Facing the SRC when you want a verb to work

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Jan 24 2003, 2:55 pm
Okay, pretend i have a mob called "Guy"
mob/Guy
    icon = 'guy.dmi'


Now, He has this verb...
mob/Guy
    icon = 'guy.dmi'
    verb/Talk()
        set src in oview(1)
        usr << "<B>Hello</b>"


What can i add in there if i wanted to make this verb only work when you are facing it?

Help would be appreciated.
Jan 24 2003, 2:59 pm
look up get_step() I think.
Jan 26 2003, 5:36 am
In response to Soccerguy13
check to see if they src in front of the user when you use the verb with get_step()
Jan 27 2003, 12:06 pm
In response to Magnus VI
Could you show me an example? I don't really understand get_step.
Jan 27 2003, 1:51 pm
In response to Unknown Person
<code>get_step(ref,dir)</code> returns the turf one step away from <code>ref</code> in <code>dir</code> direction. To check for something one step away:
mob/NPC
  var/text = ""
  verb/Talk()
    set src in oview(1)
    if(text)
      if(src in get_step(usr,usr.dir))
        usr << "[src]: [text]"

Now, all NPCs that have their text var set to something will talk to you. Example:
mob/NPC/Townsfolk
  var/text = "How 'bout 'dem Giants?"

And that's all you need for a townsfolk guy that will talk to you. Object Oriented Programming, gotta love it!
Jan 27 2003, 2:15 pm
In response to Garthor
Thanks Garthor!!!