Broadcast message when using an item

[haiguri]

Hi guys, I tried to do a script that whenever a play uses a certain item, the item will be removed and he will be able to send a broadcast message just like a GM.

Can someone help me out with that script? Thanks a lot!

 

[dominique120]

No idea if this will work:

local config = {
msg = "your message",
id = 9999 --your item id.
}

function onUse
    broadcastMessage(config.msg, TALKTYPE_BROADCAST)
    doRemoveItem(config.id)
end

NOTE: Since you failed to provide us with the server information I have used TFS 1.0 functions so if you use 0.4/0.3.x it will not work.

 

[haiguri]

My apologies. I'm using TFS 0.4.

And where am I suppose to place it by the way?

 

[Limos]

What did you had in mind about how people should write their message?
You can do something like this, use a writeable item and then people can write their message on this item, then it will broadcast this message and the item will be removed.

creaturescripts.xml

<event type="textedit" name="Broadcast" event="script" value="broadcast.lua"/>

login.lua

registerCreatureEvent(cid, "Broadcast")

broadcast.lua

function onTextEdit(cid, item, newText)
     if item.itemid == 1951 then
         doBroadcastMessage(getPlayerName(cid)..": "..newText)
         doRemoveItem(item.uid, 1)
     end
     return true
end

 

[dominique120]

@Limos Oh master of LUA (lol) was the script I posted correct? I mean syntax and usage of functions.

 

[Limos]

function onUse should have () (every function should have that) and add the parameters incase people need them.

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)

The function doRemoveItem works with uid, so you can use item.uid to remove the item people use, or to remove an item from a player: doPlayerRemoveItem(cid, itemid, count)
For the broadcast function use the message types that start with MESSAGE_, like with doPlayerSendTextMessage.
And you forgot return true (above end).

 

[haiguri]

Thanks a lot Limos, I got a bit confused to explain what I really wanted.

I was actually looking for a script like a /b message, but for players and using an item when the player sends the message.

Example: !message Hello everyone

And then the item would be removed. But your script is just working fine, thanks then