Limiting a variable (For money system)

[ZeornWarlock]

Hi all,

How can I add a limit to this code? (Say I want the limit to be 12 so a player can not own more than that.)

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Money = Money + 1

ZW.

[Lyberodoggy]

Just check using an if every time:

If money>=12 then money=12

[Chromegloss55]

I know Lyberodoggy answered your question, but here's just a little something extra:

Or if you want a variable limit then use this code:

(1) Create a variable called 'Limit'
Set the value of the variable to the maximum amount of money the player is allowed

(2) Use this code everytime:

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If Money => Limit then Money = Limit

This means that throughout the game, you'll be able to actively adjust how much money the player can have. (For example: they might get an upgrade that allows them to carry more money).

Hope that helps a bit,
Chromegloss...
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[ZeornWarlock]

Thanks to both of you.

Chromegloss55,

How would money recognize limit? I suppose money has to be replaced by limit in that case, right?

To be honest, I want to use this to create an attribute system for my game(s). (The money variable seemed a good start for this.)

Now the hard part will be the following. I have attributes. (Probably 6 of them) However, I want the player to have a minimum of 3 points in each, and then let the player spend and distribute an amount of 10 wherever he/she wants. (Limit would be 12 just the way you guys helped me.)

Any suggestions or solution to create this without tons of variables? The reason I ask, is that I will also need to keep track of enemies and allies attributes too. I am sure I am getting way over my head with lol!

Just trying to know if this is possible and I am sure I am not the only one wishing to see such a system.

ZW.

[Lyberodoggy]

The bad news is that Arrays don't save themselves in AM, because then you could have:

Enemysnamearray(0)=1
Enemysnamearray(1)=5

etc, where the subscript (number between parentheses) symbolizes an attribute (0 for atrribute1, 1 for attribute2 etc)

The good news is that you can store the configuration of your player's and enemies' attributes in .ini files and make the game read them from there.

Example:
In character creation, after storing each attribute into local variables, use this code:

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Action.WriteIni "char.ini",1,1,firstattributevalue
Action.WriteIni "char.ini",1,2,secondattributevalue


etc until you store each attribute's value.

To store enemy attributes use an index for each enemy other than 1 that is used for the player.
So, go to the option "Execute Some Script When The Game Starts or a Saved Game Is Loaded" and write some script to update your ini:

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Action.WriteIni "char.ini",2,1,firstattributevalueenemy1
Action.WriteIni "char.ini",3,1,firstattributevalueenemy2

etc.


To read an attribute use the ReadINI command:

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return_value = Action.ReadINI(FILENAME, SECTION, KEY)

See the Language Reference section for more help.

[ZeornWarlock]

Thanks, Lybero! I will try it.

ZW.

[Chromegloss55]

Ah... the old INI files.

I don't think they're explained well in the AM Help Guide. I'll have to include them in my next update of 100 VB Techniques.

By the way, I'll be updating with 30 brand new techniques bringing us up to 50.
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[ZeornWarlock]

Ah... the old INI files.

I don't think they're explained well in the AM Help Guide. I'll have to include them in my next update of 100 VB Techniques.

By the way, I'll be updating with 30 brand new techniques bringing us up to 50.

When is your update?

ZW.

[Chromegloss55]

Ah... the old INI files.

I don't think they're explained well in the AM Help Guide. I'll have to include them in my next update of 100 VB Techniques.

By the way, I'll be updating with 30 brand new techniques bringing us up to 50.

When is your update?

ZW.

Hopefully by the end of the month.

I should've actually updated ages ago, but I got distracted.

Also, I have this habit of going back to old techniques and then completely re-doing them. It makes progress very slow.

Also, the techniques have to have some sort of order to them. I want to leave the really complicated stuff to the last 20 techniques.

But anyway, the answer to your question: I'll hopefully have them done by the end of the month.
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