Damned's Init/Combat tracker questions

[damned]

Doh! What does that even mean! My head hurts....

Ok - searching for actioninit reveals - base.xml

<script name="ActionInit" file="scripts/manager_action_init.lua" />

searching for performroll reveals - template_char.xml
with 2 results

<!-- Begin Init Roll -->
	<template name="number_charinit">
		<number_chartotal>
			<rollable />
			<displaysign />
			<tooltip><text>Initiative. Double Click to Roll. 2d10+Speed. Highest Initiative Acts First.</text></tooltip>
			<modifiersize>mini</modifiersize>
			<description textres="initiative" />
			<modifierfield>initiative.temporary</modifierfield>
			<source><name>initiative.misc</name><op>+</op></source>
			<script>
				function action(draginfo)
					local rActor = ActorManager.getActor("pc", window.getDatabaseNode());
					ActionInit.performRoll(draginfo, rActor);
					
					return true;
				end
				
				function onDragStart(button, x, y, draginfo)
					return action(draginfo);
				end
					
				function onDoubleClick(x,y)	
					return action();
				end
			</script>
			</number_chartotal>
	</template>
<!-- End Init Roll -->

and

	<template name="number_charinit">
		<number_chartotal>
			<rollable />
			<displaysign />
			<modifiersize>mini</modifiersize>
			<description textres="initiative" />
			<modifierfield>initiative.temporary</modifierfield>
			<source><name>initiative.misc</name><op>+</op></source>
			<script>
				function action(draginfo)
					local rActor = ActorManager.getActor("pc", window.getDatabaseNode());
					ActionInit.performRoll(draginfo, rActor);
					
					return true;
				end
				
				function onDragStart(button, x, y, draginfo)
					return action(draginfo);
				end
					
				function onDoubleClick(x,y)	
					return action();
				end
			</script>
		</number_chartotal>
	</template>

Which is probably a problem - they look identical bar the description - so now there is one entry...

but back on track - I believe that that syntax should execute the whole function which includes the lines:

	local sSpeed = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "abilities.speed.temp", 0)
	Debug.console("sSpeed = " .. sSpeed);

but it doesnt appear to execute them...

function performRoll(draginfo, rActor, bSecretRoll)
	local rRoll = {};
	rRoll.sType = "init";
	
	rRoll.sDesc = "[INIT 2d10 + Speed - Armour Penalty] result ";
	
	rRoll.bSecret = bSecretRoll;

	-- Determine the die to use
	rRoll.aDice = { "d10","d10" };

	-- Determine the modifier to use for this roll
	local sSpeed = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "abilities.speed.temp", 0)
	Debug.console("sSpeed = " .. sSpeed);
	local nSpeed = tonumber("sSpeed");
	Debug.console("nSpeed = " .. nSpeed);
	
	rRoll.nMod = nSpeed;

	local sActorType, nodeActor = ActorManager.getTypeAndNode(rActor);
	if nodeActor then
		if sActorType == "pc" then
			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "initiative.total", 0);
		else
			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "init", 0);
		end
	end
	
	ActionsManager.performAction(draginfo, rActor, rRoll);
end

[damned]

i lied.
one of these changes has caused the debug to go off...

Runtime Notice: s'L53: sSpeed = 0'
Runtime Notice: s'L55: nSpeed = ' | nil

so obviously the lookup is not working or there is not enough info to get the right record or actor...

[Trenloe]

nodeActor doesn't exist at the point you're trying to use it. You need to code after it is created: local sActorType, nodeActor = ActorManager.getTypeAndNode(rActor);

[damned]

Wow. So that *did* make sense.
Why was I running it where I was running it? I wanted to modify nMod and thought that was the best spot.
After making the change I have gone back and ripped out a bunch of changes in that file and simplified it.

function performRoll(draginfo, rActor, bSecretRoll)
	local rRoll = {};
	rRoll.sType = "init";
	
	rRoll.sDesc = "[INIT 2d10 + Speed - Armour Penalty] result ";
	
	rRoll.bSecret = bSecretRoll;

	-- Determine the die to use
	rRoll.aDice = { "d10","d10" };

	-- Determine the modifier to use for this roll
	rRoll.nMod = 0;
	local sActorType, nodeActor = ActorManager.getTypeAndNode(rActor);

	-- Determine the modifier to use for this roll
	local nSpeed = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "abilities.speed.temp", 0);
	Debug.console("nSpeed = " .. nSpeed);

	if nodeActor then
		if sActorType == "pc" then
--			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "initiative.total", 0);
			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "abilities.speed.temp", 0);
		else
			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "init", 0);
		end
	end

	
	ActionsManager.performAction(draginfo, rActor, rRoll);
end

[damned]

but of course... this leads on to at least one more question...

I need to add a secondary modifier to this - Ive added the current speed value (abilities.speed.temp) but I also need to detract the current armour penalty value (ac.totals.penalty).
Grabbing that should be straight forward now...

	local nPenalty = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "ac.totals.penalty", 0);
	Debug.console("nPenalty = " .. nPenalty);

Works.

Taking a punt here...

	if nodeActor then
		if sActorType == "pc" then
--			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "initiative.total", 0);
			rRoll.nMod = nSpeed - nPenalty;
		else
			rRoll.nMod = DB.getValue(nodeActor, "init", 0);
		end
	end

works! so perhaps I wont ask that question...

Now to work out how to replicate this to the other new fields in the Combat Tracker... END WNDS AR...

Attachment 8186

[Trenloe]

Now to work out how to replicate this to the other new fields in the Combat Tracker... END WNDS AR...

Attachment 8186

As mentioned in post#10 above, the best way to do this is to use the the linkPCFields() function tied with <number_ct_crosslink> controls - see the C&C files ct\scripts\ct_entry.lua and ct\ct_host.xml, respectively.

One line from the linkPCFields() function is:

hp.setLink(nodeChar.createChild("hp.total", "number"));

This is of the form: <control name>.setLink(nodeChar.createChild("<charsheet DB field>", "number"));

<charsheet DB field> is the database field in the <charsheet><id-XXXXX> character sheet entry in the campaign database.


The control has to be of type <number_ct_crosslink> and this has been defined in ct_host.xml as:

			<number_ct_crosslink name="hp">
				<anchored to="rightanchor" width="30" height="20">
					<top />
					<right anchor="left" relation="relative" offset="-10" />
				</anchored>
				<tabtarget prev="initresult" next="hptemp" />
				<script>
					function update()
						window.onHealthChanged();
					end
				</script>
			</number_ct_crosslink>

So, hp.setLink(nodeChar.createChild("hp.total", "number")); links the hp <number_ct_crosslink> control with the character sheet hp.total database entry.

Follow the syntax used in the C&C ruleset for similar fields in the combat tracker.

Note: Use the above <number_ct_crosslink> controls only in the ct_host.xml file, for the PC side, use <number_ct_static>, for example from the C&C ct_client.xml:

			<number_ct_static name="hp">
				<anchored to="rightanchor" width="30" height="20">
					<top />
					<right anchor="left" relation="relative" offset="-10" />
				</anchored>
				<script>
					function onValueChanged()
						window.onHealthChanged();
					end
				</script>
			</number_ct_static>