Yes, I want to use matrixes, like in Qbasic, where you put something like Dim a (2, 4). It's very important to to this in my game (specially with magics and items), and I can't figure the code out. Maybe using a returnable int, but I can't think too much on it.

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The best way to do it right now is to wrap it up with accessor functions. For example, here's how I did the equip system in Sully Pi:

#define MAXCHARS 5
#define EQUIPSLOTSPERCHAR 5
// since array sizes must resolve to a constant integer, we have this next one. It MUST be equal to MAXCHARS*EQUIPSLOTSPERCHAR
#define TOTALEQUIPSLOTS 25

int equipment[TOTALEQUIPSLOTS];

int GetEquipAt(int who,int where)
{
// bounds checking
return equipment[who*EQUIPSLOTSPERCHAR+where];
}

void SetEquipAt(int who,int where,int what)
{
// more bounds checking
equipment[who*EQUIPSLOTSPERCHAR+where]=what;
}

tada!

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'Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.' -F. Scott Fitzgerald

thanks...

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