Can I add to an integer within a local block?

[Arad MNK]

            if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
                set i = i + 1
            endif

Will that work?

Just a yes or no please.

 

[Ceday]

Yes but the actual answer depends on what are you going to do with that integer later.

 

[Arad MNK]

Actually I'm using it to see whether a player has an .mp3 file in a folder or not, like:

            if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
            if GetSoundFileDuration(EMSCreateTrackLocation(i)) > 0 then
                set i2 = i2 + 1
            endif
            endif

It's a check. I'll use that integer for an exitwhen and a return for a function, which will be used widely...

EDIT: Looks like I can.

 

[Wietlol]

What you get when you do those things in local blocks, is that different players (clients) will have different values for it.

If you use it for local purpose, then its fine.
However, you cant use it to anything that needs syncronization.

 

[Arad MNK]

So the system I posted will desync?

 

[SAUS]

You can do anything inside a local block, just be aware that you may cause players to drop out of the game due to desyncs. I can't say I know all the details about what will cause these desyncs and what won't, but it's definitely not something to be toying with. It could cause painfully complicated bugs that are annoying to debug (need another player connected and you have to debug when they drop from the game).

All I know is that I am sticking to using this only for floating text. I may experiment with some animation dummy units, but I don't know if that can break things.

 

[Wietlol]

It will probably not.
Music and sounds dont need synchronization.
But when you for example set a units life, create a destructable, move a lightning, etc.
Then you will desync.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

The system you linked works, yes, albeit it's a bit overengineered for such a simple task (for example, it is completely beyond me why you must run a 32 fps timer for something like starting a new track).

Basicly, playing music from a local folder is as easy as getting the GetSoundFileDuration from the path, storing the currently playing sound in a variable and using GetSoundIsLoading and GetSoundIsPlaying to find out if the currently running track finished or not. This will also get rid of any problems when the player minimizes the game or a player lags (which creates a gap in the music [player drop dialog stops timers] after the current track finishes or makes them overlap [minimizing pauses music, but not timers in multiplayer]).

And yes, you can increment the music tracks by counting up an integer locally. But you can also just do it globally with an array. It doesn't matter in this case. I'd go local for simplicity (and, you know, saves you an array in that case).

 

[Arad MNK]

Oh, that's a great help. Thank you Zwiebel!