MORE trials of a burn tower: Touch Counter?

OK, I've searched (unsuccessfully) for a script that will count how many times an object is touched. Here's the current scenario: I have an axe that has a (modified door) animation script on it. Currently, when touched, the axe swings and triggers a hole to open in the wall. (See /54/c7/137951/1.html ).

Well, what I would REALLY like to happen is for people to have to "chop" the wall 3 times before the it opens up. I assume this would require some sort of counter of how many times it has been touched, but I have NO CLUE how to go about doing that. It doesn't need to be so code-heavy that it has to detect WHO touched it (if that isn't intrinsic for the script to function), 'cause if someone only touches it twice and then gives up, I really don't mind if the next person only has to chop at it once. Not a big deal.

Along with the assistance of setting up this touch counter thing, I will probably also need help in getting it to re-loop the animation for the second and third touches.

I'm assuming the axe swings to hit the wall, and then it sends a command to the door somehow (chat, probably) which makes the door open? I.e. the axe movement and the door movement are separate things, and you want the axe to swing 3 times, and the door to open on the 3rd touch/swing.

Try this... not in-world, so untested:


integer touchCount = 0;

default
{
touch_start(integer num)
{
// Play animation, since that always needs to be played
// Call "make axe move" function

// Increment the touch counter by 1
touchCount++;

// See if we need to open the door
if (touchCount == 3)
{
// Do whatever you're doing to make the door open
llSay(something, I guess);

// Also reset the touch counter for the next round
touchCount = 0;
}
}
}

THAT was INCREDIBLY helpful! Thank you so much! My only problem is that I couldn't get it to function as all one script. I ended up having to make the animation one script and the touch counter and switch in another. It's best for efficiency if they're one script, right? You probably saw, I IMed you in-world. I can either TP you when we're both in so you can help me combine them, or I can post the script(s) here... Whichever you prefer.

I should probably mention that the script compiles just fine. It's just that I can't get the switch to function, no matter how many times the axe swings...

If you don't mind posting your scripts here, that's much easier for me these days than trying to meet in-world.



A little bit, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.

You can also try debugging the script by sprinkling llOwnerSay's in there, with comments like "The value of X is now blah blah", "Now I'm in the if block and am about to do this", things like that. That can sometimes help you figure out why a script isn't doing something.