Attack delay

ID:160592
 
Aug 17 2008, 6:30 am
verb
attack(mob/M as mob in oview(1))
if (M.HP <= 0)
usr << "[M]dead" else
usr << "You attack [M]!"
oview() << "[usr] atta [M]!"
var/damage = rand(1,10)
world << "[damage] damage!"
M.HP -= damage
M.DeathCheck()

How do i make a delay for attack
Aug 17 2008, 6:38 am
 
    verb
        attack(mob/M as mob in oview(1)) //if you have nothing but mobs surrounding you, it'll attack all of them. get_step could prove useful.
           //pointless check, if it's dead, it should be gone
                sleep(src.var_name_goes_here)
                usr << "You attack [M]!"
                oview() << "[usr] attack [M]!"
                var/damage = rand(1,10) 
                world << "[damage] damage!"
                M.HP -= damage 
                M.DeathCheck()

Basically, the way to do it. Nothing fancy.
Aug 17 2008, 7:20 am
In response to DemonSpree
1. It's impossible to have nothing but mobs surrounding you, because you are always adjacent to a turf & an area.

2. If you have multiple mobs around you, there will be an input box asking which mob you want to attack.
Aug 17 2008, 7:40 am
 
    verb
        attack(mob/M as mob in oview(1))
            if(attacking) return
            attacking=1
            spawn(5) attacking=0
            //You need to pick your delay in 1/10 seconds timing
            if (M.HP <= 0)
                usr << "[M]dead" else
                usr << "You attack [M]!"
                oview() << "[usr] atta [M]!"
                var/damage = rand(1,10)
                world << "[damage] damage!"
                M.HP -= damage
                M.DeathCheck()
mob/var/tmp/attacking=0//Its a tmp so it doesnt save the amount.


The other two people who posted here were very wrong. I didn't fix any exsisting code, I just added what you wanted.