Npc to Npc

[fowlplay4]

Well the client has the (+90%) same functions so you can apply the concepts of getareanpcs on the client-side of the script.

[kingcj]

So something like this would work? I had been trying to work with that as well but I can't seem to get it working either. Maybe my syntax is wrong? I dunno..

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
    for (temp.i: level.findareanpcs(this.x, this.y, 3, 3)) {
      if (temp.i.isinclass("bomb")) continue;
      echo("bombs?");
      
      temp.i.trigger("Bombover", this);

    }
} 


[kingcj]

Bump (sorta)
This is what I am working with, and everything works Except calling the function from the SwitchDB to the door.

This is the Switch Database

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  SwitchDB = this;
  this.switches = new TStaticVar();
  this.doors = new TStaticVar();
  this.connections = new TStaticVar(); 
  this.connections.switch_a = "door_a";
}

public function addSwitch(temp.sname, temp.sobj) {
  this.switches.(@temp.sname) = temp.sobj;
  echo("added touch "@temp.sname);
}

public function addDoor(temp.dname, temp.obj) {
  this.doors.(@temp.dname) = temp.obj;
  echo("added door " @temp.dname);
}

public function switchHit(temp.switchName) {
  echo(@ temp.switchName);
   temp.doorName = this.connections.(@temp.switchName); 
  temp.door = this.doors.(@temp.doorName);   
  echo(@temp.doorName);
  temp.door.doorOpen();   
} 


The Switch

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  SwitchDB = findnpc("SwitchDB");
  SwitchDB.addSwitch("switch_a", this);
  setshape(1,32,32);
}

function onPlayerTouchsMe() {
  SwitchDB.switchHit("switch_a");
  this.chat = "touched!";
  sleep(1);
  this.chat = "";
} 


And the door

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  SwitchDB = findnpc("SwitchDB");
  SwitchDB.addDoor("door_a", this);
}


public function doorOpen() {
  this.hide();
  sleep(3);
  this.show();
} 


I've placed the public function in both the door and switchDB but doesn't work any which way i place it. Any help would be appreciated.

[fowlplay4]

does it echo anything in doorOpen? I would also recommend opening the door with a trigger instead of a public function. trigger forces the NPC to update to clients and what not.

[kingcj]

right but i can't use trigger beecause i want this to be able to be clientside as well. It gives me an error and says it can't find function doorOpen.

[MrOmega]

Are you putting 'on' before the function name. You need to put that with trigger

Such as

PHP Code:

trigger( "foo", ""); 


Would call...

PHP Code:

function onFoo() 


[kingcj]

Originally Posted by MrOmega

Are you putting 'on' before the function name. You need to put that with trigger

Such as

PHP Code:

trigger( "foo", ""); 


Would call...

PHP Code:

function onFoo() 


Sorry I mis-read your quote. I tried placing on before the function, and I still get the error message.

[kingcj]

Sorry for like the triple post, but this seems to call the echo just don't know how to update the object now...

PHP Code:

public function door.doorOpen() {
  echo("crap");
  this.hide();
  sleep(3);
  this.show();
} 


Also in the SwitchDB I echo temp.door and it returns a 0 in RC Chat

[WhiteDragon]

That last post is definitely going in the wrong direction.


One thing I can think of is that the onCreated() of the door or switch is getting called before the database's.

For debugging, echoing an object doesn't really make much sense, try echoing temp.door.type() instead to see if anything is actually there.

[kingcj]

A trigger won't work clientside from the DB I don't think, but I don't really know. I don't understand why it won't pick this up as a function though? A trigger would be great if I could work it server to client and client to server without it being a weapon, unfortunately I have tried this.

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by kingcj

A trigger won't work clientside from the DB I don't think, but I don't really know. I don't understand why it won't pick this up as a function though? A trigger would be great if I could work it server to client and client to server without it being a weapon, unfortunately I have tried this.

Leads me to believe your door script looks like..

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() { 
  SwitchDB = findnpc("SwitchDB"); 
  SwitchDB.addDoor("door_a", this); 
} 


public function doorOpen() { 
  this.hide(); 
  sleep(3); 
  this.show(); 
} 


which won't work because you can't call directly from server-side to client-side like that.

[kingcj]

Yea I know but I am trying to get it to work severside first. If it works severside I can put all the public functions clientside and get the same result clientside only, right? Plus my door script is at the top of this page with no //#CLIENTSIDE, and that's how it is in the script as well.

[fowlplay4]

Well for the most part because it is server-side you don't have to do the..

SwitchDB = findnpc("SwitchDB");

because the NPC is accessible via it's name without having to declare a global variable.

Following KISS theory...

SwitchDB

PHP Code:

// Empty Script
// Just using it to hold variables for now. 


Switch

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  this.doorid = "door_1";
  this.image = "block.png";
  echo(this.doorid @ "'s switch has been created!");
}

function onPlayerTouchsMe() {
  echo(player.account @ " touched the switch for door " @ this.doorid);
  SwitchDB.door.(@this.switchid).trigger("DoorOpened", player.account);
} 


Door

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  this.doorid = "door_1";
  this.image = "door.png";
  SwitchDB.door.(@this.doorid) = this;
  echo(this.doorid @ "'s door has been created!");
}

function onDoorOpened(acct) {
  echo(this.doorid @ " has been opened by " @ acct @ "!");
  hide();
  sleep(3);
  show();
} 


From there we can work off the base and create the proper SwitchDB and classes that we require.

In my own "switch" system I store the main controller object (i.e: the door) and it's respective array of switches, and send a trigger to the main controller when a switch is updated (pressed on and off for instance) and the controller loops through the switches and performs the necessary logic (all switches are pressed down) and acts accordingly.

[kingcj]

That seems easy enough. Thanks for the help, but will it work clientside. I was trying to avoid the trigger because i didn't think i could call one clientside to clientside? I will try it and see! Thanks everyone!

I tried fp4's script and it works just gotta change some of it around. Works clientside as well...

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by kingcj

I tried fp4's script and it works just gotta change some of it around. Works clientside as well...

To get it to work client-side you would just have to use a weapon script or a level variable.

I.e:

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  temp.SwitchDB = findweapon("-System/DB");
} 


The only issue is that you're trapped to the same level.

Also about your trigger worries, because you're staying on the same side it's really not that big of deal at all and has about the same impact as calling a public function. It's when you're going from client<->server that it becomes important to minimize the amount of triggerserver/clients/actions.