Variable doesn't update fast enough (or Mush moves on too quickly)

My variable "level" is set to 91. I want it to increase by 1 when I level, which it does. The problem is that the second line must already have the @level variable cached, because even though I look in my variable list and it says 92 when the script sends text to the mud it says 91. Any ideas?

world.setvariable "level", Cint(getvariable("level")) +1
world.send "gt Level @level: I gained %1 hp and %3 mana while receiving %7 practices."

Variable substitutions are done before the script is called, so the second line will have the old value. You need to do this:

On a somewhat (variable) related note, I'm having a problem with my damage counter. I can set it up to work fine, but once it reaches a certain number (around 32000) it doesn't do anything and pops up with error messages that make it impossible for me to play without closing them every time I hit the enemy.

If you have version 3.79 onwards of MUSHclient there is a checkbox in the scripts configuration "Note errors". If you check that, then errors just appear in the output window and do not open an annoying dialog box.

If the variable wraps around at about 32000 it sounds like a 16-bit number (max 32767). Try making it longer, with a floating point number of a "long".

In VBscript CLng converts to a long, which is 32 bits.

Do I have to do that every time? Originally I created the variable using the variable list in Mush, is there a way to change that way that one is handled, as it seems this one is only for internal vbscript variables?

The variable list is strings only. You must be converting it to a number to add things to it. Can you show how you are doing that?

For example, if "counter" variable is 5, then if you do this:

x = GetVariable ("counter")

You really get "5" and not 5.

If you try this:

/Note (VarType (x))

You should see a number.

The meaning of the numbers are:

• vbEmpty 0 Empty (uninitialized)
• vbNull 1 Null (no valid data)
• vbInteger 2 Integer
• vbLong 3 Long integer
• vbSingle 4 Single-precision floating-point number
• vbDouble 5 Double-precision floating-point number
• vbCurrency 6 Currency
• vbDate 7 Date
• vbString 8 String
• vbObject 9 Automation object
• vbError 10 Error
• vbBoolean 11 Boolean
• vbVariant 12 Variant (used only with arrays of Variants)
• vbDataObject 13 A data-access object
• vbByte 17 Byte
• vbArray 8192 Array

So, if your variables is type 2, it is a 16-bit integer. You want something like long (3) or double (5).

the action I perform is

world.setvariable "damage", Cint(getvariable("damage")) + %2

where damage is the variable with the old damage, and %2 is the value for the damage I just dealt.

There's your problem. Cint gives a 16-bit number. Change Cint to CLng.