Script in Normal Game

[Zanzer]

I'm fooling around with scripts in the console while playing the normal game.

I can't seem to get my script to execute.

I'm creating my timer:

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spawn("timer",nil,nil,nil,nil,nil,"ztimer")
ztimer.timer:setTimerInterval(1)
ztimer.timer:setDisableSelf(false)
ztimer.timer:setTriggerOnStart(false)
ztimer.timer:setCurrentLevelOnly(false)
ztimer.timer:addConnector("onActivate","zscript","zanzer")

And then I create my script entity:

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spawn("script_entity",nil,nil,nil,nil,nil,"zscript")
zscript.script:setSource("function zanzer()hudPrint('test')end")

I know the timer works, because I get the following warning if I don't spawn the script entity:

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warning! invalid connector target: zscript

I just can't get it to print any messages.

[JohnWordsworth]

I don't know if script:setSource() actually runs the code. I have a gut instinct that possibly setSource will set a property on the script entity, but then the code within a script entity is only run when the dungeon first starts... Not sure, but that's one possible reason for why it doesn't work!

[Zanzer]

On another note, the following code also does not run the script.

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delayedCall("zscript",1,"zanzer")

If you specify an invalid function name, for example:

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delayedCall("zscript",1,"notzanzer")

Then the system produces the warning:

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warning! invalid message: zscript.notzanzer

So, it does seem to know that the script contains a function called "zanzer". It simply does not print the message.

[NutJob]

Are you running the delayedCall from an external script? I had to do some hackery to make that work. Basically call some catalyst script outside your library, and to send parameters assign them to a global table that expire (nil) after you used the variables.

Anyways, are you calling from an external script?

[Zanzer]

I am calling everything directly from the console within the game. No files. No DAT.

[AdrTru]

I have a problem with delayedCall function. Idea is super to use simple trigger without timer component, but there is problem with nil sending values.
e.g.

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function testDelay()
  delayedCall("zscript",1,"zanzer")
end
-->>
function zanzer(test)
  print(test)     -- nil value.
end

Becouse delayCall is not component it havent id ....
Can is possible to make there some parameter like another triggers?

[Zanzer]

I wasn't trying to pass an argument. I simply wanted it to print the text "test".

This all works fine when done inside a custom dungeon.

It just doesn't want to work when done dynamically through the console.