Optimize how game news menu is handled

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/npc/functions/news.txt b/npc/functions/news.txt
index 3a09566bd..4cd772eb5 100644
--- a/npc/functions/news.txt
+++ b/npc/functions/news.txt
@@ -281,35 +281,18 @@ function	script	Journalman	{
 
     @menu=0;
     while (@menu != 1) {
-        select
-            l("Thanks for your help!"),
-            l("Release 7 (Current)"),
-            l("Release 6"),
-            l("Release 5"),
-            l("Release 4"),
-            l("Release 3"),
-            l("Release 2");
+        menuint
+            l("Thanks for your help!"), 1,
+            l("Release 8 (Current)"), 20190110,
+            l("Release 7"), 20181226,
+            l("Release 6"), 20180727,
+            l("Release 5"), 20180630,
+            l("Release 4"), 20180531,
+            l("Release 3"), 20180408,
+            l("Release 2"), 20180323;
         mes "";
-        switch (@menu) {
-            case 2:
-                GameNews(20181226);
-                break;
-            case 3:
-                GameNews(20180727);
-                break;
-            case 4:
-                GameNews(20180630);
-                break;
-            case 5:
-                GameNews(20180531);
-                break;
-            case 6:
-                GameNews(20180408);
-                break;
-            case 7:
-                GameNews(20180323);
-                break;
-        }
+        if (@menuret > 1)
+            GameNews(@menuret);
     }
 
     mesn getarg(0);