Here is what I have gotten myself

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Apr 4 2010, 3:49 am (Edited on Apr 4 2010, 3:54 am)
 
mob/Login()
   usr << sound ('offtoneverland.ogg')

mob/nation/var 
   Furion = 0
   Ancient = 0
   Arcadian = 0
   Sky_Pirate = 0

turf/New
   icon='New.bmp'
   layer=3
   Click()
      var/list/nations = list("The Arcadians","The Ancients","Sky Pirates")
      if(prob(30))
         nations+= "The Furions"
      switch(input("Select Your Nation.") in nations)

         if("The Arcadians")
            usr.icon='player.dmi'
            usr.icon_state="male"
            usr.loc=locate(148,28,4)
            nation.Arcadian +=1

         if("The Ancients")
            usr.icon='player.dmi'
            usr.icon_state="male"
            usr.loc=locate(102,28,4)
            nation.Ancient +=1

         if("Sky Pirates")
            usr.icon='player.dmi'
            usr.icon_state="male"
            usr.loc=locate(188,28,4)
            nation.Sky_Pirate +=1

         if("The Furions")
            usr.icon='player.dmi'
            usr.icon_state="male"
            usr.loc=locate(248,28,4)
            nation.Furion +=1

turf/Finished
   icon='Finished.bmp'
   density=1
   opacity=1
   layer=7
   Click()
      usr.loc=locate(/turf/landscape/start)
      usr << sound(null)
      sleep(50)
         if "The Arcadians" = 1
            usr.loc=locate(/turf/landscape/start)
            usr << sound('songa.midi')
         if "The Ancients" = 1
            usr.loc=locate(/turf/landscape/start)
            usr << sound('songb.midi')
         if "Sky Pirates" = 1
            usr.loc=locate(/turf/landscape/start)
            usr << sound('songc.midi') 
         if "The Furions" = 1
            usr.loc=locate(/turf/landscape/start)
            usr << sound('songd.midi')



hows this looking, do i look to be on the right tracks?
Apr 4 2010, 3:52 am
 
nation += Arcadian ==1


What
and

if "The Arcadians" = 1


That won't even compile. Or work how you want it to.
= is used to set a value
== is used to compare values
You're checking whether a text string equals 1, when you should be checking whether the nation variable equals the string.

if(usr.nation=="The Arcadians")
Apr 4 2010, 4:12 am
In response to Emasym
Emasym wrote:
> nation += Arcadian ==1
>

What
and

if "The Arcadians" = 1

That won't even compile. Or work how you want it to.
= is used to set a value
== is used to compare values
You're checking whether a text string equals 1, when you should be checking whether the nation variable equals the string.

> if(usr.nation=="The Arcadians")


I see so as an example if i did this

mob/var/nation
   "A" = 0
   "B" = 0
turf
   new
      icon='New.bmp'
      Click()
         "A" += 1 
         "B" += 0


this one give nation A's var 1? Then assuming this is correct
turf
   finish
      icon='finish.bmp'
      Click()
         if("A" == 1)
            usr << "success"
         if("B" == 0)
            usr << "success"


if i did it right it should say success to A and B

else

if that example is wrong im still as dumb as i was 5 minutes ago ^^;
Apr 4 2010, 4:18 am
In response to Thorpeous
You're still as dumb, yeah. You're adding 1 to a TEXT STRING. You can NOT do math with a TEXT STRING. A Text String is ALWAYS 'TRUE'. Also, Variables can NOT be text strings.

Also, Boolean (TRUE/FALSE) checks (or 0/1) should be done this way;

var
 a
 b=1

proc/CheckValues()
  if(a) world<<"a has a value"
  if(b) world<<"b has a value"


This will output "b has a value", because b has value of 1, and a has no value (null).
Apr 4 2010, 10:28 am
In response to Emasym
Emasym wrote:
You're still as dumb, yeah.

Nice motivational speech.
Apr 4 2010, 10:58 am
In response to Emasym
Emasym wrote:
You're still as dumb, yeah. You're adding 1 to a TEXT STRING. You can NOT do math with a TEXT STRING.

var 
   strA = "blahcake"
   strB = "yummy"

world << strA + strB

//alternatively

strA += strB
world << strA


Apr 4 2010, 11:07 am
In response to DivineTraveller
I'm talking math here. "[a]"+"[b]" equals "[a][b]" doesn't really qualify. The person in this thread was doing trying to add 1 to "1" to make it 2, which is impossible without text2num(). So don't digress.
Apr 4 2010, 11:08 am
In response to Emasym
Emasym wrote:
I'm talking math here. "[a]"+"[b]" equals "[a][b]" doesn't really qualify. The person in this thread was doing trying to add 1 to "1" to make it 2, which is impossible without text2num(). So don't digress.

'twas just a joke.