Variables

[Mudbill]

I like using booleans in the script, but there are no dedicated functions (like SetLocalVarBool) because it's unnecessary. An int with 0/1 does the same. But bools are still pretty cool.

Now, for a beginner, they probably don't need to worry about it though. Seeing as this is, by the looks of it, a beginners guide to variables, it's fairly good the way you've put it up. On the more technical side, I just wanna mention a few things

There are a few other variables that can be used, such as a Double. They're used just like floats, pretty much, but they have a greater range (not that it's needed in 99% of cases).

Using the primitive versions is often easier (in my opinion).

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int intName = 0;
float floatName = 1.0f;
double doubleName = 1.0d;
string stringName = "Hello World";
bool boolName = true; 


So like

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int number = 1;
if(number == 1) DoSomething(); 


does the same as

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SetLocalVarInt("number", 1);
if(GetLocalVarInt("number") == 1) DoSomething(); 


so it's mostly down to preference. Mind that they don't work interchangeably though.

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SetLocalVarInt("number", 1);
if(number == 1) DoSomething(); 


This does not work.

There are more primitives, but the ones above (except the double) are the important ones. They work the same as how you've explained though. Notice the f and d at the end of the float and double values. They simply state that this value is a float or a double. If you do

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float f = 1.0; 


Then the game will assume 1.0 is a double, and will therefore convert it to a float. It doesn't really matter since the value was never actually a double, so you won't lose any precision, but it's something to note. It will probably give you a warning in the log file if you do not add the f. The d on the double value is not as important though, since it will already assume it's a double.

Just some extra info for the curious ones

PS: Your (assumptions) seem correct to me.