Swords not working anymore

This is a strange bug that started showing in previous update (fortunately I found a fix for my own scripts by moving all the permission stuff into the state_entry() function instead of putting them in the attach() event) but which has become nastier in the current version of SL: many swords, staves, and other wearable objects that use llTakeControls() don't reset when they're detached then reattached later. It means many objects only work once, then don't anymore after they've been detached.

I could "revive" some of my swords by manually resetting the script from the edit dialog, but Astary Pendragon had less luck with some expensive items of his (couldn't edit the script, so he couldn't reset them manually).

This is a problem with scripts written pre 1.4 - LL changed the permissions mechanism. Any modern script should be fine.

-Adam

Ah, thanks, but I'd appreciate to know what exactly changed and how to fix those scripts, if I may ask

(this thread should be moved to the script tips forum)

some programers were lazy and didn't build proper permission checking.

here is what i use...


i wrote this template to be used with weapons and other attachments.

integer PermNeeded;
integer ControlsNeeded;

perm()
{
    integer a=llGetPermissions();
    if((a&PermNeeded)==PermNeeded && llGetPermissionsKey()==llGetOwner())
    {
        if(!llGetAttached() && (a&PERMISSION_ATTACH))
            llAttachToAvatar(G_DEFAULTATTACH);
        else
        {
            if(ControlsNeeded a&PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS)
            {
                llTakeControls(ControlsNeeded,TRUE,FALSE);
            }
            //insert other stuff that needs to happen here when it is succesful
        }
    }
    else
        llRequestPermissions(llGetOwner(),PermNeeded);
}

default
{
    control(key id, integer level, integer edge)
    {
        //your control code.
    }
    state_entry()
    {
        PermNeeded = PERMISSION_ATTACH | PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION | PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS;
        ControlsNeeded =    //CONTROL_FWD | CONTROL_BACK | CONTROL_LEFT | CONTROL_RIGHT | CONTROL_UP | 
                            //CONTROL_DOWN | CONTROL_ROT_LEFT | CONTROL_ROT_RIGHT | CONTROL_LBUTTON | 
                            CONTROL_ML_LBUTTON;
        perm();
    }
    run_time_permissions(integer a)
    {
        perm();
    }
    on_rez(integer a)
    {
        perm();
    }
    attach(key a)
    {
        if(a==NULL_KEY)
        {
            if(llGetPermissions() & PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS);
                llReleaseControls();
        }
        else
            perm();
    }
}