Delay attack

ID:146609
 
Apr 18 2005, 10:01 am
Code:
mob
   verb
      attack()
         for(src in get_step(usr,usr.dir))
            if(src.client) //was src.key
               yes = 1
               damage = src.defense / (src.defense / 2) * usr.strength + rand(1,usr.strength)
               src.health -= damage
               src << "[usr] starts a battle with you!"
               src << "[usr] does [damage] damage to you!"
               usr << "You do [damage] to [src]!" 
               
               if(src.health <= 0)
                  src.loc = locate(lastx,lasty,lastz)
                  src.health = src.maxHealth
                  usr << "You killed [src]."

            if(!src.client) //was !src.key or try typesof
               yes = 1
               attacking = 1
               damage = src.defense / (src.defense / 2) * usr.strength + rand(1,usr.strength)
               src.health -= damage
               src << "[usr] starts a battle with you!"
               oview(1) << "[usr] begins to battle with [src]!"
               src << "[usr] does [damage] damage to you!"
               usr << "You do [damage] to [src]!"
               Retaliate()
               if(src.health <= 0)
                  src.health = src.maxHealth
                  attacking = 0
                  usr << "You killed [src]."
                  gain_Level()
                  del src


Problem description:What I need is everytime the person attacks, it has a delay to the attacking, so the person can not just spam kill and spam attack. The sleep has obviously failed.

Apr 18 2005, 10:24 am
DragonMasterGod wrote:
Problem description:What I need is everytime the person attacks, it has a delay to the attacking, so the person can not just spam kill and spam attack. The sleep has obviously failed.

What sleep? I did not see one there. If you had one, and only executed the main part of the function when !attacking, it should work fine.
Apr 18 2005, 10:37 am (Edited on Apr 18 2005, 11:34 am)
First of all, changing the value of src doesn't really make sense when you can define your own variable instead.

Second, "yes" is a really bad variable name. The name of a variable should be a comment in itself.

Finally, when you have a line like this:

my_proc()


and when you have a line like this:

my_var = 0


You're really saying this:

src.my_proc()


and you're saying:

src.my_var = 0


You may not want to use src for some of these, considering you changed its value. Of course, this will be a moot point when you follow the first piece of advice.
Apr 18 2005, 10:46 am
 
mob/var/tmp/AttackWait = 0 //make it reset every time the user plays...

mob/verb/Attack(mob/M in oview(1))
    if(src.AttackWait > world.time) return //If it hasn't waited long enough?
    var/DelayTime = 10 // delaytime (one second)
    src.AttackWait = world.time+DelayTime //Set the time to wait
    //Attack Crap


I believe this is what you wanted?

P.S.: Use if and else. And also, do what Wizkidd0123 said in his post.

-Ryan
Apr 18 2005, 12:35 pm
In response to Ryne Rekab
This isn't working. Wth I'm messing with it left and right and it still refuses to work.
Apr 18 2005, 4:32 pm
In response to DragonMasterGod
Sorry, I thought that it works. I don't know what I did wrong. Sorry.

-Ryan
Apr 18 2005, 5:22 pm
DragonMasterGod wrote:
Problem description:What I need is everytime the person attacks, it has a delay to the attacking, so the person can not just spam kill and spam attack. The sleep has obviously failed.

A thread with this same delay question is posted at least once a week -- try using the forum search to find existing threads regarding attack delays. Here's a link to my library:

Action Control


~Polatrite~
Apr 18 2005, 5:33 pm
In response to Polatrite
If everyone did this, then the forums would be boring. You're boring.

-Ryan