2 Questions(Saving Overlays and Color Wheel)

ID:155100
 
Sep 18 2011, 11:20 am
I have a problem with saving overlays, I've tried this:
proc
   save()
      //
      F["overlays"] << src.overlays
   load()
      var/soverl
      F["overlays"] >> soverl
      src.overlays += soverl

client
   Del()
      save()
      mob.overlays = null

But that doesn't seem to work.

As for the color wheel, I know how to make it pop up, but how do I apply the color to an overlay?
Sep 18 2011, 11:34 am (Edited on Sep 18 2011, 12:17 pm)
1. What type of variable is sover1

2. To apply the colour, just define the colour to be an input and add it. Example.

var/X = input() as colour
obj/Y.icon += X
Sep 18 2011, 12:04 pm
In response to Lugia319
What type of variable is soverl?

Save overlays
Sep 18 2011, 12:11 pm
In response to Lugia319
Lugia319 wrote:
> var/X = input() as colour
> obj/Y += X
>


how do you do that for overlays?
Sep 18 2011, 12:12 pm
In response to BeignetLover
Is it a list, a text string, etc...
Sep 18 2011, 12:13 pm
In response to BeignetLover
Oh I'm sorry. I'll finish explanation. It works like this.

1. I actually apply it to the object's icon var.
2. I add the object as an overlay
Sep 18 2011, 12:15 pm
In response to Lugia319
I've tried nboth list and text, but neither seem to work

here's the full code:

mob
    proc
        SaveMob()
            fdel("savefile/[usr.ckey].sav")
            var/savefile/F=new("savefile/[src.ckey].sav")
            src.Write(F)
            F["lastx"] << src.x
            F["lasty"] << src.y
            F["lastz"] << src.z
            F["verbs"] << src.verbs
            F["overlays"] << src.overlays








        Load()

            if(fexists("savefile/[usr.ckey].sav"))
                var/savefile/F=new("savefile/[src.ckey].sav")
                src.Read(F)
                var/newX
                var/newY
                var/newZ
                var/savedverbs
                var/soverl
                F["lastx"] >> newX
                F["lasty"] >> newY
                F["lastz"] >> newZ
                F["verbs"] >> savedverbs
                F["overlays"] >> soverl
                src.loc=locate(newX,newY,newZ)
                src.verbs += savedverbs
                src.overlays += soverl
            else
                src << "Sorry, but you need to create a character in order to play."
                del(src)
Sep 18 2011, 12:19 pm
In response to BeignetLover
What I am going to suggest is this. (Might not be perfect but should work)

1. Save Overlays be a list variable
2. When a person logs out, convert all of their overlays into text strings (If you added using the paths or objs)
3. save these text strings somewhere
4. Login - add overlays back.

Sep 18 2011, 12:26 pm
In response to Lugia319
 
mob
    proc
        SaveMob()
            fdel("savefile/[usr.ckey].sav")
            var/savefile/F=new("savefile/[src.ckey].sav")
            src.Write(F)
            F["lastx"] << src.x
            F["lasty"] << src.y
            F["lastz"] << src.z
            F["verbs"] << src.verbs
            F["overlays"] << src.overlays








        Load()

            if(fexists("savefile/[usr.ckey].sav"))
                var/savefile/F=new("savefile/[src.ckey].sav")
                src.Read(F)
                var/newX
                var/newY
                var/newZ
                var/savedverbs = list()
                var/soverl
                F["lastx"] >> newX
                F["lasty"] >> newY
                F["lastz"] >> newZ
                F["verbs"] >> savedverbs
                F["overlays"] >> soverl
                src.loc=locate(newX,newY,newZ)
                src.verbs += savedverbs
                src.overlays += overlaytxt
            else
                src << "No Save File"
                del(src)
        Delete()
            fdel("savefile/[usr.ckey].sav")
            usr << "DELETED"




client
    Del()
        ..()
        world << "<i><b>[mob] has logged out!"
        mob.AFK = 0
        mob.SaveMob()
        mob.overlays = null
        mob.overlaytxt = mob.overlays
        del (mob)

mob/var/overlaytxt


I tried it, when you said "Log in" did you mean when the player logs in? Or on the load proc?
Sep 18 2011, 1:34 pm
In response to BeignetLover
Do not use usr in procs. Do not call Read() and Write() directly.
Sep 19 2011, 8:49 am
In response to BeignetLover
You did not "try it." I'll assume that I was extremely vague and that you did not understand what I mean.

Disclaimer: I'm typing this up at school so I don't have time to debug it, so copy/paste shouldn't be done (might be buggy). But it should at least point you in the right direection.

// First, let's define SaveOverlays

mob
  var
    list
      SaveOverlays = list() // It's an empty list

// Now let's have our default logout/save

mob
  SaveMob()
    // Yadda Yadda
    for(var/obj/X in src.overlays) // Loop through overlays, define them to be X
      var/Y = copytext("[src.type]") // Sort of a path2text deal.
      src.SaveOverlays += Y // Each Y should be a text string. SAVE THIS VARIABLE, NOT OVERLAYS (Icons are savefile hogs)

  LoadMob()
    // Yadda Yadda  
    for(var/A in src.SaveOverlays)
      var/obj/B = text2path("[A]") // Convert it back into a path
      src.overlays += B // Add the overlay


The only issues that I can see right now, is that the objects won't be in your inventory anymore if they were there to begin with. You can counter this by creating them, adding them to inventory, and adding the variables that say that they are equipped.