ehh.... actually char_list holds all "characters". Mobs, Players, staff, all are characters. Descriptor_list is a list of connected descs etc.
nya~ -mend ----- Original Message ----- From: Bobby Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:24 AM Subject: RE: hmm > As I mentioned earlier to use char_data because of what happens to those who > go linkdead. Same applies here. If a player is linkdead, his desc_data is > NULL, but his char_data is still valid. Which means the player_list is still > valid for that player, however thier player_list->desc_data is still NULL. > > > Rheede > Get it? Got it? Good! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason > Snuggs > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 8:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: hmm > > > How exactly does player_list differ from descriptor list, other than being > in the char_data format rather than descriptor? Not that it's a huge deal, > but I'm having problems seeing much value in having a seperate list of > things that can so easily be extrapolated from the descriptor list. Just > wondering how y'all use this, for my own information. > > Also is it just me that's offended by the 20 week dating/waiting period? > What if you just know it's love at first sight? It is a fantasy game after > all. I mean sure you can buy a sword and go around killing people with no > wait, but you want to get married and The Man keeps you down. > > Jason > > --- Edwin Groothuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On Sun, Feb 10, 2002 at 04:10:13PM -0500, Jason Gauthier wrote: > >> char_list will go through all the mobs as well. > >> > >> descriptor list is a valid way to loop through online players. > > > >descriptor_list is a list of descriptors. > >char_list is a list of characters in the game. > > > >It doesn't matter which one you take, for both you have to make > >sure you take only valid ones. > > > >Like Chris said, use player_list if you have it. That's the only > >list with players only. Install player_list if you don't have it :-P > > > >Edwin > > > > -- > ROM mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.rom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rom >
