averagemoe
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I was looking through one of the scripts I made for my various mad tinkerings, and saw a whole series of elseif statements covering almost the full list of "wait for player to input", because I needed to know what direction they're trying to move when bumping an obstacle.

It would be much easier if there was a read-only variable that says what input the player is inputting on that turn.

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averagemoe
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Would it motivate you if I found a somewhat efficient solution that would be rendered obsolete?

Set var "_MyScriptX" = 1
Label findinput
        If ... 
              Wait for player to input North
        Else If 
              Wait until var "_MyScriptX" = 8
           Set var "_MyScriptX" = 0
        Else 
           Set var "_MyScriptX" + 1
           Go to findinput
        If End 

It's specifically tailored to what I was using it for, but the principle could apply to a broader range.

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hyperme
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I would be more interested to know what you are doing with that value once you've found it.

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averagemoe
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It's part of a script that allows the player to walk on top of closed doors like in RPG.

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This hasn't even been implemented yet, and I've already figured out a trick. After establishing that the player isn't waiting or using a special command, then with a simple _input%11, you can correct for the discrepancy between the two different versions of the value for Northwest.

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hyperme
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In the interests of reducing the amount of maths needed it might be worth also having an _InputDirection variable which returns the direction the player wanted to move, with non-moves returning the no orientation value.

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