ok, i've sorted out that declaring any variables outside of a subroutine in a zone's default.pl causes problems. the thing is, i don't understand why. is it a bug? is it an unintended limitation due the way the namespaces are dynamically created by npcs that use the default script? is it working as intended?
the way i found out this is what was causing me issues is that i added the following line to the beginning of the script
Code:
quest::shout(__PACKAGE__);
without any declarations in what i assume would usually be called 'main', i get a handful of messages in the zone like this:
a cave rat shouts 'qst189410'
a cave rat shouts 'qst189408'
a cave rat shouts 'qst189409'
when this occurs, npcs without an explicitly defined quest script respond as they should, using the default script.
as soon as i try to declare a variable outside of any subroutine, i only see a single shout and nothing works properly.
i'm guessing that there is some relatively simple concept i'm just not grasping about the quest interface, but i don't know what it might be. any information would be much appreciated.
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