KEYCONF alias aren't working

[Cutmanmike]

http://gothic.34sp.com/pub/doomwads/zctc.zip

In ctc, there's an alias set up to puke a cript which changes the new "score limit".

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alias winlimit "puke 399"

That's what's in the lump. However, when you type winlimit on the console followed by a number it always sets it to 0. Oddly enough, typing "puke 399" followed by a number on the console WILL work and change the winlimit.

ACS:

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script 399 (int max) net { // Change the winning score
if(ActivatorTID()==1000){
	WinningScore = max;
	PrintBold(s:"ScoreLimit set to ", i:max);}
	if(ActivatorTID()>1000){
	Print(s:"Only the server creator can change the win limit!");
	}
}

[Graf Zahl]

Aliases replace entire console commands so parameters don't get forwarded. This isn't a bug but more a lack of feature.

[HotWax]

According to Cutty this worked before.

Even if this is however a feature request, does it not make sense to be able to do this for reasons similar to what is being done in CTC?

Perhaps even having something like

alias winlimit "puke 399 %1"

and then the parameter could be inserted where the %1 is.

Of course, that just seems more complicated for no real reason.

[Cutmanmike]

This has worked before, and I can't fathom why it isn't working now.

[Graf Zahl]

Maybe related to the 'echo' fix...

[randi]

This has worked before

When? I don't recall ever writing code to pass parameters to aliases.

[Cutmanmike]

I can't recall, but it was way back in the 63a stages surely.

[randi]

If it worked then it was a fluke and not meant to work.

[randi]

Maybe related to the 'echo' fix...

That just fixed a bug in the word wrapper that counted the trailing '\0' in the last line as part of the string, so the notify text manager couldn't append text to it successfully.

[HotWax]

OK, then this is officially a feature request.

It allows the user to have to remember to use the command "winlimit X" instead of having to remember "puke 399 X".

[randi]

Done.

[HotWax]

Thank you sir.