TalkAction Advanced player searching

[Tairens]

function onSay(cid, words, param)
local position = getCreaturePosition(cid)
local pid,pos = 0,0
local margin = {}
	if(param == "") then
		doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, 22, 'Command param required.')
		return true
	end
	pid = getPlayerByNameWildcard(param)
	if(not pid or (isPlayerGhost(pid) and getPlayerAccess(pid) > getPlayerAccess(cid))) then
		doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, 22, 'Player '..param..' not found.')
		return true
	end
	pos = getCreaturePosition(pid)
	margin = getMargin(position, pos)
	if(margin.x == 0 and margin.y == 0) then
		doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, 22, param..' is on '..margin.dir3..' ['..margin.z..' levels]  level.')
	elseif(margin.x == 0) then
		doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, 22, param..' is on '..margin.dir2..' ['..margin.y..' squares] on '..margin.dir3..' ['..margin.z..' levels] level.')
	elseif(margin.y == 0) then
		doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, 22, param..' is on '..margin.dir1..' ['..margin.x..' squares] on '..margin.dir3..' ['..margin.z..' levels] level.')
	else
		doPlayerSendTextMessage(cid, 22, param..' is on '..margin.dir2..' ['..margin.y..' squares] - '..margin.dir1..' ['..margin.x..' squares] on '..margin.dir3..' ['..margin.z..' levels] level.')
	end
return true
end

function getMargin(position, pos)
	local margin = {x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, dir1 = "West", dir2="North", dir3="higher"}
		margin.x = position.x - pos.x
		margin.y = position.y - pos.y
		margin.z = position.z - pos.z
		if(margin.x < 0) then
			margin.x = -margin.x
			margin.dir1 = "East"
		end
		if(margin.y < 0) then
			margin.y = -margin.y
			margin.dir2 = "South"
		end
		if(margin.z < 0) then
			margin.z = -margin.z
			margin.dir3 = "lower"
		elseif(margin.z == 0) then
			margin.dir3 = "same"
		end
	return margin
end

<talkaction words="!search" hide="yes" event="script" value="searching.lua"/>

If you want search person use

!search player_name

In version 0.2 I want include fixing the closest town.

Regards,
Tairens

 

[Onizuka]

Would it be possible to edit this script so that it shows where an "npc" is.



Lets say you'd edit the script adding all npcs names and then making it so it shows where on the map npc is?

 

[Tairens]

I try add npc option without adding all names.