Grimrock

Isaac wrote:Two New Questions:

Would someone please explain or post an example of the use for 'entitiesAt' ?
What exactly does this function do? (Aside from what's hinted by the name. )

for entity in entitiesAt(1, 17, 16) do
	print("entity is "..entity.name)
   if entity.name == "lurker_hood" then
		do this
	end
end

for entity in allEntities(1) do
	print("entity is "..entity.name)
end

And is what is the way to detect the calling object within the called script?
*Meaning if Button_1 (of several) triggers a script (that they all are connected to), how can the calling button ID be detected?

Batty wrote: entitiesAt cycles through everything in the square (level, x, y) so you use it as an iterator in a loop and then you check all the items in that square for something.

Komag wrote:petri says this about a new feature:
"- when a script function is triggered it receives the sender of the message as first argument, e.g.
when a button triggers function 'foo' in a script entity, the function receives the button object as its first argument"

Maybe that will help?

also, you could have each button decrement separate counters, and have the script check those counters

Isaac wrote:Another Script Question:
How does one access the contents of an alcove in a script; Is there an iterator for alcoves?

Batty wrote:goto reminds me of my Apple IIe

function activate()
dungeon_alcove_1:addItem(spawn("dagger"))
end