Controlling movement

ID:1765783
 
Jan 19 2015, 2:13 am
(See the best response by Lummox JR.)
 
mob/var
    tmp/objmove=null            
mob/proc
    Control_Dragon()
        var/obj/L=new/obj/Dragon(loc)
        L.owner=src
        L.dir=dir
        objmove=L
        walk(L,dir)
        freeze = 1
        invisibility = 10
        client.perspective = EYE_PERSPECTIVE
        client.eye = L
client
    North()
        if(mob.objmove)
            mob.objmove.dir=NORTH
            return
        mob.dir=NORTH
        ..()
    South()
        if(mob.objmove)
            mob.objmove.dir=SOUTH
            return
        mob.dir=SOUTH
        ..()
    East()
        if(mob.objmove)
            mob.objmove.dir=EAST
            return
        mob.dir=EAST
        ..()
    West()
        if(mob.objmove)
            mob.objmove.dir=WEST
            return
        mob.dir=WEST
        ..()


Pretty much what I'm trying to do, is make a technique that creates a dragon for you, turns you invisible, sets your perspective to the dragon, and allows you to control your dragon's movement while halting your own. Everything works properly, aside from the dragon's direction not turning when I try to move it. I'm sure there is something blaring obvious I'm doing wrong, I'm just not seeing it. I want to accomplish this in a way where I don't have to search through the world for the dragon. Help on this would be greatly appreciated ^.^
Jan 19 2015, 7:44 am
Try defining objmove as mob/var/obj/objmove.
Jan 19 2015, 4:49 pm (Edited on Jan 19 2015, 4:57 pm)
You could try to call the step() proc for the object.
Example: step(mob.objmove, NORTH)
I believe it sets the dir for you.
Jan 19 2015, 8:57 pm
 
if(mob.objmove)
    mob.objmove.dir=NORTH
    step(mob.objmove,NORTH)
    return


This makes the dragon step NORTH, but it doesn't make it's direction north.
Jan 20 2015, 7:08 am
Best response
Your code calls walk() to get the dragon moving. Changing its dir or calling step() will not change its walk instruction; you'd need to call walk() again to do that.

If you follow Reformist's advice, all you need to do is remove the walk() call from when you first control the dragon. Letting step() handle it for you is what you want; it should set the dragon's dir as he said.
Jan 20 2015, 1:33 pm
I see. Alright fellas, I appreciate the help