Blinking Screen

ID:268310
 
Jun 8 2004, 7:48 am
Ok, I don't think my code has anything to do with it, but here goes:
mob
     Login()
          login_count++
          if(login_count==1)
               src.icon='red.dmi'

turf
     test
          icon='test.dmi'



var/login_count = 0
</dmi>

the var is in another code file.

When I log in, my map blinks black, then aqua (the color of test.dmi) and it won't stop!
Jun 8 2004, 7:50 am
wow interesting
Jun 8 2004, 7:52 am
In response to Soldierman
I accidentally hit enter, but I edited my post now.
Jun 8 2004, 7:52 am
wow. I just got mine to run in Dream Seeker and i am getting the same problem. I was actually just about to ask about that.
Jun 8 2004, 10:12 am
You're using mob/Login() wrong. What you're looking for is client/New()
mob
  icon = 'blue.dmi'
  specialPerson
    icon = 'red.dmi'

client
  New()
    for(var/client/C)
      if(C != src)
        mob = new /mob/
        break
    if(!mob)
      mob = new /mob/specialPerson
Jun 8 2004, 11:56 am
In response to Garthor
do you think you could comment on what that stuff does. I understand what it does in the end, but I'd like some detail on how each piece works.
Jun 8 2004, 3:30 pm
In response to Dragon of Ice
is that whats causing it to blink? I've been coding on and off between a year or two and i've never seen it blink like that before.
Jun 8 2004, 4:06 pm
In response to Polaris139
I don't think so. I may do a clean install of byond.... see if that helps.
Jun 9 2004, 6:43 am
In response to Dragon of Ice
i did that, thats when it started. I couldnt even get dream maker to run dream seeker and i re-installed it, thats when the screen started blinking.
Jun 9 2004, 6:56 am
In response to Polaris139
I think there might be something similar going on with Leftley's old Treasure Seeker source code too.
Jun 9 2004, 11:15 am
figured it out, thanks to reading another post on someone having a black screen. at the end of the login procedure, you need to add 
..()


here's the original post: ID: 264947