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Title: Some operational commands
Post by: Antikore on April 28, 2020, 06:37:24 PM

Some operational commands that allow better usability for cps

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absolute game var nonegatives //Sets the game variable nonegatives to its absolute (Removes the sign)
[sign course var direction] //Returns -1, 0 or 1, depending on the value inside. If its negative, positive or 0.
clamp var i = 3, 10 //Clamps the var i aka keeps the value of var i inside two values (3 and 10 in this case)
seed = 1 //Sets the seed for randomizing
[seed] //Returns the seed used currently for randomizing.


Title: Re: Some operational commands
Post by: TingThing on May 11, 2020, 05:53:26 AM

What would you need these things for?

Title: Re: Some operational commands
Post by: Antikore on May 11, 2020, 06:33:04 AM

Quote from: TingThing on May 11, 2020, 05:53:26 AM

What would you need these things for?

Specially clamp and seed.
Seed for my dungeon games maybe and clamp for clamping variables.

Title: Re: Some operational commands
Post by: CGM on May 11, 2020, 04:32:31 PM

I think I know what the seed is for, but I have no clue what a clamp is.

Title: Re: Some operational commands
Post by: Antikore on May 14, 2020, 02:47:19 PM

Quote from: Christian Game Maker on May 11, 2020, 04:32:31 PM

I think I know what the seed is for, but I have no clue what a clamp is.

Clamp is for keeping a variable between two values
So instead of doing

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if var time > 300
var time = 300
if var time < 0
var time = 0
We can do

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clamp var time = 0, 300


Title: Re: Some operational commands
Post by: CGM on May 14, 2020, 05:19:19 PM

I sort of get it, but like TingThing said, I'm not 100% sure how important that is to PB.