/************************************************************************************
 *                    Convert                                                       *
 *                                                                                  *
 *     Function - converts Silver into Gold coins                                   *
 *                                                                                  *
 *     Usage: a command (you type in CONVERT by itself whenever you want to)        *
 *                                                                                  *
 *     You can make things even easier by putting a call in update.c somewhere, or  *
 *     you can make it harder by making it only work in certain rooms.              *
 *     This makes life a LOT easier for players.                                    *
 *                                                                                  *
 *     Works perfectly for Rom 2.4b.  May work on other code bases.                 *
 *                                                                                  *
 *     Written by Ichike from World of Naruto on 15th May 2008.                     *\
 *         Minor bugfix 12th January 2009
 *                                                                                  *               
 *     Come visit us at http://narutomud.mudmagic.com/                              *
 *      or telnet://narutomud.mudmagic.com:9000                                     *
 *                                                                                  *
 *     E-mail me if you have problems with this, or would like to say               *
 *     thanks, offer coin, etc:                                                     *
 *      therealadrian@hotmail.com                                                   *
 *                                                                                  * 
 ***********************************************************************************/

/* Add to interp.c */

    {"convert",  do_convert,  POS_STANDING, 0, LOG_NORMAL, 1},

/* Add to interp.h */

DECLARE_DO_FUN( do_convert               );

/* Add this to any relevant .c file - I added it to a file I created called naruto.c but this could be added to fight.c if you want to */

void do_convert (CHAR_DATA * ch, char * argument)
{
    /* command to convert Ryo/ryo into more manageable amounts */

    char buf[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];

    if (ch->silver < 100)
    {
       sprintf (buf, "You do not need to convert - you only have %ld silver\n\r", ch->silver);
       send_to_char (buf, ch);
       return;
    }

    long worth = (ch->gold * 100) + ch->silver;

    long newgold = 0;
    long newsilver = 0;
 
    newsilver = worth;

    send_to_char ("You have over 100 mon - converting excess silver to Gold...\n\r", ch);

    sprintf (buf, "You currently have %ld Gold and %ld silver - total worth %ld\n\r", ch->gold, ch->silver, worth);
    send_to_char (buf, ch);

    while (newsilver > 99)
    {
       newsilver -= 100;
       newgold += 1;
    }

    ch->gold = newgold;
    ch->silver = newsilver;

    sprintf (buf, "You now have %ld Gold and %ld silver - total worth %ld\n\r", ch->gold, ch->silver, worth);
    send_to_char (buf, ch);
    return;
}

/* This is the helpfile to add to help.are in your area directory */

0 CONVERT~

Usage: CONVERT

Converts Silver/Gold into more manageable amounts

e.g. If you have 30 Gold and 4515 Silver 
it will convert it to 75 Gold and 15 Silver 

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