How to improve this system?

Lobster

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Im making a custom combat system, similar to ff13's, and Its pretty much finished. Im just wondering: How can I make it cleaner?
Updated:

JASS:
library CombatEngine 

globals

//Configurables:
    private   real                      normalUpdate = .05 //The bar update rate when uneffected
    private   integer                   updateAmount = 1 //How much of the bar out of 100 is recovered per update
    
//other variables
    private   real              array   update 
    private   multiboard        array   mbList 
    private   Multibar          array   battleGage
    private   integer           array   value    
    private   AbilityData array abilities
    private   integer totalAbilities = 0
endglobals

struct AbilityData //Register abilities mana cost
    public    integer Spell = 0//The spell's ID
    public    integer Cost = 0//How much of the bar is drained
endstruct
//========================================================

function RegisterAbility takes integer S, integer C returns nothing//Creates the struct

    set abilities[totalAbilities] = AbilityData.create()
    set abilities[totalAbilities].Spell = S
    set abilities[totalAbilities].Cost = C
    set totalAbilities = totalAbilities + 1
 
endfunction

private function UpdateMultiboard takes nothing returns nothing//Updates the bar every time it fires
    local integer i = 0

    loop
    exitwhen i == 12
        set value<i> = value<i> + updateAmount
        call battleGage<i>.UpdateValue(value<i>,true)
        set i = i+1

    endloop
endfunction
//============================================
private function DrainBar takes nothing returns boolean//Compares if the casting ability is
//a registered spell, and drains the bar of that spells mana cost.
local integer i = 0
loop
    exitwhen i == totalAbilities
    if GetSpellAbilityId() == abilities<i>.Spell then
        if value[GetPlayerId(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))] &gt;= abilities<i>.Cost then
            set value[GetPlayerId(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))] = value[GetPlayerId(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))] - abilities<i>.Cost
            
        else
            call IssueImmediateOrder(GetTriggerUnit(), &quot;stop&quot;)
            
        endif
    endif
set i = i +1

endloop
return false
endfunction



//========================================================
 
function MultiboardCreation takes player p,string title, integer col, integer row, integer barInitValue returns nothing
//Creates the multiboard with multibar, suggested: 1 row 1 column for a better look    
    local trigger T2 = null//Trigger
    local timer Per = null//Timer

    set update[GetPlayerId(p)] = normalUpdate
    set Per = CreateTimer()
    
    call TimerStart(Per, update[GetPlayerId(p)] ,true, function UpdateMultiboard)

    set mbList[GetPlayerId(p)] = CreateMultiboard()
   
    call MultiboardSetColumnCount(mbList[GetPlayerId(p)], col)
    call MultiboardSetRowCount(mbList[GetPlayerId(p)], row)
    call MultiboardSetTitleText(mbList[GetPlayerId(p)], title)
    set battleGage[GetPlayerId(p)] = Multibar.create(mbList[GetPlayerId(p)],0,0,16,100,10,2)
   
    call MultiboardDisplay(mbList[GetPlayerId(p)], true)
   
    set value[GetPlayerId(p)] = barInitValue
    
    set T2 = CreateTrigger()
 
    
    call TriggerAddCondition(T2, function DrainBar)
    call TriggerRegisterAnyUnitEventBJ(T2,EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_CAST )
    
endfunction


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Lyerae

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Gotta indent the code a bit more, so it's easier to read. :p
 

Anachron

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Use library.
Use structs
Declare methods private / public.
Use the correct indenting
Write comments above the things you do.

Example

JASS:
library ThisIsATestLibrary

    struct TestStruct
        //: This is a test for members that can&#039;t be
        //: acessed outside the object itself
        private integer youCantAccessFromOutside = 0
        
        //: This is a test for members that can be
        //: acessed outside the object
        public unit youCanAccessMeFromAnywhere = null
        
        /* Create our object and return it.
            Don&#039;t forget to set the members correctly */
        public static method create takes unit u, integer i returns thistype
            local thistype this = thistype.allocate()
            
            set .youCanAccessMeFromAnywhere = u
            set .youCantAccessFromOutside   = i
            
            return this
        endmethod
    endstruct
endlibrary
 

Lobster

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Use library.
Use structs
Declare methods private / public.
Use the correct indenting
Write comments above the things you do.

Example

JASS:
library ThisIsATestLibrary

    struct TestStruct
        //: This is a test for members that can&#039;t be
        //: acessed outside the object itself
        private integer youCantAccessFromOutside = 0
        
        //: This is a test for members that can be
        //: acessed outside the object
        public unit youCanAccessMeFromAnywhere = null
        
        /* Create our object and return it.
            Don&#039;t forget to set the members correctly */
        public static method create takes unit u, integer i returns thistype
            local thistype this = thistype.allocate()
            
            set .youCanAccessMeFromAnywhere = u
            set .youCantAccessFromOutside   = i
            
            return this
        endmethod
    endstruct
endlibrary
Why does everything have to be in a struct? Also, Im already using a library, Ill add comments, and I thought I did indent(Maybe I don't know how to indent properly?
function
-call
-if
--if actions
-else
--else actions
-endif
endfunction
right?

Just go an indentation further per code block?
 

Anachron

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Correct.

Most things need structs. That's why. Also there is nothing bad at using them even if you can do it in another way.
 

Lyerae

I keep popping up on this site from time to time.
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No, but some people like doing things OO.
 
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