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Newbie Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 4 Location: USA

The mud I play on has implmented variable timed spells. When a spell is cast the line, "You start casting a spell..." is sent. During the casting of a spell there's some progress output (declining line of stars). When the spell completes one of a few spell-independent lines of text is sent.

My problem arises since commands sent to the mud during the spell are ignored. I have a trigger to get and wield any fumbled weapon, but if the timing is just right (or wrong) I'll start casting a spell before the trigger fires. The get/wield commands are then discarded by the mud.

Is there any way to make zmud queue the things I type until my spell completes (potentially at the peril of my character)? Is there any way to empty that queue? Do I have to write my own "command stack" code? With a trigger/alias for every command sent to the mud? Ughh

-Shanerz

Wanderer Joined: 26 Jan 2001 Posts: 74

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Is there any way to make zmud queue the things I type until my spell completes (potentially at the peril of my character)? Is there any way to empty that queue?

Yes.

#ALARM {-03} {#IF (still casting spell) {#ABORT} {#IF (@queue) {#EXECUTE {%item( @queue, 1)};#VARIABLE queue {%delitem( %item( @queue, 1), @queue)}}}}

This will check every three seconds (adjust time to personal tastes) to see if you're still casting the spell. You just need to come up with some way to check for that condition. You can then just fill up the @queue variable with the commands you need and it will fire them off three seconds apart as long as you're not casting.

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Do I have to write my own "command stack" code? With a trigger/alias for every command sent to the mud?

#ADDI queue "do this"

Ana