showpoly question
 

How come this npc does not show the poly
that I want it to draw?
It looks right to me, and the item placement for
the x and y check work.
Ideally I want just a line to draw from the player then to go up
till it hits an onwall or the top of the level.

NPC Code:

---

// NPC made by Prozac

if (created || playertouchsme) {show; toweapons Line npc;}



if (weaponfired)

  {

  //draw a line going up this level or until till onwall

  this.y=playery-.5;

  this.x=playerx+1;

  while (this.y>0 || !(onwall(this.x,this.y)))

    {

    showpoly 10,(playerx,playery,this.x,this.y);

    changeimgvis 10,2;

    changeimgcolors 10,1,1,1,1;



//the bombs show up .. why not the line?

 //  putbomb 1,this.x,this.y;



    this.y--;

    sleep .05;

  }

}

---

Any help would be appreciated!

In the showpoly it needs {} type brackets instead of () ones.

NPC Code:

---

  showpoly 10,{playerx,playery,this.x,this.y};

---

Thanks! man I need a bigger screen ... those itty bitty changes in () and {} are getin hard to see

use && instead of ||, and I'd suggest doing the showpoly after finding the stopping point (you're only using one line anyway, so no need to draw it over and over)

newbie scripter question.
|| means or, correct
while && means and?

(my scripting abilities go...that far)

Correct.

ten words ten words dfsgasdad

to each their own but MY GOD THAT FORMATTING IS UGLY

Yeah I agree Jagen. Everyone has their own style though.

Reminds me of PS' weird style, hehe.

You mean the formatting that I posted the code in?
I just used the style button that comes with Graal.

Plus after programming for more than 20 years,
I know what the code means however it looks on screen.
In time you will probably develop that tendency also.

I never said I don't know what it means on screen, so don't assume that. When I code I try to make things EASY on my eyes.

he's just refering to your

NPC Code:

---

if (created) 

  {

  dostuffhere;

}

---

as opposed to the more popular

NPC Code:

---

if (created) {

  dostuffhere;

}

---

among some other small things, I've gotten used to both over time, so it doesn't bother me (the added spaces from the forums do, however :pissed: )

Back in the mid to late 1990's when I was in college, the profs taught me that in programming, neat code included each bracket on its own line. This way you can draw boxes around printed sets of code and see if you are missing a bracket easier. To each his own, of course.

Do not use toweapons for weapon NPCs. Add weapons manually through NC, and use the serverside command 'addweapon weaponname' in some NPC to add the weapon to the player.