Number of players in a nongoing game.

[Pucksnok]

If I want to know how many players there were last game, what method should I use? Machine variables can give me the scores but I can't do any condition against players that ain't played. Would be great if there were a machine variable for number of players last game, like I can get the scores.

For example I can use to check if player 1 won or not. I ,can with the code below (and a few more events) list the order of winner, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place. This is only working in a end_game mode. But I want use the same order in attract mode to see the last scores and who won etc.

event_player:
    mode_winner_scores_started{game.num_players==4 and players[0].score > players[1].score and players[0].score > players[2].score and players[0].score > players[3].score}: player1_won

But this code down isn't working in attract mode since it only work if there were 4 players. players[0].score ain't working in attract since it's only for ongoing games. I thought I could do another condition if the player 4 did have < 0 points but that ain't working, guess it's because player 4 doesn't have any score at all and not even 0 points.

event_player:
    slide_last_game_scores_slide_created{machine.player1_score > machine.player2_score and machine.player1_score > machine.player3_score and machine.player1_score > machine.player4_score}: last_scores_player1_first

I tried with a simple test as well... but as above it doesn't work since player 4 weren't in the game and therefore doesn't have any machine variable registered for him.

slide_last_game_scores_slide_created{machine.player4_score <= 0}: last_scores_player1_first

[Pucksnok]

This is how I can get it to look in my end_game mode. I just want to get some tips how I can get it in attract mode when flipper_canceling as well. Getting the slide and everything ain't a problem, it's just the conditions I can't get to work due to num_players only working in a current game and that I don't have any alternative to use in attract. Someone must have done this before and can give me a hint.

Searched the old forum and documentation but couldn't really find anything good (I probably missed it or just lack the knowledge).

Cheers.

[Pucksnok]

Can I save game.num_players in a machine variable and use that when checking condition? That should work. Will look up how I do it tomorrow and try, should be doable.

[Pucksnok]

Add num_players to a machine variable works great. struggled a bit but that's all on me, I missed "action: add_machine" in the documenation every time I read it until I read it for a fourth time. :D