Spells from list not appearing at defined levels.

ID:2925162
 
May 16, 6:17 pm
(See the best response by Kozuma3.)
Code:
mob/pet
    icon = 'pet.dmi'

    var
        mob/player/owner

        var/list/spells = list()
        var/list/spell_unlocks = list()

    New()
        ..()

        spell_unlocks = list(
            3 = list(new /obj/spell/Heal),
            5 = list(new /obj/spell/Antidote),
            8 = list(new /obj/spell/Blaze),
            10 = list(new /obj/spell/Sleep)
        )
        spells = list()  // Initialize the spells list
        client << "spell_unlocks initialized: [spell_unlocks]"

        // Proc to handle leveling up
    proc/levelUp()

        // Debug message to check level and spell unlocks
        client << "Checking for spell unlocks at level [level]."

        // Check if new spells are unlocked at this level
        if(level in spell_unlocks)
            client << "Unlocking spells for level [level]."
            for(var/obj/spell/spell in spell_unlocks[level])
                spells += spell
                client << "<i><b>[name]</b> has learned [spell.name]!</i>"
                // Debugging each spell learned
                client << "Spells list: [spells]"
        else
            client << "No spells to unlock at level [level]."


Problem description:

I'm having an issue where the pet is not learning spells at the defined level in a list. I have debugged all day and haven't figured it out. Any information would be grand.
May 16, 6:34 pm (Edited on May 16, 6:48 pm)
Best response
You would need to set 3,5,8,10 to strings or have empty elements between the levels in the list.

spell_unlocks = list(
    "3" = list(new /obj/spell/Heal),
    "5" = list(new /obj/spell/Antidote),
    "8" = list(new /obj/spell/Blaze),
    "10" = list(new /obj/spell/Sleep)
)



mob/pet/proc/levelUp()
    var level_check = "[level]"
    if(spells_unlocks.Find(level_check))
        for(var/obj/spell/spell in spells_unlock[level_check])
            ;


Reading it over, wouldn't you want to output those messages to owner instead of client?
May 16, 7:24 pm
In response to Kozuma3
Kozuma3 wrote:
You would need to set 3,5,8,10 to strings or have empty elements between the levels in the list.

spell_unlocks = list(
>     "3" = list(new /obj/spell/Heal),
>     "5" = list(new /obj/spell/Antidote),
>     "8" = list(new /obj/spell/Blaze),
>     "10" = list(new /obj/spell/Sleep)
> )


mob/pet/proc/levelUp()
>   var level_check = "[level]"
>   if(spells_unlocks.Find(level_check))
>       for(var/obj/spell/spell in spells_unlock[level_check])
>           ;

Reading it over, wouldn't you want to output those messages to owner instead of client?

You're 100% correct. Thank you for the help, the skills are now being added. Have an amazing day!
May 17, 3:50 pm (Edited on May 17, 4:30 pm)
Associative list keys can't be numbers unless you use alist(), which is new in 516 and still not available to you unless you are in the alpha program.

Those index numbers are being compiled as strings, so you need to use strings to get at the values.
May 17, 5:17 pm
In response to Ter13
Ter13 wrote:
Associative list keys can't be numbers unless you use alist(), which is new in 516 and still not available to you unless you are in the alpha program.

Those index numbers are being compiled as strings, so you need to use strings to get at the values.

That's actually great to know. I absolutely overlooked the smallest detail by not making the numbers into strings. I wonder how often that happens to people in general.

I am glad a feature in 516 was a mistake I made. I'll look into alist() and see what it's all about.
May 18, 6:19 am
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