Stuck at a certain part...

ID:159055
 
May 22 2009, 7:35 pm
Okay, I'm making a hacking sim/RPG and I'm putting an IRC in the game. I don't know if some of this stuff works or not because I get zero errors and warnings, but when I test it I get this message:

"unrecognized or inaccessible verb: irc_chat"

This is all my IRC code I have so far:
mob
    var
        oncomp=0
        list/irc=list()
    verb
        comp(c as command_text)
            set hidden=1
            if(!oncomp)
                usr << "<i><u>You're not on a computer...</i></u>"
            else
                if(c=="irc")
                    winset(usr, "irc", "is-visible=true")
                    irc+=usr.alias
                    
        irc_chat(t as text)
            set hidden=1
            irc << output("[world.time] :: [usr.alias] > [t]","irc.output2")


I have the irc.input3 set to the default verb: "irc_chat" but when I type in it and hit enter, I get the error I stated above. Any help?

Thanks!
May 22 2009, 7:39 pm
irc-chat "
Thats how you type the verb, not irc_chat "
May 22 2009, 7:41 pm
In response to AJX
I know a "-" is a space but I named the verb irc_chat ... can you not use underscores?
May 22 2009, 8:25 pm
In response to Hi1
In node (path) names, underscores turn into spaces. Note that if you create a mob type named "/mob/Big_Joe", his name defaults to "Big Joe". Additionally, a verb declared by verb/Kill_Stuff() will be shown as "Kill Stuff" in an info control.
And in turn, as you've said, in verb commands, spaces turn into dashes.
So yes, a verb declared with verb/the_space() will be used by the command "the-space" only. You may be able to override a verb's name with the name setting to work with underscores, though (maybe even spaces, but unlikely), if you really want.
May 23 2009, 9:19 am
In response to Kaioken
Okay, I have it mostly working, but the output doesn't work, so I have a question:
Can you output to a list? This is how I'm doing it:

mob
    var
        list/irc=list()

    verb
        ircchat(t as text)
            set hidden=1
            irc << output("[world.time] :: [usr.alias] > [t]","irc.output2")


Would that work?
May 23 2009, 9:33 am
In response to Hi1
Nope. You'd have to do a for() loop to everything in the list and output to whatever you found.

for(var/mob/m in irc) m<<t
May 23 2009, 10:00 am
In response to Mysame
I just implemented that but it has the same effect as my posted code, no output...
May 23 2009, 4:13 pm
*BUMP*

;)
May 23 2009, 4:30 pm
In response to Hi1
Hmm, I tried this out by just changing a few things and it appeared to work but of course your skin controls might be messed up a little. I'd check your skin controls before using this since searching through all mobs can sometimes bring about a bit of lag.

mob
    var
        oncomp = 0
        inIRC = 0
    verb
        comp(c as text)
            set hidden=1
            if(!oncomp)
                usr << "<i><u>You're not on a computer...</i></u>"
            else
                if(c=="irc")
                    winset(usr, "irc", "is-visible=true")
                    usr.inIRC = 1
        irc_chat(t as text)
            set hidden=1
            for(var/mob/M in world)
                if(!inIRC)
                    continue
                else
                    M<< output("[world.time")] :: [usr.alias] > [t]","irc.output2")
May 23 2009, 4:35 pm
In response to THESINKING
Thanks, it works now. :)
May 23 2009, 4:40 pm
In response to Hi1
No problem, but a quick suggestion on the time I'd use time2text if I were you it shows up better.
May 23 2009, 4:43 pm
In response to THESINKING
Okay, thanks.
May 23 2009, 9:46 pm
In response to Mysame
Uh. The reference seems to imply something different.
A << B: "A may be a mob, the whole world, or any list containing mobs."
May 24 2009, 4:46 pm
In response to Schnitzelnagler
Yes, he is incorrect. The left-hand side argument (destination) of the << output operator can be either a mob, client, or a list (containing either).
It is preferred to just output to the list when needed instead of looping, as then the looping is done internally which is of course faster.
May 25 2009, 5:39 am
In response to Kaioken
Oh, I never knew. Just figured as his didn't work out. Thanks for correcting.