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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => OFP - Editing/Scripting Multiplayer => Topic started by: gundernak on 25 Nov 2003, 18:23:20

Title: theoretical Q on public var
Post by: gundernak on 25 Nov 2003, 18:23:20

Hi,

I would like to know public var is what for?

Is it possible altough I made so many conditions and activations with variables defined in Init.sqs, these thing will not work in MP, if I did not use public variables?

I hope I am clear

thanks in advance

Title: Re:theoretical Q on public var
Post by: Chris Death on 25 Nov 2003, 19:15:28

PublicVariable is used locally to transfer:

numeric variables/ booleans/object-unit-groups

to all other applicants.

This means:

whenever one of the above listed stuff is changed locally,
you can use PublicVariable to syncronise it in your network.

example:

A script, which is running server side (let's say a script to
calculate the score)

variable: score_unit_1 = 0

Now you alter this variable server side

score_unit_1 = score_unit_1 + 1

Then you would send the updated variable score_unit_1
through the network to update the value for everyone.

publicVariable "score_unit_1"

voilla.

P.S:

don't get irritated by my server side example, same can
be done from client side to everyone.

The only thing you need to find out is: what happens where?

To post this here, it might take a few pages, so i suggest
you to have a look every now and then into forum threads,
and off course do testings for yourself too.

e.g: ask other players online in your game, wether they have
seen the same stuff on their machine, as you have.

~S~ CD

Title: Re:theoretical Q on public var
Post by: gundernak on 26 Nov 2003, 17:35:42

thanks for your answer

bye