spawn point

ID:169728
 
May 8 2005, 6:40 am
How do I make it so when you talk to the spawn point man he will change your location to that point,and when you die it will take you to that point.
May 8 2005, 7:47 am
 
mob
  var
    deathx = 1
    deathy = 1
    deathz = 1
  Spawn_Guy
    icon = 'icon.dmi'
    verb
      Talk()
        switch(alert("Would you like to set your spawn point here?","Change Spawn","Yes","No"))
          if("Yes")
            usr.deathx = usr.x
            usr.deathy = usr.y
            usr.deathz = usr.z
            usr << "You have changed your spawn point!"
          if("No")
            return
mob
  proc
    die(mob/M)
      if(src.client)
        view(src) << "[M] has killed [src]!"
        src.Move(src.deathx,src.deathy,src.deathz)
      else
        del(src)

That should work.
May 8 2005, 11:03 am
In response to XxDragonFlarexX
Why not just do
mob
 Player
 var
  Spawn_Point  
 NPC
  Spawn_Dude
   verb
    Talk()
     switch(alert("Would you like to spawn here?","Yes","No"))
      if("Yes")
       usr.Spawn_Point = src
      else
       return
mob
 proc
  Death()
   if(!src.Spawn_Point)
    src.loc = locate(1,1,1) // Defualt spawn area
   else
    src.locate = locate(src.Spawn_Dude)

I do believe that is more efficient.
May 9 2005, 9:23 am
In response to ITG Master
ITG Master wrote:
I do believe that is more efficient.

And so it is, though that is more problematic. Suppose you implement saving, and the player decides to leave then come back, as they all eventually do. When you come back, the reference to the object will be lost.

Of course, you can alter the Read and Write functions to save the coordinates of the spawn location instead of the reference to the object itself, but then it is back on par with the code you replied to and thus does not matter.

So yes, it is more efficient; but only assuming there is no saving.