Death Proc

ID:865551
 
Jul 12 2012, 12:57 am
(See the best response by Kaiochao.)
Code:
            if(src.bot)
                if(src.Health<=0)
                    flick('SB.dmi',src)
                    sleep(9)
                    var/obj/corpse/robot/a = new /obj/corpse/robot
                    a.loc = src.loc
                    del(src)
                    ..()


Problem description:
I have this bot NPC, when its killed id like the broken pieces to fall down under it... But it doesn't seem to be doing that ;/

And here's the corpse:
obj
    corpse
        robot
            icon = 'ICONS/NPCS/Robot1.dmi'
            icon_state = "broken"
            density = 0
            New()
                var/loc = src.loc
                sleep(200)
                if(src.loc == loc)
                    del(src)
                    ..()
                else
                    ..()


Jul 12 2012, 1:09 am
Best response
When you create an object, its New() proc is called in the same line as the 'new' keyword. Because of the sleep() in the corpse object's New(), nothing after the 'new' line is happening while it still exists.
A couple things you can change to fix this issue:
  1. Initialize the corpse object at a location instead of setting its location after creation.
    //  e.g: Creating an object at a specific location
    var obj/o = new (loc)
  2. Use spawn() for your New() action. This creates a delay that doesn't interrupt anything else.
    New()
        ..()
        var initial_loc = loc
        spawn(200)
            if(loc == initial_loc)
                del src
Jul 12 2012, 2:41 am
Thank you once again!