Turf = Variable in Developer Help

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Mar 17 2010, 3:31 pm
I'm trying to get the picture of a variable into a turf. See, I made a variable, to randomly get an icon of an object, and then the objects of that variable view in a Tab called battle. But I also want that variable, let's say power1, out of the other 5, into a turf called power11. Any idea how I could do that?
#1 Mar 17 2010, 3:54 pm
That depends on how you're doing the stuff you described. You should explain it in terms that we can understand, which means preferably in code.

In general though, as long as the variable you are talking about references an icon and you just want the turf to look like that icon, then you can just do "theTurfInQuestion.icon = theVariableInQuestion"
#2 Mar 17 2010, 4:00 pm
In response to Loduwijk (#1)
Well I've come to another solution. If there was a way to place the variable on the map as a turf, I think it'd work.
#3 Mar 17 2010, 4:39 pm
In response to Ishuri (#2)
How would i get this to work?

turf
chip1
usr.chip1
#4 Mar 17 2010, 4:48 pm
In response to Ishuri (#3)
turf
var
chip1
#5 Mar 18 2010, 12:00 pm
In response to Sorgan (#4)
Still doesn't work. Maybe this will help.

mob
    var
        list/usedchips=new()

mob/var/OK = new/obj/OK


mob/proc
    randomchips()
        //picking random chips
        var/list/randomchips=new()
        var/chip1=pick(usr.contents)
        usr.contents-=chip1
        usr.usedchips+=chip1
        var/chip2=pick(usr.contents)
        usr.contents-=chip2
        usr.usedchips+=chip2
        var/chip3=pick(usr.contents)
        usr.contents-=chip3
        usr.usedchips+=chip3
        var/chip4=pick(usr.contents)
        usr.contents-=chip4
        usr.usedchips+=chip4
        var/chip5=pick(usr.contents)
        usr.contents-=chip5
        usr.usedchips+=chip5
        var/select=pick(usr.OK)
        usr.usedchips+=select
        if(usr.chiplock())
            usr.usedchips-=select
        randomchips+=chip1
        randomchips+=chip2
        randomchips+=chip3
        randomchips+=chip4
        randomchips+=chip5
        randomchips+=select
        var/chip_pick = randomchips
        //using chips and adding unused chips back to deck
        if(chip_pick==chip1)
            //use chip1
            usr.contents+=new chip2
            usr.contents+=new chip3
            usr.contents+=new chip4
            usr.contents+=new chip5
            usr.contents+=new select
        if(chip_pick==chip2)
            //use chip2
            usr.contents+=new chip1
            usr.contents+=new chip3
            usr.contents+=new chip4
            usr.contents+=new chip5
            usr.contents+=new select
        if(chip_pick==chip3)
            //use chip3
            usr.contents+=new chip1
            usr.contents+=new chip2
            usr.contents+=new chip4
            usr.contents+=new chip5
            usr.contents+=new select
        if(chip_pick==chip4)
            //use chip4
            usr.contents+=new chip1
            usr.contents+=new chip2
            usr.contents+=new chip3
            usr.contents+=new chip5
            usr.contents+=new select
        if(chip_pick==chip5)
            //use chip5
            usr.contents+=new chip1
            usr.contents+=new chip2
            usr.contents+=new chip3
            usr.contents+=new chip4
            usr.contents+=new select


Is there a way to make the chip variables as a turf?







#6 Mar 18 2010, 1:45 pm
In response to Ishuri (#5)
I tried doing it your way like this, but it doesn't work.

turf/chip1.icon=usr.usedchips/chip1
#7 Mar 18 2010, 2:48 pm
Nvm, took me a while but I figured it out. The variable has to go first, so it'd be like.

chip1=/obj/chip1.icon

Thanks for those who tried to help ;D
#8 Mar 18 2010, 6:18 pm
In response to Ishuri (#5)
First of all, the method you're using for randomly selecting something is very wrong. There's no need to go through all that if you just want one random chip. Just use pick() and be done with it.

Second, nobody is able to understand what you are trying to do. What turf do you want to modify, how do you want to modify it, and what the hell does this have to do with chips?