Name revert (lol i have alot of issues)

ID:142133
 
Aug 15 2008, 1:45 pm
Code:
mob/demon/verb/Shapeshift(mob/X as mob|obj in oview(9))
    set category = "Skills"
    if(usr.Freeze==1)
        usr<<"Your frozen, you can't use magic"
        return
    switch(alert(usr,"Shapesift into?","Shapeshift","Shapeshift","Revert"))
        if("Shapeshift")
            if(usr.Energy <= 0)
                usr<<"You don't have the energy for this"
                return
            var/obj/ranked
            if(X.ranked==1)
                usr<<"You may not shapeshift into [X] [ranked]"
                return
            usr.icon = X.icon
            usr.Exposing_Magic()
            usr.icon_state = X.icon_state
            usr<<"You shapeshifted into [X]"
            usr.Energy -= 10
            usr.name = X.name
        if("Revert")
            if(usr.Energy <= 0)
                usr<<"You don't have the energy for this"
                return
            if(usr.rank=="The Source")
                usr.icon = 'Goodwitchs.dmi'
                usr.icon_state = "Source"
            if(usr.rank=="Dark Force Cultist")
                usr.icon = 'Goodwitchs.dmi'
                usr.icon_state = "Source"
            if(usr.rank=="Triad")
                usr.icon = 'Goodwitchs.dmi'
                usr.icon_state = "triad"
            if(usr.rank=="Avatar")
                usr.icon = 'Goodwitchs.dmi'
                usr.icon_state = "Avatar"
                return
            else
                usr.icon = original_icon
                usr.name = "What do i put here?"
            usr.Energy -= 5
            usr.Exposing_Magic()



mob/whitelighter/verb/Glamor(mob/M in view(9))
    set category = "Skills"
    if(usr.Freeze==1)
        usr<<"Your frozen, you can't use magic"
        return
    switch(alert(usr,"Glamor into?","Glamor","Glamor","Revert"))
        if("Glamor")
            if(usr.Energy <= 0)
                usr<<"You don't have the energy for this"
                return
            if(M.containhollow==1)
                usr.verbs -= new /mob/whitelighter/verb/Glamor
                M.verbs += new /mob/whitelighter/verb/Glamor
                view(9)<<"[M] has taken [usr]'s power using the hollow"
                return
            if(M.ranked==1)
                usr<<"You may not glamor into [M]"
                return
            usr.icon = M.icon
            usr.icon_state = M.icon_state
            usr<<"You glamored into [M]"
            usr.Energy -= 10
            usr.Exposing_Magic()
        if("Revert")
            if(usr.Energy <= 0)
                usr<<"You don't have the energy for this"
                return
            if(usr.rank=="Elder")
                usr.icon = 'Goodwitchs.dmi'
                usr.icon_state = "Elder3"
            else
                usr.icon = original_icon
                usr.name = "WHat do i put here?"
            usr.Energy -= 5
            usr.Exposing_Magic()


Problem description:
When people change into another person and change back their names are blank. WHat should i put in the marked spot so they can get their original name when they revert?
Aug 15 2008, 2:13 pm
You can create an original name var etc., or (might not work depending on your situation) use the initial proc.


I strongly suggest reading the DM guide (read the section on boolean vars twice!) and the article I wrote in my blog on modular programming, because frankly, that code is horrible.
Aug 15 2008, 4:58 pm
In response to Jeff8500
Haha im reading it now

Here is an example that uses the && operator to ensure that both the poker and pokee are dense in a typical poking operation.
 
mob/verb/poke(mob/M) 
     if(density && M.density) 
          view() << "[usr] pokes [M]!" 
     else view() << "[usr]'s finger passes through [M]!"

lmao It helped and i'll be using very shortly ^^ Thanks Jeff.
Aug 15 2008, 11:28 pm
 
X.name
Aug 16 2008, 6:01 pm
In response to Quiet Screams
lol Quiet
Aug 17 2008, 11:19 am
In response to Jeff8500
Jeff8500 wrote:
You can create an original name var etc., or (might not work depending on your situation) use the initial proc.

initial() won't work, as it sets the variable to its compile-time value. In this case that would be "demon" or "whitelighter".



Monti, if you allowed custom names, you need to create an original_name variable just like you have an original_icon variable. Then, before a player transforms into someone else, set their original_name variable to their name. If you didn't allow custom names, you can just set their name to client.key.