[Scripting Question] How can I make the player input text?

[SolrockGuy17]

I'm trying to make the player input text and then make the game check if what the player entered was a specific value, a bit like a password, can someone help me with that?

 

[Roei110]

You should check here:
https://essentialsdocs.fandom.com/wiki/Messages#Entering_text

You can save the message as they say:
message = pbMessageFreeText(_INTL("Please enter a message."),
_INTL("Default message."),
false, 256, Graphics.width)

And then save it into a variable:
pbSet(variable_number, message)

Now, just use a conditional branch, and check if it matches.

 

[SolrockGuy17]

You should check here:
https://essentialsdocs.fandom.com/wiki/Messages#Entering_text

You can save the message as they say:
message = pbMessageFreeText(_INTL("Please enter a message."),
_INTL("Default message."),
false, 256, Graphics.width)

And then save it into a variable:
pbSet(variable_number, message)

Now, just use a conditional branch, and check if it matches.

Thanks for the advice! But might I ask, how do I check for text instead of numbers? Sorry, I am kinda new at this!

 

[Roei110]

This is a text, the function pbMessageFreeText should let the player enter free text.

 

[SolrockGuy17]

This is a text, the function pbMessageFreeText should let the player enter free text.

No, I mean, like, how do I make the conditional branch check for text instead of numbers?

 

[Roei110]

Oh! I actually have two ways:
1. Store the wanted text on another variable, another temporary one (or not, if you want to keep this text on a specific variable). On the conditional branch option, you can compare a variable to another one, so this is one way.

2. Change the code we wrote earlier and use a temporary switch, for example, $game_switches[59] (or any other switch you can change). The next code lines should be:
wanted_message = "Hello, I'm the wanted message"
$game_switches[59] = (message == wanted_message)
And then, of course, the conditional branch should check if the switch is on (true= the same) or not (false= not the same).

 

[SolrockGuy17]

Oh! I actually have two ways:
1. Store the wanted text on another variable, another temporary one (or not, if you want to keep this text on a specific variable). On the conditional branch option, you can compare a variable to another one, so this is one way.

2. Change the code we wrote earlier and use a temporary switch, for example, $game_switches[59] (or any other switch you can change). The next code lines should be:
wanted_message = "Hello, I'm the wanted message"
$game_switches[59] = (message == wanted_message)
And then, of course, the conditional branch should check if the switch is on (true= the same) or not (false= not the same).

Oh my god! Thank you so much, man! You're a lifesaver!