What Bel (Tony) says is correct. In fact, this is an oversite in the
MobProgs patch, which causes certain triggers there to fail as well. (The
interesting part is those triggers would work when someone was switched
into the mob, which only served to cause more confusion.)
At 12:43 AM 7/8/98 -0700, you wrote:
>ERm, I was under the impression that SENDOK was used to find out if they
>can receive information. Mobs have to be able to receive information
>(send_to_char, act) or else many triggers won't function.
>
>-B.
>
>At 02:14 AM 7/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>In the proccess of patching Circle bpl14 with DG bpl12-to-DG3, I came
>>across a problem.
>>
>>The Patch calls for:
>>#define SENDOK(ch) ((IS_NPC(ch) || (ch)->desc) && (to_sleeping ||
>>AWAKE(ch)) && \
>> !PLR_FLAGGED((ch), PLR_WRITING))
>>
>>
>>Stock Has:
>>#define SENDOK(ch) ((ch)->desc && (to_sleeping || AWAKE(ch)) && \
>> !PLR_FLAGGED((ch), PLR_WRITING))
>>
>>
>>This causes a problem during the init sequence, specifically eqing a mob
>>with equipment that it it's forbidden to use(examples in stock world). As
>>I make it out, there's no buffer for the message at that point, which is
>>acceptable to my senses. My question is what are the ramifications of just
>>removing the IS_NPC allowance, or, Why is it there in the patch?
>>
>> Douglas
>>
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