Simple Zscript issue <solved>

[deathzero021]

I can't get this to launch at all. I get an error saying "unexpected end of file" at line 15.

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extend class Actor
{
void A_CustomMelee2 (int MeleeDamage, Sound MeleeSound)
   {
   let targ = target;
   if (targ == NULL) return;

   if (MeleeDamage>0 && CheckMeleeRange ())
   {
      int damage = MeleeDamage;
      if (MeleeSound) A_PlaySound (MeleeSound, CHAN_WEAPON);
      int newdam = targ.DamageMobj (self, self, damage, 'Normal');
      targ.TraceBleed (newdam > 0 ? newdam : damage, self);
   }
}

I really don't know much about zscript, I'm just trying to add a variant of the melee attack.

P.S. where can I get information on "checkmeleerange"?

Edit: simple bracket missing. And can't extend Actor. Create new class and define function there.

[Tartlman]

You're missing a bracket. That's why you get that error.

Also, i don't think you're allowed to extend actor, unfortunately.

[deathzero021]

Haha thanks. I knew it must've been something dumb. I'm not used to coding in an editor that doesn't perform basic syntax checks like that and my indentations were off my usual style. And if we can't extend it, than how do we add any functions? Do we have to add it directly to a class we define?

Edit: nevermind, i got it loaded and working in game finally. Only issue is it's not the solution i was hoping for. Looks like i'll need a more complicated solution. MeleeRangeCheck only checks distance, not angle or anything like that, so even if you are standing behind the attacking enemy as they attack, you still get hit. That's not gonna fly. Looks like i'll need to make a script for checking range and position as well.

[Matt]

And if we can't extend it, than how do we add any functions? Do we have to add it directly to a class we define?

Yes, but you could make the function static and call e.g. "MyClass.MyFunction(...)" from an unrelated class (as long as there's no scope conflict).

There's also something about "mixins" in the devbuilds but I've never tried using them before.