Probability

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Oct 20 2001, 8:25 am
Is there a way to make a verb that if a var islocked==1 it picks something from a list, and you can make one more likely to happen than another?
Oct 20 2001, 8:37 am
Valderalgx wrote:
Is there a way to make a verb that if a var islocked==1 it picks something from a list, and you can make one more likely to happen than another?

var/whatever = pick(prob(30);"Blah", prob(50);"Blargh", prob(90);"Aieee")
Oct 20 2001, 8:41 am
In response to Spuzzum
Spuzzum wrote:
Valderalgx wrote:
Is there a way to make a verb that if a var islocked==1 it picks something from a list, and you can make one more likely to happen than another?

var/whatever = pick(prob(30);"Blah", prob(50);"Blargh", prob(90);"Aieee")


Oh, thanks, but one problem...when i put it in the verb it wont let me give the usr a message and change the var to 0.
Oct 20 2001, 9:49 am
In response to Valderalgx
Valderalgx wrote:
Spuzzum wrote:
Valderalgx wrote:
Is there a way to make a verb that if a var islocked==1 it picks something from a list, and you can make one more likely to happen than another?

var/whatever = pick(prob(30);"Blah", prob(50);"Blargh", prob(90);"Aieee")


Oh, thanks, but one problem...when i put it in the verb it wont let me give the usr a message and change the var to 0.

wait I got that, but now I have:
mob/verb/picklock(obj/door/d as <font color=red>what</font> in oview(1))
if(d.islocked==1)
d.islocked=pick( BLAH)
if(d.islocked==1)
usr<<"You failed to pick the lock!"
else usr<<"you picked the lock

the only problem is I don't know how to change the<font color=red> what</font> to something so it has effect only for the door not other stuff.
Oct 20 2001, 10:00 am
In response to Valderalgx
the only problem is I don't know how to change the<font color=red> what</font> to something so it has effect only for the door not other stuff.

You're making that more difficult than needed. You shouldn't pick something from a list in that case:

if(prob(whateverskillformula))
usr << "You picked the lock!"
else
usr << "You failed to pick the lock."


As for the verb targetting question, you'd be better off making the 'pick lock' a verb that belongs to the door instead of the mob.

Eg.

obj/door/verb/pick_lock()
set src in oview(1)
Oct 20 2001, 10:03 am
In response to Spuzzum
Spuzzum wrote:
the only problem is I don't know how to change the<font color=red> what</font> to something so it has effect only for the door not other stuff.

You're making that more difficult than needed. You shouldn't pick something from a list in that case:

if(prob(whateverskillformula))
usr << "You picked the lock!"
else
usr << "You failed to pick the lock."


As for the verb targetting question, you'd be better off making the 'pick lock' a verb that belongs to the door instead of the mob.

Eg.

obj/door/verb/pick_lock()
set src in oview(1)

But what if I wanted only a mob called theif to have the verb?
Oct 20 2001, 10:40 am
In response to Valderalgx
Valderalgx wrote:
Spuzzum wrote:
the only problem is I don't know how to change the<font color=red> what</font> to something so it has effect only for the door not other stuff.

You're making that more difficult than needed. You shouldn't pick something from a list in that case:

if(prob(whateverskillformula))
usr << "You picked the lock!"
else
usr << "You failed to pick the lock."


As for the verb targetting question, you'd be better off making the 'pick lock' a verb that belongs to the door instead of the mob.

Eg.

obj/door/verb/pick_lock()
set src in oview(1)

But what if I wanted only a mob called theif to have the verb?

Good point -- unfortunately, there is no universal solution to this problem, since there are two things:
1) Mobs get verb and can try to lockpick anything.
2) Objs get verb and anyone can try to lockpick it.
Oct 20 2001, 10:42 am
In response to Spuzzum
Spuzzum wrote:
Valderalgx wrote:
Spuzzum wrote:
the only problem is I don't know how to change the<font color=red> what</font> to something so it has effect only for the door not other stuff.

You're making that more difficult than needed. You shouldn't pick something from a list in that case:

if(prob(whateverskillformula))
usr << "You picked the lock!"
else
usr << "You failed to pick the lock."


As for the verb targetting question, you'd be better off making the 'pick lock' a verb that belongs to the door instead of the mob.

Eg.

obj/door/verb/pick_lock()
set src in oview(1)

But what if I wanted only a mob called theif to have the verb?

Good point -- unfortunately, there is no universal solution to this problem, since there are two things:
1) Mobs get verb and can try to lockpick anything.
2) Objs get verb and anyone can try to lockpick it.


Well there is one solution using if(istype()) to check if it is the proper mob to pick the locks.
Oct 20 2001, 10:44 am (Edited on Oct 20 2001, 11:09 am)
In response to Nadrew
Nadrew wrote:
Spuzzum wrote:
Valderalgx wrote:
Spuzzum wrote:
the only problem is I don't know how to change the<font color=red> what</font> to something so it has effect only for the door not other stuff.

You're making that more difficult than needed. You shouldn't pick something from a list in that case:

if(prob(whateverskillformula))
usr << "You picked the lock!"
else
usr << "You failed to pick the lock."


As for the verb targetting question, you'd be better off making the 'pick lock' a verb that belongs to the door instead of the mob.

Eg.

obj/door/verb/pick_lock()
set src in oview(1)

But what if I wanted only a mob called theif to have the verb?

Good point -- unfortunately, there is no universal solution to this problem, since there are two things:
1) Mobs get verb and can try to lockpick anything.
2) Objs get verb and anyone can try to lockpick it.


Well there is one solution using if(istype()) to check if it is the proper mob to pick the locks.

True, but then the verb is still avalible to other mobs just it wont work.

[EDIT]
would this work?
obj/door/proc/picklock()
and where it changes the usr to mob/theif put usr.verbs+=/obj/door/proc/picklock()
Oct 20 2001, 1:26 pm
Ok, I fixed the part about getting it to locate in the mob/theifs verbs, but this is the part i am having trouble with
obj/door/proc/Picklock()
set src in oview(1)

First of all this doesn't work it doesn't show up in the verbs panel

This does work
usr.verbs+=/obj/door/proc/Picklock

in the login code and
obj/door/proc/Picklock()
if(I dont know what to put here so it checks obj/door's islocked var, I was thinking in the () put obj/door/D, but it pops up a screen to choose stuff out of (not what i want) Help!!!!!!

Oct 20 2001, 2:27 pm
In response to Valderalgx
Valderalgx wrote:
Ok, I fixed the part about getting it to locate in the mob/theifs verbs, but this is the part i am having trouble with
obj/door/proc/Picklock()
set src in oview(1)

First of all this doesn't work it doesn't show up in the verbs panel

This does work
usr.verbs+=/obj/door/proc/Picklock

in the login code and
obj/door/proc/Picklock()
if(I dont know what to put here so it checks obj/door's islocked var, I was thinking in the () put obj/door/D, but it pops up a screen to choose stuff out of (not what i want) Help!!!!!!



Since the verb belongs to a obj you can't add it to a mob the code that was given to you before adds the verb when the door is one tile away and removes it when the door is more then one tile away.