ZDoom

How do I go about disabling the player's ability to run? I tried the following, but it didn't make any difference. I tried using 1.0, I tried without a comma, no change.

You could disable the ability to run by using that minimum health thing and cranking it to a value that you cannot normally achieve. I've unfortunately forgotten the words, let me find it.

EDIT: Player.RunHealth value

PDF beat me to it, but I'm curious now if setting the run speed to half the walk speed would have any effect. More than likely ZDoom would just spit out an error. :p

Actually, at least one mod (Project MSX) does just that to turn the "walk" button into a "sprint" button, since the assumption is that almost everyone plays with "Always Run" on.

Granted, I find it irritating, and Runhealth is one of those properties that I'd love to see "accidentally" vanish from the engine. Hopefully Mouse is using it for good, not evil (something like, say, limiting the player to only one speed in GShmup without actually changing the value would be fine, I suppose). If that's possible.

Xaser wrote:limiting the player to only one speed in GShmup

That's precisely what I'm using it for.

I've done this before only to undo it later. Player.ForwardMove set the first value to the walking speed and the second to running. The default values are 1 and 1, however the run value is doubled so it's actually 2, meaning you run twice what you walk. Setting the values to 1 and 0.5 will work.

Word of caution though, I had an issue with the player bob doing the run bob all the time. I'm not sure if it was because "always run" was on or not, but I think the only option I had was to change the values in the .ini to make it stop being so crazy.

Considering she's doing it for a topdown shooter, this won't be a problem.

Nero wrote:Setting the values to 1 and 0.5 will work.

I'm sticking to the Player.RunHealth trick because even using "Player.ForwardMove 1.0 0.5", the player still moves noticeably faster when running.

Have a script that keeps checking the player's X and Y coordinates. Calculate if they are moving far enough each tic to be running, thing_destroy the player and hudmessage a "no run for you!"

Yeah, that'd be super-obnoxious to all players out there who have cl_run true. I don't think LWM's aim is to have people start playing, stare at the screen in disbelief as they instadie, quit, and delete the mod without ever giving it a second look.

Chopkinsca: She wants to disable running, not kill them. (A feasible approach is already presented in this thread, so the less feasible suggestion is probably a joke.)

Indeed. I almost feel the need to call in a sarcasm detector repair specialist.

Some people really need to learn reading before posting their nonsense...

FDARI wrote: so the less feasible suggestion is probably a joke

Indeed it was.

Easy to say afterward...