Tree to wood code in Developer Help

ID:139234
 
Apr 20 2011, 8:00 pm
Code:
obj/Buildables
    fountain
        icon = 'buildables.dmi'
        icon_state = "Fountain"
        layer = 2
        density = 1
    Bush
        icon = 'land.dmi'
        icon_state = "Bush"
        layer = 2
        density = 1
    tree
        icon = 'land.dmi'
        icon_state = "Palm tree"
        layer = 2
        density = 1
        verb
            cut()
                set category="Commands"
                set src in oview(2)
                view(2) << "You cut the tree!"





obj
    wood
        icon = 'wood.dmi'
        icon_state = "wood"
        verb
            make_wall()
                set src in usr
                src.Move(usr.loc)
                icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
                icon_state = "Wall"
            get()
                set src in oview(1)
                src.Move(usr)
            make_floor()
                set src in usr
                src.Move(usr.loc)
                icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
                icon_state = "Floor"
            make_door()
                set src in usr
                src.Move(usr.loc)
                icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
                icon_state = "Door"


Problem description:I am a newbie at coding and ive been trying to make a code so that when i press cut the tree turns into wood but im stuck i have no idea what to put in this ive searched around and cant find any tuts or helps or anything about this please can someone tell me what i am doing wrong/what i should put in??? *just copy code and revise it to fix mistakes then point out my mistakes*thank you if you help or not

#1 Apr 20 2011, 8:06 pm
Shwb1 wrote:
Code:
> obj/Buildables
>   fountain
>       icon = 'buildables.dmi'
>       icon_state = "Fountain"
>       layer = 2
>       density = 1
>   Bush
>       icon = 'land.dmi'
>       icon_state = "Bush"
>       layer = 2
>       density = 1
>   tree
>       icon = 'land.dmi'
>       icon_state = "Palm tree"
>       layer = 2
>       density = 1
>       verb
>           cut()
>               set category="Commands"
>               set src in oview(2)
>               view(2) << "You cut the tree!"
>
>
>
>
>
> obj
>   wood
>       icon = 'wood.dmi'
>       icon_state = "wood"
>       verb
>           make_wall()
>               set src in usr
>               src.Move(usr.loc)
>               icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
>               icon_state = "Wall"
>           get()
>               set src in oview(1)
>               src.Move(usr)
>           make_floor()
>               set src in usr
>               src.Move(usr.loc)
>               icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
>               icon_state = "Floor"
>           make_door()
>               set src in usr
>               src.Move(usr.loc)
>               icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
>               icon_state = "Door"
>


Problem description:I am a newbie at coding and ive been trying to make a code so that when i press cut the tree turns into wood but im stuck i have no idea what to put in this ive searched around and cant find any tuts or helps or anything about this please can someone tell me what i am doing wrong/what i should put in??? *just copy code and revise it to fix mistakes then point out my mistakes*thank you if you help or not

also im trying to make it so you can only cut it down with axe so if you could do the same and tell me what i need to fix?
obj
    axe
        icon = 'wood.dmi'
        icon_state = "axe"


please tell me what im doing wrong thank you again for helping me / not
#2 Apr 21 2011, 3:19 am
In response to Shwb1 (#1)
 
obj/Buildables
    fountain
        icon = 'buildables.dmi'
        icon_state = "Fountain"
        layer = 2
        density = 1
    Bush
        icon = 'land.dmi'
        icon_state = "Bush"
        layer = 2
        density = 1
    tree
        icon = 'land.dmi'
        icon_state = "Palm tree"
        layer = 2
        density = 1
        verb
            cut()
                var/obj/axe = locate(/obj/axe) in usr.contents
                if(axe)
                    set category="Commands"
                    set src in oview(2)
                    view(2) << "You cut the tree!"
                    new/obj/wood(usr)
                else
                    usr<<"You need an axe to cut this tree!"





obj
    wood
        icon = 'wood.dmi'
        icon_state = "wood"
        verb
            make_wall()
                set src in usr
                src.Move(usr.loc)
                icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
                icon_state = "Wall"
            get()
                set src in oview(1)
                src.Move(usr)
            make_floor()
                set src in usr
                src.Move(usr.loc)
                icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
                icon_state = "Floor"
            make_door()
                set src in usr
                src.Move(usr.loc)
                icon = 'Buildables.dmi'
                icon_state = "Door"

obj
    axe
        icon = 'wood.dmi'
        icon_state = "axe"


That should fix it? You seem to switch around with the src and usr vars alot, so I just used "usr" for the verb.
#3 Apr 21 2011, 6:57 am
In response to Shaoni (#2)
omfg thanks ima re-read it a few times to make sure that i dont make the same mistake problem with it the first time was i had no idea how to make wood appear - axe problem THANKS!!!
#4 Apr 21 2011, 7:03 am
In response to Shaoni (#2)
btw like i said im a newbie so if you could possible tell me how to make thing wait like is it just wait(time)?? i wanna make it say You start cutting the tree wait(10) you cut the tree!

well thanks again for the help!
#5 May 5 2011, 5:59 am
In response to Shwb1 (#4)
try this where you want it to show up,

src << "You start chopping the tree"
sleep(20)
src << "You chopped the tree down"