Zugg Software :: View topic - Scripts with Direction Variables and Looping

Beginner Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 10 Location: Canada

Hi all,

This is my first time posting, and I'll try to explain my problem as best as I can without much confusion.

I play on a MUD where you can mine for items like ore, precious gems, etc. I would like to set up a script to where I can mine in all four cardinal directions (plus up and down) and then move into another room after I've mined out all possible directions.

For instance, I am standing in a room with no exits, meaning I can mine in all six directions. I mine to the north until the wall has been stripped clean, then I would like to change my mining direction to the west (like going in a circle, then up or down as I see fit). When the wall has been cleared out, I receive a certain message. I would like to trigger the change in direction off that message.

I have set up all six directions under different variables (dir0 - dir5). I also have the message "That direction has been completely stripped clean." as the trigger to change the mining direction. But when I set it up, it constantly loops because if more than one direction is mined out, I receive the same message.

So I guess what I would like to know is how I can set up the script to where if north is mined out, it moves west. And then if west is mined out, it moves south. And so on. I have the following set up so far:

#IF {@dir0} {That direction has been completely stripped clean.}
mine @dir1
#IF {@dir1} {That direction has been completely stripped clean.}
mine @dir2

and it goes the same way until mine @dir5 is the last line.

Any help would be appreciative of this :)

P.S. After all six directions are mined out, I would like it to move a certain direction out of that room. I'm not sure how to do this either. Would it have to be a manual move, or can I send a message to the MUD to trigger off of that? Thanks :)

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

There are many methods. Here's one way which uses a list variable and a numerical variable.
#VAR mines {north|west|south|east|up|down}
#VAR mining 0
#TR {That direction has been completely stripped clean.} {#IF (@mining < 6) {#ADD mining 1;mine %item( @mines, @mining)} {#VAR mining 0;#SAY insert command to leave room here}}