Control a NPC

ID:274052
 
Jan 18 2012, 6:30 pm
How can i Control a NPC like a clone?
Jan 18 2012, 7:53 pm
If you mean control as in moving them around, you could override client/Move() to handle that or use special macros

e.g.
mob/npc
    var/tmp/client/controller
    
    Click()
        .=..()
        
        if( controller )
            if( usr.client==controller )
                if( usr.client.eye == src )
                    usr.client.eye = usr.client.mob
                    controller = null
                    usr << "You are no longer controlling [src]."
        else
            controller = usr.client
            usr.client.eye = src
            usr << "You can now control [src]."
    
    Del()
        if( controller )
            controller.eye = controller.mob
            
        return ..()
    
client
    
    Move(loc,dir)
    
        var/mob/m = eye
        if( ismob(m) )
            return m.Move( loc, dir )
            
        return ..()


As for cloning, you'll have to write a proc to clone your mob's variables. The built-in vars list will help with this.