Use an event system for paths. One which orders the events by increasing time
to run. Store paths as a circular list. Each mob has a pointer into their
path. When an item goes off it advances the pointer and adds the next command
into the list. The event system we use keeps track of the events to the second
so it works pretty well. Just need to come up with a func that transforms the
75SEC RL into 1HR MUD time. 1.25RLseconds /mud minute. You would also have to
alter read_mobile or the function calling it to add the first command to the
list.
--Angus
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Subject: Peditor.
Author: INTERNET:CIRCLE@POST.QUEENSU.CA at CSERVE
Date: 3/22/98 7:28 PM
Okay, the first beta version was released, and shortly thereafter,
I discovered a trillion little errors - wihch is really okay because I
eliminated them all with a rewrite.
Now though, I have a minor problem.. Originally, because I had to
aproximate the time of the event going off anyway, I didn't give much
thought to running through the entire character_list (all mobs and people
if I'm not mistaken). I'd hit all of them to check to see if they had
a path to run during that approximation spread. It was run from within the
mobile_activity call, so I didn't think any it already runs through that
list all the time...
But now, I want to run every mud minute - which is pretty close to
every second. I don't want to run through the entire list every second and
do calculations on each path I encounter.
Currently the only thing I can think of is to make a queue (say
every mud day) and check direct comparison between hour and minute to run,
and then.... we're still stuck with running through every entry in the
character list every second aren't we?
Any help?
PjD
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