alllplayers
 

After talking to someone about one of my scripts, it got me to thinking about allplayers.
Why does it return the NPC server, why does it return IRC bots, why does it return players from other servers if they are on your buddylist?
From a scripting perspective, I don't think we really need all that information, who uses allplayers for IRC bots and players from other servers? I think allplayers should be reserved strictly for players on the server, and maybe another variable to get all the other info.

Atrius uses allplayers.

Ya, but do you use it to get info on IRC bots?
Anytime I use it, I had to add more just to filter out the NPC server, IRC bots and players from other servers. What's the point when you can't even have scripts interact with them?

-Playerlist does.

And there you have it.

Make a function like getRealPlayers() that filters it for you.

Ya, but I think that's the only script that'd ever have to use it, don't you think? Maybe there should be a variable getplayerlist or something that returns all players shown in the playerlist(as it seems that's exactly what allplayers does), and just leave allplayers reserved for actual players on the server.

:)

why dont you just do

realplayer= find(allplayers);

i am on my psp so i couldnt put the script in php

allplayers[] always included all players: normal clients and RCs etc. I am not sure where the problem is.

Hes just being lazy and wants an array that only contains the actual player clients connected to the server and not the "virtual" players like the npcserver, IRC bots, and players on other servers that are appearing in your buddy list.

I wouldn't consider it being lazy, I just don't see the point. The only thing that really has a use for it is the -playerlist, which we can't really do anything with, so why should we have to filter out all the other stuff? You'd think allplayers would be for just actual players, and there'd be another variable for all clients.

Hello?

#1. Last time I checked, requesttext() and sendtext() were clientside only.
#2. I believe using that triggers a separate function for the information you're receiving, which is not ideal.
#3. I thought requesttext() and sendtext() were disabled for all but the login server.

#1. Don't think so.
#2. Yes.
#3. You forgot IRC bots. Only the client-rc stuff was made exclusive.

#1. Nope.
#2. Not everything have to be ideal as long as it works the way its supposed too.
#3. Like Zero said, only the client rc related stuff.


Next time you try smartmouthing me, get your facts straight.

I wasn't trying to "smartmouth" you, rather stating my reasons for not wanting to use that method because my knowledge of requesttext() and sendtext() is limited.

Stop being a jackass. You were asking for a response to your statement so I decided to point out why I wouldn't do it that way.

Negative Reputation for that one.

Anyhow, if Stefan wants to add another variable (allrealplayers?) then that would be nice, but I don't think its necessary as I don't really mind adding a line for filtering it. The only difference it would make is that the new variable would filter allplayers on each player login/logout rather than each time you execute the script, and save you a line of typing :rolleyes:

I've seen cases where onPlayerLogin and onPlayerLogout failed to execute or the "obj" wasn't the same as the one that logged in (in the case of logout).

Not my problem.

I don't mind using allplayers.