[Trigger] Help with a Simple Problem

[Cryptile]

All I want to do is have the player enter a chat message, which gets saved as a string variable. I've tried to find a way to do this, but it never works. The way I currently have it in my map is:

Event -> Player 1 Red enters a chat message containing (empty string) as a substring

Action -> Set (HeroName) = Entered Chat String
Game - Display to (all players) the text (Your name is + HeroName)

In game, the only thing that shows up when you enter the message is "Your name is," which indicates that the variable isn't getting saved as anything. I also tried using one of the special events in WE Unlimited:

Event -> Player 1 Red Sends a Chat Message

This produced the same results. Does anyone know how to do this correctly?

 

[Mini-Me]

Try it with:
Event -> Player 1 Red enters a chat message containing - as a substring
Action -> Set (HeroName) = Substring 2,99 (Entered Chat String)

 

[FlaminG-HunteR]

>Player 1 Red enters a chat message containing (empty string) as a substring

empty string? maybe that's why its not working?

 

[Cryptile]

Thanks, Mini-Me. That works perfectly.

 

[paskovich]

Action -> Set (HeroName) = Substring 2,(Length of (Entered Chat String)) (Entered Chat String)
would be better...

 

[Mini-Me]

Not really paskovich. Imo it would be wiser to set a limit, I only used 99 as an example but I think you should not allow names longer than 30 characters.

 

[paskovich]

Yeah, ok, i see, you're right

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Wont you use variables?

Variable set = Herostring

And then replace all the (Empy string)'s to (The variable) Herostring

And then you would set the hero name to herostring..