Problem with A.I. system

ID:1635451
 
Jul 23 2014, 7:33 am (Edited by moderator on Jul 23 2014, 7:35 am)
(See the best response by LordAndrew.)
 
monster
        icon = 'player.dmi'
        icon_state = "monster"
        src.walking()
        proc
            walking(M as mob.client)
                for(var/mob/m in oview(src))
                    if(m.client&&m.key)
                        get_dir(src,M.client)
                        get_step(src,src.dir)
                        while(get_dist(src,M.client)<=3)
                            walk_towards(src,M.client,5,8)

I tried this but it comes up with this error :
loading learning.dme
helllo world.dm:52:error: input type (mob.client) must be atomic (area, turf, obj, or mob).
learning.dmb - 4 errors, 0 warnings
Jul 23 2014, 7:37 am
Best response
mob.client is an invalid type to use with the as statement, though generally using as for a procedure argument is not good practice.
Jul 23 2014, 9:50 am
I would use istype for something like this but it looks like you haven't made a type for a player
Jul 31 2014, 5:10 am
just remove the M as mob.client and you'll need a couple sleep or spawns here and there so your game doesn't lag