turf
floor
icon='floor.dmi'
start
icon='start.dmi'
wall
icon='wall.dmi'
density=1
mob
icon='player.dmi'
mob
Login()
loc = locate(/turf/start)
..()
Problem description:
When I run the project why doesn't the mob spawn on the map?
Code:
Problem description: When I run the project why doesn't the mob spawn on the map? | |
Oct 3 2015, 1:18 pm
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Kaiochao
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Did you make a map and put a /turf/start on it?
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@Kaiochao yes i did, not sure what i'm missing though.
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Anyone able to help me out? I'm trying to get back into DM but this is stopping from continuing with the guide.
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I just recreated what you are doing and it worked fine. Is that all the code that's in your project? What actually happens when you run the game? (Do you see a black screen? Do you appear on the map but not in the right place?)
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turf Yeah pretty much, Basically the map is there with all the icons arranged in place but there's no player mob to actually interact with the environment. | |
sorry im a newb how do i do that?
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Just zip the source folder and upload it somewhere like Sendspace.
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You weren't setting the mob's icon_state to "player", as it is in player.dmi. You were appearing on the map, you just didn't see yourself.
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Do you mind showing me the code string that would be used to fix it? I understand what you're saying but I don't know how you would implement it into the code.
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It worked, thanks. Is there a reason why this wasn't mentioned in the .pdf guide? (Learning through that) Should I have already known this lol?
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Nope. I checked the first four chapters and did not find a mention of icon_state. The DM guide is old and isn't maintained so I'm not all that surprised.
However, I suggest using F1 pretty often and reading up on terms you are using, you'll learn a lot that way. Through there you'll find procs that, in some way, have to do with the keyword in question, as well as in-depth details on how it works, how it's implemented, etc. | |