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Beginner Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 23 Location: Norway

I'm trying to make my rooms on the map change colour according to a trigger (actually two) in the game.

I want to trigger on
'You search everywhere, but find no herbs.'
to
#if {zone="name_of_zone"} {this room should be specific colour} {}

and
'Your search reveals nothing special."
to
#if {zone="name_of_zone"} {this room should be original colour} {}

Any way to do this?

Thanks for all help!

Icarus

Enchanter Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Location: USA

From Zmud help files:

roomcol

Syntax: %roomcol([vNum], [color])

Return or set the color of a room. The Color can be a string like "red", "blue", etc. Or it can be an RGB value in the format $RRGGBB where each value is a hexadecimal value. For example, $FF0000 sets the color to all red. If vNum is omitted, the current room is used.

Beginner Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 23 Location: Norway

Yes, but I still can't figure out how to use it.

I'm currently trying this:
#IF {%zonename="myherbzone"} {%roomcol{"grey")}

I've allso tried with #set %roomcol etc, and nothing seems to help me.

I.e. I have found that function, but am in no way able to figure out how to use it to actually do my work.

Icarus

Beginner Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 10 Location: Poland

That should work:

#IF {%zonename="myherbzone"} {#NOOP %maplocked(0);#NOOP %roomcol(%roomnum,"grey");#NOOP %maplocked(1)}

P.S. Genesis rules ;)

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

The key here is that the first parameter of %roomcol is vNum. You can leave it blank, but it still has to be accounted for. Also, I think %zonename is a function which requires parentheses after it, rather than a predefined variable which doesn't.
#IF (%zonename()="myherbzone") {%roomcol( , "grey")}

Beginner Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 23 Location: Norway

Romicom: Great, solved my problem excellently! Thanks a lot. And yes, Genesis rules, random herb locations sux :D

LightBulb: I tried, but that didn't work. Romicom's solution did.

Thanks for all the help!

Ic