After an enlightening discussion about the misuse and proper use of eval in triggers with Fizban the other day, I decided to take a look at one of the triggers listed as an example in HELP ARRAY; trigger 1325. I attached it to a mob on my locally running copy of tba and the mob reacted, but spat out variable names instead of their string values. I've modified the script so that it not only works, but (hopefully) is technically correct.
BTW, HELP EVAL is way too sparse and does not meet the quality of the online help files I've come to expect from tbaMUD. In case anybody wishes to tackle
that issue.
Code:
* By Jamie Nelson
set w1max %random.20%
set w2max %random.20%
set w3max %random.20%
set w4max %random.20%
set w5max %random.11%
set w6max %random.20%
set w1[0] phenomenal
set w1[1] rapid
set w1[2] chilling
set w1[3] insipid
set w1[4] nauseating
set w1[5] astronomical
set w1[6] austere
set w1[7] inevitable
set w1[8] inescapable
set w1[9] reckless
set w1[10] haphazard
set w1[11] accelerating
set w1[12] profound
set w1[13] awesome
set w1[14] terrifying
set w1[15] ubiquitous
set w1[16] ignominious
set w1[17] unprecedented
set w1[18] unparalleled
set w1[19] insidious
set w1[20] broad
set w2[0] growth
set w2[1] decline
set w2[2] prospects
set w2[3] acceleration
set w2[4] threat
set w2[5] expansion
set w2[6] oneness
set w2[7] outgrowtset w2[8] madness
set w2[9] evacuation
set w2[10] diminishment
set w2[11] consumption
set w2[12] decay
set w2[13] putrefaction
set w2[14] vapidity
set w2[15] downsizing
set w2[16] degeneration
set w2[17] litigation
set w2[18] declivity
set w2[19] hastening
set w2[20] paradigm shifting
set w3[0] the Internet
set w3[1] urban tax dollars
set w3[2] new technologies
set w3[3] gender identification disorders
set w3[4] censorship
set w3[5] interpersonal communications
set w3[6] modern life
set w3[7] rampant paradigm shifts
set w3[8] consumer spending
set w3[9] rain forests
set w3[10] human literacy
set w3[11] natural resources
set w3[12] traditional values
set w3[13] media junk food
set w3[14] family values
set w3[15] corporate mentality
set w3[16] the American justice system
set w3[17] technological change
set w3[18] the ozone layer
set w3[19] human resources
set w3[20] current epistemologies
set w4[0] forever dissipate
set w4[1] escalate
set w4[2] aggrandize
set w4[3] overhaul
set w4[4] deteriorate
set w4[5] revolutionize
set w4[6] uglify
set w4[7] put an end to
set w4[8] enslave
set w4[9] bankrupt
set w4[10] truncate
set w4[11] nullify
set w4[12] sabotage
set w4[13] destabilize
set w4[14] incapacitate
set w4[15] hasten
set w4[16] dehumanize
set w4[17] evaporate
set w4[18] indenture
set w4[19] intensify
set w4[20] undermine
set w5[0] today's
set w5[1] tomorrow's
set w5[2] the entrenchment of our
set w5[3] worldwide
set w5[4] our children's
set w5[5] modern
set w5[6] all of our
set w5[7] our future
set w5[8] our
set w5[9] the demise of our
set w5[10] our grandchildren's
set w5[11] all hope for
set w6[0] business models
set w6[1] re-ruralization
set w6[2] human condition
set w6[3] family values
set w6[4] self-esteem
set w6[5] medical insights
set w6[6] human psyche
set w6[7] human depth
set w6[8] egalitarianism
set w6[9] World Wide Web
set w6[10] future values
set w6[11] hopes and dreams
set w6[12] business models
set w6[13] political climate
set w6[14] education
set w6[15] cultural heritage
set w6[16] lifestyles
set w6[17] fiduciary responsibility
set w6[18] genetic diversity
set w6[19] intestinal fortitude
set w6[20] computer literacy
eval w1 %%w1[%w1max%]%%
set msg The %w1%
eval w2 %%w2[%w2max%]%%
set msg %msg% %w2% of
eval w3 %%w3[%w3max%]%%
set msg %msg% %w3%
eval w4 %%w4[%w4max%]%%
set msg %msg% will %w4%
eval w5 %%w5[%w5max%]%%
set msg %msg% %w5%
eval w6 %%w6[%w6max%]%%
set msg %msg% %w6%
say %msg%
P.S. Don't you hate it when you have the wrong window open and you copy+paste that text into your post? Yeah, me too.
