more help ( i know thats all i ask for..)

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kingcoaster posted 11-02-2002 19:40 GMT
Hi guys and gals, just like to know if anyone can tell me how to set up a hidden door whereby it will only open if the player presses CCCCDEDCCFEG on a piano? Any one got any ideas?
Computer Whizz posted 11-02-2002 22:41 GMT
My idea:
You have a "keypress" numeric variable that depends on where along the string of keys the player is.
In the procedure when the player types "press the ## key" or whatever you want, you have it go through alot of variables saying:
if keypress = 0 then {
if ## = c then {
keypress = 1}
}
else {
if keypress = 1 then {
if ## = c then {
keypress = 2}
else {
keypress = 0}
}
else {
if keypress = 2 then {
....
ect...
I'll post a cut and paste demo if you want, and you can open it in QDK to look at it easier!
Computer Whizz
MaDbRiT posted 12-02-2002 11:50 GMT
Hmmm
How about reading each "key played" into an array using a 'for - next' loop and then build a checkable string from each array element after 12 keys have been played?
Would be way neater -( I am assuming you want the player to type each key followed by [enter] here. e.g. 'play C on piano' [enter])
I feel it is going to be quite difficult to explain to the player how to actually input the keys to play mind you!
Al
MaDbRiT posted 12-02-2002 13:27 GMT
Thought about this for a moment and came up with a better idea than my previous one :-)
I've coded up a little demo of how I'd do this, and uploaded it so's you can download and try it. I wrote in manually, but it does open O.K. in Q.D.K. 3.1 ( I made sure of that! )
I'll not post the code here, although the whole demo is only 70 lines long it will probably get re-formatted to the point where it will be unreadable.
You should be able to download by clicking this link
www.members.aol.com/agbampton/hidden.zip
Hope it helps.
Al.
p.s. - Alex you might like to put this on the tips / tricks page, as it is a little unusual.

Author	Topic: more help ( i know thats all i ask for..)
kingcoaster	posted 11-02-2002 19:40 GMT Hi guys and gals, just like to know if anyone can tell me how to set up a hidden door whereby it will only open if the player presses CCCCDEDCCFEG on a piano? Any one got any ideas?
Computer Whizz	posted 11-02-2002 22:41 GMT My idea: You have a "keypress" numeric variable that depends on where along the string of keys the player is. In the procedure when the player types "press the ## key" or whatever you want, you have it go through alot of variables saying: if keypress = 0 then { if ## = c then { keypress = 1} } else { if keypress = 1 then { if ## = c then { keypress = 2} else { keypress = 0} } else { if keypress = 2 then { .... ect... I'll post a cut and paste demo if you want, and you can open it in QDK to look at it easier! Computer Whizz
MaDbRiT	posted 12-02-2002 11:50 GMT Hmmm How about reading each "key played" into an array using a 'for - next' loop and then build a checkable string from each array element after 12 keys have been played? Would be way neater -( I am assuming you want the player to type each key followed by [enter] here. e.g. 'play C on piano' [enter]) I feel it is going to be quite difficult to explain to the player how to actually input the keys to play mind you! Al
MaDbRiT	posted 12-02-2002 13:27 GMT Thought about this for a moment and came up with a better idea than my previous one :-) I've coded up a little demo of how I'd do this, and uploaded it so's you can download and try it. I wrote in manually, but it does open O.K. in Q.D.K. 3.1 ( I made sure of that! ) I'll not post the code here, although the whole demo is only 70 lines long it will probably get re-formatted to the point where it will be unreadable. You should be able to download by clicking this link www.members.aol.com/agbampton/hidden.zip Hope it helps. Al. p.s. - Alex you might like to put this on the tips / tricks page, as it is a little unusual.