brew" a potion and give them the potion when :
   (a) when they say the name of a spell
   (b) the name of the spell is in my accepted brew list
   (c) and are in my list of accepted people.

There will not be a time when the spell will be in BOTH the Spell_Say and the Spell_Brew list.

Both access the same basic trigger :
   Brady says, 'heal'

I think I need something like this, but this doesn't work :

#VARIABLE Names {Friend1|Friend2|Friend3} <- my accepted friends list

#VARIABLE Spell_Say {Spell1|Spell2|Spell3} <- my accepted spell say

#VARIABLE Spell_Brew {Spell1|Spell2|Spell3} <- my accepted spell brew list

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says '%d' $}
{#IF (%ismember(%1, @names))} AND {#IF (%ismember(%2,@spell_say))}
{say '%1, you are a looser'} {cast '%2' %1}}

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says '%d' $}
{#IF (%ismember(%1, @names))} AND {#IF (%ismember(%2,@spell_brew))}
{say '%1, you are a looser'} {brew '%2';give %2 %1}}

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Brady

Novice Joined: 20 Nov 2001 Posts: 35 Location: USA

First off, there's a typo in your trigger pattern. You said the say syntax is "Brady says, 'heal'

Then, in your trigger, you have

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says '%d' $}

It should be

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says, '%d' $}
(add the comma)
Also, you may want to delete the 2nd "'" after %d, because some people may say heal. or heal! or whatever. If they add syntax, the trigger won't fire either.

And as I recall, there is an #array command, which is what you are inputting all the names/spells and such in to. Perhaps use #ARRAY instead of #VAR (#VAR only stores one value at a time)

-=Crymson

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GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 1116 Location: USA

Just adding to Crymson4's post, you need parentheses around %d as well:

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says, '(%d)' $}

Otherwise, the trigger won't be able to use it for the %2 part.

Iljhar

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

And one more added thing %1 and %2 should be enclosed in quotes when used. This is more important for %2 as some spells will have 2 words, such as detect magic, detect evil, and detect good.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 1116 Location: USA

Not to take away from that advice, which is good, but since the pattern calls for %w and %d, there's no way to get more than 1 word into each variable. Also, I just realized, the trigger won't work because you're using %d to begin with, unless all your spells are numerical, which it doesn't look like from your example, so, your trigger needs to be changed. If all your spells are 1 word spells, then change the trigger pattern to this:

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says, '(%w)' $}

If some of your spells have 2 words, then change the trigger pattern to this:

#TRIGGER {^(%w) says, '(*)' $}

and use Vijilante's advice and place quotes around %2.

Iljhar

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Your trigger pattern should be pretty much okay at this point, however the command sections need some work. Since you wanted to insult the people who aren't on your friends list, it seemed easiest to nest all the #IFs.

You should probably reread the helpfile on #IF. Operators such as AND are used to combine conditions within the #IF expression, not to combine #IF commands.

#TR {^(%w) says, '(*)'} {#IF %ismember(%1,@Names) {#IF %ismember("%2",@Spell_Say) {cast '%2' %1} {#IF %ismember("%2",@Spell_Brew) {brew '%2';give %2 %1}}} {say '%1, you are a loser'}}

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Beginner Joined: 24 Aug 2001 Posts: 25 Location: USA

Thanks for the help, I'm going to give it a shot, and then get back to you. I figured I might be able to do it all in ONE trigger, like LightBulb suggested above, I just knew it was beyond me.

Brady

Beginner Joined: 24 Aug 2001 Posts: 25 Location: USA

GREAT ! Works like a charm.

I just wanted to thank LightBulb and Iljhar (and all the others who responded) for their time and zMud experience. :)

thanks again!
Brady