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Is there any better way to do this?

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:47:19 +0000

        Login()
            ..()
            density=0
            world << "<b>[name]</b> has joined. (Faction: [Faction_Check()]) (Team: [Team_Check()])"
            spawn
                while(src)
                    var/X
                    var/Y
                    for(var/NPC/soldier/P in s_group)
                        if(P.leader)    continue
                        if(X>4)
                            Y++
                            X=0
                        for(var/NPC/soldier/R in s_group)   if(R.leader)
                            walk_to(P,locate(R.x+X,R.y-Y,R.z),0,R.speed)
                    sleep(01)

Well, I spent a few hours trying to come up a way for units to walk in formations. This is all I've come up with.

I know there are ways it could be better, especially since there tends to be "gaps" in the formations instead of forming straight lines.

So, how?

RTS movement?

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:54:59 +0000

What is the best way to handle it? I would like for groups of up to 20 units to be easily movable.

Currently I'm using a click-to-walk system, but here's the problem.

If I use walk_to(), then I either have to:

1. Set minimum distance before stopping to something high, which I would not like to do.

2. Allow the units to "dance" around each other until commanded to move again.

If I use walk_towards(), then units get stuck when trying to walk through dense objects.

Right now, I'm using walk_to(), but I have it so that if one unit reaches the destination first, all of the other units stop. It's not such a good idea either, because if one unit is close, all of the other units will stop almost automatically.

So what's the best way to handle this? I'm completely lost on what to do.

Another simple question

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:58:35 +0000

My code works perfectly , with the exception of the whole location being deleted when I try to delete the tree.

I tried using (var/turf/tree/T in M.loc) but it still deletes the whole location.

I also thought about using a loop when the tree is created to check to see if it's out of resources to delete it, but I figured that would create lag.

Any way around this?

skills
    var/NPC/soldier/owner
    parent_type=/obj
    Gather1
        name="Gather"
        icon='turfs.dmi'
        icon_state="treeicon"
        Click()
            ..()
            var/NPC/soldier/P=owner
            P.gathering=1
            while(P.gathering)
                var/turf/tree/M=locate(/turf/tree) in range(10,owner)
                if(!M)
                    M=locate(/turf/tree) in range(10,owner)
                    if(!M)  return
                while(!(owner in orange(1,M)))
                    walk_to(owner,M,1,05)
                    sleep(05)
                M.resources--
                if(M.resources<=0)
                    del(M)
                    M=locate(/turf/tree) in range(10,owner)
                    if(!M)  return
                var/turf/Z=Castleproc(owner)[rand(1,4)]
                sleep(10)
                while(!(owner in orange(1,Z)))
                    walk_to(owner,Z,1,05)
                    sleep(05)
                var/mob/player/O=owner.owner
                var/turf/L=owner.loc
                owner.loc=Z
                sleep(10)
                O.resources+=rand(10,20)
                sleep(10)
                owner.loc=L

Simple question

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:58:49 +0000

Is there a way to say "!in"?

I'm trying to say "if source is not in range". How would I do that?

Grid cells

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:57:27 +0000

Is there any way to clear all grid cells without using cells=null?

And if you do use cells=null, is there any way to revert the grid back to usable state?

Over-head health bar

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:36:10 +0000

How do I make a working one?

obj/healthbar
    icon='hp.dmi'
    icon_state="10"
    layer=FLY_LAYER+10111
mob/New()
    ..()
    if(src.client==null)
        var/obj/O=new /obj/healthbar/
        src.overlays+=O
        O.owner=src

mob/proc/Updateh()
    for(var/obj/healthbar/H in world)
        var/mob/M=H.owner
        H.icon_state="[round(M.health/M.Mhealth)*10]"

What am I doing wrong? I think it's because either:
1. The healthbar is in it's owners overlays and not in the world.

2. The overlays only contains the healthbar's icon.

Boss fights

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:14:33 +0000

Right now I'm working on a single-player turn-based tactical game called "Strife" which will have a total of ten boss fights. There are levels in between, but I really don't care much about their difficulty or fun level.

Anyway, so far I'm under the impression that unpredictability=fun, as players can't map out in their head what will happen before the game even starts. They will have to adapt to different scenarios in order to win.

I have a system set up something like this.

mob/proc/Boss_action()
    var/R=rand(1,5)
    if(R==1)
        Effect1()
        Effect2()
    if(R==2)
        Effect3()
    if(R==3)
        if(prob(10))
            Ultimate_Effect()
        else
            R=4
    if(R==4)
        Effect4()
    if(R==5)
        Effect5()

mob/proc/Effect1()
    world << "Boss attacks all the enemies around him."

mob/proc/Effect2()
    world << "Boss incapacitates one enemy around him."

mob/proc/Effect3()
    world << "Boss causes an earthquake."

mob/proc/Ultimate_Effect()
    world << "Boss summons three dragons!"

mob/proc/Effect4()
    world << "Boss claws at two enemies around him"

mob/proc/Effect5()
    world << "Boss conjures a potion and drinks it to restore health."

Anyway, any suggestions? Comments? Tips? Links? Anything?

Non-server lag?

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:10:19 +0000

How do I get rid of non-server lag?

I tried removing MouseDrag, I tried removing large sounds, but the game still lags to unplayable level.

The game also heavily relies on Stat() and I really don't know how to not make it rely on Stat() so much without ruining the code.

I don't have a snippet of code currently because I don't know exactly what to post.

Any ideas?