character not in _ zone

[madgamer]

hello been messing around with we scripts and was curious if there was a different way i could check to see if my character is a specific zone, for this script i am looking if character is in Logar

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<!-- Are you Prob not in zone -->
	if (player.Level > 50) or ((zoneid ~= 1001) and (zoneid ~= 1)) then
	printf(" .. We are in %s ..\n", zoneid);
	printf("This character probably Is Not in zone going to next!\n");
	nextplease()
	end

problem is that sometimes for whatever reason sometimes a character will be in Logar but both zoneid 1001 and 1 will be nil and cause error (low level char in logar will think its in limbo and log out)

is there a way to use words for zone check like "Logar" or "Kalin Shrine" etc

[rock5]

How and where are you getting the zoneid value?

[lisa]

sometimes a character will be in Logar but both zoneid 1001 and 1 will be nil

Assuming you use

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local zoneid = RoMScript("GetZoneID()")

If you are at the loading screen when checking zone with RoMScript it will error as you can't perform RoMScripts while at loadingscreen.
That is the only time I can think of where it wouldn't return the correct zone number but would instead error out.

[madgamer]

yes im using

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local zoneid = RoMScript("GetZoneID()")

right on, maybe being that its on the OnLoad section it might initizatize b4 the characters all the way in maybe

[rock5]

I'm assuming you are reloading a character. You should be waiting until the the character is fully loaded before reloading the waypoint file. Typically you would use

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waitForLoadingScreen()

After logging off and before reloading the waypoint file.

[lisa]

I generally have this

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		sendMacro("}LoginNextToon=true;a={")
        sendMacro("Logout();"); 
		waitForLoadingScreen();
        loadPaths("WPname");

[madgamer]

add

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local zoneid = RoMScript("GetZoneID()")
printf(" .. We are in %s ..\n", zoneid);

to the <OnLoad> of that lisa and "sometimes" the zoneid comes out a third option
not 1001 and not 1 for logar for example but error.

[lisa]

Hmm how often does it happen?
I just went to logar and went in and out of house repeatedly, in and out of millers repeatedly. It always print 1, I did it in game though with

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/script SendSystemChat(GetZoneID())

Maybe you can try with the function I added for zone id

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<!-- Are you Prob not in zone -->
   if (player.Level > 50) or ((getZoneId() ~= 1001) and (getZoneId() ~= 1)) then
   printf(" .. We are in %s ..\n", zoneid);
   printf("This character probably Is Not in zone going to next!\n");
   nextplease()
   end

[rock5]

It would be nice to know what error you get.

But I was just thinking, it might be possible that if you change character then immediately do a RoMScript that the macro key might not be setup properly yet. Normally the macros are set up again when it detects a diffent chatacter is loaded. That usually happens when 'player' is updated.

So try doing a 'player:update()' just after changing character, then try checking the zone. Although, if what I say above is true, then getting the zone id from memory, like lisa said, will also work.

[madgamer]

sounds good, ill try that version and see if it works.
my problem coulda been from a not fully updated bot from a past patch, its def been awhile since ive tryed this.

thx again