I wanted to see if i could get this script to print to the screen but i can't. the code doesn't crash, but nothing happens when i spawn. Does it need a trigger, or is there a way to get it working without one in a map

Main()
{
for(x=0;x<5;x++)
iprintlnbold(x);
}

i called this testprogram.gsc then in the main .gsc i put maps/mp/testprogram::main();

try using i instead of x

i will try that. but whats the difference? why do they almost always use i for loops?

What you call your variable shouldn't matter.

why dont you try making both "Main()" in your testprogam.gsc file and "main()" in you map gsc the same

Actually.... it probably does work.. :p

however, because the script starts as soon as the map is loaded (which is before you join) you never get to see it.

Try it with a trigger, so you know when it should run.

You also can try it with a trigger waittill("trigger", user);
and then use 'user' for the iprintln, so only the player triggering can see it..

i didn't see it working. i checked the console a long ways up to see if it printed and didn't see it. i tried your suggestion to add the waittill("trigger", user); but i couldn't get it working. to do it that way you would need to add the getentarray("test"; "targetname"); right? so then i just kept getting unitialized variables on user.. what i wanted to try to get this little program to do is just iprintlnbold one message when the player contacts the trigger. i got it printing a whole bunch on one of my other attemps do to the loop, but i don't want it spamed..

Make a single trigger targetnamed 'test'.

Main()
{
trigger = getent("targetname";"test");
trigger waittill("trigger";user);
for(x=0;x<5;x++)
{
user iprintlnbold(x);
}
}

This should work.

i kept getting this error. i can't find the bad syntax

bad syntax: (file 'maps/mp/testprogram.gsc', line 3)
trigger = getent("targetname"; "test");

do'h.

trigger = getent("targetname";"test");

should be

trigger = getent("test";"targetname");