Zugg Software :: View topic - Anti-Illusion Setup with %line2\%line3

Beginner Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 18

Alright, so I'm having a problem with the %line2 and %line3 commands and utilizing them for an appropriate anti-illusioning system. Specifically, triggers whose lines exceed one line, and more importantly, vary with which words land on which line depending on the name of the person utilizing the skill.

The specific ability right here for the example is backbreaker (BBT) for those familiar with the IRE MUDs. No matter what combination of %line2 configuration I string together it doesn't seem to want to work for me and always registers as an illusion, am I doing something wrong and just am missing it, or is it not possible to %line2 things like this as the lines don't fall within the variable confines for %line2?

Theres moves in towards you in a grabbing posture.
Theres lifts you triumphantly into the air, then yanks you down into his raised
knee with back breaking force.
You hear your spine breaking under the strain.

#if (@weapons>=3) {
#if (@shieldabsorb=1 and @wardancer=1 and %line2="Your shield absorbs some of the damage.") {
#add backdamage 1
#if {@stun=0 and @aeon=0 and @unconscious=0 and @sleep=0} {#if (@backdamage>=1) {#if {@slickness=0 and @salvebalance=0} {apply restoration to back}}}
}
} {
#noop
#echo " ---Illusion--- "
}
#if {@shieldabsorb=0 and %line3="%w lifts you triumphantly into the air, then yanks you down into his raised" or %line2="his raised knee with back breaking force." or %line2="her raised knee with back breaking force." or %line2="knee with back breaking force."} {
#add backdamage 1
#if {@stun=0 and @aeon=0 and @unconscious=0 and @sleep=0} {
#if (@backdamage>=1) {
#if {@slickness=0 and @salvebalance=0} {
apply restoration to back
#if {@stupidity=0} {#var salvebalance 1}
}
}
}
} {
#noop
#echo " ---Illusion--- "
}

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:12 am

The easiest way to avoid this multi-line problem is to set your MUD's line length either off or to a huge number. Then you can set zMUD's word wrapping (wrap on, autowrap off, wrap column 80, indent column 0 or whatever) to mimic your MUD's word wrapping and you'll never notice the difference. zMUD runs triggers BEFORE it word wraps, though, which makes creating this kind of trigger much easier.

One thing you might want to take a look at with your many %line2 options there is the %match function and its companion %regex, too.

Apprentice Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 103

As the last step in your trigger do a #show %line;#show %line2;#show %line3
this will probably show you why your trigger isn't doing what you expect.