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ID:143752
 
Jul 13 2007, 11:53 am
Code:
obj
    Explosive
        icon_state="explosive"
        verb/Explode()
            var/r=input("range?") as num
            for(var/turf/T in range(r, usr))
                T.overlays.Add(icon('explode.dmi',"explode"))
                sleep(10)
                T.overlays.Remove(icon('explode.dmi',"explode"))
                for(var/atom/A in range(r, usr))
                    A.TakeDamage(damage=rand(50,60), damagetype="explosive")


Problem description:
When I add the overlay to T and remove it after a second, it does it one turf at a time. How could I make all the turfs have the explosive icon, and removed at the same time?

I'm thinking I would use block()...would I need to use block()?

Jul 13 2007, 5:45 pm
 
> obj
>   Explosive
>       icon_state="explosive"
>       verb/Explode()
>           var/r=input("range?") as num
>           for(var/turf/T in range(r, usr))
>               T.overlays.Add(icon('explode.dmi',"explode"))
>               sleep(10)
>               T.overlays.Remove(icon('explode.dmi',"explode"))
>           for(var/atom/A in range(r, usr))
>               A.TakeDamage(damage=rand(50,60), damagetype="explosive")
>


Jul 13 2007, 5:56 pm
The way you have it, it loops through all turfs with a delay after each.

<code>for each turf add an overlay then wait 10 ticks then remove the overlay continue to next turf...</code>

What you want to do is, instead of using sleep() to put a delay between turfs, you should use spawn(), so it would be:

<code>for each turf add an overlay then after 10 ticks: remove the overlay continue to next turf...</code>

If you're using spawn(), it won't create a pause while looping through turfs, it'll just tell it to happen 10 ticks later.

obj/Explosive
  icon_state="explosive"
  verb/Explode()
    var/r=input("range?") as num
    for(var/turf/T in range(r, usr))
      T.overlays.Add(icon('explode.dmi',"explode"))
      spawn(10)
        T.overlays.Remove(icon('explode.dmi',"explode"))

    sleep(10) // if you want to wait 10 ticks before doing damage too

    for(var/atom/A in range(r, usr))
      A.TakeDamage(damage=rand(50,60), damagetype="explosive")