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ID:155572 May 21 2011, 8:08 pm
Komuroto	How would you permanently disable a certain mobs movement? Example being, a player being a immobile object like a base in an RTS? Not that i'm making an RTS i just want to understand how that would be done :)

May 21 2011, 10:13 pm
Prf X	To disable the arrow keys client North() return Northeast() return East() return Southeast() return South() return Southwest() return West() return Northwest() return

May 22 2011, 6:23 am
Warlord Fred	Is this a mob connected to a client, or an NPC?

May 22 2011, 10:03 am In response to Warlord Fred
Hassanjalil	these procs are built in for client but if you want to do that for npc then instead of client use mob/npc North() return Northeast() return East() return Southeast() return South() return Southwest() return West() return Northwest() return

May 22 2011, 10:53 am In response to Hassanjalil
Warlord Fred	No, if you don't want an NPC to move you don't move it. NPCs don't move unless your code tells them to.

May 22 2011, 11:55 am

In response to Prf X

D4RK3 54B3R

Overriding the arrow keys isn't particularly robust. You'd end up with 8 versions of the same code if you want the arrow keys to behave differently under the same situations, and not to mention these are client procs and not mob procs, so they don't apply to NPCs.

Instead, try overriding Move() if you're trying to stop or limit movement.

Here's an example of what I mean.

mob
    var/frozen=0
    Move(turf/newloc,newdir)
        if(frozen) return 0
        .=..(newloc,newdir)

When mob.frozen = 1, the mob will not move. Because of inheritance, all NPCs that are a subclass of /mob will also inherit the frozen attribute and behavior.

Making a building or other immobile object in an RTS merely requires that Move() not be called or that Move() fails.

May 22 2011, 5:39 pm In response to Warlord Fred
Komuroto	i am referring to the player...

May 22 2011, 5:41 pm In response to D4RK3 54B3R
Komuroto	Ok since no one seriously understands what i meant, except maybe that last guy let me rephrase. Disable player movement, making the arrow keys only for moving the client.eye not the player.

May 26 2011, 2:11 pm In response to Komuroto
Komuroto	still waiting...

May 27 2011, 1:41 am (Edited on May 27 2011, 1:48 am)

In response to Komuroto

Bhill1

This is what I came up with hoping this is what you are looking for...

client
    perspective=EYE_PERSPECTIVE
    North()
        if(get_step(mob.client.eye,NORTH))//IF EYE CAN MOVE NORTH
            mob.client.eye=get_step(mob.client.eye,NORTH)
    South()
        if(get_step(mob.client.eye,SOUTH))//IF EYE CAN MOVE SOUTH
            mob.client.eye=get_step(mob.client.eye,SOUTH)
    East()
        if(get_step(mob.client.eye,EAST))//IF EYE CAN MOVE EAST
            mob.client.eye=get_step(mob.client.eye,EAST)
    West()
        if(get_step(mob.client.eye,WEST))//IF EYE CAN MOVE WEST
            mob.client.eye=get_step(mob.client.eye,WEST)

I do believe this is what you are asking for...only reason I put the "if" statements in was when eye hit the edge of the map the whole screen would go black, but with my testing it just moves the eye and your player stays in place.