TurnBasedBattles

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Dec 19 2015, 6:52 am (Edited on Dec 19 2015, 5:04 pm)
So im trying to setup code for a turn based rpg. The battle system I'm getting stuck on. The battles would be like the old school final fantasy. I have the initiating the fight done using bump but its the multiples problems of gathering multiple mobs, pausing actions till its the correct mobs turn, having a timer, and turn order that are getting me stopped up for the moment. Any advice will help.
Dec 19 2015, 8:44 am (Edited on Dec 19 2015, 6:54 pm)
mind you none of this has been tested yet i sorta winged it off the top of my head so tell me if im missing anything i shouldnt be though even though it was typed off my phone xD.
/mob
    var
        turn = null
        _turn_time = 100
    proc
        _get_turn(mob/a)//gets the mob's turn.
            if(istype(a,/mob))          //checks if its a mob.

                a.turn = TRUE           //it is now the mob's turn.
                world.log << "it is now your turn."         //test output.

                _count_time(a)          //activate counting proc.

                sleep(a._turn_time)         //determines the amount of time a player / mob has to attack.
                a.turn = null           //now it is not times up!

                world.log << "your time is up !"            //test output.

        attack()
            if(!turn)
                return

            else if(turn)
                //proceed with the proc.

        _count_time(mob/a)          //count down bih!
            var/map_text/m = new()          //map text stuff.
            client.screen += m          //add's to the screen.

            while(a.turn)           //while it is still your turn.
                if(!turn)           //if set to false deletes our maptext datum object off the screen.
                    client.screen -= m          //delete maptext off screen.

                sleep(10)         //hold on bih dont crash xD.
                var/_temp_turn_time = a._turn_time          //a temporary turn timer.
                _temp_turn_time -- ; m.maptext = "[_temp_turn_time]"            //reduces turn time.

                world.log << "time left [_temp_turn_time] !"            //display time left bih.

map_text
    parent_type = /obj
    New(client/c)
        c.screen_loc = "1,1"//set the screen loc.

not trying to over complicate stuff for you tried making it simple , hopefully this help's you get the jist though i've never done turn based things so this is just how i think it would be passed down.
Dec 19 2015, 12:02 pm
In response to Hebrons
Hebrons wrote:
>           while(a.turn == TRUE)           //while it is still your turn.
>               if(turn == FALSE)           //if set to false deletes our maptext datum object off the screen.
>                   client.screen -= m          //delete maptext off screen.
>
>               spawn(10)         //hold on bih dont crash xD.
>                   var/_temp_turn_time = a._turn_time          //a temporary turn timer.
>                   _temp_turn_time -- ; m.maptext = "[_temp_turn_time]"            //reduces turn time.
>
>                   world.log << "time left [_temp_turn_time] !"            //display time left bih.


This will still crash, I'm assuming you want a sleep instead of a spawn in here.
Dec 19 2015, 12:22 pm
you see i didnt even notice haha silly mistake.
Dec 19 2015, 5:07 pm
Well ill tweak this to fit for the game but i still got to grab multiple mobs into the battle and pausing actions. I dont know how to stop the players from mashing commands when its not their turn. Thanks btw guys for the turn timer stuff
Dec 19 2015, 5:15 pm (Edited on Dec 19 2015, 6:51 pm)
no problem (; , and just put this in all of your commands.
            if(!turn)
                return

            else if(turn)
                //proceed with the proc.
Dec 19 2015, 5:41 pm
In response to Hebrons
Don't do this, as the semantics don't match the actual behavior. If turn = null, then turn is false but turn != FALSE. Likewise, if turn = 2 then turn is true but turn != TRUE.
Dec 19 2015, 6:43 pm
I dunno what you did with the other code you posted, but doing turn != TRUE for false and turn != FALSE for true still won't work. E.g., null is considered false in DM, and null != TRUE is true, so that would evaluate as true.

The correct way to do it is just use boolean evaluation.
if(turn)
  // Do something if turn is true (not equal to 0, "", or null).
else if(!turn)
  // Do something else if turn is false (equal to 0, "", or null).


Values considered false in DM are 0, "" (a 0-length string), and null. At least, IIRC these are the false values.