Lua Script that has effect while player isn't moving.

[Drakkhan]

I'm wondering if there is a way to loop a script so that it repeats every 1 second unless the player moves or changes the direction they're facing. Any ideas how this could be done?


Regards,

Drakkhan

 

[WibbenZ]

function sendMessage()
    if(not isPlayer(cid)) then
    return true
    end
    if(isPlayer(cid)) then
        doSendMagicEffect(getPlayerPosition(cid), 5)
    end
return true 
end

To "load" the function

addEvent(sendMessage, 1000)

Add that into your script and it should loop the function.
WibbenZ

 

[Drakkhan]

How do you exit this loop?

 

[Drakkhan]

Just to cap this thread off, here's my solution to this:

function whatever(cid)
    local playerPos = getCreaturePosition(cid)
    local playerDir = getPlayerLookDir(cid)

    --STORAGE_GEN is 99990010, a storage index number for this scripts generation of storage values.
    ----the next script will use STORAGE_GEN2 99990020 etc..
    storageIDX = STORAGE_GEN + 1
    storageIDY = STORAGE_GEN + 2
    storageIDZ = STORAGE_GEN + 3
    storageIDDir = STORAGE_GEN + 4

    setPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDX, playerPos.x)
    setPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDY, playerPos.y)
    setPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDZ, playerPos.z)
    setPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDDir, playerDir)

    addEvent(repeater, 500, cid)
end

repeater(cid)
    local playerPos = getCreaturePosition(cid)
    local playerDir = getPlayerLookDir(cid)

    storageIDX = STORAGE_GEN + 1
    storageIDY = STORAGE_GEN + 2
    storageIDZ = STORAGE_GEN + 3
    storageIDDir = STORAGE_GEN + 4

    oldX = getPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDX)
    oldY = getPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDY)
    oldZ = getPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDZ)
    oldDir = getPlayerStorageValue(cid, storageIDDir)

    newX = playerPos.x
    newY = playerPos.y
    newZ = playerPos.z
    newDir = playerDir

    if((newX == oldX) and (newY == oldY) and (newZ == oldZ) and (newDir == oldDir)) then
        --insert any code that should be repeated here
        addEvent(repeater, 1500, cid)
    else
        --code before repeat stops goes here
        return true
    end
end