Need An Explanation

ID:144973
 
Jul 13 2006, 2:15 pm
Code:
obj/equipment
    Chain_Mail
        name = "Chain Mail"
        icon = 'chain mail.dmi'
        layer=MOB_LAYER+1
        verb
            Get()
                set src in oview(1)
                src.Move(usr)
            Drop()
                if(src.suffix == "chest")
                    usr << "First un-equip your armor!"
                    return
                else
                    src.Move(usr.loc)
            Equip()
                if(usr.chest == 1)
                    usr << "You already have armor on!"
                    return
                if(usr.chest == 0)
                    usr << "You put [src] on!"
                    src.suffix = "chest"
                    usr.chest = 1
                    usr.overlays +=/obj/equipment/Chain_Mail
                    usr.Armor +=5
                    return
            UnEquip()
                if(usr.chest == 1)
                    usr << "You take off [src]!"
                    src.suffix = null
                    usr.chest = 0
                    usr.Armor -=5
                    usr.overlays -=/obj/equipment/Chain_Mail
                    return
                if(usr.chest == 0)
                    return


Problem description:
Everything works fine, except i noticed a small flaw. When i equip an armor and log out it saves the overlay on me so when I log back in and un-equip it doesnt take away the overlay. anyone know why this is?
drak.


Jul 13 2006, 2:20 pm
It does this because overlays is a special list. When you save your game, the overlays are merged into the saved icon. You can fix this by removing all overlays when the player logs out before they save their game, and readding the overlays when the player logs in.

Also, your equipment system is done incorrectly. Instead of setting a variable to 1 to check whether something is equipped in one body area, you should be setting a reference of the equipment to a variable.

~~> Unknown Person
Jul 13 2006, 2:46 pm
In response to Unknown Person
Plus (if it works in your game) you can just add the object into the overlays