I understand the pretext of restricting entire groups, and in theory understand how to do so... But for some reason, when it comes down to it, I failhard. :\

I've tried sticking <cat1> <category1> and <Spawn Items> in the item restriction init. but for some reason, it just doesn't block the category that I want it to. :\  I am using .77, and have customized my menus to suit my desire for restrictions, particularly, but when it gets down to it, I can only figure out how to restrict singular items...

Edit: Also tried <cat_1> and <cat 1>...

NO, I didn't! Thanks again, Yiyas! :p

Edit: Didn't work. xD

I'm thinking that the reason that the Category restrict isn't working lays somewhere in this code:

GeSHi (eventscripts):
block wcs_shop_menu_init
{
  // 10 (or 0) means back to the shopmenu
  if (server_var(wcs_counter) = 1) then popup submenu server_var(wcs_name) 10 shopmenu
  // check if user can buy item
  es_keygetvalue wcs_iname WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) name
  es_keygetvalue wcs_icost WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) cost
  es_keygetvalue wcs_ilevel WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) level
  es_keygetvalue wcs_idab WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) dab
  es_keygetvalue wcs_amount "WCSshop" server_var(wcs_key) maxamount
  es_xformatv wcs_tmp1 "item_%1" wcs_key
  es_keygetvalue wcs_tmp2 "WCSuserdata" server_var(_popup_userid) server_var(wcs_tmp1)
  if (server_var(wcs_tmp2) = "0") then es_xset wcs_tmp2 "0"
  if (server_var(wcs_amount) = "0") then es_xset wcs_tmp2 "-1"
  es_xset wcs_ok 0
  es_xset wcs_allowed 1
  ifx parse("(wcs_icost <= wcs_money) and (wcs_ilevel <= wcs_level) and (wcs_amount > wcs_tmp2) and ((wcs_idab == wcs_deadoralive) or (wcs_idab == 2))") do
  {
  	es_xset wcs_ok 1
  	es_keygetvalue wcs_race WCSuserdata server_var(_popup_userid) race
  	es_keygetvalue wcs_allowed WCSraces server_var(wcs_race) restrict_shop
  	es_xformatv wcs_tmp1 "<%1>" wcs_key
  	if (server_var(wcs_tmp1) in server_var(wcs_allowed)) do
    {
      es_xset wcs_ok 0
  		if ("<cat_" notin server_var(wcs_allowed)) then es_xset wcs_allowed 0
  	}
  	// lock whole category
  	if ("<cat_" in server_var(wcs_allowed)) do
  	{
  		es_token wcs_tmp1 server_var(wcs_allowed) 2 _
  		es_xstring wcs_tmp1 replace ">" ""
  		if (server_var(wcs_tmp1) = server_var(wcs_category)) do
  		{
  			es_xset wcs_ok 0
  			es_xset wcs_allowed 0
  		}
  	}
  }
 

For some reason, the wcs_allowed and wcs_ok don't get set to 0, and the items ends up purchase-able..
Any advice, or code that I could stick in the es_WCSshop.txt file to get the category restrict to work?

Nevermind, it appears the initial shopmenu is created on server start, which is good for saving some lag but not good for restricting it from the menu itself. I cannot be bothered reworking it cause atm I'm angry enough at menus

Heres the replacement init, sorry for the delay:

GeSHi (eventscripts):
block wcs_shop_menu_init
{
  if (server_var(wcs_counter) = 1) then popup submenu server_var(wcs_name) 10 shopmenu
  es_keygetvalue wcs_iname WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) name
  es_keygetvalue wcs_icost WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) cost
  es_keygetvalue wcs_ilevel WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) level
  es_keygetvalue wcs_idab WCSshop server_var(wcs_key) dab
  es_keygetvalue wcs_amount "WCSshop" server_var(wcs_key) maxamount
  es_xformatv wcs_tmp1 "item_%1" wcs_key
  es_keygetvalue wcs_tmp2 "WCSuserdata" server_var(_popup_userid) server_var(wcs_tmp1)
  ifx false(wcs_tmp2) do
    {
    es_xset wcs_tmp2 "0"
    }
  ifx false(wcs_amount) do
    {
    es_xset wcs_tmp2 "-1"
    }
  es_xset wcs_ok 0
  es_xset wcs_allowed 1
// can user pass all the requirements for item
  ifx parse("(wcs_icost <= wcs_money) and (wcs_ilevel <= wcs_level) and (wcs_amount > wcs_tmp2) and ((wcs_idab == wcs_deadoralive) or (wcs_idab == 2))") do
    {
  	es_xset wcs_ok 1
  	es_keygetvalue wcs_race WCSuserdata server_var(_popup_userid) race
  	es_keygetvalue wcs_allowed WCSraces server_var(wcs_race) restrict_shop
  	ifx true(wcs_allowed) do
  	  {
// is item itself restricted
      es_xformatv wcs_tmp1 "<%1>" wcs_key
  	  if (server_var(wcs_tmp1) in server_var(wcs_allowed)) do
        {
        es_xset wcs_ok 0
  		  es_xset wcs_allowed 0
  	    }
// ok so item isnt restricted
  	  ifx true(wcs_ok) do
        {
// is the category
        es_xformatv wcs_tmp1 "<cat_%1>" wcs_category
        if (server_var(wcs_tmp1) in server_var(wcs_allowed)) do
          {
          es_xset wcs_ok 0
  		    es_xset wcs_allowed 0
  	      }        
        } 
  	  }
    }
  ifx true(wcs_ok) do
    {
    es_xformatv wcs_text "%1 \n->%2. %3 ($%4)" wcs_text wcs_counter wcs_iname wcs_icost
    es popup menuvalue server_var(wcs_name) wcs_itemid server_var(wcs_counter) server_var(wcs_key)
    }
  es_xelse do
    {
// not selectable item
    ifx parse("wcs_ilevel > 0") do
      {
      es_xformatv wcs_text "%1 \n%2. %3 ($%4) (lvl %5)" wcs_text wcs_counter wcs_iname wcs_icost wcs_ilevel
      }
    ifx false(wcs_ilevel) do
      {
      es_xformatv wcs_text "%1 \n%2. %3 ($%4)" wcs_text wcs_counter wcs_iname wcs_icost
      }
    wcs_getlanguage wcs_lng wcs_lng_shopoutofstock
    ifx true(wcs_amount) do
      {
      ifx parse("wcs_amount <= wcs_tmp2") do
        {
        es_xformatv wcs_text "%1 (%2)" wcs_text wcs_lng
        }
      }
    ifx false(wcs_allowed) do
      {
      es_xformatv wcs_text "%1 (R)" wcs_text
      }
    es popup menuvalue server_var(wcs_name) wcs_itemid server_var(wcs_counter) "-"
    }
// IMPORTANT !!
  es_xmath wcs_counter + 1
}