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Reorganized source in mutliple folders --> Long compile

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:16:49 +0000

Hello everyone,

I thought I'd finally organize my game its source by making multiple folders to make things alot easier to find for me or to add new stuff whenever I feel like it.

Before, the source compiling took about 3 minutes on a Phenom quadcore, which is considerably long and it'd turn to "Not Responding".

Well then, I decided to remove every unused/not needed piece of coding, art and icons, which resulted in a compile time of 7 seconds.

Well then I thought, why not reorganize it while I am at it?
I made one folder, called Programming where all the coding files go. And in that folder there are multiple folders, such as: Exams, Jutsus, Libraries, Main, NPC, Organization, Power and Training. And then some of those folders have some more sub-folders.

But reorganizing it like that, does that really increase my compile time?
And if so, is there anything I can do, without screwing up my newly done reorganization?

Kind regards,

Sokkiejjj

Dream Seeker calls Firefox tab instead of the actual game

Tue, 25 May 2010 21:47:33 +0000

BYOND Build Number: 468.1071
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Video/Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD4870X2
Game Hub/Link: N/A
Internet Connection Type: 8mbits cable
Firewalls/Routers: Sitecom WL-340 150N

Descriptive Problem Summary:
When I try to run a game of a source from me. Like for instance I made a game that I compiled, and whenever I press CTRL+R (to run it) or click on the *.dmb file itself, it will load up Firefox, asking me if I want to download that *.dmb file to open it. But when I download it and open it again, it will call up for another Firefox tab and ask me if I want to download it again, and that repeats itself, leaving me not able to "play" the game to test it.

Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
1) CTRL+K (compile) in Dream Maker.
2) CTRL+R (run) in Dream Maker.
3) Firefox will open, and asks me if I want to download the specified *.dmb file
4) Dream Seeker will not pop up, instead, it will make a "call" to Firefox tabs each time.

Expected Results:
To let me run. So that firefox won't open and that Dream Seeker would fire right up with the game I want it to run.

Actual Results:
Firefox will open instead of Dream Seeker.

Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? Every time. Disabling BYOND app in taskbar and restarting it does not work.
In other games? Yes, other source code of games give me the same problem.
In other user accounts? Only have one, it is my computer.
On other computers? Yes, it occurs on a laptop with Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and on a PC with Windows Vista x86 Ultimate.

When does the problem NOT occur?
Don't know. It happens alot.

Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? If so, what was the last version that worked? (Visit http://www.byond.com/download/build to download old versions for testing.)
I tried the 468 that was already on the download page and I tried 460, but both gave me the same results.

Workarounds:
None figured yet.

I tried deleting BYOND completely.
1) Uninstall.
2) Delete all BYOND folders.
3) Delete every register (regedit Windows 7) rule that consists of BYOND. DOES NOT WORK

Dog won't be dropped

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:44:15 +0000

Code:

obj
    Woofdog
        icon = 'dog.dmi'
        density = 1
        verb
            Drop()
                set name = "Drop dog"
                set category = "Dog"
                if(usr.DogHurt)
                    usr << "You cannot drop your dog because its health status isn't good."
                    return
                usr << "You have dropped your dog."
                var/mob/Woofdog/X = new()
                X.loc = locate(usr.x, usr.y-1, usr.z)
                X.name = usr.dogname
                X.tai = round(usr.Mtai / 2)
                X.maxhealth = round(usr.maxhealth / 2)
                X.health = X.maxhealth
                X.havingowner = 1
                X.owner = usr
                del(src)
mob
    Woofdog
        icon = 'dog.dmi'
        Move_Delay = 1
        density = 1
        rank = "Dog NiN"
        health = 25000
        isdog = 1
        New()
            ..()
            woof()
        proc/woof()
            while(src)
                if(!src.havingowner)
                    if(!src.move && src.Frozen) return
                    for(var/mob/A in oview(4, src))
                        if(A.client)
                            if(get_dist(src, A) <= 3)
                                step_towards(src, A)
                            else
                                step_away(src, A, 5)
                sleep(5)
        verb
            Catch()
                set src in oview(1)
                src.move = 0
                src.Frozen = 1
                usr << "You caught the dog."
                sleep(100)
                if(!src.havingowner)
                    usr << "The dog escapes."
                else
                    usr << "The dog is yours now."
            Tame()
                set src in oview(1)
                if(!usr.Inuzuka)
                    usr << "You have to be in the Inuzuka clan to have the ability to tame a dog."
                    return
                if(usr.hasdog)
                    usr << "You already have a dog and you can't take more than one."
                    return
                if(src.Frozen && !src.move)
                    if(!src.havingowner)
                        usr.dogname()
                        usr.dogname = "[html_encode(usr.dogname)]"
                        usr.hasdog = 1
                        var/obj/Woofdog/W = new()
                        W.loc = usr
                        W.name = "Dog: [usr.dogname]"
                        usr.SaveGame()
                        del(src)
        Bump(mob/M)
            if(M && M == owner  ||  M.name == src.name  ||  !src.Agressive  ||  src.fighting  ||  src.Hurt  ||  M.NPC) return
            var/mob/O = src.owner
            if(!O.PK)return
            if(!src.InGatsuuga)
                var/Damage = round(src.tai)
                F_damage(M, Damage, "#ff0000")
                view() << "[src] attacks [M] for [Damage] damage!"
                M.health-=Damage
                M.Death(src)
                src.fighting = 1
                sleep(5)
                src.fighting = 0
            else
                if(usr.pooping) return
                var/Damage2 = round(usr.tai*4)
                M.health-=Damage2
                view()<<"[usr] pierces [M] with Gatsuuga for [Damage2] damage."
                usr.pooping=1
                spawn(5) usr.pooping=0
                F_damage(M, Damage2, "#ff0000")
                M.Death(usr)
                
mob/proc/dogname()
    dogname = input("Give your dog a name.") as text
    if(length(dogname) < 3)
        alert("Sorry. Your dog's name isn't allowed to have fewer than 3 letters!")
        dogname()
        return
    if(length(dogname) > 20)
        alert("Sorry. Your dog's name isn't allowed to have more than 20 letters!")
        dogname()
        return

Problem description:
Whatever I try, I cannot seem to drop the damn dog. It may be because I have been away from BYOND for some time, but I really have no idea how to solve this sucker.
Hope you guys can help me.

Soon to get a sexy gaming rig

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:49:05 +0000

Tomorrow I'm building my gaming rig!
The specs are going to be:

- AMD Phenom X4 9950 2,6Ghgz OCing to 3,1Ghz stable
- MSI DKA790GX Motherboard
- Club3D ATI HD4870 X2 2GB-GDDR5
- Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066 4GB memory
- 2x Samsung F1 640Gb in RAID0

I'm very happy with the setup I'm soon getting and will most probably run Vista x64 Ultimate. =D

Rick

Mouse control

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:49:42 +0000

And yes, here I come again, mr. "noob-at-mouse-control".

I really don't understand Click()/DblClick() its args.
I know how they both work, by just called mob/Click() and such, but could someone explane me these args?

Format: Click(location,control,params)
When: Called when the object is clicked.
Args: location: the turf, stat panel, grid cell, etc. in which the object was clicked
control: the name of the skin control involved
params: other parameters including mouse/keyboard flags, icon offsets, etc.; see mouse control

This proc is called by the default client.Click() procedure.
The following example allows the player to walk to a position by clicking it.

My question is, could someone explain me the args and how I have to use them, with an example, if possible.

Thanks for youur time reading this and thanks in advance,

~ Rick

Saving client.screen correctly

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:28:04 +0000

Code:

mob
    Write(savefile/F)
        F["loc"] << loc
        F["expv"] << expvalue
        F["HU"] << HengeUsed
        F["BU"] << BunshinUsed
        F["KU"] << KawarimiUsed
        F["BMD"] << BaseMove_Delay
        F["MD"] << Move_Delay
        F["Oicon"] << Oicon
        F["hairover"] << hairover
        F["Level"] << Level
        F["Village"] << Village
        F["mstam"] << MaxStam
        F["stam"] << Stam
        F["Chakra"] << Chakra
        F["MaxChakra"] << MaxChakra
        F["maxexp"] << maxexp
        F["exp"] << exp
        F["ooc"] << ooc
        F["maxhp"] << maxhp
        F["hp"] << hp
        F["End"] << End
        F["Int"] << Int
        F["Nin"] << Nin
        F["Str"] << Str
        F["DRanksDone"] << DRanksDone
        F["Mission1Done"] << Mission1Done
        F["contents"] << contents
        F["name"] << name
        F["hud"] << src.client.screen
    Read(savefile/F)
        F["expv"] >> expvalue
        F["HU"] >> HengeUsed
        F["BU"] >> BunshinUsed
        F["KU"] >> KawarimiUsed
        F["BMD"] >> BaseMove_Delay
        F["MD"] >> Move_Delay
        F["Oicon"] >> Oicon
        F["hairover"] >> hairover
        F["Level"] >> Level
        F["Village"] >> Village
        F["mstam"] >> MaxStam
        F["stam"] >> Stam
        F["Chakra"] >> Chakra
        F["MaxChakra"] >> MaxChakra
        F["maxexp"] >> maxexp
        F["exp"] >> exp
        F["ooc"] >> ooc
        F["maxhp"] >> maxhp
        F["hp"] >> hp
        F["End"] >> End
        F["Int"] >> Int
        F["Nin"] >> Nin
        F["Str"] >> Str
        F["DRanksDone"] >> DRanksDone
        F["Mission1Done"] >> Mission1Done
        F["contents"] >> contents
        F["name"] >> name
        F["hud"] >> src.client.screen
        loc = F["loc"]
        world << "[src]([src.key]) <B>loaded</B> their character."

Problem description:

As you can see of the last lines of Read() and Write() There's the hud saving, our client screen.

We got it working, but... we get runtime errors, and I've no idea how else I can save the whole client.screen.

Could someone please help?
Thanks in advance,

Rick

Call proc

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:48:19 +0000

Code:

mob
    proc
        Gain(add,g,f,a,u,c)
            var/Z=add
            Z+=g
            if(f) F_damage(src,g,"#32cd32")
            if(a) view(src)<<"You gained [g] [u]!"
            if(c) call(src,text2path(c))()
        Garp(p,add,g,f,a,u,c)
            var/stat/Y=vars[add]
            if(!p) Y.val+=g
            else Y.maxval+=g
            if(f) F_damage(src,g,"#32cd32")
            if(a) view(src)<<"You gained [g] [u]!"
            if(c) call(src,"[text2path(c)]")()
        Okay() src<<"DEE DEEE" // test verb

Problem description:
I can't get to use the Call() proc correctly, could anyone please help me with how I'd set up a proc such as that Okay() one?

Thanks in advance,

Rick

Self CPU, Total CPU and Real Time

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:30:57 +0000

Meh, it's a bit confusing for me what the profile report things actually mean, also that English isn't my main language may be a factor, but whatever.

Could someone explain to me what those three are, and on what one I've to pay the most attention to, to reduce lag at all.

Also, if it's any bad, could you also tell me what the number maximum can be for each stat?

I got in my game one single proc that's over 0.000, 0.093 to be exact and it's /icon/proc/RscFile.

However, I got 4 0.093's in Total CPU and the rest is all 0.000.

What bothers me is that two procs and one verb have a pretty high value.
/mob/proc/Damage : 241.173 /mob/proc/Regeneration : 1217517184.000 <== *faints*
/mob/verb/dmt : 22.829

Any information would be appricated.
Thanks in advance,

- Rick

text2var, something like that?

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:11:47 +0000

mob
    proc
        Damage(min,dmg)
            var/x = text2path("[min].val")
            x -= dmg
            src << x

Is there anything like text2var(), or how I could do it like that?

My intentions are like this: I got 6 variables that I want to choose from.

So, if I got 6 variables, named "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" and "f".

If I'd call the Damage(min,dmg) proc, I want to do it like this: Damage(a, strength.val * 4) (I use datums by the way (var/type = new(#,#)).

Could anyone please help me, provide me the information or tell me if it even exists? I think I just didn't look good enough.

- Rick

[x],[y] in big icons

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:21:06 +0000

Am I just being nooby (again... xD) or isn't that feature in, yet?

It was in BYOND 3.55. What I mean is, when you import a big image file, that it would cut in pieces with the [x],[y] number.

It'd be better, imo, if there was some sort of switch to make it a successive number or the [x],[y] thing.