While Statement Problem

ID:143051
 
Jan 1 2008, 5:12 pm
Code:
turf
    Water
        icon='turfs.dmi'
        icon_state="water"
        density=1
        Click()
            if(!usr.fishing)
                usr.canmove=0
                usr.fishing=1
                usr.client.screen+=new/obj/HUD/Reel
                //Fishing Algorithm!
                usr << "You begin to fish."
                var/Fish=rand(50,70)
                sleep(Fish)
                if(prob(65))
                    usr << "You feel a nudge! Reel!"
                    usr.Do_Reel_Click=1
                    spawn(50)
                        if(!usr.Did_Click)
                            usr << "The fish broke the line."
                            usr.fishing=0
                            usr.canmove=1
                            return
                        else
                            usr.Did_Click=0
                    while(usr.Reel_Clicked)
                        usr << "You reel in the line."
                        usr.Reel_Clicked=0
                        usr.Did_Click=1
                        usr.Do_Reel_Click=0
                        sleep(Fish)
                        usr << "The fish is getting weak, quick, reel!"
                        usr.Do_Reel_Click=1
                        spawn(50)
                            if(!usr.Did_Click)
                                usr << "The fish broke the line."
                                usr.canmove=1
                                usr.fishing=0
                                return
                            else
                                usr.Did_Click=0
                        while(usr.Reel_Clicked)
                            usr << "You caught a fish!"
                            usr.Do_Reel_Click=0
                            usr.Reel_Clicked=0
                            usr.Did_Click=1
                            usr.canmove=1
                            usr.contents += new/obj/Fish
                            usr.fishing=0
                            return
                else
                    usr << "You didn't get a bite."
                    usr.fishing=0
                    return
            else
                usr << "You are already fishing."
                return

obj
    HUD
        Reel
            icon='Reel.PNG'
            screen_loc="13,13"
            Click()
                if(usr.Do_Reel_Click)
                    usr.Reel_Clicked = 1
                else
                    usr.Clicked_Early = 1

mob/var
    canmove
    fishing
    Reel_Clicked
    Do_Reel_Click
    Clicked_Early
    Did_Click


Problem description:
I'm working on a fishing code, and when I attempt to fish, it displays, "You begin to fish.", "You feel a nudge! Reel!", and "The fish broke the line."

This is all fine and well, assuming I didn't click the "Reel" button, which I did. Using Deadron's debugger, I checked my variables that are related to this fishing code.

Canmove = 1
Did_Click = null
Do_Reel_Click = 1
Reel_Clicked = 1

If you look at the Water Click() code, those variables show that it recognizes the "Reel" button being pressed, but the while statement didn't kick in to continue the job. I think the problem is that while will only try to execute once, and if the value is 0, it ceases to try.

The problem is though, I need a piece of code that is instantaneous, in a way that as soon as you click the "Reel" button, it starts to execute the code. I thought that is what while did.

My question I suppose is am I using while improperly? And if so, what should I use in place of while to get the desired effect?
Jan 1 2008, 10:54 pm
If you want something instantaneous to happen then you're going to have to put that in another proc and call it from Reel/Click(). There's nothing you can reasonably put in turf/Water/Click() that will wait until something else is clicked and then immediately do something.

I will say that your whole system there is convoluted and excessive. KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. This is what I would do, brutally ripped from World of Warcraft:

var/list/fishies = list( \
/turf/water = list(/obj/item/fish=100, /obj/item/oldboot=10) \
)

obj/item/fish
obj/item/oldboot
obj/item/iron_ore

obj/bobber
  icon = 'bobber.dmi'
  var/obj/fish
  var/bobbed = 0
  var/mob/owner
  New(var/turf/location, var/mob/owner, var/obj/fish, var/bobtime, var/reaction)
    ..()
    src.fish = fish
    fish.loc = src
    src.owner = owner
    pixel_x = rand(-16,16)
    pixel_y = rand(-16,16)
    spawn(bobtime) bob(reaction)
  proc
    bob(var/reaction)
      flick("bob",src) //flick a bob, to indicate a fish is on the line
      bobbed = 1
      sleep(reaction)
      owner << "The fish got away."
      del(src)
  Click()
    if(usr != owner) return
    if(!bobbed)
      usr << "There was no fish on the line."
    else
      usr << "You caught a [fish]!"
      Move(fish,usr)
      del(src)

mob
  var/obj/bobber/bobber
  proc/Fish(var/turf/T)
    if(T in oview(src,5))
      if(bobber)
        del(bobber)
      var/list/fishtypelist = fishies[T.type]
      var/fishtype
      if(!fishtypelist) fishtype = /obj/item/iron_ore
      else fishtype = pick(fishtypelist)
      bobber = new(T, src, new fishtype(), bobtime = rand(50,100), reaction = 30)

turf/water
  icon = 'turfs.dmi'
  icon_state = "water"
  Click()
    usr.Fish(src)


Well, that actually ended up pretty long... but it's pretty complete, with the exception of data (which just goes into the global fishies list) and anything skill-related (which could go three ways: reduction of bobtime, increase in reaction, or a restriction on the Fish() proc being called from the water turfs).
Jan 2 2008, 6:35 am
In response to Garthor
I think I see what your getting at. It'll take me a little bit to fully get the code, but I can tell I was barking up the wrong tree with turf/water/Click(). =/

Thanks for your help!