need some help with an npc. someone really skilled?

[Far]

i want to make an npc that gives a server shout as soon as it reaches a certain time. eg 8pm. id like it to do this without any human input.

i can get it to server shout when someone logs in at the correct time, but with people already logged in i cant think of a way to automatically show a message at 8pm.

id like this to work the same as magic ship does, just with fixed co ords.

any ideas? this is for a job server.

 

[RoNeZ]

couldnt u do

'if
(chdck time command) 20:00
#act
sysmsg "0" (i think) "its 8 pm)?????

 

[Far]

how would that work without any human input though? someone would have to click the npc exactly at 8pm for it to work.

 

[Demonic]

Hint - the Lottery System does this in effect....

#if
DAYOFWEEK fri
#ACT
goto @Openstheprizecirculation
break

[@Openstheprizecirculation]
#if
DAYOFWEEK fri
HOUR 19
#ACT
goto @Startstoopentheprize
break

In market_Def a file called - 00default.txt - you need to add the npc to this part..

So how it all works -- let say you had a script which checks the time for say 8pm (thus loose Dayofweek) - it calls the script and if the situation matches - it shouts for you. Now i think that script only runs when people login, so if you had noone logging in around that time, it may or may not work - something your going ot have to check tbh

The magic Gate part is coded Im sure into the server tbh .. as its a system message..

 

[Far]

yeah i got that far. then came up against a problem 20 ppl all loging, the first person gets 20 msgs coming up - solved by only msging single player. i dont think theres any way to auto msg ppl who are already in game tbh. :/

 

[Demonic]

Well the Lottery one def only puts a General System message Once to all (grobal) - on my testing of the lottery it does not display like 20 messages if 20 people login in. Be worth I guess looking at lottery script and see how it does it.

 

[Miles]

*Moved* I would have thought that an npc help post would have gone in the help forum

/Miles