[Catastrophe]

So this tutorial is about how to add limit to any extra item in ZP50, since i saw a lot of "limiting" requests.......

So First of all,

Step 1 :-

Add a define on how much limit u want for that item

PHP Code:

#define MyItem_Limit 10 // This is just an example , put any number u want instead of 10 as limit 


Step 2:-

Make a new variable to store how many times has the use bought our item

PHP Code:

new MyItemHasUser[33] // Register a new variable 


Step 3:-

Find something like this : (It might differ from the function below, so jut make sure it has "zp_fw_items_select_pre")

PHP Code:

public zp_fw_items_select_pre(id, itemid, ig) //This function is called before a user has bought an extra item 


And there check if the user has bought the item within the limit and show how much more he can buy beside the name of the item in the menu
Using smthing like this

First find this:

PHP Code:

if(itemid == MyRegisteredItem) // This checks whether it is our item or not
       {
  
       blablablab............. // rest of the code that restricts the item for zombies/human/neme/surv etc...         
 
       } 


then in it add smthing like this:

PHP Code:

new text[32] // Make a new buffer text to add
format(text, charsmax(text), "[%d/%d]", g_flare[id],FLARE_LIMIT) // Format it to what we want

zp_items_menu_text_add(text) // add the text after the items name in the menu 


After that to check the condition add this

PHP Code:

 if(MyItemHasUser[id] >= MyItem_Limit) // check whether the users purchase are greater than / equal to the limit
            {
            return ZP_ITEM_NOT_AVAILABLE // this "return" is used to not let the use purchase the item if his purchase has reached the limit
            } 


So now we are done with the checking and restricting part....

Step 4:-

Find this: (Again it can differ just make sure it has "zp_fw_items_select_post")

PHP Code:

public zp_fw_items_select_post(id, itemid, ig) // this is a function called after a use selects an extra item
{
         blablabla...... // the rest of the code of the function

} 


In that find

PHP Code:

if(itemid == MyRegisteredItem) // This part of the code checks whether it is our item or not
       {
       blablab..........  // the rest of the code in this function
       } 


then put this part of code in it

PHP Code:

       MyItemHasUser[id]++  // Increase the variable (purchase) by 1 


So this will increase the variable by 1 per purchase

Step 5:-

To finally reset variables on every new spawn (new round or after becoming zombie) add this anywhere in the code

PHP Code:

public zp_fw_core_spawn_post(id)
{
       MyItemHasUser[id] = 0  // To reset the variable at new spawn so that purchases become 0
} 


NOTE:- Here "MyRegisteredItem", "MyItemHasUser" etc are variables so dont stick to them, in the real code they might be named different so try to find similarities between this and the code u wanna edit......... that will help u understand


Credits:-

Me
Blizzard_87 (Correcting me so that no one gets confused)

[hornet]

This is a very poorly written tutorial.

Your "step by step" instructions go into basically no detail whatsoever.
Your item limit has been defined as a string but should be an integer.
There is no consistency in your variable names - they completely change.
You have not said anything about linking MyRegisteredItem to the correct menu item.

How is anybody supposed to make sense of this? This tutorial looks like its targeted users who do not have scripting experience ... How are they supposed to pick up the pieces?

[Catastrophe]

It is actually targetted for ppl who do not have scripting experience..... if u wud look at any zp extra item code, u'd know what this tutorial is about..... no consistency in my variables ?? LOL.

My steps go in no detail ? WTF does the first line mean ?

MyRegisteredItem isnt a menu item its a pre-registered extra item for fucks sake, that is to check whether the forward is for that specific item or not...

My limit has been defined as a string ? I never knew anyone cud be so dumb/prurposely.annoying ....... (FFS "How much limit u want" this means a number that u want)

Its not about making sense out of anything, its about how can i atealst "help" in stopping those morons out there from asking for the same thing over and over again.....

So if u dont like it/ think its poorly written u better stfu ......

[Blizzard_87]

Originally Posted by Catastrophe My limit has been defined as a string ? I never knew anyone cud be so dumb/prurposely.annoying ....... (FFS "How much limit u want" this means a number that u want)

you still dont get it...

#define MyItem_Limit "How much limit u want" // The limit that we want 

the part in quotes "" means your defining a string...

to define a integer you just put the number without quotes...

#define MyItem_Limit 10 // The Limit Can Be What Ever Number You Want This Is Just Example 

before you call someone dumb/purposely annoying you should try to understand there corrections.

[Catastrophe]

No, i always use "<>" or "" to show someone where to put the value..... but obviously if u dint understand that i shud use <> than "" so..... but i actually had no idea that u/anyone else wud take "How much u want" as a string since what i meant by that was actually <How much u want> ....

NVM, ill edit the first post so that no one gets confused

And i do think before calling ppl dumb/purposely annoying unless they assault me w/o properly explaining my mistakes...... unlike you thanks again