Hi, when I run my script I get the following error message. These are array variables I am passing into the playerAttack function. I can't figure out what is wrong it looks fine to me. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks. Derek

attack posted
Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in C:\wamp\www\SUN_DRAGON_GAME\gamestart.php on line 202

$currentMonster='octalisk';
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////battle////////////////////////////
//function monsterEncounter($echoMonster,$monsterImage)
  if(!empty($_POST['attack']))
            {
              echo "attack posted";
            playerAttack($currentMonster,$player['stats']['playerHitRollLow'],$player['stats']['playerHitRollHigh'],
            $player['stats']['playerDmgLow'],$player['stats']['playerDmgHigh'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['defense'],$monster['Ocean']['octalisk']['hp'],$player['faction']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);
             
          
             
             
            $doesItAttack=encounter($monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis'],$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['aggro'],$player['factions']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);
             
             
             //insert octalisk stats into monsterattack function.
               
             if($doesItAttack =='yes')
             {     
                    monsterAttack($currentMonster,$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['hitRollLow'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['hitRollHigh']  ,
                  $monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['dmgLow'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['dmgHigh'],
                  $player['stats']['playerDefense'],$player['stats']['playerHp'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['hp']);
          
             }
            else 
            {
            echo "do nothing";
            } 
}

here is the attack function

function playerAttack($currentMonster,$hitRollLow,$hitRollHigh,$dmgLow,$dmgHigh,$monsterDefense, $monsterHp,$playerFaction)
{     
echo "in player attack";
   $playerRoll= rand($playerHitRollLow, $playerHitRollHigh);
   if($playerHitRoll>=$monsterDefense)
   {   
    global $theMessage; //**** had to make it global
   
      $playerDamage= rand($playerDmgLow,$playerDmgHigh);
       
        $theMessage = "You have hit a ". $currentMonster." for  "."<strong>". $playerDamage."</strong> points of damage!";
      $monsterHp= $monsterHp- $playerDamage;
      $theMessage.=" The ".$currentMonster."'s hp is now ".$monsterHp;
      if($monsterHp<=0)
      {
      if($playerFaction<=0)
      {
         $theMessage="Your faction standing with ".$playerFaction. "could not possibly get any worse.";
      }
      
      }
      $theMessage.="  You have killed the ".$currentMonster. "Your faction standing with  ".$playerFaction." is now ".$playerFaction-1;
      
      }
 
   else
   {
       global $theMessage; //WTF i dont know what im doing.
      $theMessage= " Whoa! You missed the  ".$currentMonster;
   }
}

here are my arrays

$monster ['name']='';
$Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors='';
$random='';
$error='';
$monsterMessage='';
$echoMonster='';
 
$name='';
$ocean='';
$monster='';
$monsters='';
$monsters['ocean']='';
$player['factions']['Teardrop Ocean Protectors']='';
$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis']='';
 $spells = array
 (
 "red" => "red",
 "green"=>"green",
 "blue" =>"blue"
 );
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 $player = array
 (
 'inventory'=>'',
 'spells'=>'',
 'stats'=> array
     ( 
     'int'=>16,
     'playerHp'=>100,
     'playerDmgLow'=>1,
     'playerDmgHigh'=>10,
     'playerHitRollLow'=>1,
     'playerHitRollHigh'=>20,
     'playerDefense'=>5
     
  
     ),
     'armor'=> array
     (
      'shield'=>'gold'
     ),
     'weapons' =>array
     (
     'sword'=>'silver'
     )
     ,
     'faction'=> array
     (
     'Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors'=>3 //zero means the worst faction you can have, 10 being best , 5 being indifferent.
     )
 
 );
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$monsters = array
(
   'Ocean'=>array
   (
      'octalisk'=>array
      (
         'name'=>'octalisk',
         'hp'=>100,
         'exp'=>10,
         'mana'=>100,
         'dmgLow'=>1,
         'dmgHigh'=>10,
         'seeInvis'=>true,
         'aggro'=>true,
         'defense'=>5,
          'faction'=>'Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors',
         'hitRollLow'=>1,
         'hitRollHigh'=>20),
      
    
         'shark'=>array
         (
         ),
          
         'eel'=>array
         (
         )
      
   ),
   'Desert'=>array
   (
      'sand_snake'
   ),
   'Forest'=>array
   (
      'frog',
      'lizard',
      'spider'
   )
);

Which line is 202?

oops sorry.

//I NEED THE FOLLOWING CODE BUT IT GAVE AN ERROR SO I COMMENTED IT OUT
                //   echo "attack posted";
            //    playerAttack($currentMonster,$player['stats']['playerHitRollLow'],$player['stats']['playerHitRollHigh'],
            // line 202   $player['stats']['playerDmgLow'],$player['stats']['playerDmgHigh'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['defense'],$monster['Ocean']['octalisk']['hp'],$player['faction']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);
                 
 $doesItAttack=encounter($monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis'],$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['aggro'],$player['factions']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);

nevermind I got it to work, not right, but it works. Thanks. Derek