character creator/how to loop.[solved]
devilmaymoan
30 May 2019, 03:49How can take a menu input and then ask if the player is sure of his/her selection?
Right now if the player select no, all is good but if they select no a second time on the same menu its over the menu don't show up again. here is what I have.
get input {
player.alias = result
msg ("Your name is " +player.alias+"?")
Ask ("are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
msg ("<br/><br/>")
msg ("Hello " + player.alias +".")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again ...")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again ...")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again ...")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again then ....")
get input {
player.alias = result
msg ("Your name is " +player.alias+"?")
Ask ("are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
msg ("<br/><br/>")
msg ("Hello " + player.alias +".")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again ...")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again ...")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
msg ("Try again ...")
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else if (result = False) {
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? no problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
I'm pretty sure there must be another way to do a loop to give give the player a chance to back up and try again in a loop lol.
hegemonkhan
30 May 2019, 06:58examples of looping with an Object's Script Attribute and with a Function as well
(with a condition whether to loop or not, to prevent an infinite loop, as infinite loops crash quest, as resources/memory isn't infinite: programming/coding/scripting/etc, functions/scripts/etc store data, it all takes up resources/memory)
<game name="EXAMPLE">
<attr name="start" type="script">
invoke (example_object.example_looping_script_attribute)
// or:
// do (example_object, "example_looping_script_attribute")
example_looping_function
</attr>
</game>
<object name="example_object">
<attr name="example_looping_script_attribute" type="script">
ask ("loop?") {
if (result) {
invoke (example_object.example_looping_script_attribute)
// or:
// do (example_object, "example_looping_script_attribute")
} else {
msg ("You decided NOT to loop")
}
}
</attr>
</object>
<function name="example_looping_function">
ask ("loop?") {
if (result) {
example_looping_function
} else {
msg ("You decided NOT to loop")
}
}
</function>
The Pixie
30 May 2019, 07:02If you find you are repeating code, then you should be using functions. Functions can call themselves, so what you want to do is have a function for each question, and if the player decides that is wrong, call the function again.
So we have a GetName function:
get input {
player.alias = result
msg ("Your name is " +player.alias+"?")
Ask ("are you sure?") {
if (result = True) {
msg ("<br/><br/>")
msg ("Hello " + player.alias +".")
GetBodyType()
}
else {
msg ("Try again then ....")
GetName
}
}
}
And a GetBodyType function:
body = split("stud;twink;fat", ";")
ShowMenu ("So next is your body type?", body, false) {
switch (result) {
case ("stud") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_stud")
msg ("A yummy stud, I like it")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else {
msg ("Try again ...")
BodyType()
}
}
}
case ("twink") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_twink")
msg ("A cute little twink? Who doesn't like those.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else {
msg ("Try again ...")
BodyType()
}
}
}
case ("fat") {
Ask ("Are you sure?") {
if (result) {
SetObjectFlagOn (player, "Body_fat")
msg ("A bit overweight? No problem.")
wait {
MoveObject (player, Assets selection)
}
}
else {
msg ("Try again ...")
BodyType()
}
}
}
}
}
By the way result is either true or false; you do not need to compare it to true and you can be sure if it is not true then it is faslse, so in if/else, you it like this:
if (result) {
// ... stuff...
} else {
// ... other stuff...
}
devilmaymoan
30 May 2019, 20:17Thanks a lot Pixie :)
I knew I was missing something lol.
problem solved
mrangel
31 May 2019, 17:25An alternative, in case you find it useful:
I always found this method a bit clunky. My preferred alternative would be to put the questions in a turnscript, that looks something like:
(pseudocode)
if (not HasAttribute (player, "attribute1")) {
ShowMenu ("Question 1", some bunch of options) {
player.attribute1 = result
msg ("Your attribute1 is now "+result)
}
}
else if (not HasAttribute (player, "attribute2")) {
ShowMenu ("Question 2", some bunch of options) {
player.attribute2 = result
msg ("Your attribute2 is now "+result)
}
}
else if (not HasAttribute (player, "attribute3")) {
ShowMenu ("Question 3", some bunch of options) {
player.attribute3 = result
msg ("Your attribute3 is now "+result)
}
}
else {
// all the attributes are set, so we can stop asking questions
this.enabled = false
// maybe move the player to the actual first room or something
}
You can include as many questions as you want, and even allow the player to go back and change their answers (by setting a previously-set attribute to null). The turnscript just makes sure that the player keeps on getting asked the first question they haven't answered yet.