Mind Control?

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Nov 19 2003, 12:07 pm
Hi is it possible to make a mind control verb for gms so they can control others if needed?
Nov 19 2003, 12:13 pm
I don't see mind control as a necessity, more of a tool for bored or evil GMs. If you mean "mind control" as making them say something:
mob
     GM
          verb
               Mind_Control(mob/M in world)
                    var/T = input("What will you make them say?") as null|text
                    if(!T) return
                    world << "[M] shouts: [T]"
Nov 19 2003, 12:15 pm (Edited on Nov 19 2003, 12:21 pm)
In response to Enigmaster2002
Enigmaster2002 wrote:
I don't see mind control as a necessity, more of a tool for bored or evil GMs. If you mean "mind control" as making them say something:
> mob
>      GM
>           verb
>                Mind_Control(mob/M in world)
>                     var/T = input("What will you make them say?") as null|text
>                     if(!T) return
>                     world << "[M] shouts: [T]"

nope i meant control them not say i can do that.

EDIT: 

i only want so i can move around npcs in game
Nov 19 2003, 12:32 pm
In response to CrazyFighter
You should check out S_Admin by Spuzzum, it has a great verb so you can take over NPCs.
Nov 19 2003, 12:32 pm
In response to CrazyFighter
Yes, you can definitely do that, its where most of the fun is to be had as a DM, and is very useful if you're trying to role-play a situation. You would accomplish something like this by setting a mob's key to the key of the person you want to control that mob. Example:

mob/dm/verb/posess(var/mob/M as mob in world)
    M.verbs += /mob/dm/verb/posess // add the verb to the target mobs verb list, so you can posess something else to get out of that mob
    if(!istype(src,/mob/dm)) // if the src mob is not a dm
        src.verbs -= /mob/dm/verb/posess // take away the posess verb, so previously posessed mobs won't go posessing other things
    M.key = usr.key // set the mobs key to the usr of the verb's key


This will allow /mob/dm's to posess other mobs. If you posess a player, it will disconnect them from your world, as they will no longer be connected to a mob. "No two clients can occupy the same mob" at least key-wise. There is nothing here preventing you from posessing another DM, either, so you may want to add the appropriate safeguards for what you intend to do.
Nov 19 2003, 12:50 pm
In response to ZeroCrash
ZeroCrash wrote:
You should check out S_Admin by Spuzzum, it has a great verb so you can take over NPCs.

Thanks