HELP Aggressive Mimicry [Solved]

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1

This is my code

# Protect the village from the ogres. 
# Watch for ogres, peasants and ogres disguised as peasants.

# This function checks if the text starts with the word.
def startsWith(text, word):
    # If the word is longer then the text:
    if len(word) > len(text):
        return False
    # Loop through the indexes of word and text.
    for index in range(len(word)):
        # If characters with the same index are different:
        if word[index] != text[index]:
            # Then the word doesn't coincide with the text.
            return False
    # We checked all letters and they are the same.
    return True

ogreNameStart = "Zog"

while True:
    suspectFriend = hero.findNearest(hero.findFriends())
    suspectName = suspectFriend.id
    # Use the function "startsWith" to check
    # if suspectName starts with "Zog":
    if startsWith("Zog", ogreNameStart) is True:
        # Then attack suspectFriend:
        hero.attack(suspectFriend)
    enemy = hero.findNearestEnemy()
    # if there is an enemy, then attack it:
    if enemy:
        hero.attack(enemy)
    # Else return to the red X mark:
    else:
        hero.move({"x": 27, "y": 27})

My hero goes and kills the human at his left

2

Ry4n…rather then test for “Zog” on line 25, where your other parameter ‘ogreNameStart’ already holds that value, instead test it against the suspect name.

3

So like this?

    # if suspectName starts with "Zog":
    if startsWith(suspect, ogreNameStart) is True:
        # Then attack suspectFriend:
        hero.attack(suspectFriend)

it says suspect is not defined

4

Take a look at your line 25 (I might not have the count exact, but it should be close. In that line, you define the suspect…use that variable; it’s the same one you used in our attack statement.

5

never mind it was suspectName lol

    # if suspectName starts with "Zog":
    if startsWith(suspectName, ogreNameStart) is True:
        # Then attack suspectFriend:
        hero.attack(suspectFriend)
6

solved it, thanks! (20)

7

lol…and I goofed in my last reply too :smiley: