Have an object move in an outward spiral from its origin

ID:273939
 
Sep 8 2011, 5:36 pm
Ok I've been trying to do this for hours. Can you show me some code which makes an object move in an outward spiral pattern?

Here's what I have an it's a total failure:
obj/proc/Spiral() spawn if(src)
    var/N=0
    var/NN=2
    while(src)
        N+=0.5
        new/turf/GroundDirt(loc)
        if(N==round(N,NN))
            step(src,turn(dir,45))
            N=0
            NN++
        else step(src,dir)
        sleep(1)


Thanks.
Sep 8 2011, 6:03 pm
 
mob/spiral
    New()
        ..()
        Spiral()
    proc/Spiral()
        var/I = 200
        var/S = 1
        var/turf/T = loc
        while(I>0)
            step(src,dir)
            if(get_dist(T,src)>=S)
                dir=turn(dir,45)
                S++
            I--
            sleep(1)


It spirals, but due to the tile based movement and the lack of a way to specify only using cardinal directions in distance, it's fairly ugly.