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General => Code Discussion => Topic started by: racingspider on April 24, 2008, 01:35:35 PM

Title: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: racingspider on April 24, 2008, 01:35:35 PM
My character wants to buy something, but:
he has poor strength
and the thing weighs 82 stones (so its heavy!)

If I attempt to buy it will it say "you can't carry that" or... what will happen?

Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Shiroi Tsuki on April 24, 2008, 01:37:26 PM
I'm pretty sure you can buy it, but you might not be able to MOVE with it.  You might try and invite a friend along on your purchasing trip to help you drag your thing to wherever it's going.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: slipshod on April 24, 2008, 01:44:43 PM
Yeah, I think when you purchase something, it goes into your inventory whether or not you'd really be able to pick it up otherwise.   So you'll have it, but your encumberance might suddenly go to INSANELY HEAVY, and taking one step with it will drain your stamina.  Also, if you're so weak and the item is so heavy, you should be careful about when/where you set it down after you buy it, because you might not be able to pick it up again.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Inertial Inix on April 24, 2008, 02:35:42 PM
Quote from: slipshod on April 24, 2008, 01:44:43 PM
So you'll have it, but your encumberance might suddenly go to INSANELY HEAVY, and taking one step with it will drain your stamina.  Also, if you're so weak and the item is so heavy, you should be careful about when/where you set it down after you buy it, because you might not be able to pick it up again.

Likewise:
> get cistern
> cast 'mon un waterdu fillum up' cistern

Come to think of it, I believe you can get the same effect mudanely with 'fill cup watersource; pour cup into cistern.'
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Maso on April 24, 2008, 02:53:13 PM
If you buy it it will go straight into your inventory, but you will seriously struggle to walk anywhere if it is too heavy and will probably have to rest a -lot-. Also, if you put it down you won't be able to pick it up again.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Ourla on April 24, 2008, 03:21:04 PM
And if you do walk away with it, be careful where you set it down to catch your breath.  A tiny street urchin might just hoist it up and make off with it.  Seriously.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Inertial Inix on April 24, 2008, 03:55:05 PM
Quote from: Ourla on April 24, 2008, 03:21:04 PM
And if you do walk away with it, be careful where you set it down to catch your breath.  A tiny street urchin might just hoist it up and make off with it.  Seriously.

A staff-animated street urchin looks at you with shifty eyes.
A staff-animated street urchin gives you his massive stone cistern.
A staff-animated street urchin says, helpfully, in sirihish,
  "Didn't want nobody runnin' off with that, like, sir."

Serving suggestion. Inspired by a true story. Any similarity to actual NPCs or staff members is purely coincidental.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Mood on April 24, 2008, 05:18:02 PM
A woman says to you, in sirihish:
  "You've still got my bag. Give it to me."

Near the woman's feet, you drop a bag.

The NPC picks a bag up.

Shaking his head and passing it over, the now-animated NPC gives you a bag.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: spawnloser on April 25, 2008, 05:04:24 AM
How about sitting on a rug when the NPC picks up the rug?  That was kinda trippy.  Then I stood up and got a message like, "You stand up from ~."
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: Morgenes on April 25, 2008, 08:30:43 AM
Quote from: spawnloser on April 25, 2008, 05:04:24 AM
How about sitting on a rug when the NPC picks up the rug?  That was kinda trippy.  Then I stood up and got a message like, "You stand up from ~."

Oh ya, haven't posted about this here.  I've got a fix in that will stop scavengers from picking up items that people are lifting or occupying (codedly sitting/resting/sleeping/standing on an item)
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: racingspider on April 25, 2008, 12:07:12 PM
So, I just decided to buy a lighter item. hahahah.
Title: Re: How would I know if my char can pick that up?
Post by: spawnloser on April 25, 2008, 12:51:18 PM
Quote from: Morgenes on April 25, 2008, 08:30:43 AM
Oh ya, haven't posted about this here.  I've got a fix in that will stop scavengers from picking up items that people are lifting or occupying (codedly sitting/resting/sleeping/standing on an item)
May I have my socks back?  I can't find them after you rocked them.