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Summary

When looking at the available ways to interact with variables, it surprised me to see there is no way to delete a variable, only ways to set, add, substract, or make mathematical operations. The mechanic I propose would simply delete the variable (no matter its current value) from the target.

Usage

This mechanic would be utilized alongside any mechanic able to create variables (such as setvariable) and would allow for the deletion of variables without requiring the setting of a duration.

Value

Adding a way to delete variables would make things like the variableisset condition more useful, as well as adding finer control over variables overall.

Priority

I do not think it is an issue of very high priority, but it is a rather lightweight suggestion from what I know of programming, which could make it a quick addition to make that wouldn't divert much attention from other features.

Implementation

I imagine the mechanic would have a declaration similar to that of setvariable, except it wouldn't have more than a single parameter (the variable to be deleted) as all it'd do is delete the variable no matter its current value and status (unless it doesn't exist, which I assume would prompt an error or a warning of some sort)

DelVariableTest:
  Skills:
  - setvariable{var=target.somevariable;value="yes"}
  - delay 20
  - delvariable{var=target.somevariable}

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