Re: weights of nested containers
>From: Michelle Rogers <michellerogers at bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: weights of nested containers
>
>OH Wait!! I hadn't thought about it like that!
>
>I think what you are saying is this..
>
>If a player weighs 50 stones....
> He picks up an apple that weighs 1 stone...
> Now, his weight is reset to 51 stones
>
>Is that what you are saying??? *rolls her eyes* I ask because it was so
>easy I'm slapping myself...*smirks* I was trying to make it too hard.
>
Yep, that's exactly what I meant.
>And then you don't have to check through the nesting..because everytime you
>pick something up your weight increases!
>
>So if you try to pick up a person who normally weighs 50 stones...but he is
>already carrying someone who weighs 50 stones...his weight already says 100
>stones....So, all you have to do is check his weight! *slaps her forehead
>and goes "duh"*
>
>*grins* thanks..that might fix the whole thing
>
>Michelle Rogers
>From: "Elliott Sales de Andrade" <quantum_analyst at hotmail.com>
>To: <EUforum at topica.com>
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 6:08 PM
>Subject: RE: weights of nested containers
>
> > >From: Michelle Rogers <michellerogers at bellsouth.net>
> > >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com
> > >To: EUforum at topica.com
> > >Subject: weights of nested containers
> > >Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:46:04 -0500
> > >
> > >I am writing a mud progam in Euphoria. Currently I have each character
> > >with
> > >a certain amount of strength. Depending on their strength, they can
>pick
> > >up
> > >a certain amount of weight. They can even pick up other characters, if
> > >they
> > >are strong enough to pick up the weight of the other character.
> > >
> > >The way I currently do this is that the weight of the person being
>picked
> > >up
> > >is evaluated. If they are too heavy, a message is given. If they are
>not
> > >too heavy, the person picks them up.
> > >
> > <snip>
> >
> > I think what you can do is, when a person picks up something, its
>weight
> > increases by the weight of the picked up thing. That way, you don't even
> > need check any other objects. When you stop carrying the object, you
>just
> > decrease the carrier's weight by the object's weight.
> >
> > >But, how do I tell the code to keep checking until I've gotten to the
>end
> > >of
> > >everyone who's being carried (i.e. the "last generation" of people
>being
> > >carried)?
> > >
> >
> > Well, you could possibly do some recursive thing, but some people find
>it
> > somewhat confusing.
> >
> > >hmm...as I actually typed out an explanation..I'm getting a sort of a
>hazy
> > >idea..so I may figure this out..but I'm still going to post the
>message,
> > >just in case.
> > >
> > >Michelle Rogers
> >
>
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