07-10-2002 12:47									#1
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Ok, there's a question for the really experienced modders:

simple:
As far as I know, player[0] and [1] are used by the game - any event or function that uses player[2]?

not so simple:
What is the size of this array/the accessable numbers - unlimited?

hard:
When can I store values into this array by writing e.g. player[4] = 2; ? Anytime? Depending on the event? Depending on having assigned [2] and [3]?
Depending on system time?!!?? (the last one is my guess after the game's constantly been making fun of me!)

	07-10-2002 14:33									#2
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1. I don't think so. Only the diplomacy functions use player[1], nothing should need 3 players stored...

2. unlimited afaik. Certainly up to MaxPlayers in userprofile.txt

3. Yes, you can. Locutus does it in his capital code slic for the MedPack. Should work any time in the code.

	07-10-2002 14:41									#3
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I think the player[] array is just a regular global array like all the others we create. The only difference is that information is given to them by the game engine.

quote: any event or function that uses player[2]?

Only if there is a event hidden somewhere because any event known by the mods has it.

	07-10-2002 17:38									#4
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So is there a restriction on read-access by message-strings then?

Or how can you explain that a player[3]=i in a begin turn handler and in the message sent at the same moment gives the errors:

line: (line number of the messagebox text) array: index out of bounds
(and then same line, value lookup failed)

	07-10-2002 21:52									#5
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Ok, I found the solution to the problem I had. Now if anyone is going to write 'Duh, we all know that' I'll be really pissed. I was going nuts on this last night.

Reading the error messages carefully I might have guessed that the problem wasn't the assigning bit but the reading from the array.

Here's the thing:
while this won't work

code:

...
   player[3] = 5;
   Level = 6;
   message(tmpplayer,'Info');
...
messagebox 'Info' {
text(ID_newINFO)  //newINFO: player[3].civ_name_singular...
...

code:

...
   Level = 6;
   player[3] = 5;
   message(tmpplayer,'Info');
...
messagebox 'Info' {
text(ID_newINFO)  //newINFO: player[3].civ_name_singular...
...

	08-10-2002 05:29									#6
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This really is a surprise for me! I would never had imagined.
Great Work and terrific thread about the slic crazy stuff. Deserves to be topped

PS: Shouldnt the comment numbers in that thread start from 0

Last edited by Pedrunn on 08-10-2002 at 05:40

	08-10-2002 22:35									#7
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further testing has revealed more:
while

code:
player[3] = x;
player[4] = y;
message(...);

code:
player[0] = x;
player[4] = y;
message(...);

	09-10-2002 02:44									#8
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This is great news for the religion info, isnt it!?!