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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:44 pm

Ok, I wrote a script to "evaluate" fights a while back for Aardwolf. Tracks damage dealt by yourself and one groupie, and does comparisons. The script is not particuarly well written, but it's way too big to rewrite.. however, it's a VERY big drain on zMUD if you don't have enough RAM. I've done what I could to tweak the useage down, and have somewhat, but the problem remains that to make the script work, I need between 15-50 triggers (for EACH of 8 sections) similar to this:

Apprentice Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 158

Perhaps its just me but =) I cant help poking my head in on this one.

One way to simplify the script (and speed it up alot) would be to ditch the list check. Just assume you want all stats and sort out the ones you want/ dont want at a later time when your done. Something like the below. At the end you will end up with a variable for each @DamType done and a running average if you like can be added.

#TRIGGER {^Your (@DamType) * ~[(%d)~]} {#add %1 %2}
etc...

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:00 pm

Mael, what Atreides failed to mention is that he wanted all damtypes covered because he distributes the code.
Also, the damtypes are both weapons and spells.
So, editing out those that he don't want don't work because what he likes, i don't and vice versa.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5187

Use the string list directly in the trigger pattern.
#action {^Your {@damtypes} (*) ~[(%d)~]} {#if {%2 = 0} {} {
#ad totalhits 1
#ad totaldamage %2
}}

Possibly you might get a little more speed by splitting the dam types into a few variable and using more triggers; but start with this one, since it covers verification of the damage type sooner then using an %ismemeber check would.

If you supply a goodly number of actual combat lines we might be able to suggest ways to refine the trigger to eliminate that *, and gain just a little more speed. Beyond that there isn't much speed to be gain from the script you presented. I have done general combat trackers before, and had no problems with speed, the main thing to do it is to put processor heavy items in a position such that they are done while no new inputs will occur.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:13 am

The script covers multiple sections for combat... backstab is easy (just a cpl of triggers)... for melee, it can look like:

Your cleave <-:-><-:-*-:-><-*-> SUPERNOVAS <-*-><-:-*-:-><-:-> A Sunrise warrior! [581]
Your earth <-=-><-:-*-:-><*--*> METEORITES <*--*><-:-*-:-><-=-> A Sunrise warrior! [550]
Your cleave does UNSPEAKABLE things to A Sunrise archer! [601]

Spells can look like:
Your life draining touch <->*<=> WASTES <=>*<-> A Sunrise archer! [220]
Your miasma of pain does UNTHINKABLE things to A Sunrise archer! [823]

I did try the damtype list directly in the trigger before I ever moved to more complex triggers... but that was a LONG time ago (a few versions of zMUD, and countless versions of this script)... at the time it did not work...

I just tried it again, both as:
Your @damtypes and Your (@damtypes)

neither recognized the string

I then tested it a bit further. I tried using Cleave and Earth damtype weapons, and tested it 2 more ways.

Adept Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 264 Location: USA

Are you set to display "damage 1"?

way less system hungry on my script with it set to 1.

I still use:
Your (*) ({@damages}) (*)~! ~[(%d)~]$
(*)'s (*) ({@damages}) (*){~!|.} ~[(%d)~]$
(*)' (*) ({@damages}) (*){~!|.} ~[(%d)~]$

hadda add ~'s to the variable:

misses|tickles|bruises|scratches|grazes|nicks|scars|hits|injures|wounds|mauls|maims|mangles|mars|LACERATES|DECIMATES|DEVASTATES|ERADICATES|OBLITERATES|EXTIRPATES|INCINERATES|MUTILATES|DISEMBOWELS|MASSACRES|DISMEMBERS|RENDS|- BLASTS -|-= DEMOLISHES =-|** SHREDS **|**** DESTROYS ****|***** PULVERIZES *****|-=- VAPORIZES -=-|~<-==-~> ATOMIZES ~<-==-~>|~<-:-~> ASPHYXIATES ~<-:-~>|~<-*-~> RAVAGES ~<-*-~>|~<~>*~<~> FISSURES ~<~>*~<~>|~<*~>~<*~> LIQUIDATES ~<*~>~<*~>|~<*~>~<*~>~<*~> EVAPORATES ~<*~>~<*~>~<*~>|~<-=-~> SUNDERS ~<-=-~>|~<=-=~>~<=-=~> TEARS INTO ~<=-=~>~<=-=~>|~<-~>*~<=~> WASTES ~<=~>*~<-~>|~<-+-~>~<-*-~> CREMATES ~<-*-~>~<-+-~>|~<*~>~<*~>~<*~>~<*~> ANNIHILATES ~<*~>~<*~>~<*~>~<*~>|~<--*--~>~<--*--~> IMPLODES ~<--*--~>~<--*--~>|~<-~>~<-=-~>~<-~> EXTERMINATES ~<-~>~<-=-~>~<-~>|~<-==-~>~<-==-~> SHATTERS ~<-==-~>~<-==-~>|~<*~>~<-:-~>~<*~> SLAUGHTERS ~<*~>~<-:-~>~<*~>|~<-*-~>~<-~>~<-*-~> RUPTURES ~<-*-~>~<-~>~<-*-~>|~<-*-~>~<*~>~<-*-~> NUKES ~<-*-~>~<*~>~<-*-~>|-~<~[=-+-=~]~<:::~<~>:::~> GLACIATES ~<:::~<~>:::~>~[=-+-=~]~>-|~<-=-~>~<-:-*-:-~>~<*--*~> METEORITES ~<*--*~>~<-:-*-:-~>~<-=-~>|~<-:-~>~<-:-*-:-~>~<-*-~> SUPERNOVAS ~<-*-~>~<-:-*-:-~>~<-:-~>|does UNSPEAKABLE things to|does UNTHINKABLE things to|does UNIMAGINABLE things to|does UNBELIEVABLE things to|pimpslaps

man that's an unrurly variable.

P.S. I didnt have to add the ~ tildes till sometime after 7.05, not sure which broke it.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:06 pm

Private, he's tracking Damage types, not damage msgs ;-)
Now go update yer sons picture archive ;-P

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:45 pm

Well, Private didn't answer my original question, but I thought his comments might at least still help... so I tried it. I couldn't get it to work, but I didn't try very long because the second I set it up, my zMUD started moving at about 1/3rd of it's prior speed :P Appreciate the help private, and maybe I just messed something up, but that seemed to slow me down massively...

Beginner Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 24

wouldn't this work for totalhits and damage?
I know it has a * in it, but i am not experiencing any real lag with it.

Beginner Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 24