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[quote="Rachael"]This should be posted/stickied somewhere. As simple as that function is, it likely will be extremely useful to some folks who might not be able to come up with that on their own.[/quote]
It could be added to [wiki=A_CheckForResurrection]the function's page on the wiki[/wiki], as an example.

This should be posted/stickied somewhere. As simple as that function is, it likely will be extremely useful to some folks who might not be able to come up with that on their own.

void A_VileWander()
{
    if (!A_CheckForResurrection()) A_Wander();
}

A_CheckForResurrection has already been exported for ZScript so the entire thing can be implemented as a one-liner in user code:

[code]
void A_VileWander()
{
if (!A_CheckForResurrection()) A_Wander();
}
[/code]

Simple enough for inlining even!

[quote="Cherno"]Quite possible via zScript. Call A_Wander, and in Tick(), get the nearest corpse and if it's within a certain distance (radius, for example), resurrect.[/quote]
Using Tick() is not only completely unlike how the Archvile's resurrection works, but it also means the actor would interrupt its other states to raise a monster - including its own Death state - if proper checks aren't put into place.

It would make far more sense to write up, say, a A_VileWander for the actor, which does the corpse detection, then calls A_Wander if it doesn't find anything.

Quite possible via zScript. Call A_Wander, and in Tick(), get the nearest corpse and if it's within a certain distance (radius, for example), resurrect.

As far as I know, it's impossible to have an actor both wander aimlessly and resurrect corpses like the Archvile does. If possible, a flag for A_Chase which causes the calling actor to aimlessly wander (like A_Wander) instead of actively chasing foes would be useful.

If it actually is possible to do this already, I'd like to know how.