Mob help

ID:1089379
 
Dec 18 2012, 3:49 pm
(See the best response by Jemai1.)
Code:
mob
    Bobthebuilder
        Login()


Question:
When you load a savefile, how do you make it where you load a mob datum.

Example Above
Dec 18 2012, 4:04 pm
 
var/savefile/File = new("something.sav")

mob/Read(File)
//load the file

var {saved_x; saved_y; saved_z}
//load coordinates from the file (must exist already)
File >> saved_x
File >> saved_y
File >> saved_z

//restore variables
..()

//restore coordinates
Move(locate(saved_x,saved_y,saved_z))
Dec 18 2012, 4:10 pm
No no no, I mean how do you make it, where it sends src, to the datum Bobthebuilder ?
Dec 18 2012, 4:21 pm
hmmm that? :

Bobthebuilder/Login()
      var/savefile/File = new(ckey)
      Read(File)
      return ..()
Dec 18 2012, 4:25 pm
Hmm, it's similar to this.
Going from 1 mob datum, to the Load() then making that go to Bobthebuilder datum

Dec 18 2012, 4:27 pm
Best response
There are different ways to do so.

I usually handle saving/loading with something like this
client
    proc
        Save()
            var/savefile/F = new(SavePath())
            F["mob"] << mob
            return 1

        Load()
            var/savepath = SavePath()
            if(fexists(savepath))
                var/savefile/F = new(savepath)
                F["mob"] >> mob
                return 1
            return 0

        SavePath()
            return "Saves/[ckey].sav"


Here's a simple example of using that
world
    mob = /mob/new_arrival

mob
    new_arrival
        verb
            Load_Character()
                if(!client.Load())
                    src << "Load failed"

            New_Character()
                client.mob = new/mob/player

    player
        verb
            Save()
                client.Save()

Dec 18 2012, 4:40 pm
When the code runs new_arrival, and they click Load_Character, how do I get it to run a Player/Login()?
Dec 18 2012, 4:41 pm
 
F["mob"] >> mob // this line loads the saved mob and sets it as your new mob

Setting the client's mob automatically calls the new mob's Login() proc.
Dec 18 2012, 4:50 pm
The Login() proc?
mob
    player
        Login()
            world << "[src] joined the game."
            ..()
Dec 18 2012, 5:06 pm
Okay, here is some of my code, that could give an idea, what I'm trying to do.

When you create character, and they pick fire, they go to the FirePlayer datum Login(). When they are (del) it saves, and when they load a character, it auto goes to the datum that they were previously in. //Doesn't do the auto part

if(Picknation=="Fire")
        if(usr.client)
                    //src.world.mob=/mob/FirePlayer
            F.icon='Base(Black).dmi'
            F.icon_state=""
            usr.creating=1
            F.name=name
            F.class="FirePlayer"
            usr.notloggedin=0
            //F.SaveMob()
            var/savefile/N=new("Players/[ckey].sav")
            Write(N)
            F.client=client
        else
            return

mob
//  FireNation
    FireBender
        Login()
            if(usr.client)
                FireBender+=src
                src<<"<font color=red><font face=Times New Roman>You learn to bend <i>fire</i>, by opening and closing chi pathways that run throughtout your body!"
                src<<"<font color=red><b>Macros:   Attack - A,   Rest - R"
                usr.notloggedin=0
                src.Addallverbs()
                src.SaveMob()
            else
                return
                ..()

proc/Load()
        if(fexists("Players/[ckey].sav"))
            var/savefile/N=new("Players/[ckey].sav")
            Read(N)
            var/last_x
            var/last_y
            var/last_z
            N["Last_x"] >> last_x
            N["Last_y"] >> last_y
            N["Last_z"] >> last_z
            N["class"]>>class
            //N["mob"] >> mob
            Move(locate(last_x,last_y,last_z))
            src<<"<font color=red>Character [name] loaded."
        else
            usr<<"<font color=red>No savefile found."
            return


Dec 18 2012, 5:13 pm
In response to Spritzer
Spritzer wrote:
            var/savefile/N=new("Players/[ckey].sav")
            Write(N)
            F.client=client


You should not save your "character creator".
Dec 18 2012, 5:18 pm
Okay, do you know how to make it do what I want it to do?
Dec 18 2012, 5:25 pm
You can do it the way I did. You just have to modify the New_Character verb.