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npc doesn't follow its victim in Developer Help

ID:141264

May 2 2009, 5:36 am

Code:

        var/turf/home
        New()
            . = ..()
            home = loc
            spawn Life()
        proc/Life()
            while(1)
                var/mob/M
                for(M in oview(5, src)) break
                while(M)
                    if(M.team=="Alliance")
                        if( M in oview(1,src) )
                            step_towards(src,M)
                        else
                            step_to(src,M)
                        break
                    sleep(10)

                if(home in oview(6, src))
                    step_towards(src, home)
                sleep(25)

this is an npc that is soppost to follow mobs with the team= "Alliance" and then when that mob gets out of range, this npc goes back to its home. but then this npc just stays in 1 spot and when a mob comes closer to it, it attacks but doesn't follow
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This is how it is when it follows every mob.
var/turf/home
New()
. = ..()
home = loc
spawn Life()
proc/Life()
while(1)
var/mob/M
for(M in oview(5, src)) break
while(M)
if(M in oview(1, src))
step_towards(src, M)
else if(M in oview(5, src))
step_to(src, M)
else
M = null
break
sleep(10)

if(home in oview(6, src))
step_towards(src, home)
sleep(25)

#1 May 2 2009, 5:46 am
Kaioken	Heh, I so saw this coming. Learn your lesson here; don't just copy code without understanding it. As you can see it just won't work very well. It's also poor usage of the help you've been given.

#2 May 2 2009, 6:22 am
Android Data	Please read the code I wrote before actually using it. The key to receiving help is to learn from it, not to copy it over and hope it works.