From another beginner ;). Isnt this what templates are for? Here is a template I am using:
; Template of a creature
(deftem creature
symbol #\@
dir '(1 1)
pos '(0 0)
;memory bits
stm (n-of 7 nil)
oltm (table) ; ltm - the objects associated with a
altm (table) ; ltm - the actions associated with a
cltm (table) ; ltm - the emotions associations with a
ltmsize 25
s2ltm 3
;list of behaviours/ actions
action (list act_bite)
; observations:
fov 110 ; fov not being exactl fov, but half-fov
range 7
hunger 0
)
and now I can just call an instance of this template, including its default values. I basically use that as my objects.
Does this give you any kind of "this" object in your object methods? That's a large part of what I'm looking for, since that lets me say "(p!until 30)" in my example, or something like "(craa!act_bite)" in your example.
