TFS 1.X+ The script does not want to run despite the correct functions and registration in login.lua

[Svira]

Hello, I wanted to add the time in which the player reached the next level, unfortunately despite the registration in login.lua the script will not be triggered. It is read because when an error is specifically entered in it, it appears in the console.

Currently it looks like this and doesn't cause any errors, but also doesn't send print.

TFS 1.2+

function onAdvance(player, skill, oldlevel, newlevel)
    print("1")
    if player:isPlayer() and skill == SKILL_LEVEL then
    print("2")
        return true
    end

    print("3")
    oldtime = player:getStorageValue(3499)
    timenow = os.time()
    if oldtime == -1 then
        player:setStorageValue(3499, timenow)
    print("4")
    else
        player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_INFO_DESCR, "It took you " .. timeString(timenow - oldtime) .. " to advance in level from your last advance.")
        player:setStorageValue(3499, timenow)
    end
    return true
end


function timeString(timeDiff)
    local dateFormat = {
        {"day", timeDiff / 60 / 60 / 24},
        {"hour", timeDiff / 60 / 60 % 24},
        {"minute", timeDiff / 60 % 60},
        {"second", timeDiff % 60}
    }

    local out = {}
    for k, t in ipairs(dateFormat) do
        local v = math.floor(t[2])
        if(v > 0) then
            table.insert(out, (k < #dateFormat and (#out > 0 and ', ' or '') or ' and ') .. v .. ' ' .. t[1] .. (v ~= 1 and 's' or ''))
        end
    end
    local ret = table.concat(out)
    if ret:len() < 16 and ret:find("second") then
        local a, b = ret:find(" and ")
        ret = ret:sub(b+1)
    end

    return ret
end

 

[Dries390]

Did you register the event in creaturescripts.xml?

I've used the same function as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<creaturescripts>
    ...
    <event type="advance" name="PromotionLetter" script="promotionLetter.lua"/>
    ...
</creaturescripts>

 

[Svira]

Did you register the event in creaturescripts.xml?

I've used the same function as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<creaturescripts>
    ...
    <event type="advance" name="PromotionLetter" script="promotionLetter.lua"/>
    ...
</creaturescripts>

As in the topic, it is correctly added in creaturescript.xml and properly registered in login.lua
on the exact same server at another vendor the script works without error ... lol2

 

[Dries390]

I just did a quick little test; are the names, even the capitalization, identical? It's the only thing I can think of why it wouldn't work. I changed (on my server)

player:registerEvent("ScarabCaves1")

The 'S' of 'Scarabcaves1' to lowercase or 'scarabcaves1' with

<event type="kill" name="ScarabCaves1" script="scarabCaves1.lua"/>

In the lua file. It stopped working.

 

[Svira]

I just did a quick little test; are the names, even the capitalization, identical? It's the only thing I can think of why it wouldn't work. I changed (on my server)

player:registerEvent("ScarabCaves1")

The 'S' of 'Scarabcaves1' to lowercase or 'scarabcaves1' with

<event type="kill" name="ScarabCaves1" script="scarabCaves1.lua"/>

In the lua file. It stopped working.

for me, the size of the characters is correct, the name is also ok. I really do not see the reason for this script to not work, but it does not start.

I also did a test. on a different VPS but the same server with the same configuration and works ...
so why do I have a problem on VPS with better paremetram?

the same provider, the same files - one works, the other does not xD

 

[Dries390]

That's so specifically weird, I wouldn't have any idea about VPS's though. Hope you can resolve it but I think someone with more experience should probably read this.

The only possibility (bit far-fetched perhaps) is that there's some undefined behaviour somewhere such that the problem occurs on one VPS but not on the other; but I wouldn't have the slighest idea on how to locate such a thing.

Good luck, I really hope someone finds a solution.