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Got rid of the programmer's block RRRRR!

I've finally got the code blocks and jumps working so that the following runs correctly. I had this overly complicated and horrible jump map character library all set up when all I needed was to match braces.

You see, when the executive reaches an if statement, there will always be a { after it. If the value inside is true, it just skips the {. Otherwise, the { increments a block level variable. If the block variable is not zero, codes are ignored. } decrements the variable and negative numbers are just set back to zero.

This actually effectively works for both normal and nested blocks like this. I can't believe how simple the solution should have been! The only problem is that {} must be on their own line and you can only have one per line.

Here's an example of what code blocks are: 


// WeaponBirth Test NPCs



// This NPC remembers the player

test_kitty_npc:



1.examine

	// Count the number of times the player has talked to the NPC

	speaker("Kitty");

	add(counter,1);

	show_value(0,counter);

	show_message("You've talked to me @0 times.");

	if counter > 4

	{

		// On the 5th time, vanish

		show_message("Alright, this is annoying now... I'm out of here!");

		delete();

	}