Question %at% Question

Here's a script I've been doing; a kobold who is attacked yelps and alerts his allies, who lie to the south. When they hear him yelling, they stand up and rush to his aid.

First script: the kobold who will cry for help.
Second script: kobold guards sitting in the next room.
I'm probably doing something wrong here, but the first script that uses %at% doesn't send it to the right room. It sends it to the room the kobold being attacked is located. I changed it to a %zoneecho%, which is... Ok... but the guards don't react to it at all. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

1) Do you know that the yelp is sounding in the right room?
2) Have you tested that the guard's trigger is even firing?
3) Are your guards flagged SENTINEL?

From doc/building.txt

2) SENTINEL Mob will not leave the room.

Is your %at% target number the vnum of the room in which the guards are residing, or is it the vnum of one of the guards?

from help %at%

%at% <target> <command>
Using %at% will perform the command in the room where target is found.

I've found it easier to %goto% room, %echo%, %goto% first room.

It feels like cheating but its easier than trying to figure out what works and what doesn't

I've tested to see that it fires off. The vnum mentioned right after the %at% command is the vnum of the room with the helper guards. The helper guards are flagged sentinel, but you can force sentinel mobs to move if I remember correctly. It just keeps them from wandering around randomly.

I know the trigger goes off correctly because the echo will be sent to the room the yelping kobold is located.

Another problem: the guards who are supposed to leap to their feet are not reacting at all.

I'm going to test this a little bit more later tonight. Lately, I've been trying to work on balance and such and haven't paid much attention to this script.

Got it to work, using mgoto (%goto% doesn't work) and %force% instead of %at%.