So I'm testing out a script to create player progression. I can't figure out how to make the script compile where it reads the global "player_experience" as a function in a sleep or condition statement. How would I go about doing this?

(global "short" player_level 0)

(global "short" player_experience 0)

(global "short" exp_gain 0)

(script continuous level_up
	(sleep_until (= (player_experience) 5) 1)			
	(show_hud_help_text 1)
	(set player_level 2) 
	(hud_set_help_text level_2); and repeat until like level 15 or 20
)

(script dormant test
	(if (= (ai_living_count enc_test) 0)
		(set player_experience (+ 0 5))
	)
)

(script startup game
	(ai_place enc_test)
	(wake test)
)

player_experience is a global, and should be referenced like

player_experience


If you had created a static script named player_experience, then you would reference it like;

(player_experience)

Globals create variables that are called upon as though they were numbers. Static Scripts are functions that are called upon by other scripts to perform a task. This is usually beneficial when you want to perform a function multiple times, or in many separate scripts. Like spawning AI, or updating what vehicle the player is using. Globals are for values you want to perform operations, such as a score, a kill count, or any kind of timer or counter.