Spawning Monsters when they've died

ID:273521
 
Jul 17 2010, 9:36 am
Well I know there is all together a way to do this by using world.Repop() but I'd rather do this inside the Del() so clients are not spammed with monsters around their location all at once. What I have is this:

mob
    var
        aggressive
    Monsters
        New()
            ..()
            spawn() src.Monster_AI()
        density = 1
        Earth
            icon = 'Monsters.dmi'
            Non_Aggressive
                race = "Animal"
                New()
                    ..()
                    exp = rand(150,300)
                    zenni = rand(50,100)
                Del()
                    var/mob/Monsters/M = src.type
                    M = src
                    M.loc = initial(src.loc)
                    world<<M
                    ..()
                Rabbit
                    icon_state = "Rabbit"
                    strength = 1
                    defense = 1
                    powerlevel = 100
                    maxpowerlevel = 100


What I'm wondering is when they are deleted (dead by the client) give it a specific time to pass by using spawn() and have them respawn, I did this without spawn() because I needed to see right away that it works, however it does not. If anyone could help that would be much appreciated. Also thank you in advance!
Jul 17 2010, 9:49 am
var/mob/Monsters/M = src.type
Should be new src.type
M = src
Shouldn't happen at all

Though deleting and re-creating mobs like that isn't very efficient
Jul 17 2010, 9:49 am
Jul 17 2010, 9:50 am
The M = src line is what's breaking it. It makes no sense to have it there at all.
Jul 17 2010, 9:54 am
In response to Nadrew
That just creates a runtime error, however it works but not the way intended, I want it to spawn on the map where it was originally placed.

runtime error: Cannot modify /mob/Monsters/Earth/Non_Aggressive/Rabbit.loc.
proc name: Del (/mob/Monsters/Earth/Non_Aggressive/Del)
  source file: Monsters.dm,19
  usr: 0
  src: Rabbit (/mob/Monsters/Earth/Non_Aggressive/Rabbit)
  call stack:
Rabbit (/mob/Monsters/Earth/Non_Aggressive/Rabbit): Del()
Yash (/mob/player/saiyan): DeathCheck(null)
Kamehameha (/obj/Battle/Blast/Beam/Kamehameha): Bump(Rabbit (/mob/Monsters/Earth/Non_Aggressive/Rabbit))
Kamehameha (/obj/Battle/Blast/Beam/Kamehameha): Move(Dragonball Z: Sagas Unleashed (125,131,1) (/turf/Earth/grass), 8)
Kamehameha (/obj/Battle/Blast/Beam/Kamehameha): Move(Dragonball Z: Sagas Unleashed (125,131,1) (/turf/Earth/grass), 8)
Jul 17 2010, 10:29 am
In response to Yash 69
Yash 69 wrote:
That just creates a runtime error

You didn't do what I posted then
Jul 17 2010, 10:29 am
In response to Yash 69
Why not make a var called originalloc and then when the enemy is created, set it's loc to originalloc. Then, when they die, you can move them off the map and after a set time limit bring them back to their originalloc?
Jul 17 2010, 1:21 pm
Yash 69 wrote:
Well I know there is all together a way to do this by using world.Repop() but I'd rather do this inside the Del() so clients are not spammed with monsters around their location all at once. What I have is this:

mob
>   var
>       aggressive
>   Monsters
>       New()
>           ..()
>           spawn() src.Monster_AI()
>       density = 1
>       Earth
>           icon = 'Monsters.dmi'
>           Non_Aggressive
>               race = "Animal"
>               New()
>                   ..()
>                   exp = rand(150,300)
>                   zenni = rand(50,100)
>               Del()
>                   var/mob/Monsters/M = src.type
>                   M = src
>                   M.loc = initial(src.loc)
>                   world<<M
>                   ..()
>               Rabbit
>                   icon_state = "Rabbit"
>                   strength = 1
>                   defense = 1
>                   powerlevel = 100
>                   maxpowerlevel = 100

What I'm wondering is when they are deleted (dead by the client) give it a specific time to pass by using spawn() and have them respawn, I did this without spawn() because I needed to see right away that it works, however it does not. If anyone could help that would be much appreciated. Also thank you in advance!

obj
    spawner
        var
            spawn_type=/mob/monster/Bleh //Define the type path that you wish to spawn
            spawn_max=1 //Only produce 1 every 600 ticks
            spawn_time=600 //600 ticks equals one minute
            list
                spawned=list() //Gotta keep track of our babies!
        proc
            Spawn()
                while(src.spawned.Remove(null))
                spawn(src.spawn_time)
                    if(src.spawn_max<src.spawned.len)
                        var/mob/monster/M=new src.spawn_type(src.loc)
                        M.owner=src
                        src.spawned.Add(M)

mob
    monster
        var
            obj
                spawner
                    owner
        Del()
        spawn()
            src.owner.Spawn() //Call the owners Spawn() to make the same monster respawn in a given time
        return ..()