Use string() command to determine global value.

[MasochisticGamer]

I'll try to explain this the best I can. Basically, the game I'm working on has 8 slots for weapons. The player can map which weapon goes to which slot (allows for player customization). My question to you is, can I use the built in () commands to pick which global value to read?

Global Values:
CurrWeapon (This will determine which slot is active)
Weapon1
Weapon2
Weapon3
Weapon4
Weapon5
Weapon6
Weapon7
Weapon8

If I were to select "Compare Two General Values" and add this into the first box:

"Weapon"+string(CurrWeapon)

Would this read the correct global value? I'd really like to avoid making copies of the same weapon events for each slot. My thinking is that this would consolidate the events into one set, rather than 8.

[ProdigyX]

in terms of syntax where you could do something like 'Global Value A', no.

Global Values cannot be referenced by strings; only by integers (with Global Value A as 1).
So you can try to reference the value of the respective global value by an integer via "Global Value( >Enter number here< )"

[Simon]

You can pick a global value using a calculation, via an integer... so you could turn a string containing an integer into an integer to use here.

[MasochisticGamer]

Simon, can you show me an example?

[Simon]

I have just gotten into bed and switched PC off... I'll post one tomorrow if noone else has by then

IIRC, when you go to retrieve or set a global, next to the drop-down box there should be a "calc" button to press. In there you can enter a number starting from 1 (I think, check that - it'll say in the window title). So Global Value A will be 1, B = 2 and so on. If you convert a string "weapon1" to a number using val("weapon1") you'll be able to reference your globals that way... if the first weapon in the list is the 5th global value (E) just add 4 to the val() to offset the index.

I hope that all makes sense

[Tuna]

If I understand what you're saying you can do this:

Right$(CurrentWeapon,1) will return "1"

so you want to turn that string "1" into a value:

Val(Right$(CurrentWeapon,1)) which returns 1 (notice no quotes... this is an integer, not a string)

EDIT: Simon, I've never tried using Val("Weapon1")... are you sure this will return 1? if so, that's awesome.

EDIT2: Simon - testing shows that Val("Weapon1") returns 0... Val(Right$("Weapon1",1)) returns 1



Hope this helps

[MasochisticGamer]

So let me see if I'm on the right page here:

Player 1 Pressed Fire
Global Value val(Right$(CurrWeapon,1) + Offset = 2
~Shoot "Bullet" in direction of Player

Does that sound about right? (I'll try it when I get home, as I lack PC access at work.)

[Tuna]

Sorry i didn't see your reply earlier - it seems about right but I'm not sure what your + Offset is supposed to do. I assume by now you're home and you've tried it... did it work?

[MasochisticGamer]

Sadly, no. This method didn't work. I did, however, found a simpler way to make this work. Example:

CurrWeapon: (Which slot is currently selected)
Weapon1:
Weapon2:
Weapon3:
Etc.

~CurrWeapon = <Insert Value Here>
~Only one action when event loops
>>Set Alterable Value W (Player) to <Corresponding Global Value>

Then, you can have the player fire bullets based on Alterable Value W (This could also be a hidden counter, but I used alterable values for the test).

Example:

~Player pressed fire 1
~Alterable Value W (Player) = 1
>>Shoot "Pea Shooter" in direction of Player

~Player pressed fire 1
~Alterable Value W (player) = 2
>>Shoot "Spreader" in direction of Player

This gives me the function I want without all the headaches. Perhaps this would help others as well.