User:Haama/FAR

Functional Activators refer to scripts that behave like common programming functions. Like functions, they can:

Be called from another script at any time
Will happen immediately, before the next line of code is processed
Can be nested (though note the limitation below)
Take input parameters and can return output parameters
Make your code easier to read and write
Centralize sections of your code

Functional Activators require 3 parts: the script, the base activator, and the reference activator. ... empty cell, disable, persistent ... can be any object, but activators are best

General description

What they're useful for

Centralize code
Simplify code - can put complex if tests in separate FAR

Maybe go in order from least to most complex

onActivate only
Inputs/Outputs/Variables
Heart-beat

Limitations

Only 4 within each other
Careful with Labels/loops
Will take more processing due to more set/if statements, but those take 1000s to become a problem
Probably not a good idea to trust between save/load

Preference over other script types (should really be on Global page)

Compared to quest scripts
- Run instantly
  - No need to handle timing issues and flags
  - Quest scripts may be more reliable for long-term scripts
Compared to result scripts
- Longer
- Can store variables, use ref variables in functions
- However, result scripts can have an infinite nest depth
Compared to token
- Store the information
- Tokens better at keeping information for each actor, etc.