Skript 2.14.2
Supports: Paper 1.21.0 - 1.21.11
Today, we are releasing Skript 2.14.2 to clean up some API issues, fix up some docs oversights, and generally squash a few bugs.
As always, you can report any issues on our issue tracker.
Happy Skripting!
Changelog
Bug Fixes
- #8432 Fixed
delete name of toolnot working and ensured all thename ofproperties support set/reset/delete where appropriate. - #8438 Fixed the
name of event-inventoryreturning incorrect values for theinventory openevent. - #8439 Fixed
inventory of vehiclenot returning the proper inventory. - #8442 Fixed missing "Since" version on the draw effect.
- #8445 Fixed issue when creating
BlockStateBlocksfor unplacedBlockStates
API Fixes
- #8425 Removed some left-over experimental annotations from registration api classes.
- #8426 Fixed docs actions for archives.
- #8429 Opened up
EntryContainerandEntryValidatormethods for better extensibility. - #8438 Added events to the convert method for type properties to allow event-specific overrides.
- #8446 Added missing documentation to the property WXYZ expression.
- #8456 Fixed mistaken return type assumptions in
ExprArithmetic
Click here to view the full list of commits made since 2.14.1
Notices
Experimental Features
Experimental features can be used to enable syntax and other behavior on a per-script basis. Some of these features are new proposals that we are testing while others may have unsafe or complex elements that regular users may not need.
While we have tested the available experiments to the best of our ability, they are they are still in development. As a result, they are subject to change and may contain bugs. Experiments should be used at your own discretion.
Additionally, example scripts demonstrating usage of the available experiments can be found here.
Enable by adding A collection that removes elements whenever they are requested.
This is useful for processing tasks or keeping track of things that need to happen only once.
Queues can be looped over like a regular list.
Enable by adding This feature includes:
Enable by adding Local variable type hints enable Skript to understand what kind of values your local variables will hold at parse time. Consider the following example:
Previously, the code above would parse without issue. However, Skript now understands that when it is used, Please note that this feature is currently only supported by simple local variables. A simple local variable is one whose name does not contain any expressions:
Enable by adding A new Enable by adding Note that Damage sources are a more advanced and detailed version of damage causes. Damage sources include information such as the type of damage, the location where the damage originated from, the entity that directly caused the damage, and more.
Below is an example of what damaging using custom damage sources looks like:
For more details about the syntax, visit damage source on our documentation website.
Enable by adding Equippable components allows retrieving and changing the data of an item in the usage as equipment/armor.
Below is an example of creating a blank equippable component, modifying it, and applying it to an item:
Changes can be made directly on to the existing equippable component of an item whether using the item itself or the retrieved equippable component
For more details about the syntax, visit equippable component on our documentation website.
Click to reveal the experiments available in this release
Queue
using queues to your script.
set {queue} to a new queue of "hello" and "world"
broadcast the first element of {queue}
# "hello" is now removed
broadcast the first element of {queue}
# "world" is now removed
# queue is empty
set {queue} to a new queue of all players
set {player 1} to a random element out of {queue}
set {player 2} to a random element out of {queue}
# players 1 and 2 are guaranteed to be distinct
Script Reflection
using script reflection to your script.
Local Variable Type Hints
using type hints to your script.
set {_a} to 5
set {_b} to "some string"
... do stuff ...
set {_c} to {_a} in lowercase # oops i used the wrong variable
{_a} could only be a number (and not a text). Thus, the code above would now error with a message about mismatched types.
{_var} # can use type hints
{_var::%player's name%} # can't use type hintsRuntime Error Catching
using error catching to your script.
catch [run[ ]time] error[s] section allows you to catch and suppress runtime errors within it and access them later with [the] last caught [run[ ]time] errors.
catch runtime errors:
...
set worldborder center of {_border} to {_my unsafe location}
...
if last caught runtime errors contains "Your location can't have a NaN value as one of its components":
set worldborder center of {_border} to location(0, 0, 0)Damage Sources
using damage sources to your script.
type has been removed as an option for the 'damage cause' expression as damage cause and damage type now refer to different things.
damage all players by 5 using a custom damage source:
set the damage type to magic
set the causing entity to {_player}
set the direct entity to {_arrow}
set the damage location to location(0, 0, 10)
Equippable Components
using equippable components to your script.
set {_component} to a blank equippable component:
set the camera overlay to "custom_overlay"
set the allowed entities to a zombie and a skeleton
set the equip sound to "block.note_block.pling"
set the equipped model id to "custom_model"
set the shear sound to "ui.toast.in"
set the equipment slot to chest slot
allow event-equippable component to be damage when hurt
allow event-equippable component to be dispensed
allow event-equippable component to be equipped onto entities
allow event-equippable component to be sheared off
allow event-equippable component to swap equipment
set the equippable component of {_item} to {_component}
set the equipment slot of {_item} to helmet slot
set {_component} to the equippable component of {_item}
allow {_component} to swap equipment
New Documentation Site
Over the past few months, we have been working hard to build our new documentation site. Not only do we have a new-and-improved syntaxes page, we are also finally launching a proper platform for official tutorials on using Skript, from writing scripts to building addons.
While this site is still under heavy development, the beta is available for viewing at https://beta-docs.skriptlang.org.
Join us on Discord
We have an official Discord community where we share announcements and and perform testing for upcoming features.
Thank You
Special thanks to the contributors whose work was included in this version:
As always, if you encounter any issues or have some minor suggestions, please report them at https://github.com/SkriptLang/Skript/issues.
If you have any bigger ideas or input for the future of Skript, you can share those too at https://github.com/SkriptLang/Skript/discussions.