Get value of global?

[Lauriel]

In the debug console, you're able to use GetGlobal("myglobal","GLOBAL") and it'll return the value.  I need something like this in a script.  For instance, if I want to know if the party has more gold than whatever is set in a global, I'd like to use "PartyGoldGT("GetGlobal("myglobal","GLOBAL"))".

Is there any way to do that?

[Jarno Mikkola]

Nested globals... nope. You have to do this with

IF

PartyGoldGT("1000")

PartyGoldLT("10000")

("myglobal","GLOBAL",0)

THEN

RESPONSE #100

SetGlobal("myglobal","GLOBAL",1)

END

[Lauriel]

Ok, thanks @Jarno Mikkola, for the confirmation.  I thought I was out of luck, but was holding out a bit of hope.

[Lauriel]

Boy, no wonder this game just takes everything if it needs to reduce your wealth.  There is NO way to take a percentage or any other calculated amount.  Frustrating.

[Shin]

You can simulate roughly taking a percentage though, e.g. take X gold if wealth is between Y  and Z, and so on.

[Jarno Mikkola]

56 minutes ago, Shin said:

You can simulate roughly taking a percentage though, e.g. take X gold if wealth is between Y  and Z, and so on.

K, I'll take 10% of your total earnings... that's a sorta good deal, alright.

Näh, I don't like you .-.. so that's 1000 gold for a 5 minutes when you didn't earn a thing, this was a nice short while it lasted. -wife.

[Lauriel]

7 hours ago, Shin said:

You can simulate roughly taking a percentage though, e.g. take X gold if wealth is between Y  and Z, and so on.

That's what I ended up doing.  It's not at all what I wanted, but it's what I can do.

[Lauriel]

I wonder if it's worth trying to use SetTokenGlobal and using the token like PartyGoldGT(<mytoken>).  It probably returns a string and will crash and burn, but I think I'm going to try it once...just in case...

Edited February 20, 2020 by Lauriel

[temnix]

The token won't work. Tokens don't do anything but display a bit of text when you need them to, plus you can use them to change and set the names of creatures and area notes. But they aren't good as objects. However, you can use TakeObjectGoldGlobal(S:Name*,S:Area*,O:Object*) and similar actions to manipulate gold; check out the G3 guide to actions. I think these actions exist only for EE, though.

[Lauriel]

On 3/5/2020 at 10:53 AM, temnix said:

The token won't work. Tokens don't do anything but display a bit of text when you need them to, plus you can use them to change and set the names of creatures and area notes. But they aren't good as objects. However, you can use TakeObjectGoldGlobal(S:Name*,S:Area*,O:Object*) and similar actions to manipulate gold; check out the G3 guide to actions. I think these actions exist only for EE, though.

I know it's been almost 2 months, but I think with TakeObjectGoldGlobal and GiveObjectGoldGlobal, I might be able to work something out.  The take will give me the amount of gold the party has (I assume, since we're talking about player1 ... here's hoping!).  I can give it right back with the 'give' version and I'll have my global set.  Thanks for the point in the right direction, @temnix!