Lua Creating a global table to register stuff in

[Xikini]

I use 0.3.7, but TFS version doesn't really matter for this.

Let's say I want to register a table for each creature that touches a specific tile, but only from server save to server save.

If creature touches x tile, run movement script and register as true in global table for only that creature.
At the same time, register + 1 to how many times that cid has stepped on the tile.

So, basically once there's 3 people who have touched the tile, it would look like this or this..

--(1)
table_x = {
    [111111111] = {1}, -- hit 1 time
    [222222222] = {8}, -- hit 8 times
    [333333333] = {3}, -- hit 3 times
}

--(2)
table_x = {
    [111111111] = {true, 1}, -- hit 1 time
    [222222222] = {true, 8}, -- hit 8 times
    [333333333] = {true, 3}, -- hit 3 times
}

Okay.. after writing it I realise #1 makes more sense, as you can just assume that it's true, unless you want it to change from true/false, which then makes #2 make more sense.

In either case, I want to do method #2, but not really sure how.

-- My thinking is we create the table like this..?

if not table_x[cid] then
    table.insert[table_x, cid]
    table.insert[table_x[cid], true]
    table.insert[table_x[cid], 1]
    true
end

-- after this we can just alter the newly-existing table.. like this? (I'm just guessing.. cuz I'm not home to randomly try stuff. Dx)

if table_x[cid][1] == true then
    table_x[cid][1] = false
else
    table_x[cid][1] = true
end
if table_x[cid][2] == 9 then
    table_x[cid][2] = 0
else
    table_x[cid][2] = table_x[cid][2] + 1
end

Can someone guide me in the right direction?

 

[Infernum]

do you want it to be saved with cid or guid? guid is a better way to store that information if you want the actual total of steps
i used guid here:

function onStepIn(args)
    local guid = getPlayerGUID(cid)
    t[guid] = (t[guid] or 0) + 1 -- add 1 if index already exists, otherwise assign it to 1
    return true
end

 

[Xikini]

Well I have no idea what guid is. xD
I guess I'm just confused on how to add new stuff to an empty table. lol
Basically.. I want to make a global table that will store random information, and sort it based on cid, for the index?
lol

 

[Infernum]

Well I have no idea what guid is. xD
I guess I'm just confused on how to add new stuff to an empty table. lol
Basically.. I want to make a global table that will store random information, and sort it based on cid, for the index?
lol

why cid if you want the total number of steps for that player?
guid is the player id in database like 1 is account manager for you 2 is the secnd character etc
what i posted should work fine
you can sort it with

table.sort(t, function(a, b) return a < b end)

 

[Xikini]

Maybe I'm stupid, but I can never understand your explanations.
I'll just do my trial and error approach.
I know what I want to do, just don't know how to use empty tables properly.

 

[Infernum]

read up on tables then
http://lua-users.org/wiki/TablesTutorial

 

[Xikini]

read up on tables then
http://lua-users.org/wiki/TablesTutorial

Yeah thanks. I never thought to do that myself.
What would I do without you.

 

[Infernum]

Yeah thanks. I never thought to do that myself.
What would I do without you.

alright buddy
you're the one asking for help cause you don't know how to assign a value to a table index
what happened to you leaving otland?

 

[sailorv5]

Well I have no idea what guid is. xD

like he said

guid is the player id in database which is unique to every player ( every player have a ID and that ID belongs to only one player )

CID on the other hand is something generated when a player/creature login and it change, so in the long term 2 or more diffferents creature can hand the same CID.