[Solved] DialogCounter, goto-dialog and variable into Else or If

[actaria]

Hello,

I hopoe everyone is doing well.

I am have problem trying to use a dialog counter

I'd like to have aother sentence said when i asked 2 times the same question to a PNJ.

Unfortunately it gives me an error and i don't manage to fix it so i need a little help here please.

I use a global variable
dialogCounter  int  0

At the beginning of the dialog i have set the dialog couter to 0

Code: ags

// Dialog script file
@S  // Dialog startup entry point
  dialogCounter = 0;
return

then in the dialog i have this code

Code: ags

@5
  if (dialogCounter <=2) {
     cChar1.Say("I said no");
     dialogCounter++;
           }
  else {
     cChar1.Say("well ok if you insist");
	      }
  return

That returns me the following error:

Dialog 2(79): Error (line 79): PE04: parse error at 'else'

Line 79 is:
 else {

What i've i done wrong here ?

Thanks a lot in advance for your precious help.

[eri0o]

You forgot to close the if block before the else, add a } there

[actaria]

Once again thank you so much and i am so sorry for such a stupid mistake  how can i not see that after looking at my code for so long...

Thanks again eri0o

[actaria]

I am sorry it's me again

How do i use these values:
option-off
and
goto-dialog
inside the else bracket ?

I found:

RUN_DIALOG_GOTO_PREVIOUS;
RUN_DIALOG_RETURN
RUN_DIALOG_STOP_DIALOG

but nothing that can do option-off and goto-dialog

Is it possible ?

Thanks again 

[Crimson Wizard]

How do i use these values:
option-off
and
goto-dialog
inside the else bracket ?

All the special dialog commands can be used in the middle of the regular script if you put them without indentation (no space before them).

Example:

Code: ags

@1
  if (something) {
option-off 5
  }

Overall, you may mix both kinds of script commands, so long as you keep the indentation rule (special dialog commands have no indent, regular script commands have at least 1 space indent).

[Snarky]

how can i not see that after looking at my code for so long...

In part because you are not indenting your code properly (though unfortunately the dialog script hack for mixing dialog commands and regular script commands means that it is not always possible to do so).

[actaria]

Hello and thank you Crimson Wizard,

Code: ags

// @1
  else {
option-off 5
  }

The indentation rule (special dialog commands with no indent) is working with:
option-off

But I also need to use
goto-dialog and to increment a variable "dialog_char1"

So i tried:

Code: ags

// @1
  else {
option-off 5
goto-dialog 3
dialog_char1 += 1;
  }

Unfortunately it return errors

Any idea ? thank you

[actaria]

In part because you are not indenting your code properly (though unfortunately the dialog script hack for mixing dialog commands and regular script commands means that it is not always possible to do so).

100% true 

[Crimson Wizard]

But I also need to use
goto-dialog and to increment a variable "dialog_char1"

So i tried:

Code: ags

// @1
  else {
option-off 5
goto-dialog 3
dialog_char1 += 1;
  }

Unfortunately it return errors

"dialog_char1 += 1;" is a regular script command and needs to be indented.

I also suspect that "goto-dialog 3" will stop current function, so you need to increment before doing goto-dialog.

Code: ags

  else {
option-off 5
      dialog_char1 += 1;
goto-dialog 3
  }

[actaria]

O yes i understand better now since dialog_char1 +=1 is a regular command it needs to be indented

option off and dialog_char1 +=1 are working but when i put the goto-dialog 3 i have the following errors:

Dialog 2(84): Script commands can only be used in the area between a @ entry point and the closing return/stop statement
Dialog 2(85): The command 'return' will be ignored since the script for this option has already finished
Dialog 2(87): Error (line 87): PE04: parse error at 'else'


thanks again for you precious help

[Crimson Wizard]

when i put the goto-dialog 3 i have the following errors:

Dialog 2(84): Script commands can only be used in the area between a entry point and the closing return/stop statement
Dialog 2(85): The command 'return' will be ignored since the script for this option has already finished
Dialog 2(87): Error (line 87): PE04: parse error at 'else'

Please post the larger part of the dialog script, because it's impossible to understand what's going on judging only by the small excerpt.

[actaria]

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I will try agaon later maybe it will works

EDIT here comes the full dialog code:

dialog_char1 += 1;  is  dialogue_nairo
Purificateur_Nairo:  is the PNJ

Code: ags

// Dialog script file
@S  // Dialog startup entry point
  dialogCounter = 0;
return
@1
Purificateur_Nairo: test
  dialogue_nairo += 1;
option-off 1
 if(dialogue_nairo == 5)
  {
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Il faut que je retourne");
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Prier pour Shaena");
   

  
     cpurificateur_nairo.LockView(58);
     cpurificateur_nairo.Animate(1, 3, 0, eBlock, eForwards);
  }
return
@2
Purificateur_Nairo: Je suis le purificateur de ce temple
Purificateur_Nairo: Je soigne les malades 
Purificateur_Nairo: Et les personnes blessées 
Purificateur_Nairo: Grâce à la puissance de nos statues
 dialogue_nairo += 1;
option-off 2
 if(dialogue_nairo == 5)
  {
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Il faut que je retourne");
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Prier pour Shaena");
    cpurificateur_nairo.LockView(58);
    cpurificateur_nairo.Animate(1, 3, 0, eBlock, eForwards);
  }
return
@3
Purificateur_Nairo: Il s'agit des divinitées de EREONEO
Purificateur_Nairo: Elles nous protègent de la magie noire 
Purificateur_Nairo: Malheureusement elles ne sont pas 
Purificateur_Nairo: Efficaces contre ces envahisseurs 
Purificateur_Nairo: J'ai essayé de les invoquer 
Purificateur_Nairo: Mais ça n'a pas fonctionné
 dialogue_nairo += 1;
option-off 3
 if(dialogue_nairo == 5)
  {
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Il faut que je retourne");
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Prier pour Shaena");
    cpurificateur_nairo.LockView(58);
    cpurificateur_nairo.Animate(1, 3, 0, eBlock, eForwards);
  }
return
@4
Purificateur_Nairo: Je suis en train de prier 
Purificateur_Nairo: Pour que rien ne lui arrive
Purificateur_Nairo: Et qu'elle nous revienne au plus vite
 dialogue_nairo += 1;
option-off 4
 if(dialogue_nairo == 5)
  {
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Il faut que je retourne");
    cpurificateur_nairo.Say("Prier pour Shaena");
    cpurificateur_nairo.LockView(58);
    cpurificateur_nairo.Animate(1, 3, 0, eBlock, eForwards);
  }
return
@5
  if (dialogCounter <=1) {
     cpurificateur_nairo.Say("C'est impossible");
     dialogCounter++;
  }
 else {
option-off 5
      dialogue_nairo += 1;
goto-dialog 3
  }
return
@6
stop

Thanks again i am still trying to go from 5 to another dialog

[Crimson Wizard]

Hmm, so apparently AGS has a bug. It does not allow to use "goto-dialog" in the if/else block, or rather it does not allow to have any regular script commands after "goto-dialog".

This may be solved by using "return N" instead, where N is a dialog ID.

Code: ags

 else {
option-off 5
      dialogue_nairo += 1;
      return 3; // goto-dialog 3
  }

[actaria]

Hello,
Yes maybe its a bug because everything works fine except when i put the goto-dialog in the else block.

I will try your solution and let you know what happens 

Thanks again for your kindness.

[actaria]

Update:

Genius move it was the solution

return + ID number of the dialog it works very well 

Thanks you so much you saved me  once again i really wanted to try most of the dialog possibilities