Scripting LUA 101

[joober]

Wow, very easy to read. Good important information. Easy to understand/nicely organized.

+rep from me.

[SectorSeven]

Thanks buddy

[thelastsurviver123]

sweet guide!

[Sumner97]

@ Shredfire I could be wrong on this, but I think that Lua is case sensitive in some areas. Make sure you use the correct capital or lowercase letters in the right settings.

On another note I have a question about Lua scripting. I am currently working on scripting Hex Lord Malacrass for ZA. I have 2 out of 3 of his spells working correctly but one I can't get to work for some reason. Basically what it does is takes the abilities of a certain player class in the raid and gives them to Hex Lord for use. I know for this to work correctly you need to find the correct number for the player class that has been targeted. I use the :GetPlayerClass() to find this number and set it to a variable so I can call the certain class abilities. Here is what my code looks like:

function HexLord_SoulDrain(Unit, event)
	Unit:RemoveEvents()
	Unit:SendChatMessage(12, 0, "Your will belong ta me now!")
	Unit:PlaySoundToSet(12046)
	Unit:FullCastSpellOnTarget(43501, Unit:GetRandomPlayer(0))
	class = Unit:GetPlayerClass()
	if class == 1 then
	Unit:SendChatMessage(11, 0, "Check Warrior")
	Unit:RegisterEvent("WarriorSpells", 1000, 1)
	elseif class == 2 then
        ....
        end
        Unit:RegisterEvent("HexLord_SpiritBolts", 30000, 0)
end

What happens is he says the chat message, I heard the sound play, and he casts the spell on a random player. But that is all the happens. I don't see the message "Check Warrior" appear. I have reconfigured how I use the :GetPlayerClass() option may times but to the same affect. The question is am I doing something wrong here or does the :GetPlayerClass() option just not work on the Lua engine.

Help would be greatly appreciated. If I can get this working correctly I would love to post it here for everyone to use.

Edit: Since GetPlayerClass doesn't work. I just set it to a randomizer event. This should work for now.

-Sumner

[SectorSeven]

It doesn't work for me, at least not lately.

[Sumner97]

Thanks SectorSeven

Btw nice guide and love your database. Our server is currently using it.

[pachuco55]

How's that advanced lua guide coming? I am need of more learnings!

[Exona]

+Rep+Rep for awesomeness! Usefull for scripting my own bosses when I get to making me a server again ^_^

Edit: Gah, gotta wait untill tomorrow to do that :/

[SectorSeven]

Haha its cool. Glad you liked it!

[ledz14]

thanks man, +rep

[SectorSeven]

No problem

[ledz14]

So, since ur an expert, how would I write a script for instant 70 in LUA? greatly appreciated,

-Ledz

[SectorSeven]

Answered this question for ya already

[Zordin]

How do i make an NPC do a spell at a certain percent?

Thanks in advance.

[Crucius]

Now you must save your script. Save it as Boss_CreatureName.lua is the tipical setup. Place in your scripts folder with has other LUA files in it. Make sure your compile/repack has LUA enabled and that its enabled in your ascent-world. Also, make sure there is a LUA dll in your script_bin folder. Now restart your server and have fun!

Would we just need to move the saved file into the script_bin folder? Or do we need to do something with it prior to that.