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Efficient way of creating clones? in Developer Help

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Jul 28 2010, 1:48 pm

Hey, I've been messing around with clones and private testers have said it causes lag. Any suggestions on how to simplify/make it more efficient?

        Multiple_Shadow_Clone(mob/M)
            set hidden = 1
            if(!(M.isclone&&M.KO))
                if(M.Clones<6)
                    if(M.Chakra>=M.MC*0.3-M.Control/2)
                        for(var/Jutsus/MultipleShadowCloneIcon/I in usr.Jutsus)
                            if(!(usr.Cooldown("Multiple Shadow Clone",I.Cooldown*10)))
                                M.Chakra-=M.MC*0.3-M.Control/2
                                M<<"Multple shadow clone jutsu!"
                                view()<<sound('Clones.wav')
                                M.Seals=""
                                M.icon_state=""
                                var/mob/NPC/Clone2/D=new(M.x,M.y,M.z)
                                var/mob/NPC/Clone2/E=new(M.x,M.y,M.z)
                                var/mob/NPC/Clone2/F=new(M.x,M.y,M.z)
                                D.owner=M
                                E.owner=M
                                F.owner=M
                                D.Move(locate(M.x+1,M.y,M.z))
                                E.Move(locate(M.x-1,M.y,M.z))
                                F.Move(locate(M.x,M.y+1,M.z))
                                new/obj/Smoke(M.loc)
                                for(var/mob/NPC/A in oview(M))
                                    if(A.owner==M)
                                        A.icon=M.icon
                                        A.overlays+=M.overlays
                                        A.isclone=1
                                        A.Stamina=30
                                        A.Chakra=M.MC*0.3
                                        A.Strength=M.MSTR/0.75
                                        A.owner=M
                                        A.Frozen=0
                                        A.Ally=M.Ally

#1 Jul 28 2010, 3:22 pm

Vector2

mob/proc/createClone()
  var/mob/clone = new(src)
  clone.loc = src.loc

#2 Jul 28 2010, 3:31 pm In response to Vector2 (#1)
Garthor	The first argument to new() is the location to create an object at.

#3 Jul 28 2010, 4:05 pm In response to Garthor (#2)
Kaioken	When the created object is an atom, of course (although the statement isn't 100% accurate for non /atom/movable, but it's good enough).