My Buff Bot, isn't working

[So_1337]

Admittedly, I skimmed your post. Was checking the forums real quick before leaving for work. Saw this:

... is there a way to script a trigger that says if something is said && player said it?

And replied. I see what you're meaning now.

1. Can $name =~ $name be used to check to make sure it's a player name and not an npc name?
Haven't tested, but that seems to be your idea, and it seems like it should work just fine. You'll have to give it a shot. However, keep reading through this post, and you might see where it's unnecessary.

2. What does ~ tell the script to do?
3. What does /i tell the script to do?

Originally Posted by From the quest tutorial wiki

Note the /i. This means it is case insensitive. It is always better to include this.

$text =~/Hello/ - Would match "Hello", but not "hello".
$text =~/hello/ - Would match "hello", but not "Hello".
$text =~/hello/i - Would match "Hello" and "hello".
$text =~/me/ - Would match the "me" in name.
$text =~/\bme\b/ - Would not match the "me" in name. The "\b" means there must not be text next to the match so "me" must be by itself.
$text =~/^me$/i - Would only match if me is the only text said. The "^" tells it it must be the first thing said and the "$" tells it it must be the last thing.

4. When you update a script, will the new script work right away without doing anything to the server? Or do you have to #repop, restart the zone, or do you always have to restart the server?
5. When you add a new npc to the database, to have him spawn, do you have to #repop, restart the zone, or do you always have to restart the server?
6. When you change specific values in a table regarding a specific npc, again, when do the changes take affect?

Originally Posted by Cavedude

Changes to items, loot, spells, and factions in anyway require a full server reboot.

Creating new spawns, adding doors/objects, changing merchantlists, and some quests in addition to #reloadqst also require a zone reboot.

Changing/creating NPCs only require a #repop. This includes changing their faction/loot/spell id, provided the new ID already exists and doesn't need to be created.

Most quests only require a #reloadpl, though ones that use a lot of globals or user defined variables often require a zone shutdown in addition. Thelin Poxbourne and the Nexus port scripts are two examples.

Just about everything else can be done on the fly, or has a command that does so.

And just a final thought, but is "bend" really causing him to only reply to his hail script? The trigger for that is the "hail" portion, not his name.