Hud Help

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Oct 15 2009, 1:27 pm
Alright i know how to add a HUD to my game and all. I just have a question is it possible to ask a question then add the HUD? Like i have this
switch(input("What gender are you?")in list("Male","Female")
   if("Male")
      new/obj/GenderM(src)
   if("Female")
      new/obj/GenderF(src)

But it never seems to add the HUD to the screen here is my Obj coding to.
obj
   GenderM
        layer = MOB_LAYER+2
        icon='Hud.dmi'
        icon_state="genderM"
        New(client/C)
            screen_loc="9,11"
            C.screen+=src
   GenderF
        layer = MOB_LAYER+2
        icon='Hud.dmi'
        icon_state="GenderF"
        New(client/C)
            screen_loc="9,11"
            C.screen+=src
Oct 15 2009, 1:32 pm
Yes, it's possible to do what you want. Your issue is either that src is not a client, or you have the icon_states mixed up (seeing as you have "genderM" and "GenderF").
Oct 15 2009, 1:36 pm
In response to Garthor
Alright let me double check over my work to see if i messed anything up thanks Garthor.
Oct 15 2009, 2:11 pm
In response to Drehdog7
Yes he is correct, you would have to pass src.client, not just src. It is not erroring becase you set it to assume C will always be a client.

sorry bad spelling
Oct 15 2009, 2:24 pm
In response to Pirion
Pirion wrote:
Yes he is correct, you would have to pass src.client, not just src. It is not erroring becase you set it to assume C will always be a client.

If the argument passed was not a client, it WOULD be throwing an error. The declared type of an argument does not serve to filter out calls to that proc.
Oct 15 2009, 2:29 pm
In response to Garthor
Garthor wrote:
Pirion wrote:
Yes he is correct, you would have to pass src.client, not just src. It is not erroring becase you set it to assume C will always be a client.

If the argument passed was not a client, it WOULD be throwing an error. The declared type of an argument does not serve to filter out calls to that proc.

Drehdog7 wrote:
Alright i know how to add a HUD to my game and all. I just have a question is it possible to ask a question then add the HUD? Like i have this
> switch(input("What gender are you?")in list("Male","Female")
>    if("Male")
>       new/obj/GenderM(src) //passing the type that calls it, most genrally not being called under the client.
>    if("Female")
>       new/obj/GenderF(src)
>

But it never seems to add the HUD to the screen here is my Obj coding to.
> obj
>    GenderM
>         layer = MOB_LAYER+2
>         icon='Hud.dmi'
>         icon_state="genderM"
>         New(client/C) // says the arg passed is a client with the var C
>             screen_loc="9,11"
>             C.screen+=src
>    GenderF
>         layer = MOB_LAYER+2
>         icon='Hud.dmi'
>         icon_state="GenderF"
>         New(client/C)// says the arg passed is a client with the var C
>             screen_loc="9,11"
>             C.screen+=src


it doesnt throw an error when mix matching these two because C is defined as a client.
Oct 15 2009, 2:32 pm
In response to Pirion
Pirion wrote:
it does throw an error when mix matching these two because C is defined as a client.

1) Your initial claim was that it would NOT throw an error.
2) What C is defined as has jack squat to do with runtime errors. An error would occur on the C.screen line if C was not a client, but that has nothing to do with the fact that C is defined as a client, and instead has to do with whatever variable you're storing in C does not have a screen variable.
3) Don't quote massive blocks of texts. We're perfectly capable of reading the threads ourselves. Only quote what is immediately relevant.