Zugg Software :: View topic - cant figure out why??!!?? trigger problems

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

i have two triggers:

-1st trigger-

pattern:
You are now riding across a plain.
ID: east

commands:
clear
east 10000
#T- east
#T+ west

-2nd trigger-

pattern:
You are now riding across a plain.
ID: west

commands:
clear
west 10000
#T- west
#T+ east

basically im trying to make the trigger alternate between each other when the same pattern comes up..1 trigger turns the other off and executes..pattern comes up again...trigger activate other and executes..etc..etc

but for some reason when the pattern comes up the first trigger will execute fine, but after that each time the pattern shows up the triggers both execute..and i have no idea why..any help ?

Apprentice Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 105

you may have multiple aliases/triggers/etc with all the name east That's the first thing that comes to my mind.

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

nope...one trigs id is west,,the others id is east

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

It is because when a trigger is enabled it is inserted into the testing list. I would suggest using a variable to control your direction instead.

#VARIABLE Direction {0}
#TRIGGER {You are now riding across a plain.} {clear;#IF (@Direction) {east 10000} {west 10000};Direction=%eval(!@Direction)}

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

man...thats way more complicated then zmud 5.54...

thanks though

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

thanks a lot it worked...but im curious as to how @direction alternates between true and false

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

wow complex..thanks for explaining that

but now that bring me to something else

is there a way i can store the way im going in a variable

ie: i come to the plains and it sends east 10000 to the mud which makes me travel east for 10000 feet

now when i encounter a mob on the way i kill that mob and the mud displays:

the ogre's body goes limp

is there a way i can store the direction i was travelling so that when the mud receives (body goes limp) it will send east 10000 again ? or if i was going west then west 10000

thanks for all the help

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

also im interested in learning how to do all this on my own. are zmud triggers C or C++ or is there some kind of coding newbie guide i can read? the help is a bit confusing

Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 13

UPDATE

the way i actually did it was by adding @headed in to the trigger like this:

TRIGGER {You are now riding across a plain.} {clear;#IF (@Direction) {east 10000;#var headed {east 10000}} {west 10000;#var headed {west 10000}};Direction=%eval(!@Direction)}

it seems to be working..but is there a more simple way of doing it ?