[Solved] Prevent variable "feeding in" in Step Event.

[Solitary Confinement]

Hi,

A small issue I'm having. I have a code to check an energy level. If the energy level is at or above a certain amount, do stuff, if not, do something else. Simple enough. However, it seems that the check for greater than or equal to also feeds into the less than check. I'd like both to occur individually within the Step Event. Here is what I have in the Step Ev:

NOTE: en_curr is just the current energy level and en_req is the required energy level. The variables 'spc_type' refer to the input to perform the action. Also, 'scr_ingame_en_lack' just refers to a script which tells the object what to do if there is not enough energy after performing the input.

if (spc_type='dd_lt' and en_curr>=en_req)
or (spc_type='dd_hv' and en_curr>=en_req)
            {
            en_curr-=en_cons
            //do stuff if enough energy 
            }
if (spc_type='dd_lt' and en_curr<en_req)
or (spc_type='dd_hv' and en_curr<en_req)
            {scr_ingame_en_lack();}

If the energy is much higher than the required level (ex. if its full), it works fine. But, If the energy level is only slightly above the required level, and the input is done to perform the action, it "falls" below the required level and thus performs both actions. How do I ensure this does not happen and that both actions are performed separately?

Thanks!

 

[David Berkompas]

Have you tried using else statments.

if xxx {
do_this;
} else if yyy {
do_this;
}



Dave

 

[GMWolf]

Easy solution one: place the less than check before the greater than check.

Solution two (better), use an 'else' clause.

 

[Solitary Confinement]

Thank you both. The "else if" clause did the trick quite easily.

 

[David Berkompas]

I'll be sending out the invoice for consultation work tomorrow.


Dave