Have a projectile be placed exactly at your position

ID:154783
 
Dec 24 2011, 11:03 pm
Hello,

I'm working on a movement library that will also include various projectile options, and I'm running into a bit of an issue using the following code.

mob
    verb
        shoot()
            new /mob/projectile/bullet(src)
            src << output("verb called")
    projectile
        bullet
            icon='bullet.dmi'
            bound_height=3
            bound_width=3
            step_size=2
            New(mob/M)
                . = ..()
                loc = locate(M.x,M.y,M.z)
                walk(src,M.dir)
                M << output("bullet made")


It gets created and works fine, but the main problem lies in the difficulty I am having trying to find a way to make the bullet (which is 3x3) come out the center my characters icon (which is 8x8, and has a step_size of 4). Currently, it comes from the (0,0) marker in each tile of 32.

Ideas?
#1 Dec 25 2011, 12:13 am
Edit: Nevermind, I found out about step_x and step_y, and they were very useful. :)

step_x = M.step_x
step_y = M.step_y
#2 Dec 26 2011, 8:04 am
In response to CauTi0N (#1)
I was having the same issue and reading through your post helped me a lot! Thanks for posting this!
#3 Dec 26 2011, 1:42 pm
In response to Yusuke13 (#2)
No problem. I had a feeling that if I had this issue, another might too, and my mistake might help others learn as well. I'm glad I was right. ;)