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Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Australia

%w steps into the attack, grabs your arm, and throws you violently

#wa 1800;
stand;
#IF (@co =~ "com1") 'co=coma';
#IF (@co =~ "com2") 'co=comb';
#IF (@co =~ "com3") 'co=comc';
#IF (@co =~ "com4") 'co=comd';
#IF (@co =~ "coma") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "comb") %case(%random(4),co=com1,co=com3,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "comc") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com1,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "comd") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com1);

The if statements work by themeselves eg. #IF (@co =~ "com1") 'co=coma'; changes co from com1 to coma and #IF (@co =~ "comd") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com1); changes co from comd to a random selection of com2, com3 or com1. However the I can not get the two blocks to work together. I know very little about programing this is not a text file script as I know nothing about using #file and #read it was entered using the create trigger tool in zmud. When I turn show trigger on it seems like it stops halfway through #IF (@co =~ "coma") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com4); Could somebody please let me no why this doesn't work. Plus I would very much like to know the location of scripting in Zmud for complete beginers. A step by step of how to use the #file #read group of commands in creation of triggers would be great.

Wanderer Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Posts: 77 Location: Ireland

#IF (@co =~ "coma") {co=%case(%random(4),com2,com3,com4)}

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Wanderer Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Posts: 77 Location: Ireland

Alternatively,

#IF (@co =~ "coma") {#CASE %random(4) {co=com2} {co=com3} {co=com4}}

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Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Australia

These ideas don't work.The first puts the coma, comb etc into the co variable the second returns a random number to the screen.

Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Australia

Im using 3.62 could this make a difference. Please take another look. Is there a limit to how many commands I can trigger? Please help this clueless Zombie.

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

If you're using version 3.62 you're pretty much on your own. Not because we aren't willing to help, but because many suggested solutions will include commands, functions, or capabilities which didn't exist in v3.62.

I really don't see any purpose to the first set of statements. Its also strange that you have %random(4) but only 3 choices in %case. Perhaps you could shorten your script to this:

%w steps into the attack, grabs your arm, and throws you violently

#wa 1800;
stand;
#IF (@co =~ "com1") %case(%random(1,3),co=com2,co=com3,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "com2") %case(%random(1,3),co=com1,co=com3,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "com3") %case(%random(1,3),co=com2,co=com1,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "com4") %case(%random(1,3),co=com2,co=com3,co=com1);

Personally, I've never used #READ or #FILE. They aren't necessary for most scripts in the current versions. As for where to find information on scripting, all I can do is suggest you look at the helpfiles (if any) provided with version 3.62.

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Wanderer Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Posts: 77 Location: Ireland

I'm confused as to what you want...

'These ideas don't work.The first puts the coma, comb etc into the co variable the second returns a random number to the screen.'

Which is what the co=com2 from
#IF (@co =~ "coma") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com4);
in your original post will do....

I would definitely advise buying a newer version of zmud if you want to do scripting with support here - or at least check out the trial version for 30 days.

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Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Australia

Ok com1,2,3 and 4 are aliases for different attacks. There is another pattern which triggers the co variable causing one of the attacks to occur. The steps into the attack, grabs your arm pattern is a defensive manouver
which I have to avoid. What i was attempting with the If statements was to assign a random attack to co but not the same attack which was guarded against. The problem with the xcript the way that you have written it is that if it is com1 it has a good up to 3 chances of becoming com1 again and thereby hitting the guard again ie com1 becomes com2 com 2 becomes com1 or com1 becomes com3 com3 becomes com 1 or com1 becomes com4 com4 becomes com1. Hence the need for the earlier storage of the answer in coma or b or c and also the attempt at nesting the IF statements.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

You problem, I believe, is that all of the variables are being expanded at once. What you would need to do is to move this part:
#IF (@co =~ "coma") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "comb") %case(%random(4),co=com1,co=com3,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "comc") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com1,co=com4);
#IF (@co =~ "comd") %case(%random(4),co=com2,co=com3,co=com1);

to a new alias, and then call that alias at the end of your trigger.

Kjata

Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Australia

Thankx everybody I upgraded to V6.16 and now the problem is solved. :)

GURU Joined: 14 Oct 2000 Posts: 556 Location: USA

My concern is that the %case function is supposed to return a value, not execute any commands (including variable assignation). So I would do this:

#IF (@co = "coma") {#VAR co %case(%random(3),"com2","com3","com1")}
etc.

Troubadour