shooting, how do you do it?

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Jun 20 2002, 6:13 am
What i want is a system that will have the player just shoot the way they are facing. I have no idea of how to go about this though. My main problem is how to figure out which way the user is facing. After I know that, it's pretty easy. So, i'm asking is there any way to get_dir with out needing a second object.

also, i was wondering if you could point me to an faq or something on macros and scripts. I want the players to hit a button to shoot, not click a verb.

am i sounding wanty?
Jun 20 2002, 6:16 am
Nebathemonk wrote:
What i want is a system that will have the player just shoot the way they are facing. I have no idea of how to go about this though. My main problem is how to figure out which way the user is facing. After I know that, it's pretty easy. So, i'm asking is there any way to get_dir with out needing a second object.

Each atom has a dir var; that's exactly what you want.

Lummox JR
Jun 20 2002, 9:41 am
In response to Lummox JR
didn't want to make another thread for this so, i posted it here. My problem is that I have three enemies in a room to begin with. Then, after the user has killed all three i want three more to appear. repop doesn't work for mobs, so what should i do? i tried this...

proc
new_wave()
enemy_num = 3
var/mob/enemy/normal/E
do
E = new /mob/enemy/normal (locate(rand(1,10)),(rand(1,10)),1)
while (enemy_num)
enemy_num = 3

then, in my death proc.

if(istype(src, /mob/enemy/))
world << "One Enemy Down!"
del(src)
enemy_num -= 1
if(enemy_num <= 0)
new_wave()

this seems that it would work to me, but it does nothing. after i kill all three enemies, it just sits there. What should i add?
Jun 20 2002, 9:45 am
In response to Nebathemonk
Nebathemonk wrote:
if(istype(src, /mob/enemy/))
world << "One Enemy Down!"
del(src)
enemy_num -= 1
if(enemy_num <= 0)
new_wave()

this seems that it would work to me, but it does nothing. after i kill all three enemies, it just sits there. What should i add?

Your problem is right in there: By calling del(src), you delete the mob before the death proc finishes; enemy_num is never decremented and the new wave is never started. The solution is to move del(src) to the end of the proc; first you should probably set src.loc=null so new enemies can spawn properly.

Lummox JR