Make Platforms Disappear?

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Feb 14 2014, 12:56 pm
(See the best response by Ter13.)
I randomly was thinking of making a quick little game based on the childhood game "The Floor Is Lava" but with a unique twist.

Players would all spawn in a sort of rectangular room. Every so often one of the pieces of the floor and would vanish revealing lava below and if a player is standing there, they die and would then have to spectate the others.

Think of it as a more competitive version. Does anyone have any idea how one could make said tiles of the floor randomly disappear in no set order and reveal lava below that will kill players if they step into it?
Feb 14 2014, 12:59 pm
Best response
Look up locate() in the reference. Make an attempt, and if you are still having trouble, let us know so that we can evaluate and help you figure out where you are going wrong.
Feb 16 2014, 2:10 pm
Well, I more or less want to change the floor tiles randomly into the lava tiles that I have.

Meaning the floor will randomly turn into lava at random instances. So, every time the players hop in, the tiles will "convert" in a different order. To the point where all the tiles will become lava. Here's the mess of code I have right now concerning the turfs.

turf/floor
    icon='turfs.dmi'
    icon_state="floor"
    name = "Floor"

turf/lava
    icon='turfs.dmi'
    icon_state="lava"
    name = "Lava"
    Entered()

        world << 'WilhelmScream.ogg'
        usr.icon_state="death"
        world <<"[usr] has died."
        usr.icon_state="ghost"
        usr.loc=locate(7,15,1)
        alert("You can now spectate the remaining living players.")
Feb 16 2014, 11:59 pm
You can make it a game of chance where lava generates randomly every 30 seconds.
var{lava_time=0.5;} //time modifier. 0.5 = 30 seconds.
proc
{
    generateLava(center, radius)
    {
        if(!center||!radius){return;}
        .=list();
        for(var/turf/floor/a in oview(center,radius))
        {
            .+=locate(a.x,a.y,a.z);
        }
        do
        {
            sleep(lava_time*600);
            var/newLocation=pick(.);
            new/turf/lava(newLocation);
            . -= newLocation;
        }
        while(length(.));
    }
}

turf
{
    floor;
    {
        icon='floor.dmi';
    }
    lava;
    {
        icon='lava.dmi';
    }
}


To use it, when the game begins, just use the code generateLava(locate(center.x,center.y,center.z), radius.size)

Please remember that center is just a place holder for an atom and radius.size is a place holder for a number.

Note: Ask questions if you don't get what is going on in the code, I will be more than willing to explain it to you.
Feb 17 2014, 10:27 am
Might need a tiny bit of explaining haha. Thanks though!
Feb 17 2014, 10:33 am
 
var{lava_time=0.5;} //time modifier. 0.5 = 30 seconds.
proc //defines that a procedure/function will be amde
{
    generateLava(center, radius) //the procedure with args "center" and "radius"
    {
        if(!center||!radius){return;} //if the center and/or radius is not defined, it wont run.
        .=list(); //lets create a list to store the tiles in the radius
        for(var/turf/floor/a in oview(center,radius)) //collects the information within the radius blocks of center
        {
            .+=locate(a.x,a.y,a.z); //stores that location to the list
        }
        do //now lets execute this
        {
            sleep(lava_time*600); //have a delay - waits lava_time minutes
            var/newLocation=pick(.); //lets pick a random location from the list
            new/turf/lava(newLocation); //lets create the lava tile and put it at the new location
            . -= newLocation; //removes the location from the list so it can't be reused.
        }
        while(length(.)); //as long as the list has stuff stored in it, the above functions would run.
    }
}

turf
{
    floor; //turf/floor
    {
        icon='floor.dmi'; //sets the icon for /turf/floor
    }
    lava; //turf/lava
    {
        icon='lava.dmi'; //sets the icon for /turf/lava
    }
}
Feb 17 2014, 10:35 am
Alright thanks mate. Any tips on what I should define for the center, and radius?

Also, I tried compiling the code and it said "objects.dm:19:error: lava_time: undefined var"

Trying to figure out how to define this var. I'm used to defining vars, but can't figure this one out.
Feb 17 2014, 10:38 am
just anywhere put
var/lava_time=0.5 //every 30 sconds


As for the Center, it is ideal to be the center of the arena.

As for the radius, its how many tiles it expands from the center.

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Feb 17 2014, 10:41 am
So, how should I define that then? Like,the center of the map is 17,13,1.

Feb 17 2014, 10:46 am
When the game begins, do
generateLava(locate(17,13,1), 10) //this will make the center locate(17,13,1) and it will expand 10 tiles in each direction.
Feb 17 2014, 10:51 am
Alright, but now I'm getting a bad argument definition.

var{lava_time=0.5;} //time modifier. 0.5 = 30 seconds.
proc //defines that a procedure/function will be amde
{
    generateLava(locate(17,13,1), 10) //this will make the center locate(17,13,1) and it will expand 10 tiles in each direction.
    {
        if(!center||!radius){return;} //if the center and/or radius is not defined, it wont run.
        .=list(); //lets create a list to store the tiles in the radius
        for(var/turf/floor/a in oview(center,radius)) //collects the information within the radius blocks of center
        {
            .+=locate(a.x,a.y,a.z); //stores that location to the list
        }
        do //now lets execute this
        {
            sleep(lava_time*600); //have a delay - waits lava_time minutes
            var/newLocation=pick(.); //lets pick a random location from the list
            new/turf/lava(newLocation); //lets create the lava tile and put it at the new location
            . -= newLocation; //removes the location from the list so it can't be reused.
        }
        while(length(.)); //as long as the list has stuff stored in it, the above functions would run.
    }
}

turf
{
    floor; //turf/floor
    {
        icon='floor.dmi'; //sets the icon for /turf/floor
    }
    lava; //turf/lava
    {
        icon='lava.dmi'; //sets the icon for /turf/lava
    }
}
Feb 17 2014, 10:55 am
No no no -.- dont modify the code I gave you.

leave the one I sent untouched>

then add something like

mob/Login()
{
    generateLava(center, radius); //modify these here.
}
Feb 17 2014, 10:57 am
Oh, crap. I must have misinterpreted. Thanks man.
Feb 17 2014, 10:59 am
yeah, my function was just something thats there to be called later one from another code, like a library.

Anyway, hope to get in contact with you again in the future.
Feb 17 2014, 11:07 am
In response to Ssj4justdale
Just one more question. Just ran the game and the floor tiles actually never changed to lava. Maybe I'm missing something in the code?

var{lava_time=0.5;} //time modifier. 0.5 = 30 seconds.
proc //defines that a procedure/function will be amde
{
    generateLava(center, radius) //the procedure with args "center" and "radius"
    {
        if(!center||!radius){return;} //if the center and/or radius is not defined, it wont run.
        .=list(); //lets create a list to store the tiles in the radius
        for(var/turf/floor/a in oview(center,radius)) //collects the information within the radius blocks of center
        {
            .+=locate(a.x,a.y,a.z); //stores that location to the list
        }
        do //now lets execute this
        {
            sleep(lava_time*600); //have a delay - waits lava_time minutes
            var/newLocation=pick(.); //lets pick a random location from the list
            new/turf/lava(newLocation); //lets create the lava tile and put it at the new location
            . -= newLocation; //removes the location from the list so it can't be reused.
        }
        while(length(.)); //as long as the list has stuff stored in it, the above functions would run.
    }
}

turf
{
    floor; //turf/floor
    {
        icon='floor.dmi'; //sets the icon for /turf/floor
    }
    lava; //turf/lava
    {
        icon='lava.dmi'; //sets the icon for /turf/lava
    }
}


And then the Login stuff.

mob/Login()
{
    generateLava(locate(12,15,1), 10); //modify these here.
}


Should the Login stuff be under my original Login code?

mob/Login()
    src.icon='player.dmi'
    src<<'Under Siege.ogg'
    src.addname("[src.key]")
    src.icon_state="default"
    src.loc=locate(7,8,1)
    maxplayers += 1
    if(maxplayers < 8)
        alert("Welcome to The Floor Is Always Lava!")
        world <<"[usr] has joined the game!"
    else
        if(maxplayers >= 8)
            src<<("This server is full. Go find another homie.")
            del usr
Feb 17 2014, 11:10 am
I would do 
mob/Login()
    src.icon='player.dmi'
    src<<'Under Siege.ogg'
    src.addname("[src.key]")
    src.icon_state="default"
    src.loc=locate(7,8,1)
    maxplayers += 1
    if(maxplayers < 8)
        spawn(5){alert("Welcome to The Floor Is Always Lava!");}
        spawn(){generateLava(center, radius);} //HERE IS WHERE YOU ALTER THE CODE!
        world <<"[usr] has joined the game!"
    else
        if(maxplayers >= 8)
            src<<("This server is full. Go find another homie.")
            del usr
Feb 17 2014, 11:13 am
Alright, thanks pal. One more question and I should be done bugging you.

30 seconds is a little too long. I want it to be more fast paced. Let's say, 5 seconds.
Feb 17 2014, 11:31 am
 
var{lava_time=0.09} //this would set the time to 5 seconds.
Feb 17 2014, 11:34 am
In response to Ssj4justdale
Oh man that worked beautifully. Thanks! I'll post a video of it in action :)
Feb 17 2014, 11:37 am
Alright, if you have issues with the time implementation, I can adjust it so you can just enter how many seconds you want on it.

The current math behind it is ((600*0.09)) = time in seconds * 10. -- 0.09 is lava_time

This would currently output 54, but the seconds it's waiting is the output/10 which would be 5.4 seconds.
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