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Newbie Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 6

Okay, I've read the help files and searched the forums, but find myself still guage-confused. I wish to set up a couple of guages for health and mana, of course. Could someone please take me through the process of setting them up step by step like you're explaining it to a 4 year old? Smile

Thanks,

Kayl

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

1. Set up a trigger or other method to obtain the values and put them into variables. Sample:
#TR {(%n)/(%d)hp (%n)/(%d)ma} {#VAR hp %1;#VAR maxhp %2;#VAR mana %3;#VAR maxmana %4}

2. Make a health gauge
a. Open the Settings Editor by clicking the Buttons button
b. Start a new button by clicking New
c. Put a name in the Caption box (HP)
d. Select Gauge as the Kind
e. Go to the Gauge tab
f. Put the variable or formula for your health in the Value box (@hp)
g. Put the variable or formula for your maxhealth in the Gauge Max box (@maxhp)
h. Put the variable or formula to change colors in the Gauge Low box (@maxhp/4)
i. Select a Gauge Color, don't use black
j. Select a Low Color, don't use black
k. Click the Save button

3. Repeat step 2, using Mana, @mana, and @maxmana in place of HP, @hp, and @maxhp to make a mana gauge

Newbie Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 6

Thanks, much lightbulb!

Could you quickly describe the difference between variable types of %n, %d, and %1, %2 etc. I believe the numbers are individual variables, but thought that all others had to be %d for integers. Also, does it matter whether you name a variable 'HP' or 'HEALTH'? In other words, does the terminology used by the MUD affect what terminology you must use to define the variable? I'm playing Achaea. Anyway I'm a writer not a coder so thanks for understanding in advance.

Kayl

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

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The pattern matching help file will help you GREATLY
Here is how to get to it

In Zmud click Help Then Contents
or in Zmud command line type #HELP
or in the zmud directory click on the help file.
or on the website in the support library there are other options like
a Rich text help file for easy printing, or an Online browsable help file.

The help files will help you ALOT.

Apprentice Joined: 29 Jun 2001 Posts: 198 Location: USA

While I agree with nexela that the help file is very useful in finding information related to your question, I tend to disagree with the tone in which that particular answer was given... which just happens to happen a lot.

There are reasons people post questions here. They want answers. They don't want to be fussed or yelled at for not checking the help file first or for not searching the forums. Give them the answer they're looking for and kindly point them in the direction of where they can find additional information to possibly solve future problems they may have. ie: the help file.

If someone asks you for the number to the police department would you stand there and tell them they could look it up in the phone book, call information or dial 911 before giving them the number to the station?

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Also, does it matter whether you name a variable 'HP' or 'HEALTH'? In other words, does the terminology used by the MUD affect what terminology you must use to define the variable?

No, you can name variables just about anything you want. Check the help file for #VARIABLE for more information.

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

%d and %n are used in trigger patterns. %d matches any number of the digits 0 to 9, and nothing else. %n matches any number of the digits 0 to 9, plus commas, the + sign, and the - sign. For either wildcard there must be at least one matching character. I used %n for the first value in each pair because there are situations on some MUDs where those numbers can go below zero. The second number from each pair was the maximum for that attribute and should never go below zero, so I used %d.

%1 and %2 are used in the trigger value to refer to the portions of the trigger pattern which are enclosed in parentheses. %1 is the first portion which is enclosed, %2 is the second, etc. They are not related to the wildcards, only to the parentheses. In this case, each wildcard is enclosed in a separate set of parentheses, but that isn't always true.

You may name your variables without regard to the MUD terminology, just as Vorax says. HP, HEALTH, LifeForce, and PromptVariable1 will all work equally well, so use whatever is easy for you to remember and type.

Newbie Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 6

Lightbulb, Vorax. Thank you very much for your responses. Things are a bit clearer now. I appreciate you taking the time to explain these things. Nexela, while I can understand your frustration with my seemingly ignorant inquiry, you may have missed the part where I prefaced said inquiry stating that I had read the help file. Not knowing me, you might assume that I had skimmed some, gotten lazy, and felt it was easier to have someone spoon feed it to me. An incorrect assumption from the start. I have read said files but find them lacking in any sort of clarity, or friendliness to the average user. What lightbul so succintly wrote in answer to my questions is aeons beyong what the help file has to offer. The help file serves the broth before heating the stove so to speak; it assumes prior knowledge, the kind of which had I had, I wouldn't have asked the question to begin with. Again, thank you lightbulb for so effectively answering my questions, without the judgement of my ingnorance.

Kayl