Newbie:Someone please help me...

[Ninja]

Okay, i am a newbie at escript, but i have been trying to make a Robe that changes color everytime you put it on, but i also wanted it to be specific colors to pick randomly out of...
if someone could plz help me that would be great....also if you are willing to help me out on telling me how to do this i would greatly apprecative and you can contact me via msn : i_roxxorz@hotmail.com
thnx ahead

[Yukiko]

You will want to look at the equip script in \pol\pkg\systems\combat.

Using that as an example you could set this as the equipscript for your robe. It has not been tested but I think it will work. Any item using this script will change colour.

The script will not change the colour back on removing the item however. You would do that in the unequip script.

Save it as some other name than equip.src. Perhaps coloured_equip.src. Then set the equip script entry for your robe in the itemdesc.cfg file to the name of this script. Minus the '.src' suffix ofcourse.

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use uo;
use os;
use cfgfile;

include "include/client";
include "include/attributes";
include "equip";

program equipweapon(who, item)
  var val := HandleMods(who, item);
  var col := RandomInt (10) + 1; // change the '10' to however many different colours you wish to have
   // The 'case' statement sets the appropriate colour based on what the value of 'col' is
   // You can add more options to the case statement or remove some if you have fewer choices of colours
  case (col)
    1 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    2 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    3 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    4 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    5 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    6 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    7 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    8 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    9 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
    10 : item.color := o; // change 0 to the appropriate number
  endcase
  return val;
endprogram

[CWO]

You can also do...

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se uo;
use os;
use cfgfile;
use util;

include "include/client";
include "include/attributes";
include "equip";

program equipweapon(who, item)
  var val := HandleMods(who, item);
  var colors := array{ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };  // Add all colors within the brackets seperated by commas.
  var rand := RandomInt(colors.size()) + 1;
  item.color := colors[rand];
endprogram

[Ninja]

so when i do that, i still have to make a script for the robe correct? or thats all i need to do?

[Firedancer]

so when i do that, i still have to make a script for the robe correct? or thats all i need to do?

actually that is the script for the robe
You gotta compile it though and you have to edit the robe-entry in your itemdesc.cfg file, telling it that this script should be started upon equipping it.

[Ninja]

okay, again another newbied question...
how do i go on at putting this into itemdesc? like the code to put it in there? and how do i make the name what i want it so when i say .createat (name of robe) it will say the name i want it to say?
thnx in advance

[Yukiko]

OK first you will need to look in the file named objtypes.txt that exists in \pol folder. Look for a number above 0x4000 that is not used. Write it down.

Now load up the itemdesc.cfg file in \pol\pkg\skills\tailoring. Look for the entry for a robe. It will look like this:

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Armor 0x9945
{
    Name            Robe
    Graphic         0x1f03
    AR              4
    Coverage        Body
    Coverage        Legs/feet
    Coverage        Arms
    VendorSellsFor  68
    VendorBuysFor   34
    maxhp           20
    dyeable         1
    equipscript     :combat:equip
    unequipscript   :combat:unequip
    controlscript   :combat:itemControl
    destroyscript   :combat:destroy
}

You will want to copy that entry. Everything from the word Armor to the } and paste it in the file again. Working with the newly added robe entry, enter the number you got from the objtypes.txt file in the newly pasted entry replacing the one after the word Armor. Let's assume you saved your special colour changing script in the combat folder as robecolour.src and compiled it. See in the entry where it says " equipscript :combat:equip:"? You will need to change that to read equipscript :combat:robecolour

You will need to give your robe a new name. So for now I'll call it robeofcolour. You need to put that in the Name field. To make it display as "a robe of colour" when you single click on it you would add a desc field as well. Your entry for the new robe will look something like this:

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Armor <insert the unused number from objtypes.txt here>
{
    Name            robeofcolour
    Desc             robe of colour
    Graphic         0x1f03
    AR              4
    Coverage        Body
    Coverage        Legs/feet
    Coverage        Arms
    VendorSellsFor  68
    VendorBuysFor   34
    maxhp           20
    dyeable         1
    equipscript     :combat:robecolour
    unequipscript   :combat:unequip
    controlscript   :combat:itemControl
    destroyscript   :combat:destroy
}

Note that if your robe is going to be a special robe granting better armour rating you can edit the AR field to raise it's armour rating. Higher number is better.

Remember that you need to compile the special script for it to work. Also when making edits to itemdesc files you must shutdown and restart POL for the new changes to take effect.

Now assuming you did everything correctly, once you restart POL and log in you simply do .create robeofcolour (or whatever name you gave it) and voilla' you have your robe. When you put it on it should change to whatever random colour it is supposed to.