Can't see the problem here.

ID:144580
 
Oct 23 2006, 8:58 am
Code:
atom
    proc
        lookat(targ)
            var/obj/blank=new(src.loc)//Create a dummy
            src:client.eye=blank//Make src's eye be on the dummy
            walk_towards(blank,targ,1)//Make dummy walk to targ,thus creating an effect of looking over to targ
            sleep(2)
            walk_towards(blank,src,1)
            src:client.eye=src
            
obj
    blank
        icon='blank.dmi'//blank file


Problem description:
This does nothing at all except changing my eye to dummy.That's all it does.It dosen't seem to do the "look-over-at" effect.
Oct 23 2006, 9:29 am
 
mob
    proc
        lookat(targ)
            ASSERT(client)
            ASSERT(targ)

/*
WARNING:
    I have no idea if the client.perspective variables can be set this way. If you experience difficulties, you should
    set them manually.
*/
            client.perspective&=~MOB_PERSPECTIVE
            client.perspective|=EYE_PERSPECTIVE //calculate view based on the eye (prevents black screens)
            client.eye=targ
            sleep(2)
            client.perspective&=~EYE_PERSPECTIVE
            client.perspective|=MOB_PERSPECTIVE //calculate view based on the mob (prevents open areas when using EDGE_PERSPECTIVE)
            client.eye=src
Oct 24 2006, 7:52 am
In response to Android Data
his code should work fine, the problem is probably that he only has a sleep of 2 before everything gets reset
also! you dont really need a blank.dmi file, if u just dont assign something an icon it will default to being blank
Oct 24 2006, 8:37 am
In response to Falacy
Falacy wrote:
his code should work fine, the problem is probably that he only has a sleep of 2 before everything gets reset
also! you dont really need a blank.dmi file, if u just dont assign something an icon it will default to being blank

Oops! I totally forgot about the <code>sleep(2)</code>. Yeah, you may want to increase this.

While his code *should* work fine, it's HORRIBLY inefficent. He creates a whole new object for the sole purpose of viewing a location, while he just could point to the turfof the location (by using <code>locate()</code>) or any object on the location.

He's not even deleting the object, which will have him end up with an error when he hits the maximum amount of objects that can be in the game.
Oct 24 2006, 8:41 am
In response to Android Data
he created the object and made it walk over to the target so that the screen would pan from your character to whatever, and yes, he should delete it
Oct 24 2006, 9:16 am
In response to Falacy
Falacy wrote:
he created the object and made it walk over to the target so that the screen would pan from your character to whatever, and yes, he should delete it

I see.

mob
    proc
        lookat(atom/movable/targ)
            ASSERT(client)
            ASSERT(targ)

/*
WARNING:
    I have no idea if the client.perspective variables can be set this way. If you experience difficulties, you should
    set them manually.
*/
//          if(isobj(client.eye)||ismob(client.eye))client.eye=client.eye:loc

            client.perspective&=~MOB_PERSPECTIVE
            client.perspective|=EYE_PERSPECTIVE //calculate view based on the eye (prevents black screens)
            while(client.eye!=targ.loc&&client.eye!=targ)
                if(targ.z!=client.eye:z)client.eye=locate(client.eye:x,client.eye:y,targ.z)
                client.eye=get_step_towards(client.eye,targ)
                sleep(2)
            client.eye=targ
            if(targ==src)
                client.perspective&=~EYE_PERSPECTIVE
                client.perspective|=MOB_PERSPECTIVE //calculate view based on the mob (prevents open areas when using EDGE_PERSPECTIVE)
atom/verb/Look()
    set src in view(10)
    usr.lookat(src)
    sleep(50)
    usr.lookat(usr)


I think something like this is better. A player may use the "Look" command to look at anything in view, and the camera will automatically move there. After five seconds, the camera moves back to the player. If the target to move to is on another z-level, it automatically compensates.