[Mudlet] Blademaster Combo Scripting

Wynedere

I'm at a loss for how to handle BM strike/slash combos. If I make aliases for every possible combination, frankly, I don't think I'll never be able to remember them all. I was thinking of somehow setting variables for strike modes and adding them to what I already have coded for slashing, though I'm not entirely sure how to go about doing that cleanly.

It would be great if you who play blademasters would give me an idea of how you handle combos. 

Eld

Check out http://forums.achaea.com/discussion/780/mudlet-blademaster-coding/p1 for a few people's takes. I've changed my system of aliases a little since what I posted there, but the idea is the same; I can elaborate at some point if it would be helpful.

Wynedere

Well, this is what I've finally come up with. The functions, strikes, and infusions were posted in the thread Eld mentioned. I'm sure there are better ways of doing this, but maybe it'll help someone else. 

Script:

function changeInfuse(infuse_arg)

infuse = infuse_arg

end

function changeStrike(strike_arg)

strike = strike_arg 

end

Keys to change strikes (one for each strike):

changeStrike("STERNUM")

cecho("\n<brown>STRIKE CHANGED TO STERNUM - DMG")

Keys to change infusions (one for each infusion):

changeInfuse("FIRE")

cecho("\n<SeaGreen>INFUSION CHANGED TO FIRE - ABLAZE")

Alias to toggle between arm|leg|centre slashes and compassslashes:

if slash == false then

cecho("\n<medium_violet_red>SLASH MODE ON!")

slash = true

elseif slash == true then

cecho("\n<orange_red>COMPASS MODE ON!")

slash = false

end

Main Keys (6 of these total, one for each limb):

if gmcp.Char.Status.race == "Dragon" then

send("rend " .. target .. " left arm")

if not svo.inslowcuringmode() then

send("breathgust " .. target)

end

elseif slash == true then

if not svo.inslowcuringmode() then

send("INFUSE " .. infuse)

end

send("armslash " .. target .. " left")

if not svo.inslowcuringmode() then

send("STRIKE " .. target.." " .. strike)

end

else

if not svo.inslowcuringmode() then

send("INFUSE " .. infuse)

end

send("compassslash " .. target .. " east")

if not svo.inslowcuringmode() then

send("STRIKE " .. target.." " .. strike)

end

end

I've tested in aeon and it seems to work as intended, even if it isn't the cleanest.