newscaster

Vars
alert	Whether or not the alert overlay state should be used to inform about a recent news/wanted update in the last alert_delay.
c_locked	Whether or not the currently-being-created channel will be locked to public submissions.
channel_name	The name of the feed channel to either create, or submit a new story to.
hitstaken	A hit counter that determines cosmetic damage overlays, up to 3. Currently never incremented.
msg	The text content of the feed message to create.
photo_data	The photo to attach to the news story. A wrapper for a photo object with additional metadata.
scanned_user	The name (based on an ID) of the user currently operating the newscaster.
securityCaster	(BOOL) Whether or not the newscaster can be used to create wanted issues.
unit_no	The unique unit number identifying a specific newscaster, useful for forensics.
viewing_channel	The channel that's currently open.
Procs
scan_user	helper procs

Var Details

var
alert
–

Whether or not the alert overlay state should be used to inform about a recent news/wanted update in the last alert_delay.

var
c_locked
– /tmp

Whether or not the currently-being-created channel will be locked to public submissions.

var
channel_name
– /tmp

The name of the feed channel to either create, or submit a new story to.

var
hitstaken
–

A hit counter that determines cosmetic damage overlays, up to 3. Currently never incremented.

var
msg
– /tmp

The text content of the feed message to create.

var
photo_data
– /tmp/datum/news_photo

The photo to attach to the news story. A wrapper for a photo object with additional metadata.

var
scanned_user
–

The name (based on an ID) of the user currently operating the newscaster.

var
securityCaster
–

(BOOL) Whether or not the newscaster can be used to create wanted issues.

var
unit_no
–

The unique unit number identifying a specific newscaster, useful for forensics.

var
viewing_channel
– /tmp/datum/feed_channel

The channel that's currently open.

Proc Details

proc
scan_user
(/mob/living/user)

helper procs

newscaster /obj/machinery/newscaster

Vars

Procs

Var Details

var alert –

var c_locked – /tmp

var channel_name – /tmp

var hitstaken –

var msg – /tmp

var photo_data – /tmp/datum/news_photo

var scanned_user –

var securityCaster –

var unit_no –

var viewing_channel – /tmp/datum/feed_channel