RTB Prefs in Code

[joey888joey]

How would I go about making a slash command that communicates with RTB prefs. Basicly, I already know how to make a slash command display a message to the client, but how would I make a slash command send a message to the cleint, but the message sent can be changed via RTB?

Thanks.

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[lilboarder32]

Create an RTB Pref with a textbox and a global variable such as $ClientMessage or something. Then when you message the client, make the message the global variable.
messageClient(%client,'',$ClientMessage);

[joey888joey]

Create an RTB Pref with a textbox and a global variable such as $ClientMessage or something. Then when you message the client, make the message the global variable.
messageClient(%client,'',$ClientMessage);

Yeah, that's the problem, how would I make a RTB pref with a global variable? That is the big trouble...

[Ephialtes]

RTB Prefs only allow you to configure global variables. I suggest you take a read of the documentation:

http://returntoblockland.com/files/RTB_Documentation.pdf

[joey888joey]

RTB Prefs only allow you to configure global variables. I suggest you take a read of the documentation:

http://returntoblockland.com/files/RTB_Documentation.pdf

I meant what would I use in my code to create a RTB pref with a textbox? I looked at cash mod and it was like

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RTB_registerPref("Currency Name","Cash","$Cash::CurrencyName","string 16","Cashmod",$Cash::CurrencyName,0,0); so is that what I would put it in at the begining of the script? And then in the message I would do the normal MessageCleint line but with this instead

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MessageCleint(%client),'',$TheRTBPrefName); right?

[Ephialtes]

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messageClient(%client, '', $Cash::CurrencyName);
But change $Cash::CurrencyName and all instances of it to something else specific to your add-on.

[joey888joey]

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messageClient(%client, '', $Cash::CurrencyName);
But change $Cash::CurrencyName and all instances of it to something else specific to your add-on.

Ok so just replace the $Cash::CurrencyName to for instance $Loto::Winning Number but what is String 17 and 3 and all the other stuff, can you break it up like this:

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RTB_registerPref("Currency Name","Cash","$Cash::CurrencyName","string 16","Cashmod",$Cash::CurrencyName,0,0);
Currency Name is the options name
Cash is something
$Cash::CurrencyName is the Global Variable
String is something
Cashmod is something
$Cash::Currency Name,0,0 is (Please explain what each number is too)

[Destiny/Zack0Wack0]

Currency Name is the name of the preference thats before the value.
Cash is the pref group, anything else with the same group gets grouped together.
$Cash::CurrencyName is the global variable the pref should modify.
string 16 means that the pref should be a string ie. text box, with a max length of 16.
Cashmod should be Script_Whatever, the .zip name of your add-on.
$Cash::CurrencyName should be the default value of the pref.
0 should be whether the server needs to be restarted for the changes to take place.
The next 0 should be whether the pref is host only.

[joey888joey]

Currency Name is the name of the preference thats before the value.
Cash is the pref group, anything else with the same group gets grouped together.
$Cash::CurrencyName is the global variable the pref should modify.
string 16 means that the pref should be a string ie. text box, with a max length of 16.
Cashmod should be Script_Whatever, the .zip name of your add-on.
$Cash::CurrencyName should be the default value of the pref.
0 should be whether the server needs to be restarted for the changes to take place.
The next 0 should be whether the pref is host only.

Thanks, I was getting really confused.

[joey888joey]

Ok, I see how the RTB prefs work now, similer than I thought. But I do need some more help because I am making the lotto mod.

I need to know how:

• How to have the server pick a random number (not displayed) every 5 min
• How to make a slash command so you would type /lotto (number 1-100) and it will deduct $5 with cashmod if you have $5
• Once it resets after 5 min if you gave the right lotto number (which was random) it will tell you that you won and you get $500

That's about it, please help and tell me if some are possible or impossible.

[heedicalking]

Post the link to the cashmod so we can see what variables it uses so we have a way of helping.

[Resonance_Cascade]

You'll have to package startGame to call a recursive lotto drawing function every 5 minutes using schedules, e.g:

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package Lotto
{
   function startGame()
   {
      Parent::onMissionLoaded();
      schedule(5 * 1000, 0, drawLotto)
   }
};
activatePackage(Lotto);

function drawLotto()
{
   //determine winning ticket here

   schedule(5 * 1000, 0, drawLotto);
}
As for anything related to Cashmod, you can research how that works yourself.

[joey888joey]

Cashmod:

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=62226.0