Little help: any ideas why this won't work?

[ChaosSlayer]

the followign SHOULD work- yet nothgin is happeneing.

#qeynos2



sub EVENT_SPAWN
{

quest::settimer("spar1", 6);

}



sub EVENT_TIMER
{

if ($timer eq "spar1")
{

# Random animations: Kick, Throw, Offhand Attack, Dragon Punch, Round Kick, Rude, Flying Kick, Tiger Claw, Eagle Strike

my $anivar1 = quest::ChooseRandom(1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 30, 45, 46, 47);

quest::doanim($anivar1);
quest::settimer("spar1", 6);

}

}


#END of FILe

also on timers:

do timers automaticly run in circle unless stopped? for exmaple i set my timers to 400, it will count to 400 seconds, run ist sub, and thrn start from 0 again, OR does only work once, and have to be re0started every time it fires off?

also do timer names shared bewten diffirent quest files? can 2 difirent npc have same timer name in their quest files?


thank you =)

[trevius]

AFAIK, timer names can be the same as long as they are in seperate files. The scripts run independently.

The timers definitely don't loop like you mentioned. You might want to add a quest::stoptimer("spar1"); in there before you start it again. Other than that, it looks ok. I think the issue may be with $anivar1, since I have never used that variable. If you want to test the timers to make sure they are working properly, just replace:

my $anivar1 = quest::ChooseRandom(1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 30, 45, 46, 47);

quest::doanim($anivar1);

with:

quest::say("I'm saying it now and I will say it again in 6 seconds!");

[ChaosSlayer]

ah i see. Thank you, i belive that problem is in not having "stop timer"
timers fires off once, and keeps counting forwards.

as far $anivar1 goes- thsi is basicly any name variable, like $x1
however I am more concern to know if aimations actualy working at all

will try code with stoptimer later on today

[Congdar]

this looks like the west freeport sparing monks script i wrote for Ran`Un. It's working fine in west freeport without stoptimer.

Are other quests working? Is Perl working, because animations are working for me.

[ChaosSlayer]

Originally Posted by Congdar

this looks like the west freeport sparing monks script i wrote for Ran`Un. It's working fine in west freeport without stoptimer.

Are other quests working? Is Perl working, because animations are working for me.

aye that is where I got it from - but i have no idea if it ever qorked in FP.

So far i run into situation where "scrip wroks as intendend" even wihout checking how mcuh time has passed, in some files, and don't work in others at all.

for exampel the following code is not suppose to work:

#fiherman



sub EVENT_SPAWN
{

quest::settimer("fish1", 180);
quest::say("It is fish time! Oh no! All the dang cats allready here!");


}



sub EVENT_TIMER
{

if($timername eq "fish1")
{
quest::doanim(1);
}

quest::say("Come on fishy-fishy!..Hushhhh, you little hungry devils! Get away from my fish!");



}

As you see it says the phrase BEFORE it checks the timers - yet phrase fires off every 3 min, but animation never

[ChaosSlayer]

another question on timer names.
is it posible to use a timer for a generic creature? like "an_orc", when its 5-20 of them in the zone? I am getting a feeling that timers ONLY work for unique creatures like "Commander_Kain" or "Goblin_Warlord", the timer seem to break if I take the same code and stick it into "a_large_wolf"