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===Message Queue Overloading=== | ===Message Queue Overloading=== | ||
Simplest technique is to overload the message queue by sending the exact same message twice in a row | Simplest technique is to overload the message queue by sending the exact same message twice in a row <i>before</i> the offending add or remove line, <i>i.e.</i> | ||
<pre>;--No messages. | <pre>;--No messages. | ||
message " " | message " " | ||
message " " | message " " | ||
addItem myItem, 1 | |||
;--OR... Covering message... | ;--OR... Covering message... | ||
message "[You've been pickpocketed!]" | message "[You've been pickpocketed!]" | ||
message "[You've been pickpocketed!]"</pre> | message "[You've been pickpocketed!]" | ||
addItem myItem, 1</pre> | |||
There's no obvious reason why this does or should work, but it does. :shrug: The message that is sent (including a blank message) will still display for the usual time, but messages that would ordinarily appear after it seem to be discarded -- i.e. they never enter the queue. | There's no obvious reason why this does or should work, but it does. :shrug: The message that is sent (including a blank message) will still display for the usual time, but messages that would ordinarily appear after it seem to be discarded -- i.e. they never enter the queue. | ||