GHOST

[Xaeverion]

Is there a way to specify what can hit a thing with the +GHOST flag? I'm trying to make a supernatural creature that can't be harmed with guns and rockets and stuff. The ZDoom wiki description was very vague.

[Xaser]

The GHOST flag is actually used on both the projectile and the enemy. Any projectile with the GHOST flag set will pass right through any enemy with the GHOST flag set, as if it wasn't there. Add the flag to your rockets and your monster, and try it for yourself.

Not sure if it works on hitscans, though... does putting it on a weapon have the same effect? Might be worth a look-see.

[TheDarkArchon]

If anything, it would be the puff that determines if a hitscan attack would pass through an enemy, given it's the puff that determines virtually everything else.

That said, I haven't tried it to see if it works or not.

[Burning5eraphim]

It does. I have a monster like that. Fun.

[Xaeverion]

So the projectile must have the GHOST flag to become harmless to a GHOST monster? And I must add GHOST to a bullet puff to make it harmless to a GHOST monster?

[Burning5eraphim]

No, the projectile must have the +THRUGHOST flag. With my hitscans I just use that flag in the weapon itself, not the puff. And it works fine.

[Xaeverion]

Considering my question is already answered, and it was revolving around DECORATE, I don't think there's anything wrong going away from the original topic.

I'm experiencing a funny problem with my DECORATE lump. I put this in:

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Actor super90 : Weapon replaces shotgun
 {
  obituary "%o was pumped away by %k's M3."
  radius 20
  height 16
  attacksound "weapons/shotgf"
  inventory.pickupmessage "Benelli M3 Super90"
  weapon.selectionorder 1300
  weapon.kickback 100
  weapon.ammotype "Shell"
  weapon.ammouse 1
  weapon.ammogive 8
  +THRUGHOST
  states
  {
  Ready:
    SHTG A 1 A_WeaponReady
    loop
  Deselect: 
    SHTG A 1 A_Lower
    loop
  Select:
    SHTG A 1 A_Raise
    loop
  Fire:
    SHTG A 3
    // Next state replace A_FireShotgun
    SHTF A 2 A_FireBullets(5.6, 0, 7, 5, "BulletPuff") bright 
    SHTF B 2 bright
    SHTG D 4
    SHTG CB 5
    SHTG A 3
    SHTG A 7 A_ReFire
    goto Ready
  Spawn:
    SHOT A -1
    stop
  }
}

But they'll tell me line 28 is messed up cause the sprite names are longer than 4 characters. I removed line 28 to see what happens, but the line 29 that replaces 28 gives the same error.

[Zippy]

Change this line

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SHTF A 2 A_FireBullets(5.6, 0, 7, 5, "BulletPuff") bright

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SHTF A 2 bright A_FireBullets(5.6, 0, 7, 5, "BulletPuff")

The BRIGHT keyword is supposed to come before the action function. What is happening with how you have put it afterwards makes the parser think that the BRIGHT is the sprite name of a new frame, but BRIGHT is clearly more than 4 characters long. Hence, the error.