Multiplayer scripts

Multiplayer scripts

Hi!

I don't know how to use script that checks name of the player (in multiplayer game) and puts it in message.
For example: My in game name is Qba. Script take it and then start message function:

Message("<<Qba>> destroyed your castle."

Can you help me?

Best regards,
Qba331PL

In SP UserTool_GetPlayerName returns exactly your username. (Looking at the function, it should also work in MP, but i didn't test this)

So your Message should look like this:

Message(" @color:255,0,0 "..UserTool_GetPlayerName(player).." destroyed your castle!")

Message(" @color:255,0,0 "..UserTool_GetPlayerName(player).." destroyed your castle!")

Ok, and when I want to use another player name I should use:
"..UserTool_GetPlayerName(player2).."
???

You have to replace it with the number you want. So for player 1 UserTool_GetPlayerName(1) and for player 2 UserTool_GetPlayerName(2) .

Look in the Script-Wiki that can all help.

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Thank you very much guys

Oh, one more thing.
I want to make script that counts how many towers has been destroyed and then shows it in message. I guess I must use a variable.

It should be something like that:

Variable --> t=0


StartSimpleJob("Tower1")
StartSimpleJob("Tower2")

function Tower1
if IsDestroyed("Tower1") then
t=t+1
Message("You have destroyed "t" enemy towers.")
return true
end
end

function Tower1
if IsDestroyed("Tower2") then
t=t+1
Message("You have destroyed "t" enemy towers.")
return true
end
end

but I'm not sure if it is ok and I don't really know create/initiate variable. Can you help me?

Creating+initializing a variable looks like this:

destroyedTowers = 0

You can use any name you want, but for a global variable like this, it is best to use a name which says what is stored in it (so no other function uses the same ).

But your code has an error:

Message("You have destroyed "t" enemy towers.")

should look like this:

Message("You have destroyed "..t.." enemy towers.")

The .. is an operator like + which concatenates its two arguments (and converts them to strings if they aren't).

Another thing: You write two (or more) functions Tower1, Tower2, ... that are basically the same. Putting the only difference into a parameter allowes you to use only one function:

function checkTowerDestroyed(towername)
   if IsDestroyed(towername) then
      destroyedTowers = destroyedTowers + 1
      Message("You have destroyed "..destroyedTowers.." enemy towers.")
      return true
   end
end

destroyedTowers = 0
Trigger.RequestTrigger(Events.LOGIC_EVENT_EVERY_SECOND, nil, "checkTowerDestroyed", 1, nil, {"Tower1"})
Trigger.RequestTrigger(Events.LOGIC_EVENT_EVERY_SECOND, nil, "checkTowerDestroyed", 1, nil, {"Tower2"})

(This is not an optimal example, because StartSimpleJob does not accept parameters and i have to use Trigger.RequestTrigger instead.)
(Also a more efficient solution would use an EntityDestroyed-Trigger, but that is a bit more complicated. If you want to see it, just ask.)

Thank you mcb. Now I understand it.
You are real Lua genius.

Best regards,
Qba331PL