Mechanios' Site - Rand proc

ID:146809

Jan 25 2005, 2:48 pm

(by the way, I like the new inteface :D)
Code:

turf/Battle
    var/Occupied
    //icon='Whatever.dmi''
    Area1
        Grass_Battle
            var/Encounter = rand(2,7)
            //icon_state="Grass"
            Entered(mob/M)
                if(istype(M,/mob))
                    if(Encounter == 3)
                        usr<<"You have run into a Battle!"

Problem description:
Battle.dm:19:error: icon_state: expected end of statement

-Whats wrong with the rand()? I loked it up in the Help/Manual (F1) and I've got ir correct. Is it possible to set a variable like that?

#1 Jan 25 2005, 2:51 pm
Jon88	You can't set variables like that at compile time. Procedures like rand() only get executed at runtime(). Try calling it in New() or somewhere else, instead.

#2 Jan 25 2005, 3:02 pm In response to Jon88 (#1)
Mega fart cannon	No usr in proc. Ungh.

#3 Jan 25 2005, 3:09 pm

In response to Jon88 (#1)

Mechanios

Thanks. :D
so if I defined it under Entered() it would work?
(I'm at my school comp so i can't write it right now.)

turf/Entered(mob/M)
   var/Encounter = rand(1,&)
   if(istype(M,/mob))
      if(Encounter == 2)
         ..() //blah blah blah

#4 Jan 25 2005, 3:30 pm In response to Mechanios (#3)
Jon88	That'll work, sure, if it's where you want the variable to be used.

#5 Jan 25 2005, 3:33 pm In response to Jon88 (#4)
Mechanios	Awesome :D I'm getting better ^.^