Text MUD Map (It can be done!)

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Mar 7 2004, 7:50 am
I want to make a text mud with byond (that will run though telnet) I want to make a map on my mud because I hate the confusing commands like north south east west exc, I know there is a way to make a text map, but I dont know how, heres a picture of one

http://www.ashavar.com/client/images/screen10.jpg
Mar 7 2004, 7:56 am
Kasumi Tomonari wrote:
I want to make a text mud with byond (that will run though telnet) I want to make a map on my mud because I hate the confusing commands like north south east west exc, I know there is a way to make a text map, but I dont know how

There certainly is a way. It's just a matter of looping through all of the turfs in view and writing them out. Here's an example snippet:

mob/proc/ShowMap()
  var/buf = ""  // Store the map before outputting it
  for(var/xx = x-view, xx < x+view+1, xx++)  // 21x21 view
    for(var/yy = y-view, yy < y+view+1, yy++)
      var/turf/T = locate(xx,yy,z)
      if(T)
        buf += T.text
    buf += "\n"
  src << buf  // Show the map to the player
Mar 7 2004, 7:59 am
In response to Malver
Parse.dm:62:error:view:undefined var
Parse.dm:62:error:view:undefined var
Parse.dm:63:error:view:undefined var
Parse.dm:63:error:view:undefined var

mob/proc/ShowMap()
var/buf = "" // Store the map before outputting it
for(var/xx = x-view, xx < x+view+1, xx++) // 21x21 view
for(var/yy = y-view, yy < y+view+1, yy++)
var/turf/T = locate(xx,yy,z)
if(T)
buf += T.text
buf += "\n"
src << buf // Show the map to the player

but anyway. So I would just under the turfs name put like * If I wanted that to show up as grass?
Mar 7 2004, 8:02 am
Congratulations! You've managed to post the same exact thread THREE TIMES!
Mar 7 2004, 8:03 am
In response to Garthor
o.o but why are the views comming up errors (sorry about that garthor.)
Mar 7 2004, 8:11 am
In response to Malver
the views keep on bringing back errors
Mar 7 2004, 8:16 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
I think they need to be 'client.view' or 'world.view'.
Mar 7 2004, 8:31 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
I need more help now!
runtime error: type mismatch
proc name: ShowMap (/mob/proc/ShowMap)
source file: Parse.dm,60
usr: Kasumi Tomonari (/mob)
src: Kasumi Tomonari (/mob)
call stack:
Kasumi Tomonari (/mob): ShowMap()
Kasumi Tomonari (/mob): Login()
Kasumi Tomonari (/client): New()
Kasumi Tomonari (/client): New()
Setting network delay to 0.

mob/proc/ShowMap()
var/buf = "" // Store the map before outputting it
for(var/xx = x-view(), xx < x+view()+1, xx++) // 21x21 view
for(var/yy = y-view(), yy < y+view()+1, yy++)
var/turf/T = locate(xx,yy,z)
if(T)
buf += T.text
buf += "\n"
src << buf // Show the map to the player


Also, is there anyway to force telnet, exc to show htmled colors? Not just the basic ones?
Mar 7 2004, 8:44 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
The view(), as I said before, needs to be world.view or client.view.
Mar 7 2004, 8:44 am
In response to Hazman
Is there anyway to force telnet to display those colors?
And its working now, how do I make the map bigger though?
Mar 7 2004, 8:45 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
Change the view variable(world.view || client.view).
Mar 7 2004, 8:48 am
In response to Hazman
Now it says that theres a loop, I disabled loop checks and it and it froze.
Mar 7 2004, 8:48 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
When are you showing the map?
Mar 7 2004, 8:49 am
In response to Hazman
at mob/Login()
Mar 7 2004, 8:51 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
Is it, perchance, in a loop?
Mar 7 2004, 8:51 am
In response to Hazman
yeah that was I was thinking.. I think the loops in here

mob/proc/ShowMap()
var/buf = "" // Store the map before outputting it
for(var/yy = y-world.view || client.view, yy < y+world.view || client.view+1, yy++)
for(var/xx = x-world.view || client.view, xx < x+world.view || client.view+1, xx++)
var/turf/T = locate(xx,yy,z)
if(T)
buf += T.name
buf += "\n"
src << buf // Show the map to the player
Mar 7 2004, 8:54 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
It isn't. Maybe it's in mob/Login()? It'll be something like
while(1)
ShowMap()
.
Mar 7 2004, 9:33 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
Kasumi Tomonari wrote:
mob/proc/ShowMap()
var/buf = "" // Store the map before outputting it
for(var/xx = x-view(), xx < x+view()+1, xx++) // 21x21 view
for(var/yy = y-view(), yy < y+view()+1, yy++)
var/turf/T = locate(xx,yy,z)
if(T)
buf += T.text
buf += "\n"
src << buf // Show the map to the player

Not quite. Replace those "view()" with "client.view" and you should be all set.

Also, is there anyway to force telnet, exc to show htmled colors? Not just the basic ones?

You can display as many colours as your telnet client allows. :)
Mar 7 2004, 11:54 am
In response to Malver
How would I make the map space out? Its all on one line, but I need it to be on diffrent lines..
now: 1010101010101010101010101
Need: 10101010
10101010
10101010
10101010
Also, how would I make it appear a @ if there was a mob there?
Mar 8 2004, 3:11 am
In response to Kasumi Tomonari
Kasumi Tomonari wrote:
How would I make the map space out? Its all on one line, but I need it to be on diffrent lines..
now: 1010101010101010101010101
Need: 10101010
10101010
10101010
10101010

It was spacing it out properly, but you moved the 'buf += "\n"'.

Also, how would I make it appear a @ if there was a mob there?

var/mob/M = locate() in T  // assuming T is the turf
if(M)  // If a mob is in that turf
  buf += "@"
else
  buf += T.text  // Draw the turf's text if no mob is there
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