SwapMaps

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Sep 15 2014, 9:32 am
(See the best response by DarkCampainger.)
I'm running into some problems with swapmaps. I tested a bunch of stuff on the swapmaps library itself but when I try to implement these things in my game it doesn't work.

First of all I don't declare turfs, I just use the map editor to import all the turfs I need. Do I have to declare turfs to be able to use swapmaps[Swapmaps puts all turfs and object paths into a txt file. If there is no path, how can it work]?

Using the DM map editor I made a house template. How do I make swapmaps use that house template?
Sep 15 2014, 12:58 pm
forum account's map instance works pretty well
Sep 15 2014, 3:30 pm
In response to CGR2
Best response
CGR2 wrote:
forum account's map instance works pretty well

Forum_account.MapInstancing only saves the type paths, so it won't work for map instance types (by which I mean types defined within the map, not separate copies of the same map).

LummoxJR.SwapMaps should save any non-initial/non-tmp variables along with the map, which *should* pick up the changed icon/icon_state of your map instance types.

Can you show us how you implemented SwapMaps in your game?
Sep 15 2014, 4:30 pm
 
House
    var
        owner
        tx
        ty
        tz
    proc
        Create(mob/m)
            owner = m.key
            var/swapmap/M = new("SmallHouse", "turf/c1", "turf/c2")
            if(!M)
                m << "There is no map!"
            else
                m << "house made"

mob
    var
        tmp
            House/house
    verb
        Build_House()
            set category = "Miscellaneous"
            src.house = new/House()
            house.Create(src)


I'm not sure how to create a swapmap out of a precompiled DM map. It says
"new(id, turf/corner1, turf/corner2)
Create a new map based on a region of the compiled-in game map. (If the corner turfs don't fall within the boundaries of the original game map, the datum will be deleted.) This map is used for saving only. On deletion or unloading, the atoms within this map will not be destroyed. "
but it doesn't work.

SmallHouse is the map name.
c1 is the top x coord, c2 is the top y coord.
Sep 15 2014, 4:54 pm
You have to pass it references to the actual turfs, not text strings.
Sep 15 2014, 5:08 pm
What do you mean by that? I always get this error;
proc name: AllocateSwapMap (/swapmap/proc/AllocateSwapMap)
usr: Ryim (/mob)
src: /swapmap (/swapmap)
call stack:
/swapmap (/swapmap): AllocateSwapMap()
/swapmap (/swapmap): New("SmallHouse", "turf/test wall 2", "turf/icon-roof4", null)
/House (/House): Create(Ryim (/mob))
Ryim (/mob): Build House()
runtime error: type mismatch: cannot compare "turf/icon-roof4" to 1000
proc name: Del (/swapmap/Del)
usr: null
src: /swapmap (/swapmap)
call stack:
/swapmap (/swapmap): Del()
/House (/House): Create(Ryim (/mob))
Ryim (/mob): Build House()
Sep 15 2014, 5:21 pm
Instances are not the text string of the turf. You can get an instance by using loc(tag) or loc(x,y,z) or loc(path) - or any other ways to pull instances out.
Sep 15 2014, 6:28 pm (Edited on Sep 15 2014, 6:49 pm)
K, I've been working with it and it I can't seem to get it to form another instance of the same house.
House
    var
        owner
        tx
        ty
        tz
    proc
        Create(mob/m)
            owner = m.key
            var/swapmap/M = new("[m.key]House", locate(1,1,3), locate(25,25,3))
            m.loc=locate(round((M.x1+M.x2)/2),round((M.y1+M.y2)/2),M.z1)
            SwapMaps_Save(M)
            m << "[M.id]"
            usr << "Map [M.id] created: ([M.x1]-[M.x2],[M.y1]-[M.y2],[M.z1]-[M.z2])"


mob
    var
        tmp
            House/house
    verb
        Build_House()
            set category = "Miscellaneous"
            src.house = new/House()
            house.Create(src)


It doesn't actually make another instance of the map, it should shouldn't it? Doesn't make a swapmaps save of the map either.