Mob Swimming Capabilities

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Apr 18 2012, 5:44 pm
(See the best response by Albro1.)
Problem description: I am trying to add swimming to my game but the only ways I can come up with would cause EXTREME lag to my host's servers which I want to avoid at all costs, bottom line I was hoping someone could tell me the proper way to go about coding this.

thx for reading,

Orange55

NOTE:A demo would be appreciated, since I could not find one myself.
Apr 18 2012, 5:47 pm
Could you be a bit more specific? How did you try implementing swimming, and how did it bog down your server?
Apr 18 2012, 5:54 pm
thx for quick reply LordAndrew I tried using it on the Move() to check for a water turf but in the end that would cause more lag than its worth so I took it out ASAP.

keep in mind this is used for ALL mobs and there are animal npc's in the game...

this method I discovered...resulted in an overall unstable server...
Apr 18 2012, 5:58 pm
Can't you make Move for mob/player or w.e u have players mob set as.
Apr 18 2012, 5:59 pm
As just explained when combined with all the animals and other NPC's I will have on the actual game map this makes it lag before we ever have a player base.

this is why I was looking for a proper method.
Apr 18 2012, 6:00 pm
If you make it mob/player it will only allow it for the players of the game and not NPCs
Apr 18 2012, 6:02 pm
How exactly are you wanting swimming to be implemented? Just an icon change while in water? That isn't difficult at all.

mob
    Move()
        . = ..()
        var/turf/t = src.loc
        if(istype(t, /turf/water))
            src.icon_state = "swimming"
        else
            src.icon_state = "walk"


That small little check shouldn't cause any lag.

Now, since you apparently are getting lag from your implementation, what exactly are you trying to accomplish? What should happen to a mob when it enters water? How should it react when going from a water to a water turf, or a water to a land turf?

Details, and we may be able to help.
Apr 18 2012, 6:04 pm
In response to Albro1
Albro1 wrote:
world
    mob=/mob/player

> mob/player // Just add whatever u set player mob as in world right here .-.
>     Move()
>         . = ..()
>         var/turf/t = src.loc
>         if(istype(t, /turf/water))
>             src.icon_state = "swimming"
>         else
>             src.icon_state = "walk"
>


Apr 18 2012, 6:04 pm
I would actually like it to be attached to the water Albro so when players are on land no processing power is wasted.

is there a way to make a check for the water and then allow the check to rest when no mobs are near it?

(something like this that uses minimal server power is what I am looking for)

Apr 18 2012, 6:07 pm
Best response
Use the Enter() proc.

Enter() is called when an atom attempts to enter a turf. It is the same proc that will cause Bump() to be called.
Entered() is called after they enter.

Either one could work for you.

turf/water
    Enter(atom/a) // a is the atom that is trying to enter
        . = ..()
        if(ismob(a))
            a.icon_state = "swimming"



ImmeasurableHate:

He wants all of the mobs to change, for a more realistic feel.
Apr 18 2012, 6:10 pm
Ahh I thought he was saying he only wanted players to swim my bad I was reading it wrong then xD
Apr 18 2012, 6:16 pm
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