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on *:start: { 
  if ($exists(Hangman.ini)) {
    set %hangman.status $readini(Hangman.ini, General, Status) 
    set %hangman.chan $readini(Hangman.ini, General, Channel)
    window @debug | aline @debug INI File was read from.
  }
  else {
    writeini Hangman.ini General Status Offline
    set %hangman.status $readini(Hangman.ini, General, Status) 
    set %hangman.chan $?="What is the name of the channel you want to run this in?" 
    writeini Hangman.ini General Channel %hangman.chan
    window @debug | aline @debug INI File updated.    
  }
}

on *:text:*:%hangman.chan: {
  if ($1 == !hmrun) { 
    if (%hangman.status == Offline) { 
      set %hangman.status Online 
      msg %hangman.chan Hangman is now online, you may start a game with !hmstart | halt 
    }
    elseif (%hangman.status == Online) {
      set %hangman.status Online 
      msg %hangman.chan Hangman is already running, no need to run it. | halt 
    }
    else { notice $me Wrong syntax. Use !hmrun only if bot is offline. | halt }
  }

  if ($1 == !hmshutdown) { 
    if (%hangman.status == Offline) { 
      msg %hangman.chan Bot is already offline, aborting. 
      halt
    }
    else {
      set %hangman.status Offline 
      msg %hangman.chan Hangman is now offline, sorry, maybe another time. | halt 
    }
  }

  if ($1 == !hmstop) { stop_hangman }
  if ($1 == !hmstart) { start_hangman }

  if ($1 == !join) { 
    if (%hangman.status == Online) {
      if ($hget(Players,$+($nick,.joined)) = $true) { 
        msg %hangman.chan Sorry but you already have registered, let other people play. 
        halt
      } 
      elseif (%players > 3) { msg %hangman.chan We have all 3 players registered and ready to play. Game will begin. | start } 
      else {
        hadd Players $+($nick,.joined) $true
        inc %players
        msg %hangman.chan $nick has joined the game! We have %players out of 3 to possibly join.   
      }
    } 

    if (%hangman.status == Offline) { 
      msg %hangman.chan Bot is not currently running, we will not be accepting players at this time, sorry. | halt
    } 

    if (%hangman.status == Running) { 
      msg %hangman.chan Hangman is currently running, please wait until the game is over to sign up. | halt
    }
  }

  if ($1 == !guess) {
    if ($2 == $null) { msg %hangman.chan $nick Sorry but you need to actually guess the letter (Syntax: !guess <letter>) | halt }
    elseif ($2 == A) || ($2 == a) { set %curr.letter $2 | set %curr.letter.guess $reptok(%curr.word.masked,%curr.letter.guess,1,46) }
    elseif ($2 == B) || ($2 == b) { set %curr.letter $2 | set %curr.letter.guess $reptok(%curr.word.masked,%curr.letter.guess,1,46) }
    elseif ($2 == C) || ($2 == c) { set %curr.letter $2 | set %curr.letter.guess $reptok(%curr.word.masked,%curr.letter.guess,1,46) }
    elseif ($2 == D) || ($2 == d) { set %curr.letter $2 | set %curr.letter.guess $reptok(%curr.word.masked,%curr.letter.guess,1,46) }
    elseif ($2 == E) || ($2 == e) { set %curr.letter $2 | set %curr.letter.guess $reptok(%curr.word.masked,%curr.letter.guess,1,46) }
    elseif ($2 == F) || ($2 == f) { set %curr.letter $2 | set %curr.letter.guess $reptok(%curr.word.masked,%curr.letter.guess,1,46) }
  }

  alias start_hangman {
    if (%hangman.status == Offline) { msg %hangman.chan The bot is not running. If you want to start it up, type !hmrun | halt }
    elseif (%hangman.status == Running) { msg %hangman.chan Hangman game is already running, please wait! | halt }
    else { set %hangman.status Online | begin }
  }

  alias stop_hangman { 
    if (%hangman.status == Offline) { msg %hangman.chan The bot is not running at this moment, sorry. If you want to start it up, type !hmrun | halt }
    elseif (%hangman.status == Running) { msg %hangman.chan The current game has been stopped.
      set %hangman.status off 
      unset %player* | unset %curr* | unset %nick*
      hfree Players 
    }
    else { halt }
  }

  alias begin {
    if (%hangman.status == Online) { 
      if ($hget(Players) == $null) { 
        hmake -s Players 10
        msg %hangman.chan Hangman is now started. To participate, please do !join, remember up to 5 people at a time please. 
      }
      else { msg %hangman.chan Hangman is now started. To participate, please do !join, remember up to 5 people at a time please. | halt }
    }
    elseif (%hangman.status == Running) { msg %hangman.chan Hangman is currently being played. To turn it off type !hmstop. }
    else { msg %hangman.chan The bot is offline at the moment, sorry, please try later. | halt }
  }

  on *:unload: { window -c @debug }

  alias start {
    set %hangman.status Running | set %curr.round 1 
    msg %hangman.chan Round %curr.round is now underway and our first word is:
    set %curr.word $read($scriptdir\words.txt)
    set %curr.word.masked $str($+(_,$chr(32)),$len(%curr.word))
    msg %hangman.chan %curr.word.masked
  }