event_case - LUA

[provocating]

How do I get the id or the name of the spell being cast?

This is in my global_player.lua

function event_cast(e)
	e.self:Message(1, "Casting spell " ..  e.other.Name());
end

I have tried e.spell and e.other. The Lua wiki is not really helping me, I normally have to guess a lot of incorrect times before I finally figure it out.

[Kingly_Krab]

Here's what the Lua Parser reference says.

event_cast
Client self;
Spell spell;

[silvergrin46]

This is what i am using in my global_player.lua

Just a snippet from a rather long set of spell checks, can post more of the code if need be.

function event_cast(e) 

	local PLVL = e.self:GetLevel();
	
	local Mana = e.self:GetMana();
	local ManaCost = (PLVL*5);
	local NewMana = (Mana - ManaCost);
	
	
	local Spell_ID = e.spell:ID();
	local Spell_Name = e.spell:Name();
	
	local Target = e.self:GetTarget();
	local Target_ID = Target:GetNPCTypeID();
	
			
	

	if(Spell_ID == 12000) then --spell id check ------------------------------------------------
	
		e.self:Message(5, "I CASTED SPELL: " ..Spell_ID);
                e.self:Message(5, "I CASTED SPELL: " ..Spell_Name);

    end
end

[demonstar55]

You guys realize there is a spell quest system? "<zone>/spells/<spellid>.ext" and "global/spells/<spellid>.ext"

[silvergrin46]

I tried until my eyes bled to get the global/spells/spellid to do what I wanted but could not get it to work right. See my post in this section if you haven't yet. I am using global_player until I can figure it out.

[NatedogEZ]

Here is an example quest I use... the invis 100 is custom though..

SpellID.lua
11.lua

function event_spell_effect(e)
	if(e.target) then
		eq.get_entity_list():RemoveFromTargets(e.target, true);
		e.target:SetInvisible(100);
		e.target:Emote("vanishes into thin air."); 
	end
end

I just noticed you are using global_player.. so ya this would only work in... global /spells / spellid.lua

Much easier to keep track of spells this way though :p

[provocating]

I had a typo was my problem....

. instead of a :

[NatedogEZ]

This might help in the future for finding the correct variable names.

http://wiki.eqemulator.org/p?spell_Events
http://wiki.eqemulator.org/p?NPC_Events
http://wiki.eqemulator.org/p?player_Events

When using the global / spells / spellID.lua

function event_spell_effect(e)
	e.target:Shout("Buff name is " .. e.self:Name() .. " Buff ID is " .. e.self:ID());
end