Move proc

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Oct 28 2001, 12:59 pm
I think this is what I use for. If the usr's var equals 1 then it doesnt let them move else they can move wherever they want, I have tried several stuff, but it no wor :(. Any help would be apprieciated!
Oct 28 2001, 1:09 pm
Air _King wrote:
I think this is what I use for. If the usr's var equals 1 then it doesnt let them move else they can move wherever they want, I have tried several stuff, but it no wor :(. Any help would be apprieciated!

Well, returning 0 in Move() doesn't do the moving. Returning 1 does. So, you'll want to see if the "locked" var returns TRUE, then Move() will return 0, preventing movement.

Let's write some pseudo-code (English "code" to be translated to DM)
when try to move
   if player is locked
      prevent from moving
   otherwise
      allow them to move

This isn't very complicated pseudo-code, but it's pseudo-code nonetheless. Now, we just translate it to DM. One thing we can't make in pseudo-code is vars. We'll add that in.
mob/var/locked = 0 //set a player's locked var to 1 to prevent movement

mob/Move() //when try to move
   if(locked) //if player is locked
      return 0 //prevent from moving
   else //otherwise
      return 1 //allow them to move

As an alternative to returning 1 in the else clause, you could return ..().

Now, for a test verb for locking movement. Maybe a GM ability?
mob/verb/lock_movement(mob/M as mob in world)
   if(M.client) //if they're a PC
      M.locked = TRUE //TRUE = 1
   else
      return  //cancel out of the proc