Why Won't this zMUD trigger work?!!!

[Flamur]

ok. I've tried to create a GENERIC training spells trigger, since I have A TON to try to master.

So instead of having to recreate triggers OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER again, for each spell, I'm trying to create a flexible one.

Tell me why it doesn't work, PLEASE!

Here's what I have:

#Trigger {smote @mychar scratches his nose.} {c @spell @target;c @spell @target;c @spell @target;c @spell @target;c @spell @target;c @spell @target;prof self @spell;sleep} "training"

then a second trigger:

#trigger {Your proficiency at @spell *} {#WA10000;wake;smote @mychar scratches his nose.} "training"

I also put in correctly:

mychar=mychar

target=bumpkin

spell=armor

I know my target system works, I use it for pk. And I know the spell part works, because when I force execution of the first trigger it works. But the second trigger, to wait ten seconds, wake up, and do the smote that will make me restart the first trigger won't work.

I think it has to do with my pattern, specifically the "*" maybe, I don't know. I tried changing the pattern to {Your proficiency at @spell is %d.} and {Your proficiency at @spell is %d%.} but that wouldn't work either.

Suggestions? help? Could somebody put this in their zMUD and see if it works for them? I don't know what I've done wrong I've been going over this for two hours...:-(

[Mudder]

Sounds like it'd just be easier to not use fancy triggers?

I use zMUD but I do not use triggers in that fashion. Any trigger that does anything, you mentioned PK, WILL backfire. It will. You'll be dead. You'll regret it.

Triggers for highlighting key info is the way to go!

[Flamur]

I don't use triggers for pk. I only use a TARGETING system for pk. Which means I do use aliases, and a couple macros. ;-) Aliases are your friend, I only use triggers outside of intensive spell training for highlighting text. It's too risky otherwise.

[Celerity]

I always just made a trigger for each spell

alternative would be to make a spelltrain alias, which would cast the spells in the alias quite a few times with a #WA between the casts, so you can abort it anytime

that way you just come back and type spelltrain every 5 mins or turn it off if something bad happens

[Flamur]

After hours of pouring over all this. I found out that the Training class was turned off, and #CLASS Training wasn't turning it on, BUT apparently the SUPPOSEDLY useless "#T+" actually WORKED! Which made the spell training triggers work! So apparently the triggers WERE right, I just didn't have the class turned on. I feel ten feet tall right now. and about two inches tall for doing something so stupid. :-/

Thanks Celerity, you seriously are my heroine. :-P

Now I just am trying to figure out if you can switch triggers between classes by a simple command, instead of having to recreate the whole trigger adding the "classname" to it manually for each trigger. :-( Anyone know how to do this? This one I just can't seem to figure out.

[a-guitarist]

Just know it is allowed to use triggers and such, but if you're training what is against the rules is life support triggers. Such as, self automating your character so you can go grab a bite, eat a sammich, wax the carrot, cut the lawn, take a nap and then come back to find yourself fully trained.

Basically: No turning yourself into an NPC with a series of triggers and aliases. Now, don't get me wrong. When I train hide/sneak camo/quiet movement or spells and such, I set it up this way:

trainhide equals hide;sneak;w;hide;sneak;east;hide;sneak;w;hide;sneak;e That way I can just hit trainhide once and get blasted with all that. Then, if an IMM swings by to see if I'm on life support I can prove I'm not by stopping what I'm doing after a short command lag sequence and say "Hey, wazzup, Malch? Get that patio put together alright? Still holding up okay? Good, I'll have the Adirondack Chairs done in a few days and we can watch the nuclear dawn while drinking Maithais and Gin in Tonics. Give a hollah to the boyz for me, and for the sake of all things demonic, please, please, please wear jockies if you're going to wear the gym shorts again. They were, honestly, just a little to loose, if you understand me..."

Spells are eaiser: trainarmor c armor;c armor;c armor;c armor;c armor;c armor;etc to ten times. Then hit that once or twice.

a-g

[Flamur]

Yeah I use triggers just for training, I always keep a close eye on what's going on. If you put yourself on life support you get careless. Worst thing I hate is when you ask X You tell X 'care to join me in a hunt?' no response...ten minutes later, You tell X 'care to join me in a hunt?' no response...

who gr

[20 human Blm] You The Weak Little Mage.

[ Fire ] X The Very Big Nasty Zerker

Players matched: 2

There are 2 characters on, the most on since startup was 44.

grumble

heheh

No, I'll surf the net or read a book or watch a movie or something while training, but I always keep close tabs on it, just in case. That's allowed isn't it?

[Aulian]

Thanks Celerity, you seriously are my heroine. :-P

Hate you wreck it for you dude but Celerity is actually a huge brute of a man, hence the ability to play fire giants so well...

No, I'll surf the net or read a book or watch a movie or something while training, but I always keep close tabs on it, just in case. That's allowed isn't it?

As long as you dont have "life support" triggers on that will keep you eating and drinking and basically alive without you being there. All legal.

[Kyzarius]

I usually run a proficency trigger for training...

trigger:{Your proficiency at hide is}{hide;vis;where;prof me hide}

this way I can abort at any time with a # sign and get a constant status report. Always keep a close eye, and never set up eating/drinking triggers.

[Grosek_]

Hate you wreck it for you dude but Celerity is actually a huge brute of a man, hence the ability to play fire giants so well...

As long as you dont have "life support" triggers on that will keep you eating and drinking and basically alive without you being there. All legal.

Please don't even insinuate that. I've already been blasted that someone I always thought was female was actually male. I am sort of out of the loop. Anyways, that would utterly freak me out of this joint for another 3 years.