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Scripts reqcld and pointer "catch"
reqcld and pointer "catch"
4 replies hello! I have a simple question and hope you'll help
I want to know more about reqcld function, about its modes and the way it works, or just give a link to page where i can get this information
and one more thing - is it real to "catch" the player's pointer position? and use it for example for such things as if you move your pointer over some image it changes color or a message appear or something like that
hope you'll help, thanks omg User 
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what do u mean its "real"?
reqcld literally requests client data. when the client receives a reqcld, it sends the requested info back to the server (ex. clients current cursor position)
reqcld works together with clientdata. server sends some reqcld, a hook on clientdata manages what to do with the data 
reqcld.
Syntax: reqcld(id,mode)
For handling pointer positions you'll need modes 0 and 2 - local screen position and global map position, respectively. It returns the current position, so to continuously update it you should put it in a time hook like ms100 or always.
I don't even know what mode 1 (map scrolling) does, mode 3 returns 1 or 0 if a player has or hasn't enabled the lighting engine, I'm also not sure what files mode 4 returns the loaded state of.
To handle the data sent by reqcld, you need the clientdata hook. DC Admin Offline
1 is the map scrolling offset in pixels. It changes whenever a client moves on the map or scrolls the map as spectator.
4 returns 1 if a certain image/audio file as been loaded. This will only work for files used in entities or put in the servertransfer.lst. This is very useful if you are using sprites/sounds which are essential for gameplay (maybe camouflage skins or sprites that darken the screen). You can check if all players actually downloaded the files (they may not have loaded them due to their download preferences). You can then kick them for instance or don't let them join a team or stuff like that (this feature has actually been requested by some users so I added it). thank you very much for explanation 
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