[Solved] Sowing fire help!

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this is my code(I can’t build the fire traps):

# Goal: build three rows of nine fire-traps.

# Returns "retreat", "attack", "start-next-trap-column", or "build-next-trap-in-column"
def chooseStrategy():
    enemies = hero.findEnemies()
    
    # If there are overwhelming ogre forces, return the "retreat" strategy.
    if len(enemies) > 20:
        return "retreat"
    
    if len(enemies)<20:
        return "attack"
    # Use x % 9 is 0 to see if x is divisible by 9.
    # Use len(self.built) to see how many traps you have built.
    # If you have finished a column of 9 traps, return "start-next-trap-column"
    
    
    # Otherwise, return "build-next-trap-in-column"
    else:
        return "build-next-trap-in-column"

trapsInColumn = 9
startX = 40
columnX = startX

# Build the next trap in a column in the correct place.
def buildNextTrapInColumn(columnX,numTraps):
    # Change newY to use % to wrap around and only build trapsInColumn (9) traps per column
    newY = 7 * (numTraps%trapsInColumn) + 10
    if hero.pos.y < newY:
        hero.move({"x": columnX - 5, "y": newY})
    else:
        buildTrap(columnX,newY)

# Start a new column of traps.
def startNextTrapColumn(columnX, numTraps):
    newX = startX - (Math.floor(numTraps / trapsInColumn) * 6)
    if hero.pos.y > 10:
        hero.move({"x": newX - 5, "y": 10})
        return columnX
    else:
        buildTrap(newX,10)
        return newX

def buildTrap(x, y):
    hero.buildXY("fire-trap", x, y)

def commandAttack():
    # Have your griffin riders fend off the attackers.
    friends = hero.findFriends()
    for friend in friends:
        enemy = friend.findNearestEnemy()
        
        if friend.type=="griffin-rider":
            hero.command(friend, "attack", enemy)
    pass

def commandRetreat():
    hero.say("Retreat!")
    # You and your griffin riders retreat to safety behind the traps.
    hero.moveXY(4, 42)
    hero.command(friend, "move", hero.pos)

while True:
    strategy = chooseStrategy()
    if strategy == "attack":
        commandAttack()
    elif strategy == "build-next-trap-in-column":
        buildNextTrapInColumn(columnX, len(hero.built))
    elif strategy == "start-next-trap-column":
        columnX = startNextTrapColumn(columnX, len(hero.built))
    elif strategy == "retreat":
        commandRetreat()
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Or this doesn’t work:

def chooseStrategy():
    enemies = hero.findEnemies()
    
    # If there are overwhelming ogre forces, return the "retreat" strategy.
    if len(enemies) > 20:
        return "retreat"
    if len(enemies)<20:
        return "attack"
    # Use x % 9 is 0 to see if x is divisible by 9.
    # Use len(self.built) to see how many traps you have built.
    # If you have finished a column of 9 traps, return "start-next-trap-column"
    if (x%9)==0:
        return "start-next-trap-column"
    
    
    
    else:
        return "build-next-trap-in-column"

trapsInColumn = 9
startX = 40
columnX = startX

# Build the next trap in a column in the correct place.
def buildNextTrapInColumn(columnX,numTraps):
    # Change newY to use % to wrap around and only build trapsInColumn (9) traps per column
    newY = 7 * (numTraps%trapsInColumn) + 10
    if hero.pos.y < newY:
        hero.move({"x": columnX - 5, "y": newY})
    else:
        buildTrap(columnX,newY)

# Start a new column of traps.
def startNextTrapColumn(columnX, numTraps):
    newX = startX - (Math.floor(numTraps / trapsInColumn) * 6)
    if hero.pos.y > 10:
        hero.move({"x": newX - 5, "y": 10})
        return columnX
    else:
        buildTrap(newX,10)
        return newX

def buildTrap(x, y):
    hero.buildXY("fire-trap", x, y)

def commandAttack():
    # Have your griffin riders fend off the attackers.
    friends = hero.findFriends()
    for friend in friends:
        enemy = friend.findNearestEnemy()
        
        if friend.type=="griffin-rider":
            hero.command(friend, "attack", enemy)
    pass

def commandRetreat():
    hero.say("Retreat!")
    # You and your griffin riders retreat to safety behind the traps.
    hero.moveXY(4, 42)
    hero.command(friend, "move", hero.pos)

while True:
    strategy = chooseStrategy()
    if strategy == "attack":
        commandAttack()
    elif strategy == "build-next-trap-in-column":
        buildNextTrapInColumn(columnX, len(hero.built))
    elif strategy == "start-next-trap-column":
        columnX = startNextTrapColumn(columnX, len(hero.built))
    elif strategy == "retreat":
        commandRetreat()
3

You need an if enemy

4

I can command my griffin riders to attack but there is something wrong here:
if (x%9)==0: return "start-next-trap-column"

5

Was that supposed to be there? Also is return "start-next-trap-column" an actual command? Or just a method?

6

It is. Scroll down to see more code.

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7

I found out that I just had to do:

if len(self.built)%trapsInColumn==0:
    return "start-next-trap-column"
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8

Yeah. Just figured that out but you beat me to the response. Nice Job!

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9

One more thing. I have a question. Do you know in the choose strategy function what to do in the if statements. My character just always commands the griffin riders to attack but

10

hmm, you need to check if there is actually an enemy. Otherwise just let the hero build.

11

Thanks a lot! I added an if statement for that and the code worked! I knew something was missing!

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12

I’m so happy it worked!