Adding more dice

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Nov 1 2021, 4:30 pm
(See the best response by Lummox JR.)
Code:
src.dmg_dice += O.dmg_dice


Problem description:
I had hoped that I could get away with doing something like this and the roll function would just roll all total dice, but it doesn't look like that's the case.

Suggestions?

Nov 1 2021, 5:29 pm
Best response
You haven't shown us how you're calling roll().
Nov 1 2021, 5:30 pm
 
roll( ndice= 6, 6 )
*should* give you the total sum of 6, 6-sided dye being rolled.
Nov 1 2021, 5:30 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
You haven't shown us how you're calling roll().

Uh, sorry.

            var/damage = roll(src.dmg_dice) + src.str - M.def
            if(damage <= 0)
                damage = 0
                F_damage(M,damage,"#EF9B84")
            else
                F_damage(M,damage,"#EF9B84")
                M.hp_min -= damage

Nov 1 2021, 5:31 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Oh I guess, the dice are being used as "1d3", stuff like that.
Nov 1 2021, 5:37 pm
Uh, no, what I mean is that like, things in the game can add extra damage dice, and they are like, "1d2", "2d6", as bonus damage.

I was hoping I could just add the dice like that to the player's damage dice, but when it is added, it comes out like "1d61d42d6" and just causes a bunch of error.

Nov 1 2021, 5:41 pm
In response to HartWing
I'm not sure why you wouldn't just do roll(1) + roll(2)?
Nov 1 2021, 6:46 pm
You're adding strings together, is the problem. "1d6" + "1d4" will always be "1d61d4" which the roll() proc can't make sense of.

roll() is actually rather limited in that even if you added a + between them, it can't understand that format. The only formats roll() can understand are:

sides
"d[sides]"
"[count]d[sides]"
"[count]d[sides]+[bonus]"

The last one can take a - as well.
Nov 1 2021, 8:13 pm
Understood. In case anyone is wonder, something like "+3" will work.