Projectiles

ID:1122015
 
Jan 11 2013, 1:08 pm
(See the best response by Fushimi.)
Code:
obj
    Tailed_Beast_Blast
        icon="TBB.dmi"
        density=1
        var/Damage=30
        Bumb(var/mob/m)
            if(ismob(m)
                m.HP -= Damage
                view(m) << "[m] was hit with Fu's Tailed Beast Blast for [Damage] Damage!"


Problem description:
just wondering why this gives me the error:Objects.dm:8:error: m: missing comma ',' or right-paren ')'
which is the line that says "m.HP -= Damage"

and how to fix it please!

Jan 11 2013, 1:12 pm
if(ismob(m))

Please check twice your code before doing a topic for each Compile error you get,

Super Saiyan X has made a post a while ago about them, you should read it.
Jan 11 2013, 1:18 pm
oh sorry about that, i wasnt looking at that line since it wasnt the one i got the error for
Jan 11 2013, 1:20 pm
Best response
Generally the line outputted by that compile error is the next line where the error originally is. So yeah, it is a bit confusing at first but once you know it, you almost don't need to pay attention
Jan 11 2013, 5:49 pm
This should help you, man.


Edit: And this is the post Fushimi was speaking of written by Super Saiyan X.

These are quite handy in trying to figure out what the compiler is trying to tell you. Good luck ;)
Jan 11 2013, 6:06 pm
so i was looking over a demo on projectiles, and i like this coding for my sidescroller game:
    Clay_Owl
        icon_state = "Clay Owl"
        delay = 0 
        Damage=9

for the verb:
mob/deidara/verb
    Clay_Owl() //test verbs for firing beams.
        set category = "Shoot"
        var/obj/projectile/Clay_Owl/P = new(null,usr) 
        walk(P,P.dir,P.delay)



obj/projectile
    icon='projectiles.dmi'
    density=1
    var
        delay=2
        length=500
        Damage=5
        mob/owner
    New(_loc,mob/_owner)
        if(_owner)
            src.dir = _owner.dir
            if(!src.loc) src.loc = get_step(_owner,_owner.dir) 
            src.owner = _owner 
    Move()
        src.length-- 
        if(!src.length) del src 
        return ..() 
    Bump(atom/O) 
        if(ismob(O)) 

            viewers(O) << "[src.owner] has hit [O:name] with \his [src]!"
        else if(isobj(O)) del O
        else if(isturf(O))

it works fine and all with no errors, but i cant seem to get it to go anyfaster.....any tips?
Jan 12 2013, 7:10 am
Fool with the delay time and experiment :)
Jan 12 2013, 8:09 am
is 0 the lowest you can go with delays? or can u go negative? O_o. i made the delay 0 for the owl, but it still isn't at a speed i wanted :/ it still currently moves much slower than the players
Jan 12 2013, 1:34 pm
Check out my pixel_projectile library: http://www.byond.com/developer/FIREking/PixelProjectile