Authoring Example help

[Mathias]

Here's how I dealt with this issue in Shadowrun:

(You can ignore the parts about trtOver and trtReplace - that's needed in Shadowrun to deal with spirit possession, which overrides some of your normal attributes)

All the code from Calc trtFinal is basically repeated in the trtFinal procedure that each of these calls.

 
 
<!-- We need a second calculation pass for trtFinal so that things that
depend on the first Calc trtFinal can apply their effects, and then
those effects are incorporated into trtFinal by this script -->
<eval index="4" phase="Traits" priority="6000" name="Calc trtFinal #2">
<after name="Calc trtFinal"/>
<after name="Calc grRating"/><![CDATA[
var normalval as number
var replaceval as number
var overval as number
 
call trtFinal
 
if (field[trtOver].value >= 0) then
field[trtFinal].value = overval
elseif (field[trtReplace].value >= 0) then
field[trtFinal].value = maximum(normalval, replaceval)
else
field[trtFinal].value = normalval
endif
]]></eval>
 
<!-- And a third calculation pass for trtFinal so that things that
depend on the second Calc trtFinal can apply their effects, and then
those effects are incorporated into trtFinal by this script -->
<eval index="5" phase="Traits" priority="8000" name="Calc trtFinal #3">
<after name="Calc trtFinal #2"/><![CDATA[
var normalval as number
var replaceval as number
var overval as number
 
call trtFinal
 
if (field[trtOver].value >= 0) then
field[trtFinal].value = overval
elseif (field[trtReplace].value >= 0) then
field[trtFinal].value = maximum(normalval, replaceval)
else
field[trtFinal].value = normalval
endif
]]></eval>
 
<!-- And a fourth calculation pass for trtFinal so that things that
depend on the third Calc trtFinal can apply their effects, and then
those effects are incorporated into trtFinal by this script -->
<eval index="6" phase="Traits" priority="10000" name="Calc trtFinal Final">
<after name="Calc trtFinal #3"/><![CDATA[
var normalval as number
var replaceval as number
var overval as number
 
call trtFinal
if (field[trtOver].value >= 0) then
field[trtFinal].value = overval
 
~since this is the final time we'll calculate trtFinal, we also want to
~tag those things that ended up needing to use the replacement value
if (field[trtOver].value <> normalval) then
perform assign[Helper.ValReplace]
endif
elseif (field[trtReplace].value >= 0) then
field[trtFinal].value = maximum(normalval, replaceval)
 
~since this is the final time we'll calculate trtFinal, we also want to
~tag those things that ended up needing to use the replacement value
if (replaceval > normalval) then
perform assign[Helper.ValReplace]
endif
else
field[trtFinal].value = normalval
endif
]]></eval>

[Mathias]

Sounds like you only need one of those at this point.

[Mathias]

Here's the only line of the trtFinal procedure that's really relevant to what you're doing - the rest is related to calculating replaceval and overval, and several shadowrun-specific things.

 

normalval = field[trtUser].value + field[trtBase].value + field[trtBonus].value + field[trtInPlay].value + field[trtAugment].value + field[trtMagic].value

[evildmguy]

THANK YOU! I won't be able to get back tothis until tomorrow but thanks for the fix!

edg

[evildmguy]

How is the #situational macro implemented? That would be very useful!

Thanks!

edg

[evildmguy]

Originally Posted by Mathias

What you'll do for the incrementers is to disable them during advancement mode, not hide them, but the first priority is to get the mechanics working - user interface can come later.

How do I do this? I'm asking because I think it's easy and you will know off the top of your head. If not, point me in the direction of where to look!

Thanks!

edg

[Mathias]

#situational requires several hundred lines of code, spread all over the files. I'm sorry, but I don't have enough time right now to find and copy them all.

[Mathias]

Originally Posted by evildmguy

How do I do this? I'm asking because I think it's easy and you will know off the top of your head. If not, point me in the direction of where to look!

Thanks!

edg

From the position script in tab_advance:

 

~freeze all modifiable portals in creation mode
~Note: All freezing must be done *before* any positioning is performed.
if (state.iscreate <> 0) then
  portal[delete].freeze = 1
  portal[edit].freeze = 1
  endif

[evildmguy]

Thanks for the quick replies!

regards @#situation - No problem. I figured it was big!

Thanks for the other items!

Can pickreq have an OR condition? In other words, if they have X OR Y, they can have a thing?

Again, you are awesome, Mathias! Thanks for all of your help!

edg

[Mathias]

Pickreqs can't have OR - use an exprreq for that instead:

hero.childlives[XXXXX] + hero.childlives[YYYYY] <> 0

I actually never used pickreqs in Shadowrun, Cortex, or Call of Cthulhu. I always used exprreqs or prereqs, becuase I was always generating identity tags and testing for them. That way, you can have things that get disabled, and if they're disabled, you don't forward the "we're here" identity tag to the hero, and any exprreqs looking for that item fail. With a pickreq, you can only test for its presence. You can't test for its current status.