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Sep 22 2003, 7:04 am

Ease

Hello! I am making a complex RTS based on code from Wall04's amazing selection demo. Anyway, I don't really know how to make the units attack. At the moment you build houses, recruit men, and you can make them move, but not attack.

How would I get them to attack 1 enemy in contact with them, with the highest Health, when they came into contact with enemies?

I have a basic Attack proc here, but it is probably messed up :

mob/proc/Attack()
    var/list/L = new
    var/mob/K=locate() in oview(1,src)
    if(K)
        for(K in oview(1,src))
            L+=K
        var/mob/M = pick(L)
        if(M.colour != src.colour)
            var/damage = src.Attack - M.Defence
            if(damage<=1)
                M.Health -= 1
                damage = 1
            else
                M.Health -= damage
            view(6,src)<<"[src] attack [M] for [damage] damage!"
            var/damage2 = M.Attack - src.Defence
            if(damage2<=1)
                M.Health -= 1
                damage2 = 1
            else
                M.Health -= damage2
            view(6,src)<<"[M] attack [src] for [damage2] damage!"
            Death()
        Death()

mob/proc/Death()
    if(src.Health <= 0)
        if(!src.client)
            view(6,src)<<"[src] has been killed!"
            (src.player)<<"You have lost [src]!"
            del(src)
        else
            src<<"You have been defeated!"
            src<<"All your building are now destroyed!"
            src<<"And all your men lay dead!"
            for(var/mob/M in world)
                if(M.player == src.name)
                    spawn()
                        del(M)
            for(var/obj/O in world)
                if(O.name != "Town Center")
                    if(O.player == src.name)
                        spawn()
                            del(O)
            world<<"[src] has been defeated!"
            alert("Please Wait!")
            sleep(170)
            src.Health = 1000
            src.MaxHealth = 1000
            src.Attack = 25
            src.Defence = 25
            src.Mesatta = 1500
            src.Wood = 1200
            src.Player = 1
            world<<"[src] has started again!"
            src<<"<B>You are back</B>!"

To explain the colour bit, each person has a colour, which is their team, so enemies will always have a different colour.

If you need any more code just say!

Thank you!

~Ease~

Sep 24 2003, 7:00 am
Ease	I have thought over it a million times, coming up with a billion answers, but none of them fit. Any help would be more than helpful! ~Ease~ <font size = -3>Everything is at ease with Ease</font>

Sep 24 2003, 7:39 am In response to Ease
Karasu Kami	i was thinking about making an RTS too, cept ripping the tiberian sun sprites xD...i wasnt successfull though.. anyway, your plan sounds great but i cant help you...i was just wondering why you havent been on MSN...i want to talk to you

Sep 27 2003, 11:13 am In response to Karasu Kami
Ease	I hate to bump again, but I really need this before I can do anymore of my game. All people that help WILL be in the credits, and will have my undying gratitude! ~Ease~ <font size = -3>Everything is at ease with Ease</font>

Sep 29 2003, 11:46 am

Wanabe

> mob/proc/Attack()
>   var/list/L = new
>   var/mob/K=locate() in oview(1,src)
>   if(K)
>       for(K in oview(1,src))
>           L+=K
>       var/mob/M = pick(L)
>       if(M.colour != src.colour)
>           var/damage = src.Attack - M.Defence
>           if(damage<=1)
>               M.Health -= 1
>               damage = 1
>           else
>               M.Health -= damage
>           view(6,src)<<"[src] attack [M] for [damage] damage!"
>           var/damage2 = M.Attack - src.Defence
>           if(damage2<=1)
>               M.Health -= 1
>               damage2 = 1
>           else
>               M.Health -= damage2
>           view(6,src)<<"[M] attack [src] for [damage2] damage!"
>           Death()
>       Death()
> 
> mob/proc/Death()
>   if(src.Health <= 0)
>       if(!src.client)
>           view(6,src)<<"[src] has been killed!"
>           (src.player)<<"You have lost [src]!"
>           del(src)
>       else
>           src<<"You have been defeated!"
>           src<<"All your building are now destroyed!"
>           src<<"And all your men lay dead!"
>           for(var/mob/M in world)
>               if(M.player == src.name)
>                   spawn()
>                       del(M)
>           for(var/obj/O in world)
>               if(O.name != "Town Center")
>                   if(O.player == src.name)
>                       spawn()
>                           del(O)
>           world<<"[src] has been defeated!"
>           alert("Please Wait!")
>           sleep(170)
>           src.Health = 1000
>           src.MaxHealth = 1000
>           src.Attack = 25
>           src.Defence = 25
>           src.Mesatta = 1500
>           src.Wood = 1200
>           src.Player = 1
>           world<<"[src] has started again!"
>           src<<"<B>You are back</B>!"

Do you mean to attack continually? just make them call the attack proc when they are created, and maybe keep calling it every few ticks, that could work.

Oct 1 2003, 6:34 am In response to Wanabe
Ease	Wouldn't that REALLY lag the game down, especially seeing as it is an RTS and will have many Units on the "field". Is there a way to only call it once, each time the Unit is selected and has been told where to go (via the user clicking)? Thank you anyway! ~Ease~

Oct 3 2003, 9:03 am In response to Ease
Ease	Please! I beg of you might elitists and all other BYONDers, please help a man in need! Pretty please? Gets down on the ground and begs Any help, any help at all would be most humbly recieved! ~Ease~ (A poor soul who's computer has returned from the shop with it's hard-drive completely whiped!)

Oct 3 2003, 9:21 am In response to Ease
Goku72	Hmm...if that's the case, I encourage you to look up "while()". It should provide what you're looking for.

Oct 3 2003, 11:51 pm In response to Ease
Wanabe	Ease wrote: Wouldn't that REALLY lag the game down, especially seeing as it is an RTS and will have many Units on the "field". Is there a way to only call it once, each time the Unit is selected and has been told where to go (via the user clicking)? Thank you anyway! ~Ease~ well thats probly the only way, to do so....maybe ask wildblood or malver(at least i think thats the maker of clash)