Adding an icon_state..is it possible? in Developer Help

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Nov 17 2004, 8:05 pm
What I am trying to accomplish is to have a Change Icon verb that when you use it, the icon you pick to have it adds an icon_state to it named dead. I also want the dead icon_state to be just not colored, just like a state. Is this possbile? I would have tryed to accomplish this but I had no where to even start. Help is appreciated.
#1 Nov 17 2004, 9:39 pm
I don't understand...speak more clearly?
#2 Nov 18 2004, 7:13 am
I don't think that's possible..., but then again I'm probably wrong but wouldn't that be interfering with someone else's file? Unless there's a way to add a temporary icon_state...
#3 Nov 18 2004, 8:02 am
#4 Nov 18 2004, 8:22 am
it is if you have the icon states already in the players icon file and then have a menu to choose from but not if they need to upload them i dont think
#5 Nov 18 2004, 1:17 pm
In response to Shadowdarke (#3)
Thanks shadow, but I dont think I am using it correctly, tell me if I am (If I am it doesnt work).


mob
    verb
        admin
            admin_change_icon(icon/N as icon)
                set category = "Admin"
                if(src.alreadyjoined)
                    var/icon/I = new(N)
                    var/icon/J = new(N)
                    I.Insert(J, "dead")
                    src.icon = I
                return



#6 Nov 22 2004, 2:20 pm
In response to XxDohxX (#5)
Well, you're using it right, but you aren't actually doing anything to the icon. Let's translate it to english so that you can understand why.

Here's our original code
mob
    verb
        admin
            admin_change_icon(icon/N as icon)
                set category = "Admin"
                if(src.alreadyjoined)
                    var/icon/I = new(N)
                    var/icon/J = new(N)
                    I.Insert(J, "dead")
                    src.icon = I
                return


So, the part we need to translate is:
var/icon/I=new(N)
var/icon/J=new(N)
I.Insert(J,"dead")


Now, as I'm sure you'll agree, when they're created, icon/I is equal to icon/J. The only difference, in fact, is the name. When you add I.Insert(J,"dead"), depending on whether icon/N already has an icon state called dead, you're doing one of two things: You're either making a new icon state called dead which looks exactly icon/I does when icon_state="", or, you're, in essence, deleting the existing "dead" state in icon/N. By "deleting", I mean, overwriting "dead" with an icon that looks exactly like icon/N does w/o a state.

Therefore, either way, you're still ending up with the same thing: an icon state of icon/I called "dead" which looks exactly like icon/I does when it has a null icon state.

In any case, since you aren't trying to create a dynamic icon of any sort, or to dynamically modify an icon, you shouldn't be using icon/Insert()