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Beginner Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 22

This is my trigger but when I die it doesn't add to the death count anyone know why? I was wondering if the ' ' was throwing it off

#Trigger {^Death says 'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime'$} {#Add DeathCount 1}

Thanks

Wanderer Joined: 21 May 2001 Posts: 59 Location: USA

Try putting ~ in front of the single quotes so it matches them literally instead of trying to interpret them. ~' should tell it you're looking for the single quote characters, not trying to do something else.

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Single quotes aren't usually included in special characters, so they aren't likely to be the problem. You probably don't quite match the line, and since you put anchors at both ends of your pattern you have to have an exact match. That includes punctuation, leading/trailing spaces, etc.

My guess? You probably left off a period or exclamation point.

Beginner Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 22

..Everything begins to fade to black.

Before you hovers a woman of breathtaking beauty. Her pale skin and ebon
hair stand out against the blue heavens that call to you. She places her
hands on her hips and smirks.

You feel a strange pulling sensation as strange and colorful mists swirl
around you...

Death says 'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime'

That is what the mud says when I die

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I your post is an exact copyfrom the mud output then as Lightbulb said you missed trailing spaces.

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

I don't know why your particular trigger doesn't work, I just make educated guesses. Here's several ideas for you to try. Note that you are the only one who can actually find out which of these work in your particular situation.

Remove the anchors. If you have leading or trailing spaces missing from the pattern, that will fix it.
#Trigger {^Death says 'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime'} {#Add DeathCount 1}
#Trigger {Death says 'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime'$} {#Add DeathCount 1}
#Trigger {Death says 'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime'} {#Add DeathCount 1}

Try a pattern which doesn't include single quotes.
#Trigger {You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime} {#Add DeathCount 1}
#Trigger {..Everything begins to fade to black.} {#Add DeathCount 1}

Try putting ~ in front of the single quotes. (Maximus already suggested this, I hoped you tried it?)
#Trigger {^Death says ~'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime~'$} {#Add DeathCount 1}

Try changing the options on your trigger to PROMPT instead of NEWLINE. The final line might be a prompt-type output that waits for you to hit ENTER before proceeding.
#Trigger {^Death says 'You lived what anybody gets, you got a lifetime'} {#Add DeathCount 1} {} {nocr|prompt}

I don't know if any of these will work. If any of them do, it would be nice if you came back and said so (in case someone else has a similar problem). Feel free to combine possibilities as well as trying each one separately.