a few scripting updates
 

How about with local NPCs, you could set this.strings that can only be read by the current NPC. I know there is already this.variables.

A way of accessing database NPCs this.strings easily. Such as NPCname.this.stringname.

Re: a few scripting updates
 

For the first thing you suggest:

setstring this.whateveryouwantthestringnametobe,something;

For the second thing, I do think it would be nice.

I've tried setstring this.bla,yes;

then another npc could still access the string. =(

umm, no for the setstring DBnpcname.this.string, stefan would just encode it as a work around, it would not be more efficent at all, it would either require ALL serverside npcs to have ALL the database strings sent to them often or it would work just the same as doing
with(getnpc(name)) setstring thiso.string,#s(this.string);
but in a different way