[SOLVED] Cloudrip commander not working?

Level Help
1

here is my code

// Summon some soldiers, then direct them to your base.

// Each soldier costs 20 gold.
while (hero.gold > hero.costOf("soldier")) {
    hero.summon("soldier");
}
    
var soldiers = hero.findFriends();
var soldierIndex = 0;
// Add a while loop to command all the soldiers.
while(true) {
var soldier = soldiers[soldierIndex];
hero.command(soldier, "defend", {x: 50, y: 40});

// Go join your comrades!
hero.moveXY(51, 41);
}
2

You’re almost there, you just need to command them to “move” not “defend”. There’s also another problem in the while loop, but I’ll let you try and figure it out first.
-Danny

3

this is my new code but only 1 soldier goes to the cross

// Summon some soldiers, then direct them to your base.

// Each soldier costs 20 gold.
while (hero.gold > hero.costOf("soldier")) {
    hero.summon("soldier");
}
 
var soldiers = hero.findFriends();
var soldierIndex = 0;
// Add a while loop to command all the soldiers.
while (true){
    

var soldier = soldiers[soldierIndex];
hero.command(soldier, "move", {x: 50, y: 40});

// Go join your comrades!
hero.moveXY(50, 40);
}
4

Deadpool: you just need to command them to “move” not “defend”.
I substituted ‘move’ with “defend” in my code and the code ran for the same time.
defend = move + attack ( if there is an enemy)
@CODEBOY2 : You have

var soldierIndex = 0;

and you must use this variable in the while loop. And do you really need while(true) loop?
May be while( somthing_else) loop?

5

I know it works in this level, but I think it’s important to know the difference, in this level all you want to do is “move” not “defend”.
-Danny

6

what do you mean? other while true loop

7

while (true) lasts for ever, you can use other while() loops.
e.g:

while(soldierIndex < 10) {
}

Like that. If you need more help go back to the desert, there are lots of levels about while loops there.
-Danny

8

i dont know much on how to make other while() loops.

9

See https://codecombat.com/play/level/sarven-savior? and use the same logic.

10

i have no idea (thinking20)

11

A while loop is a loop which continues until a certain condition is true.
A while true loop continues for ever. (Unless you break)
Here’s and example of a while loop:

var enemies = hero.findEnemies();
while(enemies.length > 0) { // this is looping until there are 0 enemies (enemies.length === 0)
    var enemy = hero.findNearestEnemy();
    if(enemy) {
        hero.attack(enemy); // once you've killed all the enemies it will stop looping
    }
    var enemies = hero.findEnemies(); // updating enemies so when it loops round it registers that you've killed an enemy.
}

The while loop you need for this level needs an index, which you can increase by one each time you command a soldier to move. This means you can compare the index with the friends.length to check when you should stop.
Do you understand it a bit more now?

12

as you can see you i am not good at length and index

13

like this?

var soldierIndex =+ 1;
14

An easier way to do it is this:

soldierIndex ++
// That increments the variable by one, no "var" needed.
// next you need to use it in your while loop.

-Danny

15

ok but in the level i see this

var soldierIndex =+ 1;

what does this do

16

You must have added that, in the original level it just has this:

// Summon some soldiers, then direct them to your base.

// Each soldier costs 20 gold.
while (hero.gold > hero.costOf("soldier")) {
    hero.summon("soldier");
}
    
var soldiers = hero.findFriends();
var soldierIndex = 0;
// Add a while loop to command all the soldiers.

var soldier = soldiers[soldierIndex];
hero.command(soldier, "move", {x: 50, y: 40});

// Go join your comrades!

//the correct usage is: 
soldierIndex += 1;
//with the + before the =.

-Danny

17

thx i solved it (20chass)