o.o Stupid nub question...(overlays) in Developer Help

ID:268669
 
Oct 7 2004, 4:09 pm
Okay...
        boss
            blueslimeking
                name = "Blue King Slime"
                icon_state = "king blue slime"
                maxhp = 50
                maxmp = 30
                strength = 25
                defense = 15
                intelligence = 25
                agiility = 18
                luck = 30
                gold = 125
                expgive = 26
                skills = newlist(/obj/battle/heal)

I try inputting src.overlays += 'boss.dmi' below boss...
But it makes everything invalid. o.o
Soooo... thanks if you help. :P
#1 Oct 8 2004, 9:34 pm
So..What is your question?
#2 Oct 8 2004, 9:54 pm
In response to Dession (#1)
His question is.. how can he do that without getting errors.
#3 Oct 8 2004, 9:55 pm
In response to Rollerblade (#2)
I don't see that anywhere in his message. You might be wrong.
#4 Oct 8 2004, 9:55 pm
Try taking away the +?
#5 Oct 8 2004, 10:10 pm (Edited on Oct 8 2004, 10:48 pm)
Well, mainly because you can't add overlays to an object that hasn't been instantiated.

Here's what you were doing, I would assume. If I'm wrong, tell me.

boss
 overlays += 'boss.dmi'


Am I right?

Well, you can't do this. You are going to have to do this in the new procedure. You can't do some operators outside of procedures.

so...

boss
 New()
  ..() //get all the other work out of the way.
   spawn() //it's a good idea to spawn things in new procedures, keeps from locking the game.
    src.overlays += 'boss.dmi'


by the way, don't call yourself a stupid noob/n00b/nub/newbie/new blood/etc. It's a deragatory term, usually best left alone.
#6 Oct 9 2004, 3:09 pm
In response to Ter13 (#5)
:o
But I am a nub, to coding atleast.
Well, thanks Ter13.