Scalar (dedi problem)

[Reimann 10]

I have variable initialised in the init.sqf (guns = 0;) and two scripts with the following:

guns = guns +1;
publicVariable "guns";

hint format ["%1/2 gun", guns];

if (guns == 2) then {
_handler = [player,nil,rSIDECHAT, "Hint Message2."] call RE;
};

In preview, things work as expected, calling the script once will give "1/2 guns" hint and the second time 2/2 and the message. When I put it on a dedi however, all I get is the hint "scalar/2 guns". I assume 'scalar' in this context means undefined variable, but I can't figure out why.

Ed: Putting the hint at the start of the trigger turns 'scalar' into 'any'. The init seems fine, though - other variables are being initialized, other commands further down in the init are working...

Edited May 9, 2010 by Reimann

[galzohar 31]

in init.sqf initialize the guns variable only on the server and publicVariable it (aka guns=0; publicVariable "guns";), and then at the start of this script add the line waitUntil {!isNil "guns"}; so that this script doesn't run before the variable is initialized by the server.