force

force <creature> <string>

Make a creature execute a command.

The named creature runs the command line as if it had typed it, regardless of who owns the script. Use this to drive another creature; use do to drive the owner itself.

Arguments

• <creature> — the creature to act. Often $actor, the creature that triggered the event.
• <string> — the command line for that creature to run. Build it with interpolation, e.g. "say thanks, $self".

Returns

null. Like the other action commands, a successful force in the handle phase suppresses the event's default action.

Examples

after command (say) {
  force $actor "smile"
}

The actor is made to smile. The script compiles and runs to completion.

handle command (bow) {
  force $actor "say I bow before you, $self."
}

When someone bows, that creature is forced to speak a line that names the owner ($self), and the handle-phase force suppresses the default bow.

See also

• do — make the owner run a command.
• silently — run an owner command with output suppressed.
• Strings and interpolation · Handlers, events, and phases