Calling a Verb as a Proc

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Nov 21 2008, 8:01 pm
I'm working on a sort of clone NPC, where it takes the targets form, copies their attacks and verbs. The mob has the spells, attacks, verbs, etc. But, I don't know how to make it call the verb.

Here is just an example of one of the verbs I'd like to use.

Heal()
    set category="Spells"
    usr.HP=usr.MHP
    var/image/i = image('Spells.dmi', icon_state="episky")
    M.overlays+=i
    sleep(10)
    M.overlays-= i

Nov 21 2008, 11:18 pm
You might find the built-in verbs var useful.
In combination with istype() and typesof() you could even allow your clone to use spells in a specific list, like casting any healing spell if it obtained one.
Nov 21 2008, 11:33 pm
In response to Schnitzelnagler
I've already given the Clone the verbs to work with, which is the person it's clones abilities. But I need to know how the Clone is to call on those verbs while running through an attack proc of some sort..

But while searching, I found the call(). I put call(src,"Heal")() and I'm still not coming out with any luck.
Nov 21 2008, 11:37 pm
In response to Valen45
Verbs can basically be called just like procs can, in the same exact way. call() is for dynamic calling of verbs/procs, you don't need it.
Nov 21 2008, 11:40 pm
In response to Kaioken
I thought that, but whenever I try putting src.Heal(), it doesn't reconize it. Am I doing something wrong, is there something I should check for?
Nov 21 2008, 11:41 pm
In response to Valen45
I think you misunderstood me and I'm sorry if I didn't express myself properly.
I meant to explain the fact that you could use a general proc(edure) that reads in the clones verbs var(iable) to (randomly) pick and execute one of them.
There is not much difference in calling a proc(edure) and a verb, since both behave similar.

[Edit: Bah... while I was still typing, there have been two replies already :p]
Nov 22 2008, 6:56 am
I found the reason that it wasn't working was that the verb was not the same type as the Clone. So I changed that around it works..in a way.

    proc/attack()
        while(target)
            var/mob/Spells/M = target
            if(src.HP <= src.MHP/10 && /mob/Spells/verb/Heal in src.verbs && prob(20))
                src.target_mob = src
                M.Heal()
            step_towards(src, target)
            sleep(10)


M is equal to the thing its attacking. Whenever I try src.Heal(), it never works. But when I run it through the one its attacking..it works fine. So confusing >.>
Nov 22 2008, 6:59 am
In response to Valen45
Try using the entire type path, or take out src. and ().
Jan 25 2009, 7:44 pm
In response to Jeff8500
Did this ever get figured out? Because I'm having the same problem. I'm using this code:

for(var/obj/Items/I in src)
    if(!I.equipped)
        I.drop()


But it tells me:
93:error:I.drop:undefined proc

If I use just 'I.drop' it tells me:
93:I :warning: unused label
93:drop :warning: unused label

If I use only 'drop':
93:drop :warning: unused label
Jan 26 2009, 7:32 am
In response to Sprin
Well, if you look at my previous post in this thread, there's not really a lot to figure out. Can you show your definition for the drop() proc? Possible problems include:
  • Your proc is actually named Drop(). Such properties in DM are case-sensitive, so "drop" and "Drop" isn't the same; you have to use the same case as you have in your declaration for the compiler to recognize it.
  • Your proc is actually not present on that subnode of /obj, and may instead be defined somewhere else, like on /mob.

Jan 26 2009, 4:30 pm
In response to Kaioken
I did read the other posts, but obviously not carefully enough.

It was the second one, I should have defined it as /obj/Items/Getables. Hopefully this helps anyone else searching the forums :)

Thanks for the help