My script vs. npcserver

[BocoC]

And npcserver wins in a knockout! I need help. I can't get one of my scripts to work on npcserver. Ok. Now for a little background.

I was surfing the boards one day when I found some people criticizing Brandon (Bravo Online owner) and saying he should add a bowling alley to Bravo. I thought, "Hey! What a neat idea!" So I told Brandon I would make one. I got the preliminarly stuff down, and it worked ok in offline mode, so I thought I should test it out on the Bravo Npcserver before I finish the script up and add in all the little details. Low and behold! I can't pick up the bowling ball. I tried and I tried, but this is frustrating. So, anyone out their willing to help?

Here is the current code for the bowling ball. Sorry for being pretty messy, but here goes:

NPC Code:

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// NPC made by Boco

if (playertouchsme) {

  setstring this.owner,#a;

  replacegani idle,bravo_bowling_idle;

  replacegani walk,bravo_bowling_walk;

  timeout=0.05;

}

if (timeout) {

  with (getplayer(#s(this.owner))) {

    if (keydown(6) && playerx in |5,18| && playery in |0,47| && level.reset_a=false) { //37

      disabledefmovement;

      setani idle,;

      Run();

    } else { timeout=0.05; }

  }

}

function Run() {

  GetPower();

  ThrowBall();

  GoToPins();

  Reset();

}

function GetPower() {

  for (i=0;i<1;i+=0.05) {

    if (keydown(6) && !this.kd) {

      this.dis+=1;

      set this.kd;

    }

    if (!keydown(6)) { unset this.kd; }

    sleep 0.05;

  }

}

function ThrowBall() {

  setani bravo_bowling_throwball,;

  for (i=0;i<this.dis;i+=0.5) {

    playery-=0.5;

    sleep 0.05;

    if (keydown(1) && !this.kdl) { this.spin-=0.025; set this.kdl; }

    if (keydown(3) && !this.kdr) { this.spin+=0.025; set this.kdr; }

    if (!keydown(1)) { unset this.kdl; }

    if (!keydown(3)) { unset this.kdr; }

  }

  replacegani walk,walk;

  replacegani idle,idle;

}

function GoToPins() {

  x=int(playerx+1);

  y=int(playery-1);

  for (this.i=playery;this.i>2;this.i--) {

    y--;

    x+=this.spin;

    nx=x;

    ny=y;

    if (y<10) { triggeraction x+0.5,y+0.5,pinstruck,#v(nx),#v(ny); }

    sleep 0.05;

  }

  Reset();

}

function Reset() {

  enabledefmovement;

  setstring this.owner,;

  show;

  x=18;

  y=38;

  this.dis=0;

  this.spin=0;

}

//#CLIENTSIDE

if (created) {

  setimgpart bravo_bowlingball0.gif,0,0,16,16;

}

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Ok. Now for an explanation of the variables:

level.reset_a Sets when the pins are being reset so the player can't throw the ball
this.dis Distance the player moves when throwing
this.spin Applies a spin affect
this.owner Account of active user. This was added when I tried the 'with' command to make the script work
this.kd Stands for Key Down
this.kdl Stands for Key Down Left
this.kdr Stands for Key Down Right

Please help me. I think the problem associates to the replacegani command, because I checked out the status of the NPC on NPC Control. I saw that this.owner was set correctly, but seemed to crash on replacegani and not call timeout=0.05. Anyone care to help? I tried to be as descriptive as possible. Thanks.

[Er1c]

I believe (but am not sure) that the replacegani command needs to be clientside... that NPC would work much better as a weapon. Maybe make a ball and when you touch it you get the bowling weapon, and when you bowl it destroys, so that you can make a ball-return system.

[BocoC]

Doesn't the 'with' command make the enclosed commands client-side? Like:

NPC Code:

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with (getplayer(#a)) {

  do stuff;

}

---

Isn't the do stuff; client-side if it is in a 'with' argument?

[Loriel]

no.

It's not very clientside when it is loading the account from the database =\

[Admins]

I guess the bowling thing should be
made client-side. Make it work in offline mode,
use showimg instead of an npc that is moved.

Only the pins might need to be scripted
for server-side, let the ball do a triggeraction
when it hits the pins and when the server gets it
(put an npc that uses setshape there)
then you calculate how many pins are falling
and display it.