WML Shop help

[Beastss]

What I'm trying to do is make text in the shop appear "white"/normal color if the character has the relevant amount of gold, but if not then it would appear red. I've tried different coding but they don't seem to work, and I can't figure it out. By the way, I'm a WML noob.... Here's what I've tried already...

First I tried this:

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[if]
[variable]
greater_than_equal_to=150
[/variable]
[then]
[option] 
message=_ "Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g" 
[command] 
[if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
greater_than_equal_to=150
[/variable] 
[then] 
[gold] 
amount=-150 
side=$side_number 
[/gold] 
[object] 
silent=yes 
[effect]
apply_to=new_attack
name=W. Longbow 
range=ranged 
type=pierce
damage=2 
number=3 
defense_weight=100
[/effect] 
[/object] 
[/then] 
[/if] 
[/command] 
[/option]
[/then]
[else]
[option] 
message=_ "#Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g" 
[/option]
[/else]
[/if]

Then I tried:

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[option] 
[if]
[variable]
greater_than_equal_to=150
[/variable]
[then]
message=_ "Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g" 
[command] 
[if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
greater_than_equal_to=150
[/variable] 
[then] 
[gold] 
amount=-150 
side=$side_number 
[/gold] 
[object] 
silent=yes 
[effect]
apply_to=new_attack
name=W. Longbow 
range=ranged 
type=pierce
damage=2 
number=3 
defense_weight=100
[/effect] 
[/object] 
[/then] 
[/if] 
[/command] 
[/then]
[else]
message=_ "#Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g" 
[/else]
[/if]
[/option]

That didn't work, didn't think it would. It was worth a try, so then I remembered "show_if" so I tried:

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[option]
message=_ "Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g"
[show_if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
greater_than_equal_to=150
[/variable]
[command] 
[if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
greater_than_equal_to=150
[/variable] 
[then] 
[gold] 
amount=-150 
side=$side_number 
[/gold] 
[object] 
silent=yes 
[effect]
apply_to=new_attack
name=W. Longbow 
range=ranged 
type=pierce
damage=2 
number=3 
defense_weight=100
[/effect] 
[/object] 
[/then] 
[/if] 
[/command]
[/show_if]
[/option]

[option]
message=_ "#Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g"
[show_if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
less_than=150
[/variable]
[/show_if]
[/option]

Here's a picture of the last try I did...


So what am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help you could give...

[Blueblaze]

Okay, I tested this, a simplified version of your two options. This code works perfectly fine.

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[option] 
message=_ "#Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g" 
[show_if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
less_than=150 
[/variable] 
[/show_if] 
[/option] 

[option] 
message=_ "Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g" 
[show_if] 
[variable] 
name=gold 
greater_than=150 
[/variable] 
[/show_if] 
[command]
[message]
message=_ "Hi"
[/message]
[/command]
[/option] 

Your problem is, you cannot stick everything in the [show_if]. You need to only put the variable in there. See how I put the message outside of the [show_if]s but inside the [command]s?

Secondly, you should also use "geater_than_equal_to" instead of "greater_than" because if someone goes to shop with exactly 150 gold, they won't be able to purchase the product, and it won't show in red for them either, even though they have the required gold.

Thirdly, now that [show_if] exists, you don't have to check and see if the player has enough gold. All you have to do is subtract the gold from them, since [show_if] already checked the gold amount.

Finally, I see you're using my map :P

[Beastss]

thank you...
Quick question, would it allow them to buy the object and see it in white if I put:

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[option]
message=_ "#Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g"
[show_if]
[variable]
name=gold
less_than=150
[/variable]
[/show_if]
[/option]

[option]
message=_ "Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g"
[show_if]
[variable]
name=gold
[b]greater_than=149[/b]
[/variable]
[/show_if]
[command]
[message]
message=_ "Hi"
[/message]
[/command]
[/option] 

And yea, I am using your map... its a simple map to work from... but its not the game map that I am going with

hopefully, I'll have a test of this game up by the end of the month, with just a few of my shops working... got lots and lots of shops with special items to put in there...
but the test will only have the map, and the general shops in the game... I want to see if it will be balanced...

thanks for your help!

[Blueblaze]

Why do you have the bold code around the variable check? Without the b's it would work.

[Beastss]

I tried the code, it didn't work for me. I mean, both options showed up at the same time, so it wasn't really working. Another problem that occurred, it would take gold from the character even after you don't have enough and just keep selecting it. Here's what I used:

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[option]
message=_ "#Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g"
[show_if]
[variable]
name=gold
less_than=150
[/variable]
[/show_if]
[/option]

[option]
message=_ "Wooden Longbow (2-3 R, P): 150g"
[show_if]
[variable]
name=gold
[b]greater_than=149[/b]
[/variable]
[/show_if]
[command]
[gold] 
amount=-150 
side=$side_number 
[/gold] 
[object] 
silent=yes 
[effect]
apply_to=new_attack
name=W. Longbow 
range=ranged 
type=pierce
damage=2 
number=3 
defense_weight=100
[/effect] 
[/object] 
[/command]
[/option] 

I don't know if I messed it up or something, but I just dropped the idea for now. However, it would be good to know in case I decide to try it again. Plus I would like to have it shown in my new topic. I am going to put your last one in there for now though.

[Blueblaze]

Why do you have the bold code around the variable check? Without the b's it would work.

I quote myself because I answered this question already.

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[b]greater_than=149[/b]

Needs to be...

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greater_than=149

[Beastss]

that wasn't in the original coding, its just that I deleted what I used for my test so instead of rewriting it, I just copied what was already up there. I'm not such an idiot to leave that in there. Just test it and see what happens.