Checking if you've killed someone.

[MrPickle]

Yeah so is there a way to check if you have killed someone without < and all that shizzle.

Also, How would you check for something in someones text Example:

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function serverCmdSetName(%this, %text){
%this.player.setShapeName(//what they typed here);
}

So then you'd type /setName HowdyHo and it would set name above you to HowdyDo

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[Space Guy]

Actually, that HowdyHo code would work. Every word in the chat text after "/command" is an argument:

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function servercmdEchoArgs(%client,%a,%b,%c,%d,%e)
{
 echo(%client.name," called the function!");
 error(%a NL %b NL %c NL %d NL %e);
}

If I typed "/EchoArgs 1 2 AAAAA 4 V MoreArgs Lots" I would get:

Space Guy called the function!
1
2
AAAAA
4
V

... Because the function doesn't have more arguments it will ignore the ones after %e ("V") but still use the rest. Your function might be:

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function serverCmdSetName(%this, %t1,%t2,%t3,%t4,%t5,%t6)
{
 if(isObject(%this.player))
 {
   %text = %t1 SPC %t2 SPC %t3 SPC %t4 SPC %t5 SPC %t6;
   %this.player.setShapeName(%text);
 }
}

The long line could be replaced with a for loop like for(%i = 0;%t[%i] !$= "";%i++){%str = %str SPC %t[%i];} - looping through arguments with arrays and allowing easy addition of more. (%t7,%t8,etc)

The only other method I know of an on death check still uses packages but no > <:

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package DeathCheck
{
 function GameConnection::onDeath(%this, %sourceObject, %sourceClient, %damageType, %damLoc)
 {
  if(isObject(%sourceClient.player))
  {
   %sourceClient.player.mountImage(0,wrenchImage);
  }
  Parent::onDeath(%this, %sourceObject, %sourceClient, %damageType, %damLoc);
 }
};
activatePackage(DeathCheck);

I may have been able to use %sourceObject, but I'm unsure whether that is the killer's player or not.

[MrPickle]

Thanks, Ill Try all this Shizzle now.

Thanks for that, The text ones work, Havent tryed the death one yet.

[VerticalHorizon]

I have been looking through coding discussions trying to get a better idea on how to understand Torque Script, and I've seen bunches like this, and I'm wondering; where do you put these type of scripts?

[MrPickle]

In the add-ons folder. Right click > New > Text Document > Open > Save as > BlahdeBlah.cs

[VerticalHorizon]

I know how to make .cs files, but I mean:
Do you just paste scripts into one, enabled it and it changes the servers behavior?

[MrPickle]

Yeah. For example the Death Package.

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package DeathCheck
{
function GameConnection::onDeath(%this, %sourceObject, %sourceClient, %damageType, %damLoc)
{
  if(isObject(%sourceClient.player))
  {
   %sourceClient.player.mountImage(0,wrenchImage);
  }
  Parent::onDeath(%this, %sourceObject, %sourceClient, %damageType, %damLoc);
}
};
activatePackage(DeathCheck);

Once thats enabled on the check list bit when ever you kill someone you will mount the wrench.

Its a package activatePackage(DeathCheck); tells TGE to start running the pakcage. deactivatePackage(DeathCheck); would tell it to stop running that script.

[VerticalHorizon]

Oh ok cool now I understand, thanks. :D

[MrPickle]

Heres a good site that Randy gave me:

http://www.garagegames.com/docs/tge/general/ch05s02.html

[VerticalHorizon]

Wow this is great, thanks, this will help me out alot.

[MrPickle]

No Problem.