Many questions about quest globals
 

1. Is this expression, literally typed, in valid syntax?

quest::setglobal("kingdomfaction","realm_1",7,"F" );

(i.e., if "realm_1" in reality represents a faction ID, is it valid to use a text label to represent the faction_ID, so long as that same label is used and defined in the qglobal script in player.pl?

2. If yes, and if I set the global (as above) in an NPC script (npcid.pl), then in the player.pl script should I have something like the following to define the label?

{
my $factioncheck = undef;
if ($qglobals{kingdomfaction} )
{
if ($qglobals{kingdomfaction} eq "realm_1")

3. If yes, then does the player.pl in such a case go into the quest/template folder, or n the quest/zone folder?

There is not much out there that explains how all this works in a quest global.

Many thanks.

And another . . .
 

If I have a player.pl in quest/template, what is the impact on the player.pl in quest/zone?

bump . . . anyone?

It says "Value" on the lexicon, but that doesn't mean that it is an integer necessarily. You could always test it..

Set up a custom script that sets that global for your character and use quest::say to tell them "Hello, your kingdomfaction is $kingdomfaction". That will let you know if it was set valid.

Can anyone point me to a real-world example of a setglobal statement and one that checks the global? Maybe I can figure this out on my own by analyzing the example. Thanks.

I don't know much about how default.pl and player.pl work, so I didn't post earlier, but if you just want to know about how to use quest globals, it is really pretty simple. I use it a TON in my custom quests.

Here is one example that should help you understand it.

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25556

But, I have plenty of others if you need more.

Thanks, Trevius. I am going to analyze this to see why mine is not working.

That one helped with some of the syntax, but it's still not working correctly. I'd love to see others if you have them.

I placed quest::emote checkpoints after each command line, and it seems to be failing here:

$factioncheck = $client->GetCharacterFaction(19927);

Anything apparently wrong with this statement?

I wrote:
I figured out the problem. The object is not . . .

$factioncheck = $client->GetCharacterFaction(19927);

The correct version is . . .

$factioncheck = $client->GetCharacterFactionLevel(19927);

As soon as I have all the details worked out, I will post the quest.