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MattKan

01-16-2011 07:40 AM

Events: Teams?

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 (:p)

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

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

01-16-2011 08:26 AM

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.

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

cbk1994

01-16-2011 08:35 AM

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

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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:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Switch (Post 1623121)

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  team = 1;

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

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  for (player : players in the level) {

Uhm...what?

Quote:

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    player.guild = team;

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

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

Use == for comparison, like so:

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team = (team == 1 ? 2 : 1);

Switch

01-16-2011 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbk1994 (Post 1623123)

missing the point

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattKan (Post 1623117)

My goal is to learn, not to copy.

cbk1994

01-16-2011 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Switch (Post 1623135)

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:

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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

01-16-2011 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbk1994 (Post 1623136)

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

This line, for example:

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

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

fowlplay4

01-16-2011 05:22 PM

Modulus is so not fun enough.

Randomizing with Sortvalue

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// 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

01-16-2011 06:56 PM

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

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server.eventname=0

it would add the player to Team 1 and make

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server.eventname=1

And then if they entered while

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server.eventname=1

It would set the player to team 1 and reset:

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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

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