ACS - If mapvar

[Matthias]

hi there
I have no experience with acs scripting. But i want to ask how work these commands: If, mapvar, == 0 1 etc...

For example this:

if(mapvar1 == 1)
{
terminate;
}
mapvar1 = 1;

Can someone explain me what it means?
And do you know any webside I can read something about this? Only what I know is doom wiki but its too nutshell.
Thankt a lot!

[Cat God25]

Try here:
http://zdoom.org/wiki/

Lemme try to explain...
"//" means a comment, and is ignored in a script.


int cat=0; //this makes cat have a value of 0.

Script 01 (void)
{
if(cat == 1) //If cat has a value of 1
{
terminate; //stop the script.
}
cat = 1; //if cat doesnt have a value of one, it will now.
}

So...

int soda=10;

Script 01 (void)
{
if(soda==0)
{
Print(s:"Theres no more cans of soda left!");
terminate;
}
soda = soda - 1;
GiveInventory("healthbonus",1);
Print(s:"\cr*glug glug glug*");
}

This script can be used for a Vending Machine, that gives out free cans of "soda" (Health Bonuses), but the machine will run out after 10 cans, and will desplay a message everytime its used after that.

Hope thats helps. If not, try the link.

[Archi]

Looks like this script works only once.

[Matthias]

Cat God25 said:

Try here:
http://zdoom.org/wiki/

Lemme try to explain...
"//" means a comment, and is ignored in a script.


int cat=0; //this makes cat have a value of 0.

Script 01 (void)
{
if(cat == 1) //If cat has a value of 1
{
terminate; //stop the script.
}
cat = 1; //if cat doesnt have a value of one, it will now.
}

So...

int soda=10;

Script 01 (void)
{
if(soda==0)
{
Print(s:"Theres no more cans of soda left!");
terminate;
}
soda = soda - 1;
GiveInventory("healthbonus",1);
Print(s:"\cr*glug glug glug*");
}

This script can be used for a Vending Machine, that gives out free cans of "soda" (Health Bonuses), but the machine will run out after 10 cans, and will desplay a message everytime its used after that.

Hope thats helps. If not, try the link.

Ok, i think I understand now :) thanks...

And the "mapvar" doesn mean anything... that just a name of the variable and i can call it I want...right?

[Chopkinsca]

enkeli33 said:

And the "mapvar" doesn mean anything... that just a name of the variable and i can call it I want...right?

Yep. It's best though to give it a name that sort of explains it's use. Now all you have to do is learn about variable scope! Very fun stuff.

[Matthias]

ok thanks a lot!

Now Im gonna make some good megawad!