Problem using a level NPC that's joined to a class

[cbk1994]

I would recommend a DB NPC only because it will let you keep one copy of the data rather than keeping it in a class joined to many NPCs. As a general rule, I would recommend not storing data in classes.

[Adddeeee]

Then we will try that solution

If we use a DB NPC named DB_Items we could store all the information regarding the items in that NPC.

But what happens with the clientside of the level NPC? Shall we have a copy of all the items information on the clientside? Because we can't read the DB NPCs information from the client side right?

Thank you

[Mark Sir Link]

Originally Posted by Adddeeee

Then we will try that solution

If we use a DB NPC named DB_Items we could store all the information regarding the items in that NPC.

But what happens with the clientside of the level NPC? Shall we have a copy of all the items information on the clientside? Because we can't read the DB NPCs information from the client side right?

Thank you

triggerclient a weapon with the data you want to send, IE, have a class join the generic shop class, have that triggerserver the NPC when you want the shop to open, then have the NPC trigger a weapon the player has that opens the shop GUI with the information provided. Can have a trigger in the class as well to hide the shop should the player leave the level or get too far away.

PHP Code:

triggerserver("npc", "DB_Items", "getitems") //possibly level name as well to restrict what shops have what items

triggerclient("gui", shopweaponname, "senditems", this.items); 


[Adddeeee]

Ah I see, will try this later on when I get the GUI to be more flexible Sorry for asking so many dumb questions, but I'm kind of stuck both on the DB NPC and on the GUI part!

Why doesn't this work:

PHP Code:

  this.listofitems = {{"Fireball", "split_fireball", "split_fireball.png", "split_fireball_selected.png", 30}, 
                      {"Sword", "split_sword", "split_sword.png", "split_sword_selected.png", 20},
                      {"Bow", "split_bow", "split_bow.png", "split_bow_selected.png", 10}
                     }; 
  new GuiShowImgCtrl(this.listofitems[0][0]) 
  {
    x = 20;
    y = 20;
    width = 32;
    height = 32;
    
    this.imageselected = this.listofitems[0][3];
    this.imagenotselected = this.listofitems[0][2];
    this.image = this.imageselected;
    thiso.catchevent(this.name, "onMouseDown", "onItemSelected");
  }
  Shop_Window.addControl(this.listofitems[0][0]);
  Shop_Window.show(); 


when this works just fine:

PHP Code:

  this.listofitems = {{"Fireball", "split_fireball", "split_fireball.png", "split_fireball_selected.png", 30}, 
                      {"Sword", "split_sword", "split_sword.png", "split_sword_selected.png", 20},
                      {"Bow", "split_bow", "split_bow.png", "split_bow_selected.png", 10}
                     };

  new GuiShowImgCtrl(this.listofitems[0][0]) 
  {
    x = 20;
    y = 20;
    width = 32;
    height = 32;
    
    this.imageselected = "split_fireball_selected.png";
    this.imagenotselected = "split_fireball.png";
    this.image = this.imageselected;
    thiso.catchevent(this.name, "onMouseDown", "onItemSelected");
  }
  Shop_Window.addControl(this.listofitems[0][0]);
  Shop_Window.show(); 


The only difference is that in the first code sample, I read the string from the array listofitems and in the second code sample I write the string directly.

Hmm...

Thank you