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ID:2035990
 
Feb 13 2016, 2:09 pm
(See the best response by Mattdawgak.)
Code:


Problem description:
Say I have a icon like this, https://gyazo.com/4722c6ee366393dcc97be32d514fef96, and I want it to go a step/pixel at a time to make it seem like moving, because walk makes it go before it finishes shooting down. I want it to seem like it's shooting down a new bolt every tile, how would I accomplish this?
Feb 13 2016, 4:09 pm
Best response
Check out http://www.byond.com/developer/Forum_account/Sidescroller it's help me with doing almost every kind of pixel movement etc.

If you need more help after that post in here again with some code of what you have tried and maybe we can help further.
Feb 13 2016, 5:57 pm
I tried this, it only created the first obj and from there forth none of the others. 
Lightning_Road()
        var/mob/m = usr

        if(!m.checkStatus("Lightning Road", 420))
            return

        flick("punch", m)
        m.setDelay("Action", world.time + 10)
        m.setDelay("Lightning Road", world.time + 30)
        m.chi -= 420

        view(8)<<"<b><center><font size=3><font color=teal>[src]: Lightning Road!</b></font>"
        var/obj/lightning_road/a=new/obj/lightning_road(m.loc)
        a.pixel_y=-68
        a.pixel_x=-48
        spawn(5)
            del a
            if(m.dir==WEST)
                var/obj/lightning_road/b=new/obj/lightning_road
                //b.pixel_y=-68
                b.pixel_x=34
            if(m.dir==EAST)
                var/obj/lightning_road/b=new/obj/lightning_road(m.pixel_x-5)
                b.pixel_y=-68
                b.pixel_x=-48
            if(m.dir==NORTH)
                var/obj/lightning_road/b=new/obj/lightning_road(m.pixel_y+5)
                b.pixel_y=-68
                b.pixel_x=-48
            if(m.dir==SOUTH)
                var/obj/lightning_road/b=new/obj/lightning_road(m.pixel_y-5)
                b.pixel_y=-68
                b.pixel_x=-48
Feb 17 2016, 9:06 pm
In response to Edit Nero
Okay I may be wrong but I would make it more something like this
        var/obj/lightning_road/a=new/obj/lightning_road
        var/obj/lightning_road/b=new/obj/lightning_road
        var/obj/lightning_road/c=new/obj/lightning_road
        var/obj/lightning_road/d=new/obj/lightning_road
        if(Executor.dir==EAST)
         A:x+=3//Any number you wish here on downwards
         B:x+=1
         C:y+=1
         D:y+=1
         D:x+=3
        if(Executor.dir==WEST)//etc..
         A:x-=3
         B:x-=1
         C:y+=1
         D:y+=1
         D:x-=3
Feb 17 2016, 9:58 pm
In response to Dragonpearl123
You're abusing the : operator, and you got the var names wrong because in one spot they're lowercase and in another they're uppercase.

The set of if() statements for each direction is kind of awful too, but the OP has the same issue.
Feb 17 2016, 10:01 pm
In response to Lummox JR
ehhem it was a quick sketch.
Feb 18 2016, 5:41 pm
In response to Dragonpearl123
Thanks, this helped.