Color Pick

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Dec 30 2004, 5:39 pm
How do I assign a player a random color when they log in and noone else could get that color unless the person who has the color leaves?

The colors are: ("Red","Yellow","Green","Blue","Cyan","Purple","Orange","Gray")
Dec 30 2004, 5:46 pm (Edited on Dec 30 2004, 6:07 pm)
Skye Reaver wrote:
How do I assign a player a random color when they log in and noone else could get that color unless the person who has the color leaves?

[EDIT]

You would do it like this

var/list/colors=list()

mob
    var/color

    Login()
        ..()
        var/R=rand(1,255)
        var/G=rand(1,255)
        var/B=rand(1,255)
        colors+="[src.GetColor()]"

    Logout()
        colors-=src.color

    proc/GetColor()
        var/R=rand(1,255)
        var/G=rand(1,255)
        var/B=rand(1,255)
        if("[R] [G] [B]" in colors)
            spawn()
                GetColor()
        else
            src.color="[R] [G] [B]"
            return "[R] [G] [B]"

Dec 30 2004, 5:53 pm
In response to Wizkidd0123
That isnt what he wants..
Dec 30 2004, 6:01 pm
In response to Dession
Dession wrote:
That isnt what he wants..

*Rereads his post*

Oops: I'll edit my post.
Dec 30 2004, 6:48 pm
In response to Wizkidd0123
Uhm, I dont want it like that :( I put a list of colors I want it to choose from
Dec 30 2004, 6:57 pm
Try this(Untested)
mob/var/Color
var/list/Colors=list("Red","Yellow","Green","Blue","Cyan","Purple","Orange","Gray")
mob/Login()
  src.Color = pick(Colors)
  Colors-=src.Color

I'm not sure if it'll work but it's worth a try.
Dec 30 2004, 6:59 pm
In response to Artekia
Well errm this is what I have done myself, Would it work?

mob
    var
        list
            Colors=list()
        Color
    Login()
        Colors+="[src.GetColor()]"
        world << "[usr] has joined as [src.Color]"
    Logout()
        Colors-=src.Color
    proc
        GetColor()
            var/Color=pick("Red","Yellow","Green","Blue","Cyan","Purple","Orange","Gray")
            if("[Color]" in Colors)
                spawn()
                    GetColor()
            else
                src.Color="[Color]"
                return "[Color]"
Dec 30 2004, 7:04 pm
In response to Skye Reaver
NO.

First, if GetColor fails, it returns nothing, and you get a blank entry in the list. If GetColor() gets spawn'd(), it has no one to return to.

Second, I don't like "if("[Color]" in Colors)". I doubt that will work. Try if(Colors.Find("[Color]"))

I'd change Login() to merely call GetColor, and move the Colors+= and world << lines to GetColor.
Dec 30 2004, 7:11 pm
In response to Nova2000
Be careful you don't make an endless loop once all the colors are taken!