Coding advice needed

[Isaac]

That code. Are you talking about LOG 2 here, as I don't recognise the creature or commands/class? I`m coding a LOG 1 game...
George

You know... you are right; I cut & paste from the wrong editor.

Try this instead:

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cloneObject {
name="snail_thief",
baseObject = "snail",
onDealDamage = function(self, champion, damage)
            local x = 3 --math.random(1,6)
            local y = math.random(7,8) --math.random(1,10)
            local it = champion:getItem(y)
              if x == 3 and it ~= nil then
               hudPrint(it:getUIName().." has been absorbed!")
               champion:removeItem(y)
               playSound("consume_food")
              end
            end,

}

The differences [afaik] in the onDealDamage function, are that getUIName() does have an uppercase i ~as you had in the script; the removeItem() call, and the slot Ids are changed.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vypa461lx4xja ... f.avi?dl=0

[WaspUK1966]

Thanks for that. I`m sure I tried that code before but couldn't get it to work! Works now, so I've just adapted it for my game. Appreciate the help. While I'm on here, I've asked this question before but no one responded: How do you stop a player swapping items from one champion to another? I'm thinking of having a champion that can be enabled in certain circumstances (to help out ), who has superior weapons, armour etc. But what I don't want is the player to enable this "super champion", remove all his stuff, then use it on the main champion when he/she switches back. Is it possible? I've tried setting required skills, levels etc. for the items, but you can still remove the items and put them on the other champion even though you don't have the necessary skills/levels etc. Maybe the returnItem function? Don`t know. Any ideas?
Thanks for your help

George

[Isaac]

Place this in the definition of each item to be restricted:

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	onEquipItem = function(champion, slot)
					local item = getMouseItem()
					restrict.objectUse(nil, champion, slot, item)
				end,

Place this in a script entity on the map: (Name the script: restrict)

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super_champion_ordinal = 2  --change this to the correct ordinal of your super_champion
champion = nil
slot = nil
itemName = nil
itemUIName = nil

function objectUse(caller, tChampion, tSlot, tItem)
	if  caller == nil then
		champion = tChampion
		slot = tSlot
		itemName = tItem.name
		itemUIName = tItem:getUIName()
		local timer = findEntity(spawn("timer", party.level, party.x, party.y, party.facing).id)
			timer:addConnector("activate", "restrict", "objectUse")
			timer:setTimerInterval(0.01)
			timer:activate()
		return	
	end	

	caller:destroy()
	if  champion:getOrdinal() ~= super_champion_ordinal then
		if slot < 11 then
			champion:removeItem(slot)
			setMouseItem(spawn(itemName))
			hudPrint("") hudPrint("") hudPrint("") hudPrint("")
			hudPrint("Only "..party:getChampion(super_champion_ordinal):getName().." may use "..itemUIName.."!")
		end
	end
end

Example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qqc5smi74q8gq ... s.avi?dl=0

[WaspUK1966]

Very clever coding! How do you think of these things!? . Is it possible to refine it? I mean, in it`s present state, the item can be removed from one champion but triggers the "cannot use "message when you try to equip another champion with it. But is it possible to code it so that the item cant be removed from its original slot in the first place? ie when you click on it etc nothing happens? Would make things easier, and more realistic...
Thanks for all your help Isaac
George

[Isaac]

Very clever coding! How do you think of these things!? . Is it possible to refine it? I mean, in it`s present state, the item can be removed from one champion but triggers the "cannot use "message when you try to equip another champion with it. But is it possible to code it so that the item cant be removed from its original slot in the first place? ie when you click on it etc nothing happens? Would make things easier, and more realistic...
Thanks for all your help Isaac
George

The first concept was indeed unequippable items, but I thought that the the super-champion should have the freedom to unequip their own gear; and later on... that other PCs should at least be able to carry the items...

The <11 condition allows other party members to carry the items. Removing it means that only the super-champion can carry the equipment.
I'm out for part the day, but when I get back, I will post an updated script.
_________________

Here is an updated [one champion] version that supports unequippable items:

Script name: restrict

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super_champion_ordinal = 2  --change to correct ordinal of the super_champion
champion = nil
slot = nil
itemName = nil
itemUIName = nil
comment = true  -- set to false if the text comments should not appear.   

function _objectUse(caller, tChampion, tSlot, tItem, hook)
	if  caller == nil then
		champion = tChampion
		slot = tSlot
		if tItem == nil then return end
		itemName = tItem.name
		itemUIName = tItem:getUIName()
			local timer = findEntity(spawn("timer", party.level, party.x, party.y, party.facing).id)
				timer:setTimerInterval(0.01)
				timer:activate()
					if hook == nil then
						timer:addConnector("activate", "restrict", "_objectUse")
					else 
						timer:addConnector("activate", "restrict", "_noUnequip")
					end
		return	
	end	

	caller:destroy()
	if  champion:getOrdinal() ~= super_champion_ordinal then
		if slot < 11 then
			champion:removeItem(slot)
			setMouseItem(spawn(itemName))
			if comment then
				hudPrint("") hudPrint("") hudPrint("") hudPrint("")
				hudPrint("Only "..party:getChampion(super_champion_ordinal):getName().." may use "..itemUIName.."!")
			end
		end
	end
end

function _noUnequip(caller)
		caller:destroy()
		champion:insertItem(slot, spawn(itemName))
		if comment then
			hudPrint("") hudPrint("") hudPrint("") hudPrint("")
			hudPrint(party:getChampion(super_champion_ordinal):getName().." refuses to part with this!")
		end
		setMouseItem()
end

Any Items that should be non-removable, should have this added to their definition.
(Actually the onEquipItem hook can be removed from these. The items should initially be equipped on the PC; there is no check to prevent them from being stuck in the hand or inventory if they don't belong there.)

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	gameEffect = "(Cannot be removed)",
	onUnequipItem = function(champion, slot)
					local item = getMouseItem()
					restrict._objectUse(nil, champion, slot, item, "noUnequip")
				end,

https://www.dropbox.com/s/glex8xzeqlgr8 ... 2.avi?dl=0

[WaspUK1966]

That`s great! Thank you so much

George