ZMUD Scripting Help

Bathan

This is a general thread for people looking for scripting help with the ZMUD Client.

I know basically nothing about scripting. How do I make a pop out window in ZMUD that contains all of my clans/channels et cetera?

Delrayne

I'm pretty sure Zophael put one up on the IronRealms website. It may be fore cMud, if so my bad. But I do know he made one for the site.

Lionas

Start with #window, and look into #capture. I use cmud, so I'm not sure what difference there is for zmud.

Selah

I attempted to go to CMUD but the way you script there seems so much more advanced to me. I may just be much too used to ZMUD scripting though.

Lionas

The vast majority of zmud code is compatible with cmud, so you can keep doing exactly what you're doing with a cleaner more up-to-date interface and more functionality.

Xeron

I'm trying to handle combos with a bladesurge modifier in there, but I can't get it to accept syntax alongside combo or using separators. For instance, trying to do this:

#if {@stance="Gyanis"} {kipup\combo lowhook left lowhook left lowhook left {#if {@surging=1} {lowhook left}} @target @toxin}

That doesn't work and I can't think of any other way to do it aside from not using combo and just having all the commands separate.

Lionas

You don't want #if there, you want to use %if.

#if (@stance = Gyanis) {kipup\combo lowhook left lowhook left lowhook left %if(@surging, "lowlook left", "") @target @toxin}

Xeron

Too many symbols to choose from

Thanks!

Lionas

%SOMETHING is a built-in, either a variable or a function. In the case of %if, it's a function (that takes the place of an operator), and is used for in-line logic checks. #SOMETHING represent keywords (some of which are also functions! CMUD is weird.).

You could accomplish the same thing with only #if, if you dislike %if for whatever reason:

#if (@stance = Gyanis) {
    #if (@surging) {
        //we are surging
        kipup\combo lowhook left lowhook left lowhook left lowlook left @target @toxin
    } {//end if surging
        //we are not surging
        kipup\combo lowhook left lowhook left lowhook left @target @toxin
    }//end else (not surging)
}//end Gyanis

Khizan

This isn't zMUD related at all, but I wouldn't advise doing your combos like that.

It is altogether too easy to get your counts wrong if what's normally a three-hit combo turns into a 4-hit combo midfight. This is especially true if you're at, say, 10 lowhooks to break and you've already thrown 6 into the leg. What would be a perfect setup combo suddenly turns into an early break. When I had my combos do this as a predator, I found that I'd often end up having to manually type out single lowhooks mid-fight to account for the fact that the sudden change to my combo size had messed my counts all up.

My advice would be for that extra bladesurge attack to be something that doesn't change the limbcounts of specific combos. Vertical, lateral(assuming you don't count torso hits), gouge, mindnumb, etc. 

Azefel

I use individual aliases for each attack, and macros on my numpad for each alias. So I can hit like 4 6 8 on my numpad to do left arm, right arm, head. It'll never mess up because of a wrong stance, get total control of which limbs are hit in which order, and you can 'force' people to apply resto to the wrong limb this way.

Ragnar

How would I convert this Cmud script that Lionas made into Zmud script?

#SAY %ansi( grey)Total Crits:"   "%ansi( high, green)%format( "&5d", @totalCrits)
#SAY %ansi( grey)Total Attacks: %ansi( high, green)%format( "&5d", @attackCounter)
#SAY %ansi( grey)Overall Critical Hit Rate: %ansi( high, green)%format( "%5f", %eval( %float( @totalCrits) / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY ---------------------------------
#SAY %ansi( grey)2X ~ ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( "&4d", @critX2)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( "&6.2f", %eval( %float( @critX2) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( "&6.2f", (@critX2 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)4X ~ ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( "&4d", @critX4)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( "&6.2f", %eval( %float( @critX4) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( "&6.2f", (@critX4 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)8X ~ ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( "&4d", @critX8)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( "&6.2f", %eval( %float( @critX8) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( "&6.2f", (@critX8 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)16X ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( "&4d", @critX16)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( "&6.2f", %eval( %float( @critX16) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( "&6.2f", (@critX16 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)32X ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( "&4d", @critX32)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( "&6.2f", %eval( %float( @critX32) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( "&6.2f", (@critX32 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY ---------------------------------
multiplier = (((@attackCounter - @totalCrits) + 2*@critX2 + 4*@critX4 + 8*@critX8 + 16*@critX16 + 32*@critX32) / %float( @attackCounter))
#say %ansi( grey)Current Normalized Critical Hit Multiplier:"  "%ansi( high, green)%format( "&7.3f", @multiplier)
#say

It pastes in just fine, but it doesn't seem to read the things like "&6.2f".

Lionas

There's no reason %format shouldn't work in zmud. Are you sure it's being imported correctly? (Quotes aren't smart quotes, all characters present, etc)

Ragnar

Because it was in .xml format, I had to manually enter the triggers for it. I simply paste that code into an Alias. This is the result.



It's for Aetolia, but I've plugged in all the appropriate messages since some of them are different.

EDIT: Hell, even the triggers to add to the variables aren't adding. I've definitely done something wrong here. /chin

So ignore the fact that I'm not triggering off the damage done since it's different and it has other stuff in there like damage types and the overkill system, but here's an example.

#TRIGGER {^You connect to the torso!$} {#ADD @attackCounter 1}

Lionas

If the values for all the vars aren't set, it won't display them correctly. Get the vars actually getting values first.

Juran

Man, I made that script like 8 years ago or something.

Lionas

I made one based on another one I've seen; entirely possible it's based on yours.

EDIT: It should properly look like this


EDIT2: I made the version I distributed back in 2007. Wow.

Juran

Yeah, I wrote that display called 'calccrits' in 2005.

http://www.imperian.com/forum/critical-hit-percentager#comment-100290

That's the only forum post I can find that properly mentions it and includes my original code.

Lionas

Juran said:

Yeah, I wrote that display called 'calccrits' in 2005.

http://www.imperian.com/forum/critical-hit-percentager#comment-100290

That's the only forum post I can find that properly mentions it and includes my original code.

I stole the alias names along with the base table layout. I am shameless.
ETA: And the hotpink highlight color for crits.

Juran

Hotpink is the only true color for crits.

Ragnar

Credit goes to Katalina for helping me. Zmud doesn't recognise that format. At all. BUt formatting does work.


#say
#say
#SAY %ansi( grey)Total Crits:"   "%ansi( high, green)@totalCrits
#SAY %ansi( grey)Total Attacks: %ansi( high, green)@attackCounter
#SAY %ansi( grey)Overall Critical Hit Rate: %ansi( high, green) %format( 4, %eval( %float( @totalCrits) / %float( @attackCounter) * 100))~%
#SAY ---------------------------------
#SAY %ansi( grey)2X ~ ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( 0, @critX2)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX2) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX2 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100)))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)4X ~ ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( 0, @critX4)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX4) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX4 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100)))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)8X ~ ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( 0, @critX8)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX8) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX8 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100)))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)16X ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( 0, @critX16)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX16) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX16 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100)))~%
#SAY %ansi( grey)32X ~(%ansi( high, red)%format( 0, @critX32)%ansi( grey)~): %ansi( high, green)%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX32) / %float( @totalCrits) * 100))~% "      "%format( 2, %eval( %float( @critX32 / %float( @attackCounter) * 100)))~%
#SAY ---------------------------------
multiplier = %eval( ((@attackCounter - @totalCrits) + 2*@critX2 + 4*@critX4 + 8*@critX8 + 16*@critX16 + 32*@critX32) / %float( @attackCounter))
#say %ansi( grey)Current Normalized Critical Hit Multiplier:"  "%ansi( high, green)%format( 2, @multiplier)
#say

Apoloc

So noob question but I can't get this work. 

For the sake of argument, I made a simple trigger that goes like this.

#trigger {Your pipe has gone cold and dark.} {lit = 0}

#trigger {You quickly light your pipes, surrounding yourself with a cloud of smoke.} {lit = 1}

 

Neither of these message changes my varibles value.  Though when I manually input lit = 1, it will change the value.

What is causing this? 

I was trying to do something a little more advanced, and made a razing deal #if {barrier = 0} {attack @target} {rsl @target} and that statement works fine if I adjust the variable manually, triggers just don't seem to be doing it.  I'm positive this is something small and dumb, but for whatever reason I can't make it work.

 

Azefel

get cmud instead

also you might have triggers disabled?

Apoloc

I tried cmud once or twice, I didn't like how something worked

Apoloc

Ignore my posts, turns out I made the triggers in a class folder unintentionally. 

is dumb.:(