Locked: flick() appearing at the wrong time in Developer Help

ID:459937
 
Mar 7 2012, 5:26 am (Edited on Mar 7 2012, 5:39 am)
Code:
obj/Skills/Substitute
    icon='Test.dmi'
    icon_state="b"
    mouse_drag_pointer="b"
    layer=91
    proc
        Tech(mob/M)
            set popup_menu = 0
            src=M

            M.invisibility = 101

            var/mob/Clone/MM = new()//creates a clone of the user
            MM.owner = M
            MM.icon = M.icon
            MM.icon_state = M.icon_state
            MM.overlays += M.overlays.Copy()
            MM.underlays += M.underlays.Copy()
            MM.loc = M.loc
            MM.health = infinite

            sleep(55)//time for player to run around invisible

            flick(/obj/smoke,MM)//flick smoke on the clone to see hes disappearing
            sleep(3)
            var/obj/Log/L = new(MM.loc)//create a log in its place so they know theyve been fooled
            del(MM)

            spawn(30)
                flick(/obj/smoke,L)//when thats complete, in 30 ticks delete the log
                sleep(3)
                del(L)

            M.subon = 0
            flick(/obj/smoke,M)//poof of smoke at the users real location to show hes visible again.
            M.invisibility = 0


Problem description:

When the skill is used, flick() goes off at the very start where the clone is created. I don't want this.. I only want it to do that after the sleep is completed. I have no idea why its doing this. flick() is after sleep after-all?
#1 Mar 8 2012, 3:21 am
So, I guess its something else causing this problem.
#2 Mar 8 2012, 4:46 am
Maybe instead of doing like you have try using an overlay that flicks when created not sure if that would help though.
obj/smoke
    icon = 'smoke.dmi'
    
    New()
        ..()
        flick("smoke", src)
        del(src)


obj/Skills/Substitute
    icon='Test.dmi'
    icon_state="b"
    mouse_drag_pointer="b"
    layer=91
    proc
        Tech(mob/M)
            set popup_menu = 0
            src=M

            M.invisibility = 101

            var/mob/Clone/MM = new()//creates a clone of the user
            MM.owner = M
            MM.icon = M.icon
            MM.icon_state = M.icon_state
            MM.overlays += M.overlays.Copy()
            MM.underlays += M.underlays.Copy()
            MM.loc = M.loc
            MM.health = infinite

            sleep(55)//time for player to run around invisible

            MM.overlays += new/obj/smoke//flick smoke on the clone to see hes disappearing
            sleep(3)
            var/obj/Log/L = new(MM.loc)//create a log in its place so they know theyve been fooled
            del(MM)

            spawn(30)
                L.overlays += new/obj/smoke//when thats complete, in 30 ticks delete the log
                sleep(3)
                del(L)

            M.subon = 0
            M.overlays += new/obj/smoke//poof of smoke at the users real location to show hes visible again.
            M.invisibility = 0

I thought maybe something like this.
#3 Mar 8 2012, 5:08 am
Tried it out, but i get the exact same problem. I'm unsure xD
#4 Mar 8 2012, 5:11 am
try this quick and tell me what happens. replace
            spawn(30)
                L.overlays += new/obj/smoke//when thats complete, in 30 ticks delete the log
                sleep(3)
                del(L)

with
            sleep(30)
            L.overlays += new/obj/smoke//when thats complete, in 30 ticks delete the log
            sleep(3)
            del(L)

#5 Mar 8 2012, 2:36 pm
Same deal.
#6 Mar 8 2012, 2:43 pm
Hmm I'm really not to sure then other then making sure you have all the right icon_states.
#7 Mar 8 2012, 2:46 pm
I figured it out, Elsewhere in my game I have clones of a player on /mob/Clone. They flick the smoke overlay when created. I just had to define something new.

Thanks for your help anyway!
#8 Mar 8 2012, 2:47 pm
Ah well there you go then and no prob.