(WIP) Curious Conundrum / CFD 2012 submission

[Redweaver]

I'm wanting to use the magic_orb to socket in the mouth...so I'm guessing this:

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cloneObject{
                name = "mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_gem")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end,
    } 

...needs to be this:

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cloneObject{
                name = "mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_orb")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end,
    } 

?

Major thanks again to everyone of you helping me out here. The dungeon is about halfway done, I should be able to put it up for playtesting by the weekend!

[msyblade]

nailed it. But be aware that the "stringfind" part of it is to make it where ALL objects named "anything_orb" will fit. (Useful trick with some later scripts you might try).

[Redweaver]

Well, unintended concequences. Now it takes the orb, but it won't take gems. I want the player to be able to put the wrong item in there...evil DM need to let the player fail, and get damaged!

Can I take this:

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cloneObject{
                name = "redweaver_mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_orb")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end,
}

and add ', or "_gem") to the "local a, b = string.find" bit? Or just copy/paste that line and put it right underneath with "_gem" instead of "_orb"? Will that make it fit either?

[msyblade]

(item.name, "_orb", "_gem") should work for you then

[Redweaver]

(item.name, "_orb", "_gem") should work for you then

Oh, boy, it did not like that one bit! Popped a window with a huge error and a suggestion that I email the error log to almosthuman games. And the editor crashed.

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cloneObject{
                name = "redweaver_mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_orb")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end,
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_gem")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end,
}

Though if I just doubled up and made the second function look for a gem that might work. Now it will only accept gems.

I know I can just brute force it by making another cloned mouth socket that looks for gems instead and layer them in the editor, but that's not very elegant.

[msyblade]

Ha! perhaps the one string find cannot take two strings? Try your second idea then. You really have your head around it, you're usually on the right track. before long, you'll be a scripting guru!

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    cloneObject{
                    name = "mouth_socket",
                    baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                    onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                                 local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_gem")
                                 return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0,
                                 local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_orb")
                                 return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0,
                                       end,
                                 end,
        } 

[msyblade]

remember that u do not need the string find part. that is just to make it accept all of ONE type. Check out Neikuns,batty and crismans Mouth WEAPON socket script:

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defineObject{
name = "mouth_socket_weapon",
class = "Alcove",
anchorPos = vec(0, 1.1, -0.38),
anchorRotation = vec(0,90,0),
targetPos = vec(0, 1.1, -0.38),
targetSize = vec(0.3, 0.3, 0.3),
placement = "wall",
onInsertItem = function(self, item)
local allowed = {"long_sword", "flameheart", "shaman_staff", "nex_sword", "dismantler", "lightning_blade",
"lightning_blade_empty", "legionary_spear", "fire_blade", "fire_blade_empty", "dagger", "whitewood_wand",
"ancient_axe", "great_axe", "torch", "torch_everburning", "arrow", "cold_arrow", "cold_quarrel", "fire_arrow", "fire_quarrel", "poison_arrow",
"poison_quarrel", "quarrel", "shock_arrow", "shock_quarrel", "assassin_dagger", "battle_axe","cudgel","fist_dagger", "knoffer",
"throwing_knife", "knife", "machete","shuriken","venom_edge", "venom_edge_empty", "lightning_rod", }
for i = 1, #allowed do
if item.name == allowed then
return item.name == allowed and self:getItemCount() == 0
end
end
end,
editorIcon = 92,
}

important part being:

onInsertItem = function(self, item)
local allowed = {"long_sword", "flameheart", "shaman_staff", "nex_sword", "dismantler", "lightning_blade",
"lightning_blade_empty", "legionary_spear", "fire_blade", "fire_blade_empty", "dagger", "whitewood_wand",
"ancient_axe", "great_axe", "torch", "torch_everburning", "arrow", "cold_arrow", "cold_quarrel", "fire_arrow", "fire_quarrel", "poison_arrow",
"poison_quarrel", "quarrel", "shock_arrow", "shock_quarrel", "assassin_dagger", "battle_axe","cudgel","fist_dagger", "knoffer",
"throwing_knife", "knife", "machete","shuriken","venom_edge", "venom_edge_empty", "lightning_rod", }
for i = 1, #allowed do
if item.name == allowed then
return item.name == allowed and self:getItemCount() == 0
end
end
end,

}

So u can define EXACTLY what u want to fit into ANYTHING

[Redweaver]

Error. ...objects.lua:35: 'end' expected (to close function at line 32) near local

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cloneObject{
                name = "redweaver_mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_orb")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_gem")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                                end,
                             end,
}

I put in a second 'end' and even remembered the comma this time.

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cloneObject{
                name = "redweaver_mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_orb")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                            end,
                             local a, b = string.find (item.name, "_gem")
                             return a ~= nil and b == string.len(item.name)  and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end,
}

Didn't work either. ...objects.lua:36: unexpected symbol near 'local'.

[Redweaver]

This in objects.lua:

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cloneObject{
                name = "redweaver_mouth_socket",
                baseObject = "mouth_socket",
                onInsertItem = function (self, item)
                             local allowed = {"magic_orb", "red_gem", "green_gem", "blue_gem"}
			     for i = 1, #allowed do
			     if item.name == allowed[i] then
                             return item.name == allowed[i] and self:getItemCount() == 0
                             end
                             end 
                             end,
}

And this as a script entity:

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function checkAlcoveForItems()
   local itemFound = false


   if redweaver_mouth_socket_1:getItemCount() == 0 then
      itemFound = false
   else
      for i in redweaver_mouth_socket_1:containedItems() do
         if i.name == "magic_orb" then
            itemFound = true
            break
         else
            spawn("fireburst", party.level, party.x, party.y, 0)
            itemFound = false
            break
         end
      end
   end
      if itemFound then
         playSound("level_up")
         prizedoor:open()
      else
         prizedoor:close()
      end
end

Worked! Woo Haaa! Remember to point the cloned mouth_socket at the script and set the connector to "any" so it will close the door again if you remove the magic_orb.

[Redweaver]

Done and nearly ready for submission! I need a playtester or two if anyone has time. I need to know how to make a script pause for a second or two before moving to the next command (I tried sleep(1) but it gave me an error, so I must have used it wrong somehow).

And I need a beer.