noobie scripting guide!

[excaliber7388]

http://wiki.graal.net/index.php/Worl...cripting_Guide
When I ws trying to learn how to script, guides helped more if they had many examples, and a lot of explanations. Since none really had this, I learned from looking at scripts, and beraking them down. This guide makes it easier to start learning scripting. It's no where near done, but as of now it's quite long, and has many examples. Graal needs more scripters, so I hope this is taken seriously. I made this originally so that my staff could know some scripting, but anyone could learn from it. So enjoy!

[Skyld]

A few things need to be touched up, but overall, a good try.

triggeraction (x,y,"params[0]","params[1]");

Variable names should not be inside "quotes".

addweapon Fire Ball;
setshape 1,32,32;
if (playerrupees>=100)

PHP Code:

addweapon("Fire Ball");
setshape(1, 32, 32);
if (player.rupees >= 100) 


function onPlayertouchesme()

PHP Code:

function onPlayerTouchsMe() 


... spelling error.

triggeraction (x,y,"Touched","Touched");

... will produce

PHP Code:

function onActionTouched() 


... not

PHP Code:

function onTouched() 


function onCreated()
{
setshape 1,32,32;
//setshape is needed for all level NPCs triggeractions
//this setsit to a square of tiles 32 pix by 32 pix
}
function onActiontime()
{
server.time+=1;
//no need for incredible accuracy
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated()
{
settimer(1);
}
function onTimeout()
{
triggeraction(x,y,"time","time");
settimer(1);
}

A better version:

PHP Code:

function onCreated()
{
  onTimeout();
}

function onTimeout()
{
  server.time ++;
  setTimer(1);
} 


Although, note that a server. string can only be read serverside.

[napo_p2p]

Originally Posted by Skyld

PHP Code:

function onPlayerTouchsMe() 


... spelling error.

Of a spelling error!

[ApothiX]

Originally Posted by napo_p2p

Of a spelling error!

Stefan didn't want the language to sound so dirty!

[Skyld]

Originally Posted by napo_p2p

Of a spelling error!

Which is, of course, ironic.

[excaliber7388]

thanks if you havn't already, i'll fix the errors. Thats one of the reasons I chose to do this on the wiki, any user can access it or fix errors, or even add to it.