noob saving problems >.<

ID:146593
 
Apr 25 2005, 1:54 am
Code:
client
    proc
        LoadChar()
            var/savefile/S = new("Saves/Player/[src.ckey]")
            S["mob"] >> src.mob
            S["x"] >> src.mob.x
            S["y"] >> src.mob.y
            S["z"] >> src.mob.z

        SaveChar()
            var/savefile/S = new ("Saves/Player/[src.ckey]")
            S["mob"] << src.mob
            S["x"] << src.mob.x
            S["y"] << src.mob.y
            S["z"] << src.mob.z

mob/pc
    Login()

        src.Choose_Char()
        ..()
    proc
        Choose_Char()
            var/list/char_menu = newlist()
            var/Create = "Create New Character"
            var/Load = "Load Character"
            var/Quit = "Exit"
            if(fexists("Player/[src.client.ckey]"))
                char_menu.Add(Create,Load,Quit)
                var/choice = input("What do you want to do?","Welcome back to [world.name]") in char_menu

                if(choice == Create)
                    switch(alert("Creating a New Character will delete your existing character. Continue?","Warning","Yes","No"))
                        if("Yes")
                            Create_Char()
                            return
                        if("No")
                            Choose_Char()
                            return
                if(choice == Load)
                    src.client.LoadChar()
                    return
                if(choice == Quit)
                    del(src)
            else
                char_menu.Add(Create,Quit)
                var/choice = input("What do you want to do?","Welcome to [world.name]!") in char_menu

                if(choice == Create)
                    Create_Char()
                    return
                if(choice == Load)
                    del(src)


        Create_Char()
            var/mob/mob_created
            var/world_name = "[world.name]"
            var/value = key
            mob_created = new/mob/pc()
            mob_created.loc = locate(1,1,1)
            src.client.mob = mob_created


Problem description:

Every time I run this I get annoying errors, the first of which being that the create new char window keeps reappearing after you select what option you want, I think something's calling it again and again.

Second, I keep getting error messages about src (/mob/pc) not having a client.

It just doesn't work in general. If anyone can give me a better way of saving a mob I'd appreciate it. (btw: I've read deadron's tutorial, I'm just crap at save files)
Apr 25 2005, 6:10 am
i'm not sure about this but usualy save files end with .sav when people wrote save game codes
u have
var/savefile/S = new("Saves/Player/[src.ckey]")


try

var/savefile/S = new("Saves/Player/[src.ckey].sav")
Apr 25 2005, 6:46 am
In response to ElderKain
ElderKain wrote:
try

> var/savefile/S = new("Saves/Player/[src.ckey].sav")
> 
>


no joy, it's still doing the same thing. It keeps telling me that src.client is null, and then bringing up the dialogue box for creating a new character again (as though the save file doesn't exist)

runtime error: Cannot read null.ckey
proc name: Login (/mob/pc/Login)
usr: Fartmonger (/mob/pc)
src: Fartmonger (/mob/pc)
call stack:
Fartmonger (/mob/pc): Login()

That's the error that comes up whenever you try and create a file.
Apr 25 2005, 2:48 pm
When you set a client's mob variable that mob's Login() proc is called. When a player chooses to create a new character, you create a new /mob/pc, then mob/pc/Login() is called, which calls Choose_Char() again. =)

You can solve this problem in a number of ways, do all your saving and loading from the client, set a temporary (wouldn't want to save it) flag variable on the new mob that says it's been loaded, or make a new sub-type of /mob to do all of your saving and loading, to name a few. =)
Apr 26 2005, 8:13 am
In response to YMIHere
Ah I see what you mean, thanks! I'll probably go for the second method and use /mob/loading or something to call the client load proc thingy.