Tutorial for rocket

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Jun 10 2008, 11:22 am
Can someone make a tutorial and teach me how to code a rocket launcher?
Jun 10 2008, 11:24 am
IDWMno wrote:
Can someone make a tutorial and teach me how to code a rocket launcher?

obj/rocket_launcher
Jun 10 2008, 11:24 am
There are a few demos or libraries that exist already.

Go to the top right of this screen, and in the search bar type in 'projectiles'. Make sure you select 'resources'.
Jun 10 2008, 7:08 pm
IDWMno wrote:
Can someone make a tutorial and teach me how to code a rocket launcher?


Try projectiles, that's the next thing I am going to be practising to fully understand programming. There is no such thing as a single code made for a rocket launcher only. It will always be a projectile.
Jun 11 2008, 6:31 am
In response to GM Productions
Yeah, it is easier to learn the general idea rather than an actual thing.
A rocket launcher. Same as a gun. Or an arrow from a bow.
But if you think about it more, it can also be a magic spell casting a fire ball. They are all projectiles. They can all work with the same base, and you can use variables to make whatever changes such as speed, icon, damage, whatever.
obj/projectile
   icon='arrow.dmi'
   var
      speed=3
      damage=5
      effect="pierce"
   Bullet
      icon='bullet.dmi'
      speed=1
      damage=10
   Fireball
      icon='fireball.dmi'
      speed=2
      damage=5
      effect="burn"
//include movement and Bump()
//also the effects such as bleeding for pierce, and burning
Jun 11 2008, 6:58 am
In response to Kaiochao
Kaiochao wrote:
They are all projectiles. They can all work with the same base, and you can use variables to make whatever changes such as speed, icon, damage, whatever.

Exactly. Remember you can also make variations through proc overrides, not only variable overrides, to vary the entire behavior. For example: 
obj/projectile
   Bump(atom/X) src.Affect(X)

   proc/Affect(mob/target) //default effect is simple damage.
      if(istype(target)
          target.TakeDamage(src.damage)
          return 1 //let the caller know of success; this is used later
   spell
       fireball
          Affect(mob/trg) //override the proc
             if(..()) //do the default behavior - damage, and if it succeeds
                //do something extra
                trg.CatchFire()
       paralyze
          Affect(mob/trg)
             //this does not call the parent - it does not do the default behavior, damage, at all. only its unique behvaior.
             if(istype(trg))
                trg.paralyzed = 1