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Newbie Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 7 Location: USA

I'm trying to set up triggers to parse all of combat spam out to a separate window. All of my combat ends with ~(%d Dmg~), so that's not a problem, but others' doesnt. It looks like this:
So-and-so's /insert damage noun here/ /insert damage verb here/ someone-else

So-and-so, and someone-else can be one or multiple word names.
Damage noun is type of damage, I have the full list in my database (things like 'slash' or 'fireball').
Damage verb is one word, sometimes surrounded by special characters, and I have a full list of them in my database as well (things like 'scratches' or '-+- DISINTEGRATES -+-')
Alltogether it looks like this:
The Queen of the Dryads's blast of flame *** DEVASTATES *** the Pit Serpent!

Wanderer Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 54 Location: USA

I am taking a wild guess at this, as I would LOVE to have this for my characters, but unlike you, I don't have a list of all the possible damage messages and such, yet.

#TRIGGER ^(%w)'s {blast of|fireball|slash} {scratches|*** DEVASTATES ***|-+- DISINTERGRATES -+-} {the|a|an} %2!

Then just filter it to your combat spam window.

Enchanter Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 698

#VAR damage_noun {slash|fireball|blast of flame|...}
#VAR damage_verb {scratches|~*~*~* DEVASTATES ~*~*~*|-+- DISINTEGRATES -+-|...}

#TRIGGER {* {@damage_noun} {@damage_verb} *~!$} {#CAP second_window}

When I copy and pasted the second #VAR into zMUD, the tildes(~s) didn't get copied into the list var. I had to go back and put them back in. Good luck.

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

Take one of your lists, Xirin, and use it as your trigger pattern. Both CAPTURE and GAG affect the entire line, so there's no need to match everything.
#TR {{@DamageNouns}} {#CAP Battle;#GAG}

Beginner Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 26 Location: USA

so there are no numbers indicating damage in the mud your playing? other then your damage? nothing in the combat engine you can turn on?

Newbie Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 7 Location: USA

mr_kent, thank you! I went with that idea, and it works like a charm!

LightBulb, that wouldn't do. Some of the words in either list would cause too much text to go to that window (digestion is a damage noun, or hits is a damage verb, for example)

Zener, neither do I. I have an almost-full-list. As soon as some text doesn't get parsed, I'll just add the appropriate damnoun to the database.