function that executes when server start

[Tarielle]

Hi, is there some function thing that executes when you start the server?

thanks

 

[slaw]

Currently not.

In future, probably in TFS 0.4 or 0.3.5

 

[Chris]

You could do it through the onLogin function, although this would happen as soon as someone login and not immediately after the server starts.

 

[slaw]

You could also try doing it like this (Will work only in 0.3+)

add this at the bottom of functions.lua

function startupEvent()
	if(getGameState() == GAMESTATE_NORMAL) then
		if(getGlobalStorageValue(10001) == -1) then
			setGlobalStorageValue(10001, 1)
			onServerStart()
			addEvent(setGlobalStorageValue, 3000, 10001, -1)
		end
	else
		addEvent(startupEvent, 1000)
	end
end

startupEvent()

function onServerStart()
	--here you can place whatever you want
	--will be executed at server start
	print('Server loaded..')
end

#Edit

Ha! Tested and it works

#Edit2

Fixes..

 

[KaczooH]

I think that he should describe this secret function more clearly in order you provide him the best solution.

 

[Keraxel]

if(getGlobalStorageValue(10001) == -1) then
setGlobalStorageValue(10001, 1)
onServerStart()
end

Sure, but it works only at first start

 

[Chris]

No as the globalstorages get reset once you turned your server down. ;- )

 

[Keraxel]

But if someone need to save global storages?

##
This global storage can be reseted with /shutdown, only small modification

 

[Tufte]

use npc! make a xml npc, which loads a script. do whatever you want in a BLANK script file, no functions. this will only load when you start the server, and when you reload npcs. so if you dont reload npcs, you have a prefect startup script

 

[Fare]

nvm :>

 

[Tarielle]

thanks for the help everyone, I'll try it

the problem was like this:
I got this quest thing where you have to kill some monsters in a special combo and if you do it the proper way a stone removes and when you step behind the stone the sotne and the monsters reapear. But as the monsters reapear with the doCreateMonster function then it'll spawn extra monsters with the spawn thing. And for that I needed to create the monsters with a script at the beginning of the server so I didnt need to make them as a spawn.

So I guess there is other ways around it but this was the easiest I could think of

edit: the code you wrote slawkens: the global storage dosent reset at server close

 

[slaw]

Sure, but it works only at first start

Yaa, sorry men, nie pomyślałem o tym, a przetestowałem tylko jednorazowo jak to mam w zwyczaju

#Topic
This storage is just for protection, as without it, onServerStart() will be executed probably 6-7 times (for actions, movements etc)

@function onTopic()
	print('Updated!')
	return POST_NEW_REPLY
end

#fixed this bug in previous post

 

[trollebror]

use npc! make a xml npc, which loads a script. do whatever you want in a BLANK script file, no functions. this will only load when you start the server, and when you reload npcs. so if you dont reload npcs, you have a prefect startup script

Cheers mate, that was a really nice idea. Thanks!