Events: Teams?

[MattKan]

I've taken up event development, and have managed to make a few things. Currently, I'm at a loss at making teams for team events.

I need to split up the players in the room into 2 equal (random) groups, each group with a different guild name.

I figure I'll need to use a randomizer, but I've never really done that before. And I'll need to apply it to all players in the room, which I have trouble doing ()

So if you guys could help me, that'd be great.

And if you could help me with the script pointing out what the more complicated parts mean, that'd be great. My goal is to learn, not to copy.

[Switch]

Something simple is looping through all the players in the level and in each loop assign a team, then switch a flag, and go to the next.

PHP Code:

function AssignTeams() {
  team = 1;
  for (player object : players in the level) {
    player guild = team;
    team = (team==1 ? 2 : 1); //(arg ? true : false)
  }
} 


[cbk1994]

The easiest way is to use modulus (the % sign, think of it as "remainder" of division)

PHP Code:

temp.teams = {"Red Team", "Blue Team"}; // array of teams
temp.c = 0;

for (temp.pl : players) { // loop through the players
  if (pl.guild == "Events Team") {
    continue; // if they have an ET tag, skip them
  }
  
  pl.guild = teams[c % teams.size()];
  c ++;
} 


To add/remove teams just add them to the list at the top.

edit:

Originally Posted by Switch

PHP Code:

  team = 1; 


You should always prefix your variables unless you intend for them to be global.

PHP Code:

  for (player : players in the level) { 


Uhm...what?

PHP Code:

    player.guild = team; 


Never use player as a variable name except to refer to the active player; it's reserved.

PHP Code:

team = (team=1 ? 2 : 1); //(arg ? true : false) 


Use == for comparison, like so:

PHP Code:

team = (team == 1 ? 2 : 1); 


[Switch]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

missing the point

I was outlining it for him, not actually making it.

Originally Posted by MattKan

My goal is to learn, not to copy.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Switch

I was outlining it for him, not actually making it.

So you mixed instructions with GScript inside a PHP tag, and you're wondering why I "missed the point"?

This line, for example:

PHP Code:

team = (team=1 ? 2 : 1); //(arg ? true : false) 


The code part of the line (before the comment) looks like actual code, and the comment looks like you're explaining that code. I don't believe it would be unreasonable to assume a person new to GScript could reach the conclusion I did and become confused when it doesn't work.

I hope you don't take this as me picking on you for helping others, of course . I'm just trying to help you give assistance in a way that's less confusing.

[Switch]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

So you mixed instructions with GScript inside a PHP tag, and you're wondering why I "missed the point"?

This line, for example:

PHP Code:

team = (team=1 ? 2 : 1); //(arg ? true : false) 


The code part of the line (before the comment) looks like actual code, and the comment looks like you're explaining that code. I don't believe it would be unreasonable to assume a person new to GScript could reach the conclusion I did and become confused when it doesn't work.

I hope you don't take this as me picking on you for helping others, of course . I'm just trying to help you give assistance in a way that's less confusing.

True, didn't even notice that. It's so late.

[fowlplay4]

Modulus is so not fun enough.

Randomizing with Sortvalue

PHP Code:

// Loop through each player in the level
for (temp.pl: players) {
  // Make sure they aren't part of the ET
  if (temp.pl.guild != "Events Team") {
    // Add Player to Temp Players Array
    temp.plyrs.add(temp.pl);
    // Assign the Player a Random Sortvalue
    temp.plyrs[temp.plyrs.size()-1].sortvalue = random(0, 100);
  }
}
// Sort the Array by Value
temp.plyrs.sortbyvalue("sortvalue", "float", false);
// Split the Array Appropriately and Assign Guild Tags
for (temp.pl: temp.plyrs) {
  // Your other code here
} 


It's not really necessary to use a randomizer since the order of the players array isn't exactly public knowledge but for a queuing system it might be something to prevent players from stacking teams.

[MattKan]

I wanted to do something where when player join the event and enter the level, they would be put on a team like this:

First person would go to Team 1, Second person would go to Team 2, Third Person would go to Team 1, and so on.

I tried using server flags to make it so that if a player logged in when

PHP Code:

server.eventname=0 


it would add the player to Team 1 and make

PHP Code:

server.eventname=1 


And then if they entered while

PHP Code:

server.eventname=1 


It would set the player to team 1 and reset:

PHP Code:

server.eventname=0 


That didn't work, and there probably is a better way. Thanks for all your advice on the first post, I will need those sometime soon, but for now I'm making an event where I want the players to be assigned teams alternatively as they enter. So, yeah, if you could help me again, lol