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[Catacomber]

I have set up an object (sprite) in a scene.  It's a monster and I want to kill it with a spell.

I have no problem getting rid it if I use this script on the monster--you fight it to death.

Code: WME Script

1.  
2. #include "scripts\base.inc"
3.  
4. ehealth = hud.GetControl("ehealth");  //health of monster--reduced by increments of 10
5. health = hud.GetControl("health");   //your health--reduced by increments of 5
6.  
7. on "LeftClick"
8.  
9. if(ehealth.Text == 10)
10. {
11. this.Active = false;
12. this.Visible = false;
13. ehealth.Text = 0;
14. }
15. else
16. if (!(ehealth.Text == 0))
17. {
18. hud.SubtractHealth(5);
19. hud.SubtractEH(10);
20. }
21. else
22. {hud.SubtractHealth(5);
23. }
24.  
25.  

Works fine.


But I have a spell system I'd like to work with and rather than kill off the monster by clicking on it, I'd rather click on the spell to get rid of the monster.

The spell system is in a window and when I click on the spell in the window--although it seems to be coded alright--nothing happens -- I get an error about my GetControl script for the window that holds the spells but my script to access that seems OK. 

If I put the same script on the object I want to begone, everything works fine--I'm a little bit puzzled. 

My spells are in a window that's separate from the window that has all the info about the player's and monster's health.  I'ts called up when you click on a button called spells in the window that has the info about the player's and monster's health.

[Birdline]

Hi Catacomber,
I don't have the whole picture here (what happens in the windows),
but getting error for GetControl, means maybe the engine does not know that this is a window.
I mean there is probably a problem with the variable. Is it a global? How you pass that from one window to the other?

BTW, Why you use two separate windows?

Spyros

[Mnemonic]

Yes, please show us the actual script that's giving you errors (and what errors exactly?).

[Catacomber]

Thanks, Birdline and Mnemonic.  Let me try it with one window and see what happens. That may solve my problem.

I have so much stuff going on in the first window, I wanted to keep the spell inventory window separate---it's not active in all the scenes and I don't need it to work like the regular inventory window as it will only have a few spells.  So I'll try it in one window and see what happens.

I'll be back if I continue to get an error.  Thanks for your prompt reply.  : )

[Catacomber]

I'm still having a problem killing the monster.

The monster's name is Ent.

I have my spells in their own window.  (It just seems easier this way because the HUD is very filled up with objects as it is.)

The code on the Ent is very simple--if you left click on him you take damage.  Works fine.

When I click on a button Spells in the HUD it brings up the Spells window with the blast spell and a close button.  The close button works fine.

The code on the spells button:

Code: WME Script

1.  
2. #include "scripts\base.inc"
3.  
4. on "blast"
5.  
6. ehealth = hud.GetControl("ehealth");
7. health = hud.GetControl("health");
8.  
9. if(ehealth.Text == 0)
10. {
11.  
12. Monster.Active = false;
13. Monster.Visible = false;
14. }
15. else
16. if (!(ehealth.Text == 0))
17. {
18. hud.SubtractHealth(5);
19. hud.SubtractEH(10);
20. }
21.  
22. In scriptinit for scene:
23.  
24. varEnt = Scene.GetNode("Ent");
25. Monster = ent
26.  
27.  

(Monster is a global in base.inc script

Nothing works when I left click on the blast spell. So the problem seems to be the script on the blast spells button--I tried attaching it to the spells window script and had the same problem. 

I get this script error:

14:49: Compiling script 'scenes\House_Arrest3\scr\scene_init.script'...
14:49:   Error@line 14: Variable 'monster' is referenced but not defined


Any help, as always, is appreciated.

[Catacomber]

I resolved the script error.  Now I have no script errors but the Ent takes no damage and the player takes no damage.  I'm puzzled.  The window is transparent so that's not the problem.  The close button works fine.

[Catacomber]

The problem seems to be the monster.

If I just put script that reduces the player's health on the button, everything is fine and will probably be fine if I reduce the health of the monster but if I try to do anything to get the Ent to disappear, it doesn't work.

[Catacomber]

Well, I solved it by moving the spell system to the HUD and using very simple script:

Code: WME Script

1. on "spells"
2. {
3. health = hud.GetControl("health");   //player health
4. ehealth = hud.GetControl("ehealth");  // monster health
5. if(!(ehealth.Text == 0))           
6. {
7. hud.SubtractHealth(5);  //subtract player's health = will vary based on certain things
8. hud.SubtractEH(10);   //subtract monster's health = also will vary based on certain things
9. }
10. else
11. {
12. eh = hud.GetControl("eh");   //button for text that says Enemy Health
13. var Ent = Scene.GetNode("Ent");   //adorable monster that I've been dying to kill
14. if(ehealth.Text == 0)
15. {
16. Ent.Active = false;  //this and following stuff gets rid of Ent from scene
17. Ent.Visible = false;
18. Game.UnloadObject("Ent");
19. eh.Visible = false;  //this and following stuff gets rid of monster stats
20. ehealth.Visible = false;
21. }
22. }
23. }
24.  

Killing off the player is handled through the method that removes player's health.

The wicked Ent is dead!!!!!!!!!!   :  )

Thanks for all your help.   

[Catacomber]

Now I'm convinced WME can be used to make a full-blown rpg game.  :  )  Ours is a hybrid adventure/point and click/rpg game and I want to concentrate on things other than fighting-------but am pleased to know the engine can be stretched....and stretched.  :  )