alternative to sleep()

[i8bit]

Is there an alternative function instead of doing let's say this:

PHP Code:

function onCreated(){
 this.chat = "Set 1";
 sleep(1);
 this.chat = "Set 2";
 sleep(1);
 this.chat = "Set 3";
 sleep(1);
 this.chat = "Set 3";
} 


I'm scripting a baddie and I have an attack skill that does multiple damage functions set up similar to what's above. But my baddie glitches in weird ways when ever I use sleeps() so I was wondering if there were any alternatives to write what I have.

I need an
Action()
Wait(0.2)
Action()
Wait(0.2)
so on

[Tricxta]

schedulevent

[i8bit]

Originally Posted by Tricxta

schedulevent

I know I could do that but that would mean I would have to come out of my 'checks' to activate a new function...unless you can do functions inside functions?

like:

PHP Code:

function this(){
 if (check something){
  function that();
}
} 


Can you do that?

[Emera]

An alternative to what you're doing in your OP is to use a for() loop

PHP Code:

temp.chatArray = {
  "First", "Second", "Third"
};

for (temp.i = 0; temp.i < 3; temp.i ++) {
  this.chat = temp.chatArray[temp.i];

  //Use waitFor() instead of sleep
  waitFor(this, this, 1);
} 


[Angel_Light]

I suspect you are using a timeout loop. Sleep will stop a timeout loop if a fuction is triggered from an outside function of the loop. Might be able to save some lines if simply add an adding number and either a if-else block, for loop, or a switch statement.

PHP Code:

function onCreated()
{

  this.chatText = { "Blah0", "Blah1", "Blah2"}; // For second method

}

function onTimeout()
{

  this.i ++;
  //Then either
  if ( this.i == 0) Blah0;
  else if ( this.i == 0) Blah1;
  else Blah2;
  // or
  for ( temp.i = 0; temp.i < 3; temp.i ++;)
  {
    this.chat = this.chatText[ temp.i];
    sleep( 0.15); // assuming your time out is 0.05
  }
  // or finaly
  switch ( this.i)
  {
    case 0: Blah0; break;
    case 1: Blah1; break;
    case 2: Blah2; break;
  }
  
  

  setTimer( 0.05);

} 


Just remember for these method you will have to add the extra sleep( 0.15); within those to extend the waiting for the time out. Which using the sleep in the timeout might be detrimental in what you are trying to do. Using scheduleEvent, catchEvent, or waitfor as Emera demonstrated would be best without breaking or delaying the timeout.

[callimuc]

Originally Posted by i8bit

PHP Code:

function this(){
 if (check something){
  function that();
}
} 


PHP Code:

function onHello() {
  temp.toAvoid = "somePlayer";
  if (player.account != temp.toAvoid) {
    sendGreeting();
  }
}

function sendGreeting() {
  this.chat = "HEYYY BUDDY WAZUP";
  echo("MY BUDDY IS HERE WOOO");
} 


do you mean something like that? there is no need for having a function inside a function as you can always just trigger another function

[cbk1994]

Either use a scheduleEvent or a timeout.

Originally Posted by Emera

PHP Code:

//Use waitFor() instead of sleep
  waitFor(this, this, 1); 


This is not an appropriate use of waitFor, plus waitFor suffers from the same issues that sleep does.