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Attacking mob movement delay

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:52:44 +0000

How can I add a delay to the movement of a mob after he is already within one tile of the player?

if(target in view(Attack_View, src)) //If the player is within the field of view of the attacking NPC mob (default: 5 tiles)
   walk_to(src, target, 1, move_delay) //move to the player. move_delay default: 1.6
   if(target in view(1)) //If within one tile of the player...
      dir = get_dir(src, target) //get the direction of the player...
      step_towards(src, target) //and attack (Bump triggers the attack proc).

Noob question about if(prob())

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:27:50 +0000

Am I correct in assuming the following?

if(prob(80)) //There is an 80% chance that
   A //A will occur.
else //If it does not,
   if(prob(80)) //there is an 80% chance that
      B //B will occur.
   else //If it does not,
      if(prob(80)) //there is an 80% chance that
         C //C will occur.
      else //If it does not,
         D //D will occur.

The idea would be to use this to determine ranges of item stats and item rarity. Would it work? Is there a less messy way to do this? Thanks for any help.

Breaking one value into multiple values...

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:49:43 +0000

I'm wondering if it's possible to use one numerical value to set the value of four other variables.

The four variables are copper for the 1s place, silver for the 10s place, gold for the 100s place and platinum for the 1000s place. They are the players currency. The item value would be translated into those four currencies, which would then be displayed individually.

Like so...

item_value=37

37 = 37 copper
     or
     3 silver 7 copper

item_value=1424

1424 = 1424 copper
       or
       14 gold 2 silver 4 copper
       or
       1 platinum 4 gold 24 copper
       or
       1 platinum 4 gold 2 silver 4 copper

item_value=27893

27893 = 27893 copper
        or
        278 gold 9 silver 3 copper
        or
        27 platinum 8 gold 93 copper
        or
        27 platinum 8 gold 9 silver 3 copper

Invalid expression?

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:49:38 +0000

Basically, I'm calling the item level. If it is level 1, this happens. But it says this is an invalid expression. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with that H var trying to be added to manabonus, but I'm not sure how to fix it.

if(1)
   var/dice = "3d6"
   var/H = roll(dice)
   {firebonus+=1;manabonus+=H;value+=rand(1,25)}

Problem with alert

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:02:54 +0000

When I activate this verb via a button on the shop window, a dialog pops up to select an object in the usr.contents before the alert comes up. I don't know why there is a prompt to select an object in usr.contents. The purchased item will always go to the user's equipped pack (usr.pack).

obj/object/verb
    PurchaseSelected()
        if(usr.SelectedObject)
            var/obj/object/L = usr.SelectedObject
            if(!(L in usr.pack))
                if(L.price1)
                    if(alert("Would you like to buy the [L.name] for [L.price1] copper?","Buy","Yes","No")=="No")return
                    usr.copper-=L.price1
                    var/obj/object/s=new L.type
                    s.loc=usr.pack
                    usr.IncreaseWeight(O=s,P=usr.pack)
                    usr.WeightLabel()
                    usr.UpdateShop()

Thanks for any assistance.

Problem with consumable item

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:17:03 +0000

I want to set a variable when a potion is consumed then after an amount of time has passed, unset the variable. Here is what I have right now. Don't mind the indention.

                    usr.hp+=src.restorehp
                                usr << "The potion has restored [src.restorehp]HP!"
                                usr.hppotionused=1
                                usr << output(null, "inventory.freehand")
                                usr.UpdateInv()
                                usr.UpdateFreehandLabel()
                                del(src)
                                spawn(50)
                                    usr.hppotionused=0

Only problem is that the src seems to be deleted before the countdown starts. I have to get rid of the item when it's used... Is there a way to do this? Thanks.

Question about selection

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:10:21 +0000

How can I use the player when I can't use usr or src? What can I put here that will always be the player?

Example:

mob/proc/UpdateBar()
    winset(HERE,"hp","value=[round(100*hp/maxhp)]")
    winset(HERE,"mp","value=[round(100*mp/maxmp)]")

Using winset to clear the contents of a grid?

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:55:07 +0000

What would be the code to clear the contents of a grid? Right now, I have a multiple nested pack system and it seems to work but I need to clear the contents of the grid, cause when I open one object and close it, then open another, the contents from the first object still appear on the grid.

Anywho, thanks for any help. I very much appreciate it.

If the grid is visible, do this. If it's not, do this instead. How?

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:19:31 +0000

Another simple question that I could probably find the answer to in an interface demo... But I would rather just post it here.

So, how do you use an if statement to check if an interface grid is visible?

Question about nested containers

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:21:08 +0000

I know you can have objects that contain other objects inside of objects, but how can I pull the contents of the container inside the main container? I want to calculate the weight of the contents of a nested container but I'm not sure how to even call the contents of a nested container...