SRL Archive - General Competitions

Entry is open to:

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• Registered users
• SRL Junior members

Note: SRL Members and above are not eligible

Post on the thread if you would like to enter. Scripts are due on the 10th of November 2014

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Prize:

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• A total prize pool of 250m RS3 GP and $20usd
• 1st: 100m; 2nd: 60m; 3rd: 40m; 4th: 30m; 5th: 20m
• Increased e-peen and respect at the oldest surviving RS botting community
• Members will look favorably upon you if you ever apply for SRL Member
• You will get the sought after SRL Competition Cup (only a handful of people have this)

An additional $20usd will be sent to the winner via PayPal. Kindly donated by YoHoJo ($10) and Home ($10). Get amongst it!


I am currently putting up 100m. A big thanks to our donators: BMWxi 50m, Clarity 50m, and Jake 50m. Donations are welcome.
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Script Guidelines:

[INDENT]Your script can be anything you like, as long as:

• It is for RS3
• It uses SRL6
• It has a simple progress report
• It is no more than 250 lines
• You haven't already released the script

A script that picks cabbages and eats them could literally win this competition and get you 10 months worth of bonds[/INDENT]

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Not required, but extra marks if you:

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• Create and use a SPS map
• Use the SRL Player Form
• Create a custom TPA/ATPA function to find something

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Marking Criteria:

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• Adheres to above guidelines
• Effort (If you suck at scripting you can still win this - grades will be weighted against current scripting ability)
• Good use of the SRL6 include
• Correct code indentation
• Good use of comments throughout your script
• Avoiding infinite loops
• Necessary failsafes
• Creativity

I will be judging all entries (I may consult SSRL and SRL Members). PM your script to me before the due date. Results will be released within 5 days of the competition closing.[/INDENT]

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Can you get help:

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Yes you can! If you need help with your code, or have any questions, post them in the RS3 help section.

If you are interested in [potentially] making 1m GP per line of code and you don't know how to script, good places to start are these tutorials:

• Simplistic Beginners Guide to RS3 Scripting
• All-In-One SRL6 and RS3 Scripting Tutorial

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Current list of entrants:

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Final list of people who sent in a submission (15):

• @Lama
• @arclight
• @Dr Clemsip
• @Torol
• @akarigar
• @Yuskie
• @Incurable
• @undorak7
• @Cyanempire
• @cosmasjdz
• @pipos1
• @Wooty
• @Trollcrank
• @agent007
• @PheteyGee

Final list of people who formally withdrew (4):

• @o0Matthius0o <– Ventured over to PowerBot and got his account banned
• @Blytez <– Computer unfortunately exploded
• @uhit <– No longer has a computer (but still active on forums:confused:)
• @Annonymus <– Dog ate his script

Final list of people who did not submit anything (9):

• @Nathgunner888
• @Obscurity
• @Gunner
• @Spaceblow
• @sparkyownage
• @sipfer3
• @tealc
• @aran armath
• @keff

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Oooh, 250 line script competition :o Good luck everyone who's planning on joining ;)

Thought we was all going to be botting to 200m xp :D

False advertising Mayor!!

Good luck everyone.

LOL I love your password by the way.

But osrs> rs3

Wow, this will be great! I think it's very important to note to everyone that may be reading this:

• This is not a difficult task.
• Members and above cannot apply, and therefore most people that have proven themselves in some manner already are inelligible.
• Competitions typically have few applicants due to everyone being scared that someone better is also competing. Don't feel this way. If you legitimately try, chances are you will take home one of the prizes (and let's be honest 30m isn't that bad).

I'm in. ;)

Clarification request: does "already released" apply to outdated/broken scripts?

maybe I'll make a registered user account to win this moniez

From: Incurable
I'm in. ;)

Clarification request: does "already released" apply to outdated/broken scripts?

I assume he means you can't apply with scripts you've already released.

If you have any interest in scripting you should apply! Not only do you have a shot of winning some GP but it's a great way to improve your scripting.

Good luck everyone! :D

I'll be entering!

Have fun guys!

From: Incurable
I'm in. ;)

From: Blytez
I'll be entering!

Added

From: Harrier
But osrs> rs3

discrimination right?

From: hoodz
discrimination right?

It's because we're old :(

I'm in guise, i have ended with exams and i have free time now :f:

since this isn't for SRL members and I have no free time I'll join the competition

troll

From: Wu-Tang Clan
maybe I'll make a registered user account to win this moniez

I was tempted…that cash prize…

Good luck to everyone! Like previous posters have mentioned, this is an awesome opportunity to come out of the woodwork and get some recognition! Or, if you don't script (yet…) there's literally nothing to lose in giving a stab at it: the worst case scenario is you learn more!

I am always thankful for that random day when I decided to stop lurking around and actually learn how this stuff works :)

From: Incurable
I'm in. ;)

Clarification request: does "already released" apply to outdated/broken scripts?

Any script that has been written and distributed previously.

From: The Mayor
Any script that has been written and distributed previously.

sry, silly question. written and distributed previously by ME or by anyone? example: can i write a powerminer?

I feel like incurable has an unfair advantage. Pros shouldnt be allowed!!! :D

From: undorak7
sry, silly question. written and distributed previously by ME or by anyone? example: can i write a powerminer?

I'm talking about the script itself, not the script 'idea'. Of course you can write a powerminer :)

From: o0Matthius0o
I feel like incurable has an unfair advantage. Pros shouldnt be allowed!!! :D

I highlighted effort for a reason. Grades will be slightly weighted against current scripting ability :)

I like the idea of the line limit, but I feel like it should perhaps be increased slightly to 400-500, especially if people choose to create custom function replacements. Whereas I could do mainscreenfindObj in 1 line, if I chose to write a custom one that would take up a much bigger chunk, and while I would get bonus points for the custom function, the entire script's potential would suffer.

Sign me up!

From: Clarity
I like the idea of the line limit, but I feel like it should perhaps be increased slightly to 400-500, especially if people choose to create custom function replacements. Whereas I could do mainscreenfindObj in 1 line, if I chose to write a custom one that would take up a much bigger chunk, and while I would get bonus points for the custom function, the entire script's potential would suffer.

250 lines is firm. You could write a multiplayer multi-city miner and banker with breaks in 250 lines if you knew what you were doing and made use of the SRL6 include.

From: Lama
Sign me up!

Done!

From: The Mayor
250 lines is firm. You could write a multiplayer multi-city miner and banker with breaks in 250 lines if you knew what you were doing and made use of the SRL6 include.

Nvm, I now properly read that the competition calls for a lot of SRL-6 include use and only custom TPA/ATPA find functions. Agreed then :)

From: Lama
Sign me up!

lama's will never fail.

Time to hop on another account.
:stirthepot:

From: NKN
Time to hop on another account.
:stirthepot:

Don't worry IP checks will be done on any suspicious entrants :shifty:

From: Harrier
It's because we're old :(

Hey, I'm an OS (as in age, not version) player too and I can't @#$%ing stand RS3 and what Jagex have done to my beloved RuneScape, but that hasn't stopped me from learning how to script for it. There's nothing stopping you from learning the very minor scripting differences between the two games and includes and entering the competition yourself. ;)

From: o0Matthius0o
I feel like incurable has an unfair advantage. Pros shouldnt be allowed!!! :D

Not even close, but thank you for saying so. :blushing:

Ashaman89 wants to sign up… no that's not me… :stirthepot:


muahahah

From: Ashaman88
Ashaman89 wants to sign up… no that's not me… :stirthepot:


muahahah

I see what you've been doing. Sneaky sneaky ashaman :p

This isn't me. Honest :o

From: The Mayor
You could write a multiplayer multi-city miner and banker with breaks in 250 lines if you knew what you were doing and made use of the SRL6 include.

Oh dear.

From: Lama
Oh dear.

That was an exaggeration, I'm not expecting anything like that :p

From: The Mayor
250 lines is firm. You could write a multiplayer multi-city miner and banker with breaks in 250 lines if you knew what you were doing and made use of the SRL6 include.

im not sure about this heh, because of the use of SRL player form basically.. My script is 100 lines just with the setup and if you add the custom objectfinder i start the script at 150 lines heh!

it's probably possible anywaay but clearly out of my league lolz.

Something around 350 lines would be waay easier. But whats the competition about if there no real challenge? 250 lines it is :)

From: undorak7
im not sure about this heh, because of the use of SRL player form basically.. My script is 100 lines just with the setup and if you add the custom objectfinder i start the script at 150 lines heh!

it's probably possible anywaay but clearly out of my league lolz.

Something around 350 lines would be waay easier. But whats the competition about if there no real challenge? 250 lines it is :)

I'm a little skeptical too, but if Mayor and others are confident that it's possible, then I'll believe it. I think the real challenge isn't the script idea itself but making it efficient enough to be done in 250 lines. :p

Now if only I could enter. Good luck to everyone participating :(

From: Frement
Now if only I could enter. Good luck to everyone participating :(

I know your plans, trying to trick me

Good luck! This should be interesting, and also great idea!

~P1nky

A bit busy at the moment but will try to participate

Sign me up

From: uhit
A bit busy at the moment but will try to participate

Sign me up

Done! You've got just under 4 weeks; plenty of time to write 250 lines!

By the way. I'm in

Another question, how will code standards affect the line count requirement? For example, some of us do this:

if (condition) then
  DoStuff();

… while others do this:

if (condition) then DoStuff();

I plan to use the full 250 lines if necessary so it's important to know, imo.

From: Incurable
Another question, how will code standards affect the line count requirement? For example, some of us do this:

if (condition) then
  DoStuff();

… while others do this:

if (condition) then DoStuff();

I plan to use the full 250 lines if necessary so it's important to know, imo.

It will probably need to be formatted with proper pascal standards, and I assume you would want to use the fomatter.sex to condense everything to as small as possible.

From: o0Matthius0o
By the way. I'm in

Done! GL :)

From: Incurable
Another question, how will code standards affect the line count requirement? For example, some of us do this:

if (condition) then
  DoStuff();

… while others do this:

if (condition) then DoStuff();

I plan to use the full 250 lines if necessary so it's important to know, imo.

I'm not too worried about 1 line if statements. I don't want to see

if bankScreen.isOpen() then begin writeLn('Bank is open'); depositStuff(); withdrawStuff(); closeBank(); end;

From: The Mayor
Done! GL :)



I'm not too worried about 1 line if statements. I don't wan't to see

if bankScreen.isOpen() then begin writeLn('Bank is open'); depositStuff(); withdrawStuff(); closeBank(); end;

IE: 1 semicolon per line, maximum.

Likewise, I'd assume if you fight so hard to get as many things in as few lines as possible, then you're bound to lose points on standards simply by having ugly code (a good idea to know if your code is ugly is whether you - or anyone else - could read it a year from now and still know what's happening).

Could I enter a script that I started development on previously, but have not completed or released?

The line limit sucks btw, what's the reasoning behind that?

Question, can we pull snippets from previous works? e.g. I generally build off the same script skeleton & custom TPA/ATPA stuff, is that allowed?

From: KeepBotting
Could I enter a script that I started development on previously, but have not completed or released?

The line limit sucks btw, what's the reasoning behind that?

Question, can we pull snippets from previous works? e.g. I generally build off the same script skeleton & custom TPA/ATPA stuff, is that allowed?

Yes, you can use code that you have written in the past as long as it meets the script criteria and you haven't released it previously.

The 250 line limit is there for a number of reasons, one of which is to teach you to make use of the include and avoid an unnecessary custom functions. Do you want to enter? ;)

From: The Mayor
Yes, you can use code that you have written in the past as long as it meets the script criteria and you haven't released it previously.

The 250 line limit is there for a number of reasons, one of which is to teach you to make use of the include and avoid an unnecessary custom functions. Do you want to enter? ;)

250 lines pfft, im glad i can't participate with this competition. my setup is most of the times 100-200 lines already (custom antiban etc)

From: hoodz
250 lines pfft, im glad i can't participate with this competition. my setup is most of the times 100-200 lines already (custom antiban etc)

200 line antiban, you'd get rekt in this competition :p

From: The Mayor
200 line antiban, you'd get rekt in this competition :p

2scared4me


edit: get on my level

edit: edit: get rekt

From: Kevin
1 semicolon per line, maximum.

easy:
if bankScreen.isOpen() then begin begin writeLn('Bank is open') end begin depositStuff() end begin withdrawStuff() end begin closeBank() end end
oh wait!! That no semicolons and still valid syntax.. :p

New rule: None of slacky's tricks and hackery! :p

From: hoodz
2scared4me


edit: get on my level

edit: edit: get rekt

I think @The Mayor; might get rekt..
This comp looks fun! Look forward to seeing the submissions! Good luck everyone!

From: The Mayor
Yes, you can use code that you have written in the past as long as it meets the script criteria and you haven't released it previously.

The 250 line limit is there for a number of reasons, one of which is to teach you to make use of the include and avoid an unnecessary custom functions. Do you want to enter? ;)

No thanks. The line limit is a huge put-off for me. I couldn't abide attempting to write something whilst conforming to such a seemingly pointless restriction.

We're using the SRL-6 include, after all. It's a lot bigger than 250 lines.
Using that logic, I could throw all my routines in a separate file, include it in my main script, and it'd be no different.

Anyway, what do I know? Good luck to all that enter, and to the winner: share i tbed.

From: The Mayor
I'm not too worried about 1 line if statements. I don't want to see

if bankScreen.isOpen() then begin writeLn('Bank is open'); depositStuff(); withdrawStuff(); closeBank(); end;

That's handy to know, could easily save quite a few lines by using single lines for short if statements. :p

From: slacky
easy:
if bankScreen.isOpen() then begin begin writeLn('Bank is open') end begin depositStuff() end begin withdrawStuff() end begin closeBank() end end
oh wait!! That no semicolons and still valid syntax.. :p

Cheeky cheeky! ;)

From: KeepBotting
No thanks. The line limit is a huge put-off for me. I couldn't abide attempting to write something whilst conforming to such a seemingly pointless restriction.

We're using the SRL-6 include, after all. It's a lot bigger than 250 lines.
Using that logic, I could throw all my routines in a separate file, include it in my main script, and it'd be no different.

Anyway, what do I know? Good luck to all that enter, and to the winner: share i tbed.

It's not a pointless restriction, it's the restriction placed for the purpose of competition. If there were no line restriction, or if it were 1000 lines, then we'd all just be writing regular long-ass scripts and there's nothing that makes it a competition in the first place. Go take a look at one of your scripts and actually take a look at how much 250 lines really is. It's nothing to scoff at, you just have to limit your use of custom functions and procedures that make life easier but really do unnecessary things. I don't know how many scripts I've seen from various people that have functions such as "bankOpen" which then just use bankscreen.isOpen to return their variable, it's completely pointless and a waste of space.

Maybe you could take the competition as a way to challenge your knowledge of SRL-6 as opposed to it somehow limiting you and your creativity.

You bring up a good point about includes though, @The Mayor, would a custom include that has some basic procedures like SetupScreen()/etc be allowed? Or would every line of it count towards your script anyway? :p

From: KeepBotting
No thanks. The line limit is a huge put-off for me. I couldn't abide attempting to write something whilst conforming to such a seemingly pointless restriction.

We're using the SRL-6 include, after all. It's a lot bigger than 250 lines.
Using that logic, I could throw all my routines in a separate file, include it in my main script, and it'd be no different.

Anyway, what do I know? Good luck to all that enter, and to the winner: share i tbed.

Quality and efficiency not quantity ;) People write 100 line colour finding functions thinking they are l33t yet mainscreen.findObject achieves the same result.

From: Incurable
The Mayor, would a custom include that has some basic procedures like SetupScreen()/etc be allowed? Or would every line of it count towards your script anyway? :p

No! Only 1 script allowed.

From: The Mayor
No! Only 1 script allowed.

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame!

From: slacky
easy:
if bankScreen.isOpen() then begin begin writeLn('Bank is open') end begin depositStuff() end begin withdrawStuff() end begin closeBank() end end
oh wait!! That no semicolons and still valid syntax.. :p

I see how it is, ignoring the rest of my comment to pick out something even I felt needed an adendum :p

From: The Mayor
snip

I'm in.

From: Gunner
I'm in.

Done. QuickInventory…….Something ;)

From: The Mayor
Done. QuickInventory…….Something ;)

Quick Inventory Preset Button Setter Upper :p

Additional donations from @YoHoJo; for first place! Prize distribution modified accordingly!

I'll try for this.

Will Join and try but i have no background on scripting and have little knowledge on it :).

From: arclight
I'll try for this.

From: Cyanempire
Will Join and try but i have no background on scripting and have little knowledge on it :).

It's alright if you have no experience! As stated in OP you guys will get marked a little bit easier ;)

From: YoHoJo

You heard that right everyone!
TEN real life 100% USA American dollars for the winner!
THIS CAN BE YOURS!

Is the slave included?

I couldn't find anything about using self-made includes, would this be allowed and, if it is, would this also count towards the 250 lines?

~Annonymus

E; nevermind, 3 posts up.

From: Annonymus
I couldn't find anything about using self-made includes, would this be allowed and, if it is, would this also count towards the 250 lines?

~Annonymus

https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110594&p=1313580#post1313580

See the second quote

I would like to enter my flax picker!

From: sf411
I would like to enter my flax picker!

It can't be any script that you've previously released. If it's an unreleased script, then I can't see why you can't enter it as long as it's below 250 lines. :p

i will join ! :)

Im looking forward to participate in this competition.

Well, my knowledge of scripting is getting a bit rusty because I haven't scripted intensively for about 90 days. I can't promise I'm going to deliver a nice script and I still have to figure out what I could be making that's under 250 lines… But yeah, I'm in. :)

added you guys

From: The Mayor
250 lines is firm. You could write a multiplayer multi-city miner and banker with breaks in 250 lines if you knew what you were doing and made use of the SRL6 include.

so what happens if i put it all on 1 line? :D

From: Turpinator
so what happens if i put it all on 1 line? :D

We all know Ashaman's script writer https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106737 isn't in SRL6 and won't be usable by Jmems.

From: Kevin
We all know Ashaman's script writer https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106737 isn't in SRL6 and won't be usable by Jmems.

Man I really hope that Asha will convert that over to SRL 6 soon!

I'm in ^_^

From: Kevin
We all know Ashaman's script writer https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106737 isn't in SRL6 and won't be usable by Jmems.

That is dangerously close to a leak my friend

From: Ashaman88
That is dangerously close to a leak my friend

Ye it is https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/xjeze4p2333pelz/2014-10-15_20-59-52.png?dl=0

i think ill give it a try :P

From: sparkyownage
I'm in ^_^

From: sipfer3
i think ill give it a try :P

Added! GL ;)



Due to number of entrants I've added some more GP and top 5 places now get prizes ;)

oh darn, now im just going to win 100m for first place!

:sarcasm:

so the script dont have to be usefull right? like not making money or skill xp or anything? just well coded? :P

From: sipfer3
so the script dont have to be usefull right? like not making money or skill xp or anything? just well coded? :P

Exactly. It can be anything. You're not getting marked on how useful your script is. That's why I said you can pick and eat cabbages for all I care :p

can I make a new account, win the competition, and donate the money at the well of goodwill in RS3 to help ebola victims?

thats a lot of cash for so little work. My script was like over 1000 and I didn't even end up getting the full prize

From: footballjds
can I make a new account, win the competition, and donate the money at the well of goodwill in RS3 to help ebola victims?

Sorry no. The actual winner can do whatever they like with their winnings!

From: Wu-Tang Clan
thats a lot of cash for so little work. My script was like over 1000 and I didn't even end up getting the full prize

Well when you have so much bank like I do you have to get rid of it some how?

I'll join

From: tealc
I'll join

Register your email and you're in ;)

I'l like to join please. Are slots still open?


Edit: When you say, "avoiding infinite loop", does this mean the script will end after a certain time? The script can't have a "hop to another world-repeat" cycle?

From: Nathgunner888
I'l like to join please. Are slots still open?


Edit: When you say, "avoiding infinite loop", does this mean the script will end after a certain time? The script can't have a "hop to another world-repeat" cycle?

It usually means avoid things that result in the account getting 'stuck' in one part of the script. This could happen if you have something like this:

repeat
  writeln('Waiting for something to appear');
  wait(200);
until(findcolor(...));

if the colour never appears (maybe it misclicked something earlier, maybe it's logged out) the script will just keep waiting forever. You want to avoid things like this.

To stop infinite loops it's good to have multiple conditions for things, like this:

repeat
  writeln('Waiting for something to appear');
  wait(200);  
  Inc(I); //Increases I by 1
until(findcolor(...) or (I > 9));

where I is an integer. This will loop through until it finds the colour or I is over 9. This means it would wait a maximum of 2 seconds before doing something else.

From: Nathgunner888
I'l like to join please. Are slots still open?


Edit: When you say, "avoiding infinite loop", does this mean the script will end after a certain time? The script can't have a "hop to another world-repeat" cycle?

We consider the following an infinity loop:

While(AtVarrock() = False)do
begin
  WalkNorth();
end;

What happens if for somereason walking North made you miss Varrock? Better log out after 10 minutes of walking ;)

stopWath.start();

While(AtVarrock() = False)do
begin
  WalkNorth();
  if(stopWatch.getTotalTime() > 10 * 60 * 1000) then 
    Exit;
end;

This is not an infinty loop, though as long as it is able to alch it will continue:

While(true) do
begin
  If(Not(GotItems())) then
  begin
    Bank();
  end else If(HighAlch()) then
    stopWatch.reset();
  
  If(Not(isLoggedIn()) Or stopWatch.getTotalTime > 5 * 60 * 1000) then
    Break;
end;

Just make sure your script cant keep trying to click trees when it is already logged out, or walking circles around lumbridge for hours while looking for falador.

Does stuff like antiban and breaking sum up towards a better score?

From: Nathgunner888
I'l like to join please. Are slots still open?


Edit: When you say, "avoiding infinite loop", does this mean the script will end after a certain time? The script can't have a "hop to another world-repeat" cycle?

You're in! Re: infnite loops, as said above, just code that you can get stuck in forever.

From: undorak7
Does stuff like antiban and breaking sum up towards a better score?

Breaking is not required, but if have have space left then you can add it for sure. You don't need a specific "antiban" procedure, but I don't want to see static waits e.g. wait(1000) or clicking the same pixel every time.

From: The Mayor
You're in! Re: infnite loops, as said above, just code that you can get stuck in forever.



Breaking is not required, but if have have space left then you can add it for sure. You don't need a specific "antiban" procedure, but I don't want to see static waits e.g. wait(1000) or clicking the same pixel every time.

cool! what about functionality? since the idea of what im making (and written) is ok, but SRL-6 is kinda buggy with chatbox.getxp so the progressreport sometimes fails! are you going to test this kind of things?

I'm in, but for some reason RS3 looks a whole lot harder than OS :\
Also, time to learn efficient coding :')

From: Annonymus
I'm in, but for some reason RS3 looks a whole lot harder than OS :\
Also, time to learn efficient coding :')

I think it's easier, if anything… good luck!

From: Incurable
I think it's easier, if anything… good luck!

Well, I'm already stuck on line 34. Time to read more and more forum topics~

E; Almost forgot to mention how in OS it's pretty much

 if BankScreen then 

whereas for RS3 it's

 if (depositBox.isOpen(RandomRange(2500,3500))) then

It just takes some time getting used to using all those dots and paratheses all over the script :p

From: undorak7
cool! what about functionality? since the idea of what im making (and written) is ok, but SRL-6 is kinda buggy with chatbox.getxp so the progressreport sometimes fails! are you going to test this kind of things?

chatBox.getXPBar() works most of the time, so I'm not worried about it.

From: Annonymus
Well, I'm already stuck on line 34. Time to read more and more forum topics~

E; Almost forgot to mention how in OS it's pretty much

 if BankScreen then 

whereas for RS3 it's

 if (depositBox.isOpen(RandomRange(2500,3500))) then

It just takes some time getting used to using all those dots and paratheses all over the script :p

Added!

SRL6 is far superior compared to SRL-OSR (based off SRL5 and prior). There is so much repetitive and useless code throughout that include it's not even funny :p The idea is to eventually make the OSR include exactly like SRL6 so it's worth becoming familiar with how it works :)

I'll donate 50m, Are you collecting it Mayor?

From: Jake
I'll donate 50m, Are you collecting it Mayor?

Awesome! Yep I'm collecting it, I'll shoot you a PM

From: Annonymus
Well, I'm already stuck on line 34. Time to read more and more forum topics~

E; Almost forgot to mention how in OS it's pretty much

 if BankScreen then 

whereas for RS3 it's

 if (depositBox.isOpen(RandomRange(2500,3500))) then

It just takes some time getting used to using all those dots and paratheses all over the script :p

That's because SRL-6/Lape are pseudo-object-oriented, you should read up on it, even if only briefly. Almost every popular/professionalally used language uses OOP concepts.

From: Incurable
That's because SRL-6/Lape are pseudo-object-oriented, you should read up on it, even if only briefly. Almost every popular/professionalally used language uses OOP concepts.

I know they do, that's also probably the reason why I never bothered learning any language.. :p

From: Annonymus
I know they do, that's also probably the reason why I never bothered learning any language.. :p

Don't be scared, OOP is awesome! ;)

Sign me up!!!

From: aran armath
Sign me up!!!

Good luck!

Sign me up if possible.

;)

From: Dr Clemsip
Sign me up if possible.

;)

Must be your lucky day, it seems possible. Have fun!

Many submissions?

From: Daniel
Many submissions?

you could also give one like that to me just for no reason :D

@Lama @arclight @Nathgunner888 @Dr Clemsip @Soviet Union @o0Matthius0o @Incurable @Blytez @undorak7 @uhit @Gunner @Cyanempire @Spaceblow @cosmasjdz @pipos1 @sparkyownage @sipfer3 @Annonymus @tealc @aran armath

Friendly reminder: 3 weeks until due date!

I know some of you have just about finished! Keep refining your scripts until they're due!

Trying to create a sexy paint is hard.
IDK how clarity does it

Oh wow the amount of competitors and the amount of money that is being given away keeps increasing :f:
Best of luck everyone!

From: Daniel

is the cup actually a prize, because

From: The Mayor

You may get the sought after SRL Competition Cup (only a handful of people have this)

From: sparkyownage
is the cup actually a prize, because

Sure. Why not?

From: Daniel
Sure. Why not?

Glad it's confirmed. ;)

From: uhit
Trying to create a sexy paint is hard.
IDK how clarity does it

All you have to do is create a nice bitmap image in photoshop and draw it on the smart canvas. I did plan to add smart drawing to my tutorial but never got around to it :(

From: J J
Oh wow the amount of competitors and the amount of money that is being given away keeps increasing :f:
Best of luck everyone!

If anyone else enters I might have to throw in some more cash ;)

From: Daniel
Sure. Why not?

From: sparkyownage
is the cup actually a prize, because

From: Incurable
Glad it's confirmed. ;)

Updated OP. I was just waiting for an admin to confirm.

Even better than my OG competition, good luck guys!

@The Mayor, how about making it a rule that the 250 line limit means that the script must be 250 lines after being formatted by the Parser extension? That way there's no advantage/disadvantage for personal code-style preferences. I say this because I've eliminated many lines by changing the formatting away from my personal preferences, but it looks ugly as hell to me, even though the formatting would be acceptable to some people but not others.

Just a thought.

From: Incurable
@The Mayor, how about making it a rule that the 250 line limit means that the script must be 250 lines after being formatted by the Parser extension? That way there's no advantage/disadvantage for personal code-style preferences. I say this because I've eliminated many lines by changing the formatting away from my personal preferences, but it looks ugly as hell to me, even though the formatting would be acceptable to some people but not others.

Just a thought.

Whether or not it's been through the formatter extension, 250 lines is 250 lines. The script you submit should be no more than 250 lines, as per instructions.

From: uhit
Trying to create a sexy paint is hard.
IDK how clarity does it

Well that's nice of you to say :)
A lot of people have asked me about this, so I think I'll make a tutorial! Like Mayor said, it's all about knowing your way around Photoshop and SMART image drawing.

From: Clarity
Well that's nice of you to say :)
A lot of people have asked me about this, so I think I'll make a tutorial! Like Mayor said, it's all about knowing your way around Photoshop and SMART image drawing.

To add to this: GIMP also works well for this and is free :)

From: Clarity
Well that's nice of you to say :)
A lot of people have asked me about this, so I think I'll make a tutorial! Like Mayor said, it's all about knowing your way around Photoshop and SMART image drawing.

That is very much needed, you should make it!

got working script in 232 lines, no room to condense it more still need to add sps for more points, some failsafes and debug… Proll antiban will suffer because of it. Maybe i wont manage to condense to 250 lines and prolly will start less ambitious script.

From: The Mayor

Well when you have so much bank like I do you have to get rid of it some how?

Well… a friend in need?

From: Wu-Tang Clan
Well… a friend in need?

I know you are rich as f :p

Just received @Jake; 50m donation!

20 Days to go, good luck all!

Computer broke down last night

Won't get a new one until November. Lord help me make a script when I get it ?>.>

From: uhit
Computer broke down last night

Won't get a new one until November. Lord help me make a script when I get it ?>.>

That sucks. You've still got 17 days though!

Just made very ambitious project for that count of lines(Red spider eggs gatherer), sent to you. If im gona get any place going to add some more antiban, multiplayer, better failsafes, minibreaks, sixhourfix and release it :D Was thinking about rune miner but this one need less resources to use especially when mine last runeminer was banned killing drags lol, my fault.

Todays test proggy:D

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Cosmas JDZ Super eggs v.1.0
Last trip time: 2m 7s Trips done: 75
Time running: 4h 5m 7s
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Better late than never… :P Sign me up! I tried to write a script before but always failed to get some functions to work and lost motivation. This looks like the perfect opportunity to finally start learning how it really works! :)

From: Wooty
Better late than never… :P Sign me up! I tried to write a script before but always failed to get some functions to work and lost motivation. This looks like the perfect opportunity to finally start learning how it really works! :)

good luck

Good luck everyone! Hope we can have another one of these for when I learn more about scripting!

Are we allowed to create new accounts to participate with those ? :p

From: Markus
Are we allowed to create new accounts to participate with those ? :p

You are a mod… So I guess only admins can stop you :p

From: Markus
Are we allowed to create new accounts to participate with those ? :p

:p :

From: The Mayor


Entry is open to:

• Registered users
• SRL Junior members

Note: SRL Members and above are not eligible

From: The Mayor
Don't worry IP checks will be done on any suspicious entrants :shifty:

From: Harrier
You are a mod… So I guess only admins can stop you :p

Mods can edit mods post, we just cant ban/infract mods.

I just finished my first fully working script!! :D
It's just under 250 lines, but if I want to add some comments in the code, are those lines counted as actual lines or can I have more lines than 250 then?

From: Wooty
I just finished my first fully working script!! :D
It's just under 250 lines, but if I want to add some comments in the code, are those lines counted as actual lines or can I have more lines than 250 then?

just comment at the end of the line?

begin // begins the procedure/function
minimap.clickCompass;  // Clicks the compass
wait(gaussRangeInt(300, 500)); // waits a certain amount of time
mainScreen.setAngle(MS_ANGLE_HIGH); // sets the mainscreen angle to high
Box := intToBox(278, 175, 298, 143); // creates a box of the following coordinates.
end; // ends the procedure/function

From: sparkyownage
just comment at the end of the line?

begin // begins the procedure/function
minimap.clickCompass;  // Clicks the compass
wait(gaussRangeInt(300, 500)); // waits a certain amount of time
mainScreen.setAngle(MS_ANGLE_HIGH); // sets the mainscreen angle to high
Box := intToBox(278, 175, 298, 143); // creates a box of the following coordinates.
end; // ends the procedure/function

i suppose we all ended up doing that lol. Although my code is really, really ugly to read.. even though its properly indented heh, i found that making a properly written, fully functional, antiban + breaking script in 250 is just impossible for me at this time.. spent hours trying to make things small but just couldnt :redface:

Code blocks in front of functions etc are just part of the documentation. I am pretty sure those don't count.

This is a bad comment since it is a syntax explanation comment:
[INDENT]begin // begins the procedure/function[/INDENT]

This is a bad comment because the line itself already says what it does:
[INDENT]minimap.clickCompass; // Clicks the compass[/INDENT]

Though maybe you want to show explicitly it is a function by adding parenthesisses:
[INDENT]minimap.clickCompass();[/INDENT]

With smart variable and function naming, the code should be readable without that many comments.

From: Wooty
I just finished my first fully working script!! :D
It's just under 250 lines, but if I want to add some comments in the code, are those lines counted as actual lines or can I have more lines than 250 then?

Gongrats! 250 lines is max. The last end. cannot be past line 250. You've got 2 more week to refine it. I'm going to send out the 2 week reminder today.

From: sparkyownage
just comment at the end of the line?

begin // begins the procedure/function
minimap.clickCompass;  // Clicks the compass
wait(gaussRangeInt(300, 500)); // waits a certain amount of time
mainScreen.setAngle(MS_ANGLE_HIGH); // sets the mainscreen angle to high
Box := intToBox(278, 175, 298, 143); // creates a box of the following coordinates.
end; // ends the procedure/function

As masterBB said, you dont need to comment stuff that is obvious. In your code example, you might want to say what your box actually is (as the reader can't tell).

From: undorak7
i suppose we all ended up doing that lol. Although my code is really, really ugly to read.. even though its properly indented heh, i found that making a properly written, fully functional, antiban + breaking script in 250 is just impossible for me at this time.. spent hours trying to make things small but just couldnt :redface:

I don't think breaking was necessary, but if you've squeezed it in, nice work!


E:

From: Markus
Are we allowed to create new accounts to participate with those ? :p

If I see anything that resembles an ess miner I will be highly suspicious :p

@Lama @arclight @Nathgunner888 @Dr Clemsip @Soviet Union @o0Matthius0o @Incurable @Blytez @undorak7 @uhit @Gunner @Cyanempire @Spaceblow @cosmasjdz @pipos1 @sparkyownage @sipfer3 @Annonymus @tealc @aran armath @Wooty

Friendly reminder: 2 weeks until due date!

I have already received some entries via PM. Send in your scripts when they are ready!

Heh, I'll get in on this. ;).

From: Obscurity
Heh, I'll get in on this. ;).

Added! GL!

From: Obscurity
Heh, I'll get in on this. ;).

It's SRL-6, not OGL you dummy.

Edit: Or I guess @The Mayor should clarify because you can use SRL-6 with OGL if you put {$DEFINE SRLCOMPATIBILITY}, although I assume no other entrants are using OGL so it might be unfair.

From: Clarity
It's SRL-6, not OGL you dummy.

Edit: Or I guess @The Mayor should clarify because you can use SRL-6 with OGL if you put {$DEFINE SRLCOMPATIBILITY}, although I assume no other entrants are using OGL so it might be unfair.

I said you can use SRL6. I didn't say you can use OGL ;)

Buuut you didn't say you couldn't! ;).

Hello! I would like to enter the competition!

From: Torol
Hello! I would like to enter the competition!

Done! You have approx. 10 days, good luck!

Thanks! I just finished the script (it's my first)! Unfortunately I can't implement more things, because I already reached the 250 lines limit, so I'm just going to test it in the next few days.

Seriously, I would be so happy if a cabbage script won!

@Lama @arclight @Nathgunner888 @Dr Clemsip @Soviet Union @o0Matthius0o @Incurable @Blytez @undorak7 @uhit @Gunner @Cyanempire @Spaceblow @cosmasjdz @pipos1 @sparkyownage @sipfer3 @Annonymus @tealc @aran armath @Wooty @Torol @keff @Trollcrank @akarigar

Friendly reminder: 1 week until due date!

PM me your scripts when they are ready!

From: klae17
Seriously, I would be so happy if a cabbage script won!

Someone might have entered with a cabbage script :p

From: The Mayor
Someone might have entered with a cabbage script :p

I seriously considered just writing the cabbage eater you described while I was stuck thinking of script ideas, haha.

From: The Mayor
Someone might have entered with a cabbage script :p

i surely haven't :garfield: (still didn't send it )

I'd like to enter. PM you in the week!

From: keff
I'd like to enter. PM you in the week!

Done! You've got 7 days, good luck ;)

@The Mayor are all entered scripts going to be shown at the end?

From: TomTuff
@The Mayor are all entered scripts going to be shown at the end?

Unless the entrant wants their script to remain private, yes they will be released!

Just received 50m payment from @BMWxi; :D

Is there something else that I could donate than rsgps?


-Home

From: Home
Is there something else that I could donate than rsgps?


-Home

YoHoJo did donate $10usd for the winner ;)

From: The Mayor
YoHoJo did donate $10usd for the winner ;)

Sounds great. May I send USD to your PayPal?

~Home

From: Home
Sounds great. May I send USD to your PayPal?

~Home

Sent PM

So the new total is 350m? or 300m? I lost track because I thought it was 250 before I pitched in lol

From: The Mayor
Just received 50m payment from @BMWxi; :D

From: Jake
So the new total is 350m? or 300m? I lost track because I thought it was 250 before I pitched in lol

It's still 250m. It just means that I only have to put in 100m instead of 150m ;)

:O I'm just finding about this now??? Darn it, I could use the gp after losing my main and I've been wanting to make a custom object finder for a while. I'm not sure if I can make a script in time but I was wondering if I turned one in on November 10 if it would count if I hadn't already asked for entry into the competition.

If I have to reserve an entry to submit a script then count me in.

From: Trollcrank
:O I'm just finding about this now??? Darn it, I could use the gp after losing my main and I've been wanting to make a custom object finder for a while. I'm not sure if I can make a script in time but I was wondering if I turned one in on November 10 if it would count if I hadn't already asked for entry into the competition.

If I have to reserve an entry to submit a script then count me in.

If you get it to me before the end of the 10th you'll be fine!

Since yesterday compas changes my script isnt woring properly anymore… And probably gf accounts i left overnight..

From: cosmasjdz
Since yesterday compas changes my script isnt woring properly anymore… And probably gf accounts i left overnight..

they never worked properly, for me at least, i just use minimap.clickcompass to set north and nothing else heh

Yep there is the point where it gets odd, clicking compas makes it transparent, so if u using sps it clicks again and rotates screen up and down and then clicks again haha 3times everytime same routine could eazily get u banned. Added to move mouse off compass and wait alittle to fix it temporarily and modified minimap include too so now works not so bad 1 click only.

Don't worry about that compass issue, it will be fixed in SRL in the near future.

Just received @Clarity;'s donation.
Just recieved @YoHoJo;'s donation.

I've got all the GeePees and irl $ for the prizes now. We're good to go! :D

I'd like to enter this competition, sounds like fun. :)

I just want to clarify something. How do you calculate 250 lines? For example:

doThis();doThat();

if isSomethingTrue() then doThis();

These fit on one line, but I wouldn't consider them to be one line of code. I like to use a decent amount of blank lines for spacing, and I may also add some comments. Are they considered as a line each?

I apologize if this question was already answered.

From: akarigar
I'd like to enter this competition, sounds like fun. :)

I just want to clarify something. How do you calculate 250 lines? For example:

doThis();doThat();

if isSomethingTrue() then doThis();

These fit on one line, but I wouldn't consider them to be one line of code. I like to use a decent amount of blank lines for spacing, and I may also add some comments. Are they considered as a line each?

I apologize if this question was already answered.

blank lines and comments count as lines, and if this then that; is 1 line i believe

From: undorak7
blank lines and comments count as lines, and if this then that; is 1 line i believe

Blank lines count, comments don't. It would make no sense to include comments in the line count because they're there as user documentation, not for the function of the script itself. Whether it be scripting or proper programming commenting is essential, it makes no sense to limit comments because you want to stay within the line count.

From: akarigar
I'd like to enter this competition, sounds like fun. :)

I just want to clarify something. How do you calculate 250 lines? For example:

doThis();doThat();

if isSomethingTrue() then doThis();

These fit on one line, but I wouldn't consider them to be one line of code. I like to use a decent amount of blank lines for spacing, and I may also add some comments. Are they considered as a line each?

I apologize if this question was already answered.

Added.

Read earlier in this thread for what not to do. White space is always nice ;)

From: undorak7
blank lines and comments count as lines, and if this then that; is 1 line i believe

From: Incurable
Blank lines count, comments don't. It would make no sense to include comments in the line count because they're there as user documentation, not for the function of the script itself. Whether it be scripting or proper programming commenting is essential, it makes no sense to limit comments because you want to stay within the line count.

It doesn't matter what is on a line; a line is a line! The last end. should not be past line 250.

From: The Mayor
Added.
Read earlier in this thread for what not to do. White space is always nice ;)
It doesn't matter what is on a line; a line is a line! The last end. should not be past line 250.

Alright, fair enough. Just wonder what a custom TPA/ATPA function is. Is something like findColorsSpiralTolerance acceptable? If not, can you point to one or two functions that are or a tutorial which can shed more light on this matter.

From: akarigar
Alright, fair enough. Just wonder what a custom TPA/ATPA function is. Is something like findColorsSpiralTolerance acceptable? If not, can you point to one or two functions that are or a tutorial which can shed more light on this matter.

a custom TPA/ATPA find function is sth like this roughly:

UndorakObjectFinder (Color, Tol: integer, Hue, sat : Extended, Mouseovertext: array of string): boolean
var
x, y:integer;
TPA: TPointArray
begin

FindcolorsSpiralTolerance( x, y, TPA, color, tol, (2, hue, sat);

TPA.cluster(10);

{etc etc, you are supposed to do this :), 
here you add move mouse functions and 
whatever you want to do, so when you call 
it in the script you just have to do: 
UndorakObjectfinder(color,tol, hue,sat, ['banker']); 
instead of doing the same thing on each process you search for a color}
end;

this is a very rough example, since i made it fast and didnt even check it, its just so you get the idea.. You can look at other people's scripts to learn about custom ATPA/TPA functions!

@The Mayor; when you say ATPA/TPA function, it means it can be etiher ATPA or TPA? since i made only TPA function to save lines, it works the same though :)

From: The Mayor
It doesn't matter what is on a line; a line is a line! The last end. should not be past line 250.

That is absolutely ridiculous. Are you seriously saying that COMMENTS, an essential part of documentation in any language or piece of software, contribute to line count?

I'm sorry, but if that's the case then you really haven't thought this competition through. ;/

From: Incurable
That is absolutely ridiculous. Are you seriously saying that COMMENTS, an essential part of documentation in any language or piece of software, contribute to line count?

I'm sorry, but if that's the case then you really haven't thought this competition through. ;/

he cant be counting all the comment lines in all the scripts to then substract them from the total lines! heheh, i think it would've been fair 300 lines though.. since 250 its just waaay to little.

From: undorak7
he cant be counting all the comment lines in all the scripts to then substract them from the total lines! heheh, i think it would've been fair 300 lines though.. since 250 its just waaay to little.

There's three ways of doing it:

1. Setting a rule that the script must be no more than 250 lines after being formatted with the Parser extension so that no one has any advantages or disadvantages based on preferred formatting style (suggested but shot down)
2. Having each contestant count the number of comment lines that they have and giving them the benefit of the doubt
3. Running each script through a program that removes comment lines but doesn't modify formatting, something that many people here could whip up in 15 minutes

Or if absolutely necessary, Mayor counts each individual comment line and subtracts it from the total lines in order to see whether the script passes 250 lines or not. It's really not that hard, it takes about a minute to count the amount of comment lines in a 250 line script. Judging the scripts is going to take time, so what's another total of ~30 minutes to confirm line counts? ;/

As for the line cap, I was skeptical about 250 lines at first, but I've grown to like it. It's a good number, and 300 lines would be giving just a little bit too much imo now that I've seen what can be done in 250.

From: Incurable
There's three ways of doing it:

1. Setting a rule that the script must be no more than 250 lines after being formatted with the Parser extension so that no one has any advantages or disadvantages based on preferred formatting style (suggested but shot down)
2. Having each contestant count the number of comment lines that they have and giving them the benefit of the doubt
3. Running each script through a program that removes comment lines but doesn't modify formatting, something that many people here could whip up in 15 minutes

Or if absolutely necessary, Mayor counts each individual comment line and subtracts it from the total lines in order to see whether the script passes 250 lines or not. It's really not that hard, it takes about a minute to count the amount of comment lines in a 250 line script. Judging the scripts is going to take time, so what's another total of ~30 minutes to confirm line counts? ;/

As for the line cap, I was skeptical about 250 lines at first, but I've grown to like it. It's a good number, and 300 lines would be giving just a little bit too much imo now that I've seen what can be done in 250.

What you said makes sense, nothing is stopping us from deleting comments or formatting the script in whatever way before submitting. Might as well do that, right? ;)

From: Incurable
There's three ways of doing it:

1. Setting a rule that the script must be no more than 250 lines after being formatted with the Parser extension so that no one has any advantages or disadvantages based on preferred formatting style (suggested but shot down)
2. Having each contestant count the number of comment lines that they have and giving them the benefit of the doubt
3. Running each script through a program that removes comment lines but doesn't modify formatting, something that many people here could whip up in 15 minutes

Or if absolutely necessary, Mayor counts each individual comment line and subtracts it from the total lines in order to see whether the script passes 250 lines or not. It's really not that hard, it takes about a minute to count the amount of comment lines in a 250 line script. Judging the scripts is going to take time, so what's another total of ~30 minutes to confirm line counts? ;/

As for the line cap, I was skeptical about 250 lines at first, but I've grown to like it. It's a good number, and 300 lines would be giving just a little bit too much imo now that I've seen what can be done in 250.

I guess this is a fair test of how efficient can you write code and comments. You should only comment on things that NEED commented on, so it's not really that big of an issue of they're factored in.

Anyone else amazed at what can be written in 250 lines? I didn't even think there would be room for a progress report at the end :p

From: NKN
I guess this is a fair test of how efficient can you write code and comments. You should only comment on things that NEED commented on, so it's not really that big of an issue of they're factored in.

Comments are a part of documentation, most methods should be commented so that someone reading it can understand at a glance what, how, and why it does what it does; that's just a basic part of programming.

Instead of doing this:

{ ============================================================================ )
  Procedure: GaussWait
  Description: Waits a period of time normally distributed in the given range
  Credit: Incurable, original idea (with better code) by Slacky
( ============================================================================ }
procedure GaussWait(min, max: integer);
begin
  wait(gaussRangeInt(min, max));
end;

… I've had to do this this:

procedure GaussWait(min, max: integer); // Waits a period of time normally distributed in the given range
begin
  wait(gaussRangeInt(min, max));
end;

The first is better formatted, gives credit where it's due, and is easier for another script writer to read without having to scroll past 80 characters to the right. The second is done purely for the sake of saving lines because "comments count".

From: undorak7
a custom TPA/ATPA find function is sth like this roughly:

UndorakObjectFinder (Color, Tol: integer, Hue, sat : Extended, Mouseovertext: array of string): boolean
var
x, y:integer;
TPA: TPointArray
begin

FindcolorsSpiralTolerance( x, y, TPA, color, tol, (2, hue, sat);

TPA.cluster(10);

{etc etc, you are supposed to do this :), 
here you add move mouse functions and 
whatever you want to do, so when you call 
it in the script you just have to do: 
UndorakObjectfinder(color,tol, hue,sat, ['banker']); 
instead of doing the same thing on each process you search for a color}
end;

this is a very rough example, since i made it fast and didnt even check it, its just so you get the idea.. You can look at other people's scripts to learn about custom ATPA/TPA functions!

@The Mayor; when you say ATPA/TPA function, it means it can be etiher ATPA or TPA? since i made only TPA function to save lines, it works the same though :)

It depends what the situation is. You might not need to split the TPA.

From: Incurable
That is absolutely ridiculous. Are you seriously saying that COMMENTS, an essential part of documentation in any language or piece of software, contribute to line count?

I'm sorry, but if that's the case then you really haven't thought this competition through. ;/

Yes comments are an essential part of documentation, but you’re not writing an include! Having a 20 line comment header for something that is self-explanatory is ridiculous.

{------------------------------------------------------------------------------)
 @@@@ Function: findBanker: boolean 

 @@@@ Description: Looks for the banker // // Oh really! I would have never guessed!

 @@@@ Made by: The Mayor // Oh you did? I would have never guessed!
(------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
function findBanker(): boolean;
var
  t: TTimeMarker; // t is a TTimeMarker // Oh it is! I would have never guessed!
begin

end; // this is an 'end'  // sadfaice

You don’t need explain what srl-6 functions do, as those are already documented. You only need to explain something that is ambiguous to the reader, and even then, the comment don’t have to take up any lines.

mouseBox(intToBox(100, 150, 100, 150), MOUSE_RIGHT); // right clicking the top/left area of xx interface

How many lines did that comment take up? Zero, zilch, zip, nada, none ;)

From: NKN
I guess this is a fair test of how efficient can you write code and comments. You should only comment on things that NEED commented on, so it's not really that big of an issue of they're factored in.

Exactly :D

From: undorak7
he cant be counting all the comment lines in all the scripts to then substract them from the total lines! heheh, i think it would've been fair 300 lines though.. since 250 its just waaay to little.

From: Trollcrank
Anyone else amazed at what can be written in 250 lines? I didn't even think there would be room for a progress report at the end :p

I've received about 10 entries so far, and even I'm amazed at what has been squeezed in 250 lines ;)

From: Incurable
Comments are a part of documentation, most methods should be commented so that someone reading it can understand at a glance what, how, and why it does what it does; that's just a basic part of programming.

Instead of doing this:

{ ============================================================================ )
  Procedure: GaussWait
  Description: Waits a period of time normally distributed in the given range
  Credit: Incurable, original idea (with better code) by Slacky
( ============================================================================ }
procedure GaussWait(min, max: integer);
begin
  wait(gaussRangeInt(min, max));
end;

… I've had to do this this:

procedure GaussWait(min, max: integer); // Waits a period of time normally distributed in the given range
begin
  wait(gaussRangeInt(min, max));
end;

The first is better formatted, gives credit where it's due, and is easier for another script writer to read without having to scroll past 80 characters to the right. The second is done purely for the sake of saving lines because "comments count".

Although I do agree with your point about crediting people, if your code is neat it should be fairly obvious what it does. If something is confusing/ambigious/etc then sure, comment it explaining what it does, but not all functions need comments.

@Lama @arclight @Nathgunner888 @Dr Clemsip @Soviet Union @o0Matthius0o @Incurable @Blytez @undorak7 @uhit @Gunner @Cyanempire @Spaceblow @cosmasjdz @pipos1 @sparkyownage @sipfer3 @Annonymus @tealc @aran armath @Wooty @Torol @keff @Trollcrank @akarigar

Friendly reminder: 3 days until due date!

Ignore this mention if you have already sent me your script! Last chance to hit it out this weekend!

My new comp is coming on monday. So no chance for me to make a script by then

From: The Mayor
Yes comments are an essential part of documentation, but you’re not writing an include! Having a 20 line comment header for something that is self-explanatory is ridiculous.

You don’t need explain what srl-6 functions do, as those are already documented. You only need to explain something that is ambiguous to the reader, and even then, the comment don’t have to take up any lines.

I used GaussWait as an example, and I have no idea where you're pulling the rest of that condescending nonsense from.

But whatever, I'm not going to continue, it's clear that we disagree and there's no point arguing about it. I'll still be submitting a script and I look forward to seeing what everyone else has produced.

So nice to see so many people are actually submitting scripts! You guys are awesome!

All those people still unsure about the line limit :)

You guys realize that just removing random line feeds does make your script elligble to enter, but will imidiatly get you at the bottom of the rankings because you gave an hard to read script with bad standards.

From: masterBB
So nice to see so many people are actually submitting scripts! You guys are awesome!

All those people still unsure about the line limit :)

You guys realize that just removing random line feeds does make your script elligble to enter, but will imidiatly get you at the bottom of the rankings because you gave an hard to read script with bad standards.

I believe the biggest "pain" for the line limit is that the only guideline is "Have some good standards and also legible code and also less than 251 lines" which is extremely subjective. Perhaps everyone should learn how Mayor codes because that way he'll like their standards more, or perhaps they should use the Parser extension, or perhaps they should follow a tutorial on proper standards.

The problem with those options is that they would all be different line amounts. Maybe Mayor likes to have spacing in his functions (I do in between "segments" of a function), which makes it more lines than a tutorial might require. The parser extension adds new lines in "else" statements, which is a waste of space, but it also makes the script very hard to follow (IMO) because of the lack of spacing anywhere through the functions.

The point is that the people I've talked to are trying to squeeze as many features into the script as possible to get the upper hand in the competition, and having things as subjective as "I'm going to rate you based on how I like your standards" is creating extreme difficulties in how this happens. ie "Well if I use the parser and then make all the else statements on the same lines, it makes the script illegible to Garrett but it will let me add in the playerform, hopefully Mayor reads better than Garrett does".

That doesn't even touch on my other huge problem with the competition ('You will be ranked higher if I think that you aren't as good at scripting') but I could write a whole essay on how terribly that will work out. It's nice in theory but again, implimenting an idea like that adds extreme subjectivity to it that only serves to frustrate the competitors.

Edit:

Since this sounds like I'm complaining I offer a solution to each problem.

1) Require that all scripts are formatted using the parser (except make all else statements on the same line because it doesn't make sense the way parser does it).
2) Mark the scripts based on quality and performance, preferably marked by someone who doesn't even know what script is written by who.

From: 3Garrett3
I believe the biggest "pain" for the line limit is that the only guideline is "Have some good standards and also legible code and also less than 251 lines" which is extremely subjective. Perhaps everyone should learn how Mayor codes because that way he'll like their standards more, or perhaps they should use the Parser extension, or perhaps they should follow a tutorial on proper standards.

The problem with those options is that they would all be different line amounts. Maybe Mayor likes to have spacing in his functions (I do in between "segments" of a function), which makes it more lines than a tutorial might require. The parser extension adds new lines in "else" statements, which is a waste of space, but it also makes the script very hard to follow (IMO) because of the lack of spacing anywhere through the functions.

The point is that the people I've talked to are trying to squeeze as many features into the script as possible to get the upper hand in the competition, and having things as subjective as "I'm going to rate you based on how I like your standards" is creating extreme difficulties in how this happens. ie "Well if I use the parser and then make all the else statements on the same lines, it makes the script illegible to Garrett but it will let me add in the playerform, hopefully Mayor reads better than Garrett does".

That doesn't even touch on my other huge problem with the competition ('You will be ranked higher if I think that you aren't as good at scripting') but I could write a whole essay on how terribly that will work out. It's nice in theory but again, implimenting an idea like that adds extreme subjectivity to it that only serves to frustrate the competitors.

Edit:

Since this sounds like I'm complaining I offer a solution to each problem.

1) Require that all scripts are formatted using the parser (except make all else statements on the same line because it doesn't make sense the way parser does it).
2) Mark the scripts based on quality and performance, preferably marked by someone who doesn't even know what script is written by who.

Sorry for short reply, gtg.

A signature competition is subjective. A scripting competition is only a bit subjective. Scripting standards are well defined:
http://www.kaitnieks.com/scar/scriptingsta/

Imagine a small poem competition. The limit is half an A4 paper, of course, using Arial 5pt will give you plenty of room to write tons of stuff. But you will most likely lose the competition: it is not readable, it doesn't look nice and above all it is not short and powerfull like the other entries.

From: masterBB
Sorry for short reply, gtg.

A signature competition is subjective. A scripting competition is only a bit subjective. Scripting standards are well defined:
http://www.kaitnieks.com/scar/scriptingsta/

Imagine a small poem competition. The limit is half an A4 paper, of course, using Arial 5pt will give you plenty of room to write tons of stuff. But you will most likely lose the competition: it is not readable, it doesn't look nice and above all it is not short and powerfull like the other entries.

The only thing I'm saying is that if scripting standards are well defined, it should be an explicit requirement that all scripts meet the scripting standards and they should be judged based on how well they meet the official standards. Being a casual bystander through this thread has given me the feel of very vague requirements in standards, which is causing undue stress among the competitors who are trying to maximize line usage without losing points in other areas. The whole point of the competition is to get non-members to script, which will only serve to help the community. Causing any stress over areas which could be more clearly defined is doing a disservice to the competition.

From: Incurable
I used GaussWait as an example, and I have no idea where you're pulling the rest of that condescending nonsense from.

But whatever, I'm not going to continue, it's clear that we disagree and there's no point arguing about it. I'll still be submitting a script and I look forward to seeing what everyone else has produced.

Don't worry too mush about them comments! There are much more important aspects (this isn't a commenting competition).

From: masterBB
So nice to see so many people are actually submitting scripts! You guys are awesome!.

Yes, very pleased! :thumbsup:

From: uhit
My new comp is coming on monday. So no chance for me to make a script by then

No worries, maybe next time!

From: 3Garrett3
the biggest "pain" for the line limit….my other huge problem with the competition…I could write a whole essay on how terribly that will work out.

Edit:

I'm complaining

This competition was designed to give new users the opportunity and motivation to code. For a large portion of the entrants, this will be the first script they have ever written.

The unspecific ‘laid back’ guidelines are proposed the way they are to foster creativity, independence, and more importantly, problem solving. I’m not going to propose outrageous ‘Olympic standards’ to people that are learning. If there were 5 different criteria for writing a comment, another 3 for where to place the ‘else’ in a conditional statement, another 2 for ‘spaces between lines’ do you think this ‘wall of rules’ would encourage someone who has never scripted before to enter this competition?

If there was no line limit, how many entries would I receive? If the criteria was too strict, how many entries would I receive? If I didn't weight it against current ability (thus not giving everybody an equal opportunity) how many entries would I receive? If you are questioning my ability to mark these appropriately, I have marked thousands of examinations in my time.

This is turning out to be the most successful competition ever to occur here at the Forums. While you are entitled to your opinion, you could have sent it to me via PM. All it’s done is cast a bad light on something which was so positive. You really should think before unleashing your undue criticism.

Best of luck to everyone participating. Unfortunately I had to bail out :\

i'll probably be sending my script today…. its an amazing quantity of exactly 250 lines

From: Annonymus
Best of luck to everyone participating. Unfortunately I had to bail out :\

There is always a few :p

From: undorak7
i'll probably be sending my script today…. its an amazing quantity of exactly 250 lines

99% of the scripts I've received are exactly 250 :p

Less than 2 days to go.

The suspense is so intense.

From: Jake
Less than 2 days to go.

The suspense is so intense.

No kidding, it's even worse for me; I entered the contest. Now that I've submitted mine I feel nervous, just thinking about all the hours I put in it makes me unsettled. If I put in this much work, how much are others willing to put in? I don't know and won't know until the competition is over, I can only hope for a golden trophy.

Edit: fixed a letter, it was bugging me.

From: Trollcrank
No kidding, it's even worse for me; I entered the contest. Now that I've submitted mine I feel nervous, just thinking about all the hours I put in it makes me unsettled. If I put in this much work, how much are others willing to put in? I don't know and won't know until the competition is over, I can only hope for a golden trophy.

Edit: fixed a letter, it was bugging me.

I should probably start writing mine…

From: tealc
I should probably start writing mine…

No, no, no, no, no, no… You REALLY don't have to. Just forget about it, there isn't all the much time and you obviously have had some experience before. There are some really talented people who entered so just don't worry about it.

I'm definitely not trying to have less competition, no sly maneuvers here :p

If you truly believe that you have put in the most amount of work and hours into your project, then you should not be thinking about the others.

I wouldn't say a trophy or prize defines your work ethic, but instead the actual hours and efforts you put into your project should define your work ethic.

Be proud of the time you committed.
Relax, Keep your head up, you still have some time remaining if you haven't submitted it already.

From: Trollcrank
No kidding, it's even worse for me; I entered the contest. Now that I've submitted mine I feel nervous, just thinking about all the hours I put in it makes me unsettled. If I put in this much work, how much are others willing to put in? I don't know and won't know until the competition is over, I can only hope for a golden trophy.

From: Trollcrank
No kidding, it's even worse for me; I entered the contest. Now that I've submitted mine I feel nervous, just thinking about all the hours I put in it makes me unsettled. If I put in this much work, how much are others willing to put in? I don't know and won't know until the competition is over, I can only hope for a golden trophy.

Edit: fixed a letter, it was bugging me.

Howmany aproximately did u put in? For example iv spended like 8 hours writing it, like 6 hours suspending out of 450 lines to 250 :D then few hours testing and bug fixing…

From: masterBB
So nice to see so many people are actually submitting scripts! You guys are awesome!

Are you kidding? For 250m? O_o It's worth a try even if you never coded before :D

From: cosmasjdz
Howmany aproximately did u put in? For example iv spended like 8 hours writing it, like 6 hours suspending out of 450 lines to 250 :D then few hours testing and bug fixing…

I've been working on mine for at least a couple of hours a day since I posted "I'm in", more lately now that my exams are over… I finished it a week ago, but submitting it early seems like a waste of tweaking time. ;)

From: cosmasjdz
How many approximately did u put in?

Well, I spent over 6 hours just simply running it. Probably about 8 hours running it total, about 98% of the time watching. I couldn't really make a good estimate on how long I worked on it because I got some help and worked on it at home and away from home.

If I had to guess then I would say about all the free time I had within the last 6 days, so I guess… probably well over 24 hours excluding the testing time too. I'm not the fastest worker, I can type fast but that is about it. I was/am really determined to win haha :)

From: Incurable
I finished it a week ago, but submitting it early seems like a waste of tweaking time. ;)

Considering the time I put in, and I already added everything I wanted, there was no reason to hold onto it to tweak it some more. There was about 13 lines and any feature I wanted to add would take more than that. I also had thoroughly tested the bugs and then tested the necessary fixes/failsafes for multiple hours. It is as good as I could get it within the line limit, in my opinion.

From: Trollcrank
No, no, no, no, no, no… You REALLY don't have to. Just forget about it, there isn't all the much time and you obviously have had some experience before. There are some really talented people who entered so just don't worry about it.

I'm definitely not trying to have less competition, no sly maneuvers here :p

Don't worry if good programming practices and standards are weighted I should get last place.

I made 3 scripts lol, then tried all of them and the most eficcient one was sent. from the one i submitted i got a 24 hour proggy so that proved me it was good enough script to be sent

From: tealc
Don't worry if good programming practices and standards are weighted I should get last place.

Front page quote:
"Effort (If you suck at scripting you can still win this - grades will be weighted against current scripting ability)"

Scripting standards, spacing, to up your A game:
https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60288

From: Trollcrank
Front page quote:
"Effort (If you suck at scripting you can still win this - grades will be weighted against current scripting ability)"

Scripting standards, spacing, to up your A game:
https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60288

I'm just doing very stupid things to shrink my code down.

I would love to enter this competition. Please put me on the list, I will send you my script in a PM. Thanks much and good luck everyone.:garfield:


P.S. Do we get to see everyone's scripts at the end? I bet there are going to be a few good ones to use.

From: agent007
I would love to enter this competition. Please put me on the list, I will send you my script in a PM. Thanks much and good luck everyone.:garfield:


P.S. Do we get to see everyone's scripts at the end? I bet there are going to be a few good ones to use.

i think so! Specially my cabbage eater/banker . best script EVER. im l33t scripter

From: agent007
I would love to enter this competition. Please put me on the list, I will send you my script in a PM. Thanks much and good luck everyone.:garfield:


P.S. Do we get to see everyone's scripts at the end? I bet there are going to be a few good ones to use.

Done, and yes, they will be if the scripter has no objections.

From: undorak7
i think so! Specially my cabbage eater/banker . best script EVER. im l33t scripter

Yes, it is VERY nice. It will easily win. You can eat cabbages if you're hungry, or you can bank them and eat them when you get hungry later :D

Omg is this over? I wanna join +_+

Edit: And no I'm not a leecher. I created an account a while ago to see if this bot/language/api fit me, but it wasn't my cup of tea at first till i checked out how the other bots were more questionable.

From: Yuskie
Omg is this over? I wanna join +_+

Edit: And no I'm not a leecher. I created an account a while ago to see if this bot/language/api fit me, but it wasn't my cup of tea at first till i checked out how the other bots were more questionable.

If you have a script that meets the requirements and you can PM it to Mayor by 11:59pm on the 10th then yes, you can still enter. ;)

Challenge accepted…

From: Yuskie
Challenge accepted…

Good luck, you've got 19.5 hours :)

13 lines an hour, sounds doable ;)

QUESTION!!!!! Is it possible to use multiple sps in one script?

From: Yuskie
QUESTION!!!!! Is it possible to use multiple sps in one script?

Yes, although you can also make a single map image with multiple regions, and create multiple paths. Each path is just a TPointArray, so you can create as many as you want! :)

From: Yuskie
QUESTION!!!!! Is it possible to use multiple sps in one script?

Yes, for an example of how to I'd suggest looking at Incurable's lodestone unlocker script (assuming it's registered members) because he had to make multiple maps and worked some magic to do it.

From: 3Garrett3
Yes, for an example of how to I'd suggest looking at Incurable's lodestone unlocker script (assuming it's registered members) because he had to make multiple maps and worked some magic to do it.

Can someone explain this? Since I can't access that forum.

From: Yuskie
Can someone explain this? Since I can't access that forum.

@Incurable, though he's an Aussie so it will be a few hours before he's awake.

Do you know if its possible to create another map for underground? like for going up and down ladders etc.

From: Yuskie
Do you know if its possible to create another map for underground? like for going up and down ladders etc.

As far as I know, you need to manually click the ladder to go up or down it. Then you can add what the dungeon looks like into your sps image and walk around in it.

Yes, you can load more then 1 map.

program Walker;
{$DEFINE SMART}
{$include_once SRL-6/SRL.simba}
{$include_once SPS/lib/SPS-RS3.Simba}
{$include_once util/utils.simba}
{$include_once util/breaking.simba}

var
  MAP_groundLevel, MAP_lodestone, MAP_undergroundLevel: TSPSArea;
  bankToLadder: TPointArray := [Point (302, 538), Point (302, 538), Point (294, 518), Point (290, 486), Point (270, 458), Point (270, 446), Point (258, 426), Point (230, 398), Point (222, 386), Point (222, 358), Point (222, 334), Point (210, 306), Point (206, 290), Point (210, 258), Point (214, 230), Point (214, 226), Point (214, 198), Point (214, 174), Point (206, 146), Point (198, 138)];
  ladderToBank: TPointArray := [Point (194, 154), Point (202, 154), Point (214, 178), Point (222, 218), Point (238, 246), Point (238, 282), Point (246, 310), Point (254, 326), Point (250, 366), Point (266, 398), Point (286, 414), Point (274, 438), Point (274, 470), Point (298, 498), Point (298, 526), Point (302, 538)];
  lodestoneToEntrance: TPointArray := [Point (826, 242), Point (826, 242), Point (802, 250), Point (770, 262), Point (750, 238), Point (750, 202), Point (726, 174), Point (694, 166), Point (654, 154), Point (626, 170), Point (626, 210), Point (602, 230), Point (562, 230), Point (526, 238), Point (486, 234), Point (446, 226), Point (402, 226), Point (366, 226), Point (322, 226), Point (286, 202), Point (254, 182), Point (218, 190), Point (182, 190), Point (158, 150), Point (150, 110), Point (146, 98)];
begin
  setupSRL;
  MAP_groundLevel.setup('SPSMap_Ground', RUNESCAPE_OTHER, 7, 500.0, 0.55);
  MAP_lodestone.setup('SPSMap_Lodestone', RUNESCAPE_OTHER, 7, 550.0, 0.55);
  MAP_undergroundLevel.setup('SPSMap_Underground', RUNESCAPE_OTHER, 7, 500.0, 0.55);
  MAP_groundLevel.walkPath(ladderToBank);
  MAP_lodestone.walkPath(lodestoneToEntrance);
  MAP_undergroundLevel.walkPath(bankToLadder);
end;

From: 3Garrett3
@Incurable, though he's an Aussie so it will be a few hours before he's awake.

You posted that at 9:00am, lol. :p

Why does the player position show x = -1 and y = -1 when i go underground?

From: Incurable
You posted that at 9:00am, lol. :p

Your point? It was still an hour and a half before you were on ;)

E:

Yuskie, it would show that because SPS isn't finding the position.

And if I wanted to make the two maps global variables, can procedures/functions access it?
E:
Is there a way to get SPS to recognize the position?
Like overriding the way it recognizes the position and assigning it as 0,0 or a specific point?

Ugh, I'm two posts short of being able to submit… my entry +_+

From: Yuskie
Ugh, I'm two posts short of being able to submit… my entry +_+

oh darn, have you finished the script?

I got something down. And ended up sending it 3 mins late… How do you attach a file? cause I sent him raw code as the body of the message +_+

From: 3Garrett3
Your point? It was still an hour and a half before you were on ;)

E:

Yuskie, it would show that because SPS isn't finding the position.

Nope, it was just half hour.

Anyway, stop derailing!

From: Yuskie
I got something down. And ended up sending it 3 mins late… How do you attach a file? cause I sent him raw code as the body of the message +_+

Entry recieved. DW about 3 minutes, some people have 6 hours left if they live in GMT-10.

I'm out, not going to finish mine tonight I'll try to release a readable version soon.

From: Yuskie
Why does the player position show x = -1 and y = -1 when i go underground?

Because it failed to determine ur pozition. Redo a map or tweak parameters.

Submissions for this competition are now closed. A total of fifteen entrants have submitted an entry, for many of whom it's their first script.

I must say that I'm very impressed with the overall quality of these scripts. There is evidence of a lot of effort ;) Many of the entrants easily have the scripting ability required for SRL Membership. Due to the number of entrants (and the 50 page document I have to submit next week!) it will probably take about 2 weeks to finalize and cross-mark the grades. Discussions have already begun in the higher boards :)

From: The Mayor
Submissions for this competition are now closed. A total of fifteen entrants have submitted an entry, for many of whom it's their first script.

I must say that I'm very impressed with the overall quality of these scripts. There is evidence of a lot of effort ;) Many of the entrants easily have the scripting ability required for SRL Membership. Due to the number of entrants (and the 50 page document I have to submit next week!) it will probably take about 2 weeks to finalize and cross-mark the grades. Discussions have already begun in the higher boards :)

no hurries may! looking forward to the results of the comp!

sorry i couldn't manage to find time to even start. university keeps me bussy with exams.. damn i had a funny idea for a script :(

anyway good luck for everyone taking part.

sipfer

From: The Mayor
Submissions for this competition are now closed. A total of fifteen entrants have submitted an entry, for many of whom it's their first script.

I must say that I'm very impressed with the overall quality of these scripts. There is evidence of a lot of effort ;) Many of the entrants easily have the scripting ability required for SRL Membership. Due to the number of entrants (and the 50 page document I have to submit next week!) it will probably take about 2 weeks to finalize and cross-mark the grades. Discussions have already begun in the higher boards :)

Is this 50 page document RS related or RL related? Two weeks! Awe man, I couldn't wait 5 day as it was. :P

From: akarigar
Is this 50 page document RS related or RL related? Two weeks! Awe man, I couldn't wait 5 day as it was. :P

Real life :) Two weeks is a conservative estimate. They might be done in a week if I can find the time.

From: The Mayor
Real life :) Two weeks is a conservative estimate. They might be done in a week if I can find the time.

Might? You've had three whole days now, I don't care if you have to fail life or something to do it, mark the scripts and give us a winner already! :p

From: Incurable
Might? You've had three whole days now, I don't care if you have to fail life or something to do it, mark the scripts and give us a winner already! :p

Already started getting through the 4k lines of code ;)

From: The Mayor
Already started getting through the 4k lines of code ;)

The excitement is real :cartman:

From: undorak7
The excitement is real :cartman:

It's turning out to be reeeeeeeal close :stirthepot:

From: The Mayor
It's turning out to be reeeeeeeal close :stirthepot:

lemme get that judge position

I wanna know :P

From: Cyanempire
I wanna know :P

You're not the only one! :D

@The Mayor, You're contestants are getting impatient!!!

From: elfyyy
@The Mayor, You're contestants are getting impatient!!!

All of the competition scripts are now marked. We will just spend some time (a day or so) deliberating before I announce the results.

From: The Mayor
All of the competition scripts are now marked. We will just spend some time (a day or so) deliberating before I announce the results.

That's good news, glad to hear you managed your gigantic document and the marking. Well done!

From: The Mayor
All of the competition scripts are now marked. We will just spend some time (a day or so) deliberating before I announce the results.

well that was fast! Good job !

Okay, now the suspense is starting to get intense lol.

I have been checking this way too often.

I just hope that we all don't lose our minds over this.

I've been working on this top secret script assigned by British Intelligence. The only bit of information I can give at this point is, "Skyfall". Once completed I shall be rewarded with a license to kill and be assigned to take out Dr. No's top assassins. Ultimately we just need to remember that tomorrow never dies.

THANKS! :garfield:

From: agent007
Okay, now the suspense is starting to get intense lol.

I have been checking this way too often.

I just hope that we all don't lose our minds over this.

I've been working on this top secret script assigned by British Intelligence. The only bit of information I can give at this point is, "Skyfall". Once completed I shall be rewarded with a license to kill and be assigned to take out Dr. No's top assassins. Ultimately we just need to remember that tomorrow never dies.

THANKS! :garfield:

https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110941