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Evad
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On an in-game menu system, what would be a good code to handle items picked up by the character, so they can be added to an inventory list? Would you have to create functions for each item? or just use them as strings?(Ex. Potion$, or Ether$) Any help would be apprechiated, thanks.

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Kentaree
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Use variables with values for each item. Give descriptive names, like potion, or ether, and then set the value to however much you have. i.e, if you have 0, they wont be displayed in the inventory, if the value is 2, you have 2 of them etc.

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Evad
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Okay, now I know how to assign the number of them, thanks. Now for the next question, how would you assign what the item does?

Ex:

if potion$ "is used" (I know the code) then hp=hp + 200
print "", hp


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would that work?

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Evad
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Sorry, another Question....

would this be able to be done with a function for each item?

Ex.

potion(amount)
blah blah


or maybe an amount function, instead of using variables, if you used a variable you would have to create line of code for each item amount:

Ex.

if potion$=1
print "", potion$

DUH!!! never mind..I just answered my question

print "", potion$ will print the current amount of the string right?

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andrew11
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Posted: 9th Apr 2003 05:15 Edited at: 9th Apr 2003 05:15
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A string is a type of variable. You wouldn't say "Potion$ = 1" You could say "Potion$ = "1"" or "Potion = 1". They are incompatible data types.

I think the best way is to use arrays.

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Okay, that is a good idea, I will use it thanks, I have one more question now...how would you make the item "usable" in game...what I mean is...if you are "here" and returnkey = 1 then items stuff goes here.

How would you declare where "here" is?

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