Scripters cove

[Wildeblood]

I'd like to avoid tossing any garbage into the global space if it's at all possible...

I'm reluctant to do it, but here's what I'm thinking:

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// ...in the worldScript (outside of any function...)
if(!OXP){var OXP = {};} //  creates an "OXP" object in the global space 
OXP.JEM = {}; // A "JEM" object as a property of "OXP", claiming a chunk of the OXP object for myself (JEM -- my initials).
OXP.JEM.RLE = {};  // An "RLE" object to provide a home for everything "Real-life Economics"-related...
// ... then in the market script (or whatever other script to which I need a reference)
OXP.JEM.RLE.someCleverlyNamedProperty = this;

I can then refer to that script from any other script... as can anyone else from any script in any OXP...

Anybody else who wants a piece of the action can attach their own JEM-equivalent object to "OXP" and have at it!

One little object in the global space isn't really such a big deal, right?

But that depends on doing stuff from the market script; you asked if you could access market scripts from world scripts, not whether you could access world scripts from market scripts.

You don't need a global object for that, just use a normal world script:-

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worldScripts.marketDefs.RLE.CleverlyNamedProperty = this;

[Phasted]

I'd like to avoid tossing any garbage into the global space if it's at all possible...

You don't need a global object for that, just use a normal world script:-

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worldScripts.marketDefs.RLE.CleverlyNamedProperty = this;

I can put that line in the market script and then address that market script as:

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worldScripts.marketDefs.RLE.CleverlyNamedProperty

I didn't know worldScripts could be used that way... I thought the only properties of worldScripts were the this.name properties of the loaded world scripts...

[phkb]

Phasted has asked if something can be done, and I've answered honestly that I believe not, but would be pleased if I were wrong.

You're correct.

I'm wracking my brains and coming up empty...

In case you end up trying to re-invent the wheel: Market Script Interface

[Redspear]

I'd like to mimic the energy bomb behaviour of the zx spectrum version of elite.

In that incarnation, the Thargoids were (almost) immune to the device whereas any Thargons (or other ships for that matter) would be destroyed.

So I'm looking to extend the same immunity that the player has (upon launching the device) to any Thargoids (but not their drones) within range.

Anyone know a simple method to achieve same?
I can't access the oxp right now to poke around but from memory it wasn't something I knew how to do.