Does anyone know why this isn't working?

I have a phone ringing which can only be answered if the player is in the room where the phone is.

I have a global command for answer phone which runs this script:

if (game.pov.parent = living room2) {
  stop sound
  play sound ("scarycall.mp3", false, false)
  SetTimeout (3) {
    msg ("It's a garbled message. A nutter playing a joke. You hang up.")
  }
}
else {
  msg ("It's coming from the living room.")
}

When I type answer phone when not in the living room2 I get the response I don't understand (or at least my custom response of huh?)

In fact on further checks, I get that response even if I am in the living room.

The phone is not an object.

Yet another corrupt file! I went into the game code and found the command was before the < /game > tag when all the other global default commands came after. I shifted my custom command to after the < /game > tag and now it works as it should.

I'm now wondering if every global command I make is going to be placed in code 'limbo'.

How do you create new commands? Try going to the commands obkect in the left pane, and clicking add in the right pane. Or try right-clicking in the left pane and selecting Add command. Hopefully one will get it right!

If it's a command that only applies to a specific room I right click the room and choose Add command. If it's a global command I do the same but on game.

I'll try your method of adding it to the command list. Sounds like the safest bet.

Thank you.