How to destroy projectile?

[rico345]

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actor "C-4_10sec"
{
   obituary "%k [C-4] %o"
   Projectile
   Scale 0.04
   -NOGRAVITY
   +FLOORHUGGER
   +CEILINGHUGGER
   +NOEXPLODEFLOOR
   
   +SHOOTABLE
   +NOBLOOD
   Health 500
   
   States
   {
      Spawn :
         C4PL A 0
         C4PL A 350
      Death :
         TNT1 A 0
                  TNT1 A 0 A_PlaySound("EFT/GRNEXP", CHAN_WEAPON, 5)
                 TNT1 A 0 A_Explode(1000,1400)
         ...
   }
}


I added +SHOOTABLE flag in my custom projectile(named C-4_10sec), but still cannot destroy it.
Why is it not working?

[DBThanatos]

Also put this there

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-NOBLOCKMAP

NOBLOCKMAP

This object is excluded from passive collision detection. Nothing else can run into a NOBLOCKMAP object but the object itself can run into others.
→ Automatically given by the Projectile combo

[rico345]

Thank you, DBThanatos! Working!

[NeuralStunner]

A little something you should be aware of: If your projectile "dies" by impact, the A_Explode can re-kill it, effectively exploding twice. Regardless of health. It can also still attract fire while "dying".

This helps avoid that:

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Death:
   TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIfHealthLower (1, 2)
   TNT1 A 0 A_Die
   Loop
   // Normal Death sequence here.


[Ethril]

the A_Explode can re-kill it, effectively exploding twice.

Can you do that? Can you explode tw-
...
You know what? Nevermind.

[Spottswoode]

Hmm...could a shootable projectile say...be used to "combined projectiles"?

Like for instance,

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actor DoomImpBall
{
  Game Doom
  SpawnID 10
  Radius 6
  Height 8
  Speed 10
  DamageFactor "Imp", 100
  DamageFactor 1
  FastSpeed 20
  Damage 3
  DamageType "Imp"
  Projectile
  +RANDOMIZE
  +SHOOTABLE
  +NOBLOOD
  -NOBLOCKMAP
  RenderStyle Add
  Alpha 1
  SeeSound "imp/attack"
  DeathSound "imp/shotx"
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    BAL1 AB 4 bright
    loop
  Death:
    BAL1 CDE 6 bright
    stop
  Death.Imp:
    TNT1 A 0 A_CustomMissile ("SuperImpBall")
    stop
  }
}

Specifically I want to know if there is some way I could use DamageType to create combination projectiles. Answer is yes...now I just need to make it where the second projectile determines the direction of the new one.

[FDARI]

A little something you should be aware of: If your projectile "dies" by impact, the A_Explode can re-kill it, effectively exploding twice. Regardless of health. It can also still attract fire while "dying".

This helps avoid that:

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Death:
   TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIfHealthLower (1, 2)
   TNT1 A 0 A_Die
   Loop
   // Normal Death sequence here.


Would this be about the same?

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Death:
    "####" "#" 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOBLOCKMAP", true) // You can stop detecting colission after impact, can't you?
    // Normal Death sequence here

now I just need to make it where the second projectile determines the direction of the new one.

CMF_AIMDIRECTION for A_CustomMissile? A_CustomMissile (<missile type here>, 0, 0, 0, CMF_AIMDIRECTION)

[NeuralStunner]

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Would this be about the same?[/quote]Actually it probably would.

Also, A_SpawnItemEx ("NewMissile", 0, 0, 0, VelX, VelY, VelZ, 0, SXF_ABSOLUTEMOMENTUM|SXF_NOCHECKPOSITION|SXF_TRANSFERPOINTERS)

Sends off a new projectile with all the needed chartacteristics of the old one.

*Crosses fingers and hopes it isn't a Skulltag question*

[Spottswoode]

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Actor TestPistol : Pistol replaces Pistol
{
States
{
Fire:
 PISG A 4
    PISG B 6 A_FireCustomMissile ("DoomImpBall2")
    PISG C 4
    PISG B 5 A_ReFire
    Goto Ready
}
}



actor DoomImpBall2 : DoomImpBall replaces DoomImpBall
{
  Game Doom
  SpawnID 10
  Radius 6
  Height 8
  Health 100
  Speed 10
  DamageFactor Imp, 100
  DamageFactor 0
  FastSpeed 20
  Damage 3
  DamageType "Imp"
  Projectile
  +RANDOMIZE
  +SHOOTABLE
  +NOBLOOD
  -NOBLOCKMAP
  RenderStyle Add
  Alpha 1
  SeeSound "imp/attack"
  DeathSound "imp/shotx"
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    BAL1 AB 4 bright
    loop
  Death:
    TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIfHealthLower (1, 2)
    BAL1 CDE 6 bright
    stop
  Death.Imp:
    TNT1 A 0 A_SpawnItemEx ("SuperImpBall", 0, 0, 0, Velx, VelY, VelZ, 0, SXF_ABSOLUTEMOMENTUM|SXF_NOCHECKPOSITION|SXF_TRANSFERPOINTERS)
    BAL1 CDE 6 bright
    TNT1 A 0 A_ChangeFlag ("NOBLOCKMAP", true)
    stop
  }
}

Actor SuperImpBall : FatShot
{
Speed 50
Damage 30
DamageFactor 0
Projectile
-SHOOTABLE
-NOBLOCKMAP
States
{
   Death:
    MISL B 8 bright
    MISL C 6 bright
    MISL D 4 bright A_Explode (100, 100, 0)
    stop
   
}
}

This isn't working but when I use my original code for the imp ball it fires the superimpball.

[amv2k9]

This isn't working but when I use my original code for the imp ball it fires the superimpball.

Use code tags.

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Like this.

It makes your code easier to read.
As for your code...

First off, you can ditch that Death.Imp state, since it's the actor the projectile hits that needs the custom death state, not the projectile itself. Unless you want this projectile to be destroyable by other attacks that do "Imp" DamageType.

[Spottswoode]

That was the idea. Damage Type was the idea so I could create several types of combinating projectiles this way. Also you could use similar projectiles for defense in this way.