Monster Contents

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Oct 23 2006, 4:16 pm
Ok ive been wondering is there a way to set a list of contents on a monster and in a death check proc make it add the stuff in the mosters contents to my contents? ive never really messed with setting contents on something besides a playable mob, but i think there is could some one please provide a simple example or tell me how?
Oct 23 2006, 4:26 pm
Yes a monster can have contents:

mob
   Monster
   New()
   ..()
   src.contents += new /obj/Item//add the item to their contents as soon as created
//or you could just make some kind of proc that adds to their contents


I'm contemplating a way to auto add to the player's contents..
Oct 23 2006, 9:36 pm
National Guardsmen wrote:
Ok ive been wondering is there a way to set a list of contents on a monster and in a death check proc make it add the stuff in the mosters contents to my contents? ive never really messed with setting contents on something besides a playable mob, but i think there is could some one please provide a simple example or tell me how?

If your monsters are descended from /atom (they're probably mobs, right? That means that they're descended from /mob, which is descended from /atom) then they also have a contents list. You can add or subtract items from your monsters' contents just like you would for your playable characters. In fact, your program can be made in such a way that you only have to program it once for players, monsters, and NPCs:
mob
    character
        proc
            add_item(var/atom/movable/what)
                if(!istype(what, /atom/movable))
                    return FALSE
                contents.Add(what)
                . = ..()
            remove_item(var/atom/movable/what)
                if(!istype(what, /atom/movable))
                    return FALSE
                contents.Remove(what)
                . = ..()
            empty_contents(var/mob/character/receiver)
                if(istype(receiver, /mob/character))
                    for(var/atom/movable/what in contents)
                        receiver.add_item(what)
                else if(loc)
                    for(var/atom/what in contents)
                        loc.contents.Add(what)
                else
                    for(var/atom/what in contents)
                        what.loc = null
                . = ..()
            die(var/mob/character/killer)
                empty_contents(killer)
                . = ..()
        player
        monster
        NPC
Oct 24 2006, 2:25 am
In response to Mecha Destroyer JD
and in the death of the monster i belive you can do this:
usr.contents += M.contents

add that to your deathcheck

i got almost the same but for gold and exp, but i think usr.contents is supposed to be src.contents