Can't I change a variable from inside a widget? Sugarcube 2.x

giucorreias

Hello. I have been working on a very basic combat system which is sort of widget-based (javascript doesn't like me and I don't like javascript) SO inside a widget name "EnemyTurn" I try to change both the round and the mc health, but it doesn't seem to be working. Is it impossible or am I just doing something wrong?

TheMadExile

You're going to need to show what you're doing. We cannot help you if you don't give us details to work with.

Disane

Sounds like a problem I just had and it got answered by TheMadExile.
@giucorreias :

javascript doesn't like me and I don't like javascript

Hehe, It's quite the opposite in my case. Please provide us your <<widget>> source, otherwise this can't be correctly answered.

giucorreias

I actually managed to fix it on my own!
I was trying to update the variable's value without calling the passage again (that would be bad because I use append to give the player a battle log and calling the passage again would erase it). I solved it by using <<replace>>.
Still! Thank you for the answers. Sorry to have bothered you all~

giucorreias

In case anyone is wondering, this is what I'm working with (still very much incomplete):

<<widget "EndBattle">>
	<<if $char.health gt $combatEnemy.health>>
		<<append "#main-fight">><br>You have won!<</append>>
		<<set $char.health to ($char.health - $lostHP)>>
				<<replace "#char-health">>$char.health<</replace>>
	<<else>>
		<<append "#main-fight">><br>You have lost!<</append>>
		<<set $char.health to ($char.health - $lostHP)>>
				<<replace "#char-health">>$char.health<</replace>>
	<</if>>
<</widget>>

<<widget "EnemyTurn">>
	<<set $enemy_pts to (random(1, 20) + $combatEnemy.attack)>>
	<<set $combatRound to ($combatRound + 1)>>
	<<if $evade>>
		<<if $enemy_pts gte $e_pts>>
			<<set $lostHP to random(1, $enemyWeapon.damage)>>
			<<if $lostHP gte $char.health>>
				<<EndBattle>>
			<<else>> 
				<<append "#main-fight">><br>You have been hit! You lost $lostHP HP. It is now round $combatRound.<</append>>
				<<replace "#combat-round">>$combatRound<</replace>>
				<<set $char.health to ($char.health - $lostHP)>>
				<<replace "#char-health">>$char.health<</replace>>
			<</if>>
		<<else>>
			<<append "#main-fight">><br>You have successfully evaded! It is now round $combatRound.<</append>>
			<<replace "#combat-round">>$combatRound<</replace>>
		<</if>>
	<</if>>
<</widget>>

<<widget "Evade">>
	<<set $evade to true>>
	<<if $eqArmour.armourtype eq "light">>
		<<set $e_pts to (random(1, 20) + $athl.mod + testGameMod($att.dex))>>
		<<EnemyTurn>>
	<</if>>
	<<if $eqArmour.armourtype eq "medium">>
		<<if testGameMod($att.dex) gte 2>>
			<<set $e_pts to (random(1, 20) + $athl.mod + 2>>
			<<EnemyTurn>>
		<<elseif testGameMod($att.dex) lt 2>>
			<<EnemyTurn>>
		<</if>>
	<</if>>
	<<if $eqArmour.armourtype eq "heavy">>
		<<set $e_pts to (random(1, 20) + $athl.mod>>
		<<EnemyTurn>>
	<</if>>
<</widget>>