How do I make Admin abilities?(Building Help 2)

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May 13 2006, 4:38 pm
I've looked at the Demo and it wasn't helpful at all. I'm new to coding so could someone tell me and explain it in laymans terms?

Also I need to know how to make it so if someone builds something(wall,floor, etc.) only Admins and that person can delete it.
May 13 2006, 8:56 pm
You can find mainly what you need here: DM Guide.
May 14 2006, 4:08 am
There are two parts to this. First, you need an internal criteria for who is an admin. A very nice way to do this is with a list of keys which saves and loads; if the person's key is in that list, the person is an admin. Here's an example:

var/list/admin_keys = new
proc
  load_admins()
    admin_keys = params2list(text2file("admins.txt")
  save_admins()
    var/admin_file = file("admins.txt")
    fdel(admin_file)
    admin_file << list2params(admin_keys)
  is_admin(key)
    for(var/i in admin_keys)
      if(ckey(i) == ckey(key)) return 1
    return 0


Then, you can add the is_admin() check to login code of your choice.

Beyond that, you'll need a set of defined "admin abilities" to give to people identified as admins. Usually, these include administration over the connected players and removal of bad players. You can add administration commands a few ways, including adding verbs to the admin's list:
give_admin_verbs(mob/m)
  m.verbs += /proc/boot
  m.verbs += /proc/slap
proc
  boot(mob/m)
    m << "You have been booted by an admin, [key]."
    del m
  slap(mob/m,warning as text)
    m << "Your poor behaviour has been noticed by administrators."
    if(warning)  m << warning
    else m << "This is a warning."


Good luck setting up an administration system. For more information, check out libraries like s_admin, which contains loads of administration commands. There are almost certainly more there than you need. :-)