PenguinEncounter: a bit of style cleanup

2025-04-14T05:12:23Z

a bit of style cleanup

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	Avatars can share values with one another to allow for interactions between them. An example of this would be the various petting scripts you can find in the community.		Avatars can share values with one another to allow for interactions between them. An example of this would be the various petting scripts you can find in the community.

	The basic ~~princible~~ works like this:		The basic principle works like this:
	One avatar can store a value.		One avatar can store a value.
	Another avatar can get this stored value and do something based on it.		Another avatar can get this stored value and do something based on it.
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	For example		For example
	avatar:store("amount", 1)		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
			avatar:store("amount", 1)
			</syntaxhighlight>

	Note: It is recommended to never store any UserData objects as this could lead to security issues! Best to only store primitives like numbers, strings, or regular tables!		Note: It is recommended to never store any UserData objects as this could lead to security issues! Best to only store primitives like numbers, strings, or regular tables!
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	Someone else can then read this value in their script by checking the avatarVars for each player.		Someone else can then read this value in their script by checking the avatarVars for each player.

	for uuid, vars in pairs(world.avatarVars()) do		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	print(uuid)		for uuid, vars in pairs(world.avatarVars()) do
	printTable(vars)		print(uuid)
	end		printTable(vars)
			end
			</syntaxhighlight>

	So for our example you could read the "amount" which we set to 1 and show the player name as well:		So for our example you could read the "amount" which we set to 1 and show the player name as well:

	for uuid, vars in pairs(world.avatarVars()) do		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	if vars["amount"] then		for uuid, vars in pairs(world.avatarVars()) do
	local playerName = uuid		if vars["amount"] then
	for name, plr in pairs(world.getPlayers()) do		local playerName = uuid
	if plr:getUUID() == uuid then		for name, plr in pairs(world.getPlayers()) do
	playerName = name		if plr:getUUID() == uuid then
	end		playerName = name
	end		end
	print(playerName, "has amount of", vars[key])		end
	end		print(playerName, "has amount of", vars[key])
	end		end
			end
			</syntaxhighlight>

Manuel: How to use avatar vars

2025-01-30T12:30:08Z

How to use avatar vars

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Avatars can share values with one another to allow for interactions between them. An example of this would be the various petting scripts you can find in the community.

The basic princible works like this:
One avatar can store a value.
Another avatar can get this stored value and do something based on it.

To store a value that other avatars can read you use avatar:store(key, value)

For example
avatar:store("amount", 1)

Note: It is recommended to never store any UserData objects as this could lead to security issues! Best to only store primitives like numbers, strings, or regular tables!

Someone else can then read this value in their script by checking the avatarVars for each player.

for uuid, vars in pairs(world.avatarVars()) do
print(uuid)
printTable(vars)
end

So for our example you could read the "amount" which we set to 1 and show the player name as well:

for uuid, vars in pairs(world.avatarVars()) do
if vars["amount"] then
local playerName = uuid
for name, plr in pairs(world.getPlayers()) do
if plr:getUUID() == uuid then
playerName = name
end
end
print(playerName, "has amount of", vars[key])
end
end

Multiplayer Avatar Interaction - Revision history

PenguinEncounter: a bit of style cleanup

Manuel: How to use avatar vars