Looking for some help I borrowed this script from the
lexicon. For some reason it won’t compile and I keep getting an error message
saying no right bracket on expression. Any help on this would be great
Here is the script.
// The name of your database
const string
GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE = "MY_DB";
// possible values for the GTSavePlayerLocation() function
const string GT_DB_L_PLAYER_DEATH =
"GZ_PLAYER_L_LAST_DEATH";
// last place of death
const string GT_DB_L_PLAYER_BIND =
"GZ_PLAYERL_L_LAST_BIND";
// last savepoint used
const string GT_DB_L_PLAYER_START =
"GZ_PLAYER_L_LAST_START";
// start location
// C O N F I G U R A T I O N
// if set to TRUE, the player can only save his last save
location at savepoints
const int GT_DB_USESAVEPOINTS = TRUE;
// cost in GP to use a savepoint
const int GT_DB_SAVEPOINT_COST = 10;
// toggle debug messages
const int GT_DB_DEBUGMODE = TRUE;
// Message strings
const string GZ_DB_S_SAVEPOINT_USED = "This place is
now your SavePoint where you return after dying";
const string GZ_DB_S_SAVEPOINT_OFF = "SavePoints are
not activated in this world";
const string GZ_DB_S_SAVEPOINT_NOGOLD = "You can not
afford to use this SavePoint";
const string GZ_DB_S_PORTALSCROLL_FAIL = "An invisible
force prevents you from entering the magical portal";
const string GZ_DB_S_FORCEDEATH = "Forced Death - Last
time you left this world you were dead.";
// Object Tags
const string GZ_DB_O_PORTAL = "gz_o_portaldoor";
// I N T E R F A C E
// returns TRUE if a location is valid
int GTGetIsLocationValid(location lLoc);
// returns a unique string for each PC
//string GTGetUniqueCharID(object oPC); //Not used anymore
// saves the current status of the player (hp, location)
void GTSavePlayerStatus(object oPC);
// returns the number of time a player has died
int GTGetPlayerDeathCount(object oPC);
// saves the location of the player into the slot defined in
sLocationID
// for easy tracking, use the GT_DB_L_* constants defined in
this library for the sLocationID
void GTSavePlayerLocation(object oPC, string sLocationID);
// returns a persistant location stored with
GTSavePlayerLocation on the player
// use with the GT_DB_L_* constants to prevent typos errors
location GTLoadPlayerLocation(object oPC, string
sLocationID);
// increase the death count of a player by one
void GTIncreasePlayerDeathCount(object oPC);
// reset the database
void GTResetDatabase();
// I M P L E M E N T A T I O N
int
GTGetIsLocationValid(location lLoc)
{
return
(GetAreaFromLocation(lLoc)!= OBJECT_INVALID);
}
string GTGetUniquePlayerID(object oPC)
{
return GetPCPublicCDKey(oPC) + GetName(oPC);
}
void
GTIncreasePlayerDeathCount(object oPC)
{
// Increment
death count only if death was not forced by OnEnter Event
if
(GetLocalInt(oPC, "GZ_DB_DIE_FORCED"))
{
DeleteLocalInt(oPC, "GZ_DB_DIE_FORCED");
return;
}
SetLocalInt(oPC,
"GZ_DB_DIE_FORCED",TRUE);
SetCampaignInt(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE,"GZ_PLAYER_DEATHCOUNT",GTGetPlayerDeathCount(oPC)+1,oPC);
}
int GTGetPlayerDeathCount(object oPC)
{
return
GetCampaignInt(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE,"GZ_PLAYER_DEATHCOUNT",oPC);
}
void GTSavePlayerLocation(object oPC, string sLocationID)
{
if
(GTGetIsLocationValid(GetLocation(oPC)))
{
SetCampaignLocation(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE, sLocationID ,
GetLocation(oPC), oPC);
}
}
location GTLoadPlayerLocation(object oPC, string
sLocationID)
{
return
GetCampaignLocation(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE, sLocationID, oPC);
}
void GTDebug(object oPC, string sInfo)
{
if
(!GT_DB_DEBUGMODE)
{
return;
}
SendMessageToPC(oPC, "**** GZ-DB Debug: " + sInfo);
WriteTimestampedLogEntry( "**** GZ-DB Debug: " +
GTGetUniquePlayerID(oPC) + " - " + sInfo);
}
void GTDie(object oPC = OBJECT_SELF)
{
SetLocalInt(oPC, "GZ_DB_DIE_FORCED",TRUE);
effect eDeath =
EffectDeath();
ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_INSTANT,eDeath,oPC);
SendMessageToPC(oPC,GZ_DB_S_FORCEDEATH);
}
void GTSavePlayerStatus(object oPC)
{
// Save current HP
SetCampaignInt(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE,"GZ_PLAYER_CUR_HP",GetCurrentHitPoints(oPC),
oPC);
// Save current
state (dead/alive)
SetCampaignInt(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE,"GZ_PLAYER_IS_DEAD",GetIsDead(oPC),oPC);
//
SendMessageToPC(oPC
GTDebug(oPC,
"Status Saved");
}
void GTRestorePlayerStatus(object oPC)
{
location lLoc;
int bDead =
GetCampaignInt(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE,"GZ_PLAYER_IS_DEAD",oPC);
if
(GT_DB_USESAVEPOINTS)
{
// load save
point
lLoc
=GTLoadPlayerLocation(oPC, GT_DB_L_PLAYER_BIND);
}
else
{
//load last
save point
lLoc
=GTLoadPlayerLocation(oPC,GT_DB_L_PLAYER_START );
}
if
(GTGetIsLocationValid(lLoc))
{
AssignCommand(oPC, JumpToLocation (lLoc));
}
// if player was
dead on last save, revert him to that state
if (bDead)
{
AssignCommand(oPC,GTDie());
}
else
{
// if player
was damage last save, lower his hitpoints
int nHP =
GetCampaignInt(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE,"GZ_PLAYER_CUR_HP", oPC);
int nHPDelta =
GetCurrentHitPoints(oPC)- nHP;
if (nHPDelta>0) ß--------------error
message is here
{
effect
eDamage = EffectDamage(nHPDelta , DAMAGE_TYPE_MAGICAL,DAMAGE_POWER_PLUS_FIVE);
eDamage =
SupernaturalEffect(eDamage);
ApplyEffectToObject (DURATION_TYPE_INSTANT, eDamage,oPC);
}
}
}
void GTResetDatabase()
{
DestroyCampaignDatabase(GZ_CAMPAIGN_DATABASE);
}
