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--g_factions	--Name		--Leader		--Officers			--name			--name			--name			--name		--Res		--FactionName(used for other things)--g_factions--Real functions--appoint officer--change namefunction createFaction(plyr, factionname) --Object of the Leader-to-Be, Name of the Faction to be	--Make sure plyr is valid	if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('function createFaction(plyr, factioname) was passed a invalid player')		return false	end		--Make sure the leader-to-be isn't the leader of anything else and that another faction of that name doesn't already exsist	local leaderOf = ''	local isLeader = false	local nameTaken = false	for i=1, table.getn(g_factions) do		if (g_factions[i]['FactionName'] == factionname) then			nameTaken = true		end		if (g_factions[i]['Leader'] == plyr.m_name) then			isLeader = true			leaderOf = g_factions[i]['FactionName']		end	end		if (isLeader == true) then		plyr:message('You are already the leader of '..leaderOf..' and cannot create another faction')		return false	end	if (nameTaken == true) then		plyr:message('That name is already taken and you use that name. Note: Creating a faction with a 60% similiarity to the wone who took this name will get you banned')		return false	end		--pass their name through the purge function to remove their status in other fations.	purgeFaction(plyr.m_name)	--Create the faction as they have passed the requirements to join it	g_player[plyr.m_name]['Faction'] == factionname	g_factions[factionname]['FactionName'] = factionname	g_factions[factionname]['Leader'] = plyr.m_name	g_factions[factionname]['Res'] = 0	plyr:changeteam(factionname, 'adminonly')	endfunction purgeFaction(playername)		for i=1, table.getn(g_factions) do		for o=1, table.getn(g_factions[i]['Officers']) do			if (g_factions[i]['Officers'][o] == playername) then				g_factions[i]['Officers'][o] = ''			end		end	end		for i=1, table.getn(g_players) do		if (g_players[i]['Faction'] ~= nil or g_players[i]['Faction'] ~= '') then			g_players[i]['Faction'] = ''		end	endendfunction getStatus(plyr)	if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('getStatus(plyr) was passed an invalid player object')		return false	end		local factionname = g_player[plyr.m_name]['Faction']	if (g_factions[factionname]['Leader'] = plyr.m_name) then		return 'Leader'	end	for i=1, table.getn(g_factions[factionname]['Officers']) do		if (g_factions[factionname]['Officers'][i] == plyr.m_name) then			return 'Officer'		end	end		return 'Member'endfunction disbandFaction(plyr)	if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('disbandFaction(plyr) was passed an invalid player object')		return false	end		if (getStatus(plyr) ~= 'Leader') then		plyr:message('You cannot disband this faction because you are not the leader.')		return false	end	local factionname = g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction']	for i=1, table.getn(g_players) do		if (g_players[i]['Faction'] == factionname) then			g_players[i]['Faction'] = nil		end	end		g_factions[factionname] = nil	plyr:message('Your faction has been disbanded.')		local faction = team_fromName(g_arena, factionname)	for i=1, faction:num() do		local player = faction:get(i)		if (player ~= nil) then			player:changeTeam(player.m_name, 'adminonly')		end	endendfunction invite(plyr, newmembername) -- The object of the inviter, the name of the new member in a string.	if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('function invite(plyr, newmembername) was passed an invalid player object')		return false	end		if (newmembername == '') then		g_arena:message('function invite(plyr, newmembername) was passed an invalid new member string')		return false	end		if (getStatus(plyr) ~= 'Leader' or getStatus(plyr) ~= 'Officer') then		plyr:message('You do not have the ability to invite new members')		return false	end		local newmember = g_arena:getPlayer(newmembername) 		if (getStatus(newmember) == 'Leader') then		plyr:message('That person is a Leader of another faction and cannot join yours.')		return false	elseif (getstatus(newmember) == 'Officer') then		plyr:message('That person is a officer of another faction and cannot join yours.')		return false	else		g_players[newmembername]['Invites'] = g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction']	end	newmember:message('You have received an invite to join the '..g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction']..' faction.')endfunction join(plyr)			if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('function join(plyr) has been passed a invalid player object')		return false	end	if (g_players[plyr.m_name]['Invites'] == nil) then		plyr:message('You do not have any Invites.')		return false	end		g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction'] = g_players[plyr.m_name]['Invites']	g_players[plyr.m_name]['Invites'] = nil	plyr:changeTeam(g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction'], 'adminonly')endfunction makeOfficer(plyr, newofficername)		if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('makeOfficer(plyr, newofficername) has been passed an invalid player object')		return false	end		if (newofficername == '') then		g_arena:message('makeOfficer(plyr, newofficername) has been passed an invalid newoficername string')		return false	end	if (getStatus(plyr) ~= 'Leader') then		plyr:message('You do not have the power to appoint officers.')		return false	end		local newofficer = g_arena:getPlayer(newofficername)		if (g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction'] ~= g_players[newofficer.m_name]['Faction']) then		plyr:message('That man is not in your faction and therefore you cannot appoint him a officer.')		return false	end	if (getStatus(newofficer) == 'Officer' or getStatus(newofficer) == 'Leader') then		plyr:message('This person is already an officer or the leader of your faction.')		return false	end	local faction = g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction']	table.insert(g_faction[faction]['Officers'], newofficername)endfunction changeFactionName(plyr, newname)		if (plyr == nil) then		g_arena:message('function changeFactionName(plyr, newname) was passed an invalid player object.')		return false	end		if (newname == '') then		g_arena:message('function changeFactionName(plyr, newname) was passed an invalid newname string.')		return false	end		if (getStatus(plyr) ~= 'Leader') then		plyr:message('You do not have permission to change your Faction name')		return false	end		local oldname = g_players[plyr.m_name]['Faction']		for i=1, table.getn(g_players) do		if (g_players[i]['Faction'] == oldname) then			g_players[i]['Faction'] = newname		end	end		for i=1, table.getn(g_factions) do		if (g_factions[i]['FactionName'] == oldname) then			g_factions[i]['FactionName'] = newname		end	end	end