defining other.

ID:172606
 
Apr 19 2004, 4:24 am
okay, I'm talking to a mob, and I want it to say, something like
You: Stuff
Other Guy: Stuff
You: More Stuff
Other Guy: Even More Stuff
But instead of having it say You, and other guy, I want it to say the names, like if my name is Metroid and his name is Insane Freak I want it like
Metroid: Stuff
Insane Freak: Stuff
Metroid: More Stuff
Insane Freak: Even More Stuff
so since everyone tells me to use src as the player, how do I define the other guy? My code is something like this, I dont have any chat yet, but where can I add it so that it tells me what I want.
mob
    RetrieverGuildA // For First Town
        icon = 'slimes.dmi'
        Recruiter
            icon_state = "black"
            name = "Retriver's Guild Recruiter"
            verb
                Converse()
                    set src in view(1)


Any help apreciated, thanks!
Apr 19 2004, 5:49 am
All you need to do is this: But remember, I think it will all show up instantly.

mob
    RetrieverGuildA // For First Town
        icon = 'slimes.dmi'
        Recruiter
            icon_state = "black"
            name = "Retriver's Guild Recruiter"
            verb
                Converse()
                    set src in view(1)
                                           usr << "[usr]: Stuff
                                           usr << "Other Guy: Stuff"
                                           usr << "[usr]: More Stuff"
                                           usr << "Other Guy: Even more stuff"


If that dosen't work, I'll try to fix it.
Apr 19 2004, 6:15 am
Look, people aren't telling you to use src as the player. usr is OK in verbs, and in that verb, src would be the mob that you're talking to.

~Cheuq
Apr 19 2004, 6:39 am
In response to Chocs of Hellish Proportions
Well I want to use the same format for each guy so I dont want to change it a million times, because its long dialouge, and Id have to change it each time.
Apr 19 2004, 6:39 am
In response to Cheuq
Alright Ill do that.
Apr 19 2004, 6:44 am
In response to Metroid
mob/urmob
name = "the name of the npc"
icon = 'blabla what u had'
verb/some_verb()
set any setting here
usr << "[usr.name] balblabla"
usr << "[src.name] blablabla"

Is that what u need?
Apr 19 2004, 8:31 am
In response to Fint
Yeah I got that, I did that but I was wondering that you werent supposed to use usr because im always told everytime I post my code, dont use usr in stuff, so I didnt but I didnt know a way to do it, someone else told me that i could use usr in verbs, so I am. You people are wierd.
Apr 19 2004, 1:24 pm
In response to Metroid
 
#define USR 1
#define SRC 2
mob
    conversable
        var/list/conversation = list()
        verb
            converse()
                set src in oview(1)
                for(var/V in conversation)
                    if(conversation[V] == USR)
                        usr << "[usr]: [V]"
                    else if(conversation[V] == SRC)
                        usr << "[src]: [V]"
                    else
                        usr << "[conversation[V]]: [V]"
                    sleep(length(V) / 2)
        village_idiot
            icon = 'Blue.dmi'
            conversation = list( 
"How are you today?" = USR, \
"Durrr..." = SRC, \
"What?" = USR, \
"Uhhhh..." = SRC, \
"Juh?" = USR, \
"Huh?" = SRC, \
"Hey!  Stop talking to him!" = "Sheriff")


Note that THIS WILL NOT WORK if two parts of a conversation are the same.