I’ve run into a conundrum, and I need some clarification. In the Global Properties Wiki page, it says that you can add a Property to a Zone (I can do that), a Module, (I can do that), or a Map. Whenever I select the Map-level item in the editing tree, I get no option to add this in the right-click menu. I have also tried right-clicking on the items above / below this in the hierarchy–still no option in the menu.
On what should I be clicking to add this? Currently, I’ve had to declare all of my Global Properties under the main “Global Properties” category of the tree which makes them all Module-level items. Having some Map-specific ones could be more helpful in my situation.
On a related note, how strict is the scoping for GPs? If, for instance, I have a GP in one Zone of a Multi-Zone Grid, will a Piece in another Zone of this MZ Grid look for GPs in other Zones of the MZ Grid, or will it only look at the Zone in which it resides? To make the GP in question “visible” to the Piece, I would need (at least) a Map-level GP, right?
Uh, yeah, it’s there. Sorry for the false alarm. I was so entranced by the concept of attaching GP to Zones, I kept looking for this in a right-click menu rather than as an existing branch in the Map tree.
As for the MG Zone scoping, that makes sense. Just paranoid, I guess. Too many times, I’ve spent 1-2 hours coding, only to find that my brilliant concept doesn’t work because two pieces / variables can’t see / interact with each other.
Regarding your comment about the property filters, can you give me a hypothetical example? Are you referring to the type of situation you can create in a Deck GKC where the key command only affects a piece that meets the condition defined by the trigger in the GKC? Or are you thinking of something else? I don’t mean to be dense, but again, I don’t want to assume that I’m on the right track.
You’re da man, Dr! Thanks for your helpful replies!
For example, you can set up a Global Property used for quick temporary values. Let’s call it ValueTemp.
Your piece can then have a Set Global Property trait to adjust ValueTemp. In the “Locate Property starting in…” box, you can select a named zone. Let’s say the GP specifically in the named zone is Strength. You can then set a key to “Set value directly” to $Strength$.
If you want the piece to maintain this value, follow it up with a Dynamic Property called something like PieceStrength and have that value set to $ValueTemp$.
