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[icelandismine]

I want to make a character, that if he doesn't have a certain item equipped, he takes 1 damage/second. Can I do that without scripting, and if I can't, how can I do it?

[Andyr]

Scripting would be an easy method. This may be the wrong syntax, but off the top of my head this in their script:

IF
!HasItemEquipped("whatever",Myself)
Global("something","LOCALS",0)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
SetGlobal("something","LOCALS",1)
END

IF
Global("something","LOCALS",1)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
ReallyForceSpellRES("spellthatdoesdamage",Myself)
END

IF
HasItemEquipped("whatever",Myself)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
SetGlobal("something","LOCALS",0)

Your spell would be one that does 1 damage per second. Else you could use a timer and just make a spell doing one damage which the script recasts each second, or similar.

Hope this helps.

[icelandismine]

That looks good, but what am I supposed to put in place of something, myself, and wherever?

[Andyr]

whatever = the item file name that the person needs to have equipped.

something = just any name you want to use for your variable. Tom, Dick, Harry... Whatever. As long as you're consistent.

Myself is what needs to be there, just as I wrote it - this is what the engine uses to be 'The creature running the script'.

[icelandismine]

Thanks! (Opens up BGII)

[icelandismine]

Im getting a parsing error on it.

[IM#MASK.baf] PARSE ERROR at line 2 column 34-34
Near Text: )
[HasItemEquipped] not found in TRIGGER.IDS

Pleaseeee someone make it work!

[Andyr]

You might want to check the IESDP for a list of scripting actions and stuff - that was only from memory. Til TeamBG returns the IESDP is at Gibberlings Three.

I know HasItem is a trigger but don't recall if that checks to see if it's equipped or not.

[icelandismine]

I got it to parse-its equiped, not equipped. It works! The only problem is, that when i equip the item, he still takes damage.
thanks.