action line: my_name (eg. johnny cage) uses obj_name (eg. duck) 'duck' item details: obj=duck.s.2.3 obj_name=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f1) obj_type=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f2) obj_min=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f3) obj_max=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f4) if obj_type="a" (actor) then they can use items: obj_useitems=1 else it cant use items: obj_useitems=0 obj_owner="$my_name" if obj_name="duck" then set a delay before it attacks: obj_delay=$(( (RANDOM % 6) + 6 )) obj_id=$(( ${#actors[@]} + 1 ))

# if it's an actor (eg. if obj_name="duck" or obj_type="a"), add to the array of actors that exist:

actors+=( "$obj_name.$obj_id" )

# create the object array for the item / actor with all its/their stats:

declare -A new_obj=( [name]=$obj_name [type]=$obj_type [min]=$obj_min [max]=$obj_max [id]=$obj_id [use items]=$obj_useitems [owner]=$obj_owner [active]=$obj_delay ) # create the dynamic named array with the object's id: declare -A obj_$obj_id # assign the new_obj values to the dynamic array: eval obj_$obj_id[name]="${new_obj[name]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[type]="${new_obj[type]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[min]="${new_obj[min]}" eval obj_$obj_id[max]="${new_obj[max]}";eval obj_$obj_id[id]="${new_obj[id]}";eval obj_$obj_id[life]="${new_obj[life]}" eval obj_$obj_id[use items]="${new_obj[use items]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[owner]="${new_obj[owner]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[active]="${new_obj[active]}"

loop through list of actors, and retrieve values from their associated dynamic array that contains all of their stats:

for actor in "${actors[@]}"; do actor_name=$(echo "$actor" | cut -d. -f1) actor_id=$(echo "$actor" | cut -d. -f1) if [[ $(eval echo ${obj_$actor_id[type]}) = "s" ]]; then echo yes; else echo no; fi done

    # action line:
my_name (eg. johnny cage) uses obj_name (eg. duck)

    # 'duck' item details:
obj=duck.s.2.3
obj_name=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f1)
obj_type=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f2)
obj_min=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f3)
obj_max=$(echo "$item" | cut -d. -f4)
if obj_type="a" (actor) then they can use items:
obj_useitems=1
else it cant use items:
obj_useitems=0
obj_owner="$my_name"
if obj_name="duck" then set a delay before it attacks:
obj_delay=$(( (RANDOM % 6) + 6 ))
obj_id=$(( ${#actors[@]} + 1 ))

    # if it's an actor (eg. if obj_name="duck" or obj_type="a"), add to the array of actors that exist:
actors+=( "$obj_name.$obj_id" )

    # create the object array for the item / actor with all its/their stats:
declare -A new_obj=( [name]=$obj_name [type]=$obj_type [min]=$obj_min [max]=$obj_max [id]=$obj_id [use items]=$obj_useitems [owner]=$obj_owner [active]=$obj_delay )
    # create the dynamic named array with the object's id:
declare -A obj_$obj_id
    # assign the new_obj values to the dynamic array:
    eval obj_$obj_id[name]="\${new_obj[name]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[type]="\${new_obj[type]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[min]="\${new_obj[min]}"
    eval obj_$obj_id[max]="\${new_obj[max]}";eval obj_$obj_id[id]="\${new_obj[id]}";eval obj_$obj_id[life]="\${new_obj[life]}"
    eval obj_$obj_id[use items]="\${new_obj[use items]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[owner]="\${new_obj[owner]}"; eval obj_$obj_id[active]="\${new_obj[active]}"
    
# loop through list of actors, and retrieve values from their associated dynamic array that contains all of their stats:

for actor in "${actors[@]}"; do
    actor_name=$(echo "$actor" | cut -d. -f1)
    actor_id=$(echo "$actor" | cut -d. -f2)
    if [[ $(eval echo \${obj_$actor_id[type]}) = "s" ]]; then echo yes; else echo no; fi
done