Zugg Software :: View topic - A little newbie help devising some script/bot reponses

Newbie Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 1

OK, I just recently started getting into Alter Aeon and so, I have a customized prompt that looks like this:

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

There are two possible ways of doing this. The first is to write a single Prompt trigger for the pattern, which does all the work of checking values and executing rest or stand commands.

The other way is to break it into several triggers. The first would be a Prompt trigger for that pattern capturing all of the values. This trigger will store all the values in variables. As a bonus, you could have the trigger raise an onPrompt event, so that you can use that event other places. Next, have an Expression trigger whose pattern is "@currentX <= 0.35 * @maxX" which executes the rest command. Finally, you make another Expression trigger whose pattern is "@currentX == @maxX" which executes the stand command if you are resting. You may need a variable which records whether you are resting.

The advantage of doing breaking it into several triggers is that you can later write other triggers and onPrompt events that do things involving the prompt without having to write a new prompt trigger. A single prompt trigger and several onPrompt events will be faster than several prompt triggers, because the prompt will only have to be parsed once. If you are sure you won't need any further prompt triggers, a single trigger may be the easiest to maintain.

I am afraid I don't have time at the moment to give actual examples of how to write these triggers. If you need help writing them, I will try to help again later.