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Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 7

I am trying to setup a set of triggers and aliases that will allow me to issue a command phrase in game to cause my spellcasters to trance up to full (regain mana) What I have at the moment is: Once I issue the command which is actually a trigger that sets things in motion. The first trigger will turn on a trigger class, firing a prompt trigger. The triggers work, the problem is they work a bit too well. Every time anything happens in the game, someone comes in the room I'm in, a mob enters, someone says something, etc. the trigger fires causing the caster to trance once for each time the prompt is issued from the mud by checking two variables that I set, currentmana and maxmana using an IF statement. The game also gives output which I trigger on to cause the IF statement to be checked and the caster to trance if necessary. Now aside from going to a quiter area (and I'm in a relativly quiet area)I've been trying to come up with a better way to have zmud check the two variables and act on them accordingly each time the caster trances. Just to give an idea, each time a character trances, you're lagged for abour 6 seconds. I'd like very much to cut down on any unnecessary tiem spent trancing so that it doesnt take 10 minutes to move on to the next task. I hope I've explaind this well enough. I could also post the triggers and alises I am using if it would help to decipher whats happening but I thought that I might be able to explain it better. Just say the word thou and I'll post them.

Thanks tons.

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

Obviously, this is not the ideal choice for a trigger. Perhaps you could come up with something better.

What (if anything) happens when a caster finishes trancing once? If there is something recognizable that won't happen UNTIL he's finished, use that for your trigger.

If there's nothing useful for a trigger right now, could you create something by stacking commands? (trance;say finished trancing, check my mana)

If you can't come up with a useful trigger, try using an alarm (#ALARM) that won't expire until your caster has had enough time to finish a trance.

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Novice Joined: 29 May 2001 Posts: 48 Location: USA

Cut and paste your pompt here?