Anyway to delete the item, but let the stats continue on?

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Aug 7 2004, 12:08 pm (Edited on Aug 7 2004, 12:17 pm)
 
    Vodka
        icon = 'Items.dmi'
        icon_state = "vodka"
        name = "Vodka"
        verb
            Get()
                set category = "Item Commands"
                set src in oview(1)
                src.Move(usr)
            Drop()
                set category = "Item Commands"
                src.Move(usr.loc)
            Drink()
                set category = "Item Commands"
                usr.HP -= 50
                usr.DeathCheck()
                world << "[usr] was hit by hard liquor!"
                usr.overlays += 'Drunk.dmi'
                usr.Strength *= 2
                usr.Def /= 2
                sleep(250)
                usr.overlays -= 'Drunk.dmi'
                usr.Strength /= 2
                usr.Def *= 2
                world << "The effects of [usr]'s buzz have worn off."


=/ The "usr" part has to be there for other parts of the code. (Self tending bar :P)
Help will be appreciated :O
Aug 7 2004, 12:12 pm
=/ The "usr" part has to be there for other parts of the code. (Self tending bar :P)

Just send the object to null and it'll get deleted once all its procs are done and nothing is referencing it.
Aug 7 2004, 12:14 pm
In response to Theodis
Yes, but the user can keep using it and using it... I should've been more specific =/
Aug 7 2004, 12:17 pm
In response to Hell Ramen
Yes, but the user can keep using it and using it... I should've been more specific =/

Then give the object a flag that is set when a user uses it and make sure the flag isn't set before the player drinks it ie

obj/Water/var/drank = 0
obj/Water/proc/Drink()
  if(drank)
    return    //Someone already drank it so bail out
  drank = 1
  

  //The rest of the drink source code
Aug 7 2004, 12:25 pm
In response to Theodis
Thanks :P I was even able to add a "You already drank that!" command. Thank you.
Aug 7 2004, 3:30 pm
Defining Get() and Drop() for every item is stupid. What you should do is this:
item
  parent_type = /obj/ //Treat it as an obj, but exclude obj from the type path
  verb
    get()
      set src in oview(1)
      if(Move(usr))
        usr << "You pick up [src]"
    drop()
      if(Move(usr.loc))
        usr << "You drop [src]"

Then, you can just define item/whatever, and it'll already have get() and drop() verbs.