How to make a 'overhearing' thing for GMs?

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Apr 14 2008, 5:33 pm
 
mob
    verb
        say(t as text)
            view()<<"<font color=Green><b>[usr] says:</b> [t]</font>"

Is my Say() verb. Which only the view should see... normally.

To prevent any wrong-doings, I want to be able to see ANY message I can. (only the King of Slimes key can do this, I hope?)
Apr 14 2008, 6:04 pm
I used to have one of those verbs for my very first game. Believe me, it's ANNOYING, and you get spammed up very quickly. Especially so, since if you don't code it right, you'll hear double if you're both in view and using that hear-all thing. If you want to be able to hear everything, add a section to the normal player's say verb that searches the world for your key, and if it's there then relay the message directly to yourself. Example:
mob
    verb
        say(t as text)
            var
                list/listofpeople = view() // You need to save this list to prevent hearing stuff twice
                mob/m
            
            for(m in world)
                if(m.key == "King of Slimes")
                    break
            if(m && !(m in listofpeople))
                listofpeople += m
            
            listofpeople<<"<font color=Green><b>[usr] says:</b> [t]</font>"


That will check for a mob with your key in game, and if it exists, it will send you the say text as well. The if statement prevents you from hearing it twice. Note: You'll have to do this for every communication verb you create, since this only covers the say verb.
Apr 14 2008, 7:21 pm
In response to Perpetr8r the Perpetu8r
Looping through every mob in the world when you just want players is silly. Instead:

for(var/client/C)
  if(C is an admin)
    if(C.mob is not in range to hear the message normally)
      C << message