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ID:146407
 
Jun 28 2005, 7:45 am
Code:
mob
    var
        dead = 0

mob/verb/Attack() // this is not built for pvp yet.
    var/mob/M
    for(M in get_step(src,src.dir)) break
    if(M)
        var
            /// FORMULAS START HERE ///
            A = (src.strength-M.vitality/1.8)
            R = (A*2)
            C = rand(A,R)
            D = (src.attack-M.defense)
            damage = (D+C)
            crit_damage = (damage*2)
            /// FORMULARS END HERE ///
        if(M.client)
            return 0
        if(M.dead == 1)
            return 0
        if(M.dead == 0)
            if(prob(((M.evasion*9.7)/src.accuracy)))
                view() << "<small>[src] misses the [M].</small>"
                return 0
            if(prob(src.dexterity/(M.agility/3.7)))
                M.hp-=crit_damage
                view() << "<small><b>[src] hits [M] for [crit_damage]!</b></small>"
            if(M.hp<=0)
                if(M==/mob/npc/Tribal_Thief)
                    src.experience_given = rand((src.level/M.level)*25,(src.level/M.level)*32)
                    src.byne_drop = rand(1,20)
                    src << "<i><small>The Tribal Thief drops [src.byne_drop]</small></i>"
                    src << "<i><small>You receive [src.experience_given] point\s.</small></i>"
                del(M)
            else
                M.hp-=damage
                view() << "<small>[src] hits [M] for [damage]!</small>"
            if(M.hp<=0)
                if(M==/mob/npc/Tribal_Thief)
                    src.experience_given = rand((src.level/M.level)*25,(src.level/M.level)*32)
                    src.byne_drop = rand(1,20)
                    src << "<i><small>The Tribal Thief drops [src.byne_drop]</small></i>"
                    src << "<i><small>You receive [src.experience_given] point\s.</small></i>"
                del(M)


Problem description:
Ran into a little experience points and currency(byne) drop problem. It flat out won't display the experience points and the byne drop message.

Any ideas?

**The reason why I use this system instead of a pre-defined byne drop and exp given is so the experience is affected by the user's currently level relative to the npc's. I also don't want all npcs to drop byne bills, but for the ones who do, I want it to be a random drop.
Jun 28 2005, 8:02 am
RainZero wrote:
Code:
> mob
>   var
>       dead = 0
> 
> mob/verb/Attack() // this is not built for pvp yet.
>   var/mob/M
>   for(M in get_step(src,src.dir)) break
>   if(M)
>       var
>           /// FORMULAS START HERE ///
>           A = (src.strength-M.vitality/1.8)
>           R = (A*2)
>           C = rand(A,R)
>           D = (src.attack-M.defense)
>           damage = (D+C)
>           crit_damage = (damage*2)
>           /// FORMULARS END HERE ///
>       if(M.client)
>           return 0
>       if(M.dead == 1)
>           return 0
>       if(M.dead == 0)
>           if(prob(((M.evasion*9.7)/src.accuracy)))
>               view() << "<small>[src] misses the [M].</small>"
>               return 0
>           if(prob(src.dexterity/(M.agility/3.7)))
>               M.hp-=crit_damage
>               view() << "<small><b>[src] hits [M] for [crit_damage]!</b></small>"
>           if(M.hp<=0)
>               if(M==/mob/npc/Tribal_Thief)
>                   src.experience_given = rand((src.level/M.level)*25,(src.level/M.level)*32)
>                   src.byne_drop = rand(1,20)
>                   src << "<i><small>The Tribal Thief drops [src.byne_drop]</small></i>"
>                   src << "<i><small>You receive [src.experience_given] point\s.</small></i>"
>               del(M)
>           else
>               M.hp-=damage
>               view() << "<small>[src] hits [M] for [damage]!</small>"
>           if(M.hp<=0)
>               if(M==/mob/npc/Tribal_Thief)
>                   src.experience_given = rand((src.level/M.level)*25,(src.level/M.level)*32)
>                   src.byne_drop = rand(1,20)
>                   src << "<i><small>The Tribal Thief drops [src.byne_drop]</small></i>"
>                   src << "<i><small>You receive [src.experience_given] point\s.</small></i>"
>               del(M)
>

Problem description:
Ran into a little experience points and currency(byne) drop problem. It flat out won't display the experience points and the byne drop message.

Any ideas?

**The reason why I use this system instead of a pre-defined byne drop and exp given is so the experience is affected by the user's currently level relative to the npc's. I also don't want all npcs to drop byne bills, but for the ones who do, I want it to be a random drop.



Well I've solved this problem by changing if(M==/mob/...) to if(M.name == "..."). But can someone tell me why the other way didn't work?
Jun 28 2005, 9:24 am (Edited on Jun 28 2005, 9:30 am)
In response to RainZero
RainZero wrote:
Well I've solved this problem by changing if(M==/mob/...) to if(M.name == "..."). But can someone tell me why the other way didn't work?

because if(m==mob/blah..) just wont work,
he == operator is built for that. the == operator is built for vars, not to chek if some is a tupe of mob.

Hit F1 ( in dream maker of course) and look up istype :)

Edit: Woops, I wasn't explaining it very clearly, however I edited it :)

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