Player Distance Markerpos

[Coding_Camel 1]

Hi, i'm trying to make a fishing script, but heres the problem. Even at its most basic form the only thing showing up is "script activated", and me being new to arma scripting, i'm sure its just one of those stupid beginner mistakes.

player groupchat "SCRIPT ACTIVATED!";

if (player distance getMarkerPos fish < 10) then {

player groupchat "FISH CAUGHT!";

};
else
{
player groupChat "You are not where the fish are!";
};

[ProfTournesol 952]

player distance getMarkerPos "fish"

[Coding_Camel 1]

Thanks prof, i'll give it a try.

[jakkob4682 11]

I didn't think you could use markerPos for distance checks.

[iceman77 14]

player groupchat "SCRIPT ACTIVATED!";
If (Player Distance GetMarkerPos [color=#ff0000]"[/color]fish[color=#ff0000]"[/color] < 10) Then {Player GroupChat "FISH CAUGHT!"} Else {Player GroupChat "You are not where the fish are!"}

Edited January 16, 2013 by Iceman77

[tryteyker 27]

player groupchat "SCRIPT ACTIVATED!"; If (Player Distance [b]([/b]GetMarkerPos [color=#ff0000]"[/color]fish[color=#ff0000]"[/color][b])[/b] < 10) Then {Player GroupChat "FISH CAUGHT!"} Else {player groupChat "You are not where the fish are!"}

Brackets are always good to have.

[iceman77 14]

Ninja'd!

[Coding_Camel 1]

Uhhh trey or ice, don't you need the ; at the end of each }?

[iceman77 14]

technically, You don't need to use a ; behind the last statement in any given scope.

[Coding_Camel 1]

So if I do

player groupchat "SCRIPT ACTIVATED!"; If (Player Distance (GetMarkerPos "fish") < 10) Then {
Player GroupChat "FISH CAUGHT!"
} 
Else 
{
player groupChat "You are not where the fish are!"
}

I wouldn't need the ;'s

[iceman77 14]

You don't need to use an ; after then evaluation. Only after the else evaluation if it's not the last statement in the scope that it's in.

---------- Post added at 11:29 ---------- Previous post was at 11:27 ----------

technically, You don't need to use a ; behind the last statement in any given scope.

So if I do

player groupchat "SCRIPT ACTIVATED!"; If (Player Distance (GetMarkerPos "fish") < 10) Then {
Player GroupChat "FISH CAUGHT!"
} 
Else 
{
player groupChat "You are not where the fish are!"
}

I wouldn't need the ;'s

That's correct

[tryteyker 27]

Well I'd say it's good practice to add an ; after every if then (else) statement. But that's another argument :P

[iceman77 14]

It's good practice though to use a ; at the end of each statement regardless. That way you know everything is done properly, and less headaches if you go to edit the file at a later time.

---------- Post added at 11:37 ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 ----------

Now that's just ninja

[Coding_Camel 1]

Works like a charm, thanks