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[Tempest]

*Sets down vorpal flamethrower of code gremlin slaying +10*

Okay, been methodically hunting down and correcting errors as Weidu's been reporting them, but this one's got me stumped. Here's the text block in question:

CHAIN
IF ~NumTimesTalkedTo(0) InParty("Aerie") !Dead("Aerie")~ THEN ~T1DARIAN~ T1AeriePartyIntro
~Excuse me, but what is another Avariel doing in Athkatla? You don?t appear to be a warrior.~
== ~AERIEJ~ ~Avariel? another Avariel? You know of my people? And there is another in the city? Please, tell me!~
== ~DARIAN~ ~I am Darian, Talon of Myrrhavin. I was sent here to investigate rumors of an Avariel imprisoned here in Athkatla, and effect a rescue if possible. Now, who are you, and what are you doing here?~
== ~AERIEJ~ ~Oh, how wonderful! I?m Aerie of Faeyna-Dail, and I was imprisoned in a circus until this kind adventurer rescued me!~
== ~DARIAN~ ~It is good to see that there are kind-hearted people to be found below the clouds. Seeing as how you are already free, I can escort you back to Myrrhavin, if you wish.~
== ~AERIEJ~ ~You? would? That?s a wonderful offer, but I don?t think I?m ready for that just yet. <CHARNAME> has shown me that there is much good that can be done on the ground, and I think I really need some time to think and rest before I would want to return to an Avariel city.~
== ~DARIAN~ ~I?m not going to pretend I understand, but it is your choice. (Turns to address you) You have done a noble thing indeed, <PRO_RACE>, and you have my respect. Now, is there anything I can help you with before I return to Myrrhavin?~
END
IF ~~ THEN REPLY ~Actually, there might be. I?m trying to rescue a childhood friend who was kidnapped by the Cowled Wizards. Do you know any way you might be able to help?~ GOTO T1DarAerJoin
IF ~~ THEN REPLY ~No, I don?t think so. Farewell.~ GOTO T1DarAerBye
END

Odd thing is, the bolded part is what Weidu says has a parsing error-column 1-3 of that line. Anyone know what's up with this particular gremlin?

[Choo Choo]

Have you tried removing that END altogether? I don't recall ending any blocks with "END".

[Tempest]

*Torches gremlin, another one pops up*

IF ~NumTimesTalkedTo(0) InParty("Aerie") !Dead("Aerie")~ THEN ~T1DARIAN~ T1AeriePartyIntro

Same dialogue block, but now it says this bolded part has a parsing error.

[theacefes]

When using CHAIN, I think you only need the '~'s around the IF ~~ THEN statements. Your filename does not have to be in ~s.

[Choo Choo]

The only thing I could think off is removing the ~~ for T1DARIAN - maybe WeiDu thinks that is what is supposed to be said, instead of being the file to take from? But that's only if it's not working to put ~~ for that - I wouldn't know. (Don't trust in anything I say about coding - I grasped the basic concepts of it less than a week ago.) But it's worth a try, I suppose.

[Kaeloree]

At the end of CHAIN, you should have EXIT, not END.

[Tempest]

Tempest: *Sprays gremlin with napalm*

Gremlin: *Laughs and starts washing its hair in the napalm*

Tempest: In short, still getting a parsing error there, even when I shortened it to T1Dar, which is Darian's actual death variable and what I use for all of his dialogue and file prefixes.

[Kaeloree]

My apologies! The block should be:

CHAIN
IF ~NumTimesTalkedTo(0) InParty("Aerie") !Dead("Aerie")~ THEN ~T1DARIAN~ T1AeriePartyIntro
~Excuse me, but what is another Avariel doing in Athkatla? You don’t appear to be a warrior.~
== ~AERIEJ~ ~Avariel… another Avariel? You know of my people? And there is another in the city? Please, tell me!~
== ~DARIAN~ ~I am Darian, Talon of Myrrhavin. I was sent here to investigate rumors of an Avariel imprisoned here in Athkatla, and effect a rescue if possible. Now, who are you, and what are you doing here?~
== ~AERIEJ~ ~Oh, how wonderful! I’m Aerie of Faeyna-Dail, and I was imprisoned in a circus until this kind adventurer rescued me!~
== ~DARIAN~ ~It is good to see that there are kind-hearted people to be found below the clouds. Seeing as how you are already free, I can escort you back to Myrrhavin, if you wish.~
== ~AERIEJ~ ~You… would? That’s a wonderful offer, but I don’t think I’m ready for that just yet. <CHARNAME> has shown me that there is much good that can be done on the ground, and I think I really need some time to think and rest before I would want to return to an Avariel city.~
== ~DARIAN~ ~I’m not going to pretend I understand, but it is your choice. (Turns to address you) You have done a noble thing indeed, <PRO_RACE>, and you have my respect. Now, is there anything I can help you with before I return to Myrrhavin?~
END
IF ~~ THEN REPLY ~Actually, there might be. I’m trying to rescue a childhood friend who was kidnapped by the Cowled Wizards. Do you know any way you might be able to help?~ GOTO T1DarAerJoin
IF ~~ THEN REPLY ~No, I don’t think so. Farewell.~ GOTO T1DarAerBye

[Choo Choo]

If the dialogue is in a file named T1Dar, there's supposed to be T1Dar there. :3

[Tempest]

Tempest: *Replaces code with what Kaeloree posted, only subbing T1Dar for T1Darian*

Gremlin: I'm dancing in the flame, I'm dancing in the flame! *Sings*

[berelinde]

How's it coming along?

[Tempest]

Still having a problem with this line:

IF ~NumTimesTalkedTo(0) InParty("Aerie") !Dead("Aerie")~ THEN ~T1DAR~ T1AeriePartyIntro

I've hacked apart every gremlin up until this one-just doesn't seem to matter what I do, Weidu reports a parsing error in this spot.

[berelinde]

Is it CHAIN, or is it normal dialogue? Never mind. You sent me the file by email. I'll look.

It's CHAIN, so that's fine.

The problem is that you've got a normal dialogue state above it. Which means that you need a second END before the CHAIN.

It should look like
IF ~~ THEN BEGIN T1ElfBye
SAY ~says something.~
IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END
END

CHAIN
IF ~NumTimesTalkedTo(0) InParty("Aerie") !Dead("Aerie")~ THEN ~T1DAR~ T1AeriePartyIntro
~SAYS SOMETHING ELSE.~

Just a note: No one will ever see this state, as it is written. You've got two states above it that have NumberTimesTalkedTo(0) as one of the triggers, with the only difference being the alignment of Player1. Stick a !InParty("Aerie") in both, and you'll be good to go.

[Tempest]

Just changed that, but now I'm getting a parsing error on that second END you said to add.

[berelinde]

Try sticking
APPEND T1Dar
at the beginning, under BEGIN T1Dar.

Also, this block is missing an IF ~~ THEN before the EXIT
IF ~~ THEN BEGIN T1IntroBye
SAY ~I should have expected as much. I will remain here for a time, so if you wish to reconsider, I will not hold it against you.~ EXIT
END

[berelinde]

Don't get discouraged. It took a solid week to get Gavin's first alpha to compile.

[Tempest]

Done, and it's back to the old trouble spot again:

IF ~NumTimesTalkedTo(0) InParty("Aerie") !Dead("Aerie")~ THEN ~T1DAR~ T1AeriePartyIntro


I'm not getting discouraged, really-just a little impatient. Darian's last line of defense against being released is proving to be a damn good one.

[berelinde]

You've got two ENDs in that block, but I don't think that's the problem. I'm going to try *once* to get that file to compile, and then I'm going to call it a night. If it works, I'll compress the file and send it to you so you can move on to the next one.

[Bookwyrme]

I'm far from an expert at this but--have you tried: ~T1DAR T1AeriePartyIntro

without the second tilde there?

[berelinde]

Tempest, you need to learn to work the space key. It is extremely difficult to proofread

++ ~Say something.~DO~SetGlobal("Something","Locals",1)~GOTO state

He really, really needs to have tildes in pairs. One tilde never works.