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Jan 21 2014, 8:10 pm


I can't help but feel like you picked a horrible source to learn from. You'd get a lot farther taking, say, one of Forum_Accounts' many frameworks and whipping that into a DBZ game if that is what you wish.
Jan 30 2014, 1:23 pm
 
                    if("Saiyan")
                        mobcreation = new /mob/PC()

                        var/which_gene = pick("rage", "train", "legend", "god")
                        if(which_gene == "rage")
                            mobcreation.rage_chromosome = 1
                        if(which_gene == "train")
                            mobcreation.train_chromosome = 1
                        if(which_gene == "legend")
                            mobcreation.legend_chromosome = 1
                        if(which_gene == "god")
                            mobcreation.god_chromosome = 1

                        mobcreation.race = "Saiyan"
                        mobcreation.powerlevel = 200
                        mobcreation.powerlevel_max = 200
                        mobcreation.strength = 15
                        mobcreation.strength_max = 15
                        mobcreation.overlays += tail
                        mobcreation.Skin()
                        mobcreation.Hair()
                        mobcreation.Karma()


Does this do what you wanted? It should be easy to see how this code works.

Edit: yes, I could use switch, but everyone understands if, and not everyone understands switch or even "else if".
Jan 30 2014, 2:50 pm
In response to Immibis
Then we should aim to teach, not give the sub-standard pieces just to appease their limited knowledge.

Maybe one day he might be able to know what this means:

mobcreation.vars["[pick("rage","train","legend","god")]_chromosome"] = 1
Jan 30 2014, 3:03 pm
Once you understand "if" and "else", "else if" is simple to learn. Once you understand "else if", "switch" is simple to learn.

Throwing pieces of code like:
mobcreation.vars["[pick("rage","train","legend","god")]_chromosome"] = 1

at someone is not going to help them learn. If you do that, they are more likely to copy-paste it than to read it and understand how it works.
Jan 30 2014, 3:09 pm
You cam do mob.vars to access their vars?


^ mind blown
Jan 30 2014, 3:17 pm
In response to Immibis
I don't recall saying that he needed to use that.

I was just suggesting that instead of giving him something we know he understands (Well, assume), we should give him something slightly more challenging (Not like my snippet, which is why I said "Maybe one day he might be able to know what this means") so that he has a learning experience.

If you are going to argue against my suggestion, I at least ask you to read thoroughly and understand my point before you do so, so we avoid misunderstandings. Feel free to ask questions.
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