Tile that says something and plays a sound only once?

[endrien]

I'm trying to make something for when a player starts a new character it says a little message and plays a sound. But I only want it to do it once?

[Admiral Refuge]

Would be a script.
Question:
Do you want it to happen exactly when you make a new character, or do you want it to happen when that new character logs into the game for the first time?

[dtdsora]

i think it should be on the "OnNewChar" section, put
Call PlaySound (Index, ".") i'll test this out myself and see if it works
*edit*
ok, that works, but it plays the sound when the Msgbox after u press create pops up, try it on the "JoinGame" sub
*edit2*
ok, if u put it in the JoinGame sub, it plays a sound, but will cause some lag with the map appearing

ok, here is the code for it
```
' Executes when a player logs into the game.
Sub JoinGame(Index)
If GetPlayerAccess(Index) = 0 Then
Call GlobalMsg(GetPlayerName(Index) & " has joined " & GameName & "!", GREY)
Else
Call GlobalMsg("Administrator " & GetPlayerName(Index) & " has joined " & GameName & "!", YELLOW)
End If

Call PlayerMsg(Index, "Welcome to " & GameName & "!", WHITE)

If LenB(MOTD) <> 0 Then
Call PlayerMsg(Index, "MOTD: " & MOTD, BRIGHTCYAN)
End If

Call SendWhosOnline(Index)

Call PlaySound(Index, "key.wav")
End Sub
```

[dtdsora]

@Admiral:

> Would be a script.
> Question:
> Do you want it to happen exactly when you make a new character, or do you want it to happen when that new character logs into the game for the first time?

as said in my post, when u use it when u make a new char, it only plays for u at the char select screen, and i don't know any way to make it work when u log in for the FIRST TIME ONLY, so i just used it on the JoinGame sub

[Admiral Refuge]

@dtdsora:

> as said in my post, when u use it when u make a new char, it only plays for u at the char select screen, and i don't know any way to make it work when u log in for the FIRST TIME ONLY, so i just used it on the JoinGame sub

Yea, I think he wants the message that gets displayed, and the sound that plays, to be when he logs in the first time with his character.  It's very easy to only have it happen once too.

Anyway, here's dtd's modified JoinGame sub, where it will only happen once per character:
```
' Executes when a player logs into the game.
Sub JoinGame(Index)
  If GetPlayerAccess(Index) = 0 Then
      Call GlobalMsg(GetPlayerName(Index) & " has joined " & GameName & "!", GREY)
  Else
      Call GlobalMsg("Administrator " & GetPlayerName(Index) & " has joined " & GameName & "!", YELLOW)
  End If

  Call PlayerMsg(Index, "Welcome to " & GameName & "!", WHITE)

  If LenB(MOTD) <> 0 Then
      Call PlayerMsg(Index, "MOTD: " & MOTD, BRIGHTCYAN)
  End If

  Call SendWhosOnline(Index)
  If GetVar("PlayersBegin.ini", GetPlayerLogin(Index) & "", GetPlayerName(Index) & "") = "" Then
      Call PlaySound(Index, "key.wav")
      Call PlayerMsg(Index, "This is the msg that will be displayed", RED)
      Call PutVar("PlayersBegin.ini", GetPlayerLogin(Index) & "", GetPlayerName(Index) & "", "1")
  End If
End Sub
```

[dtdsora]

ahh, ok, good… but wait, the Playersbegin.ini file? I don't seem to see it...

[Admiral Refuge]

@dtdsora:

> ahh, ok, good… but wait, the Playersbegin.ini file? I don't seem to see it...

Hence the "PutVar"
It will autogenerate it

[dtdsora]

ahh
i didn't know that
i'm no good at scripting :(