[SOLVED] Custom weapons not working.

[lonleyglobe0]

I am in development of making a TC for doom, BUT! The custom weapon I made is not working. This is my first custom weapon. Whenever I place it on the map it comes up with a red triangle and a ! mark. And when I use IDKFA I cannot equip it.

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 ACTOR Lewisgun : Weapon 666
 {
 Inventory.PickupMessage "You got the Lewis obliterator, Make it rain lead!"
 Weapon.SelectionOrder 350
 Weapon.AmmoType "Clip"
 Weapon.AmmoUse 1
 Weapon.AmmoGive 16
 Weapon.SlotNumber 4
 AttackSound "sounds/lewisgun"
 States
 {
	Spawn:
	LEWP A -1
	Stop
	Ready:
	LEWS A 1 A_WeaponReady
	Loop
	Select:
	LEWS A 1 A_Raise
	Loop
	Deselect:
	LEWS A 1 A_Lower
	Loop
	Fire:
	LEWS B 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
	LEWS C 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
 
	Goto Ready
	Flash:
	LEWS B 2 BRIGHT A_Light1
	LEWS C A_Light0
	Goto LightDone
	}
 }

[Exosphere]

I am in development of making a TC for doom, BUT! The custom weapon I made is not working. This is my first custom weapon. Whenever I place it on the map it comes up with a red triangle and a ! mark. And when I use IDKFA I cannot equip it.

Code: Select all

 ACTOR Lewisgun : Weapon 666
 {
 Inventory.PickupMessage "You got the Lewis obliterator, Make it rain lead!"
 Weapon.SelectionOrder 350
 Weapon.AmmoType "Clip"
 Weapon.AmmoUse 1
 Weapon.AmmoGive 16
 Weapon.SlotNumber 4
 AttackSound "sounds/lewisgun"
 States
 {
	Spawn:
	LEWP A -1
	Stop
	Ready:
	LEWS A 1 A_WeaponReady
	Loop
	Select:
	LEWS A 1 A_Raise
	Loop
	Deselect:
	LEWS A 1 A_Lower
	Loop
	Fire:
	LEWS B 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
	LEWS C 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
 
	Goto Ready
	Flash:
	LEWS B 2 BRIGHT A_Light1
	LEWS C A_Light0
	Goto LightDone
	}
 }

Welcome,

You forgot to add "A_Refire" and "Goto Ready" at the end of the fire mode. The correct way is below.

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Fire:
	LEWS B 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
	LEWS C 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
        LEWS C 1 A_Refire
        Goto Ready

Here is also an excellent resource for Doom Coding with regards to items, weapons, and sprites.
http://gunlabs.blogspot.com/

Good luck in your TC.

[lonleyglobe0]

I am in development of making a TC for doom, BUT! The custom weapon I made is not working. This is my first custom weapon. Whenever I place it on the map it comes up with a red triangle and a ! mark. And when I use IDKFA I cannot equip it.

Code: Select all

 ACTOR Lewisgun : Weapon 666
 {
 Inventory.PickupMessage "You got the Lewis obliterator, Make it rain lead!"
 Weapon.SelectionOrder 350
 Weapon.AmmoType "Clip"
 Weapon.AmmoUse 1
 Weapon.AmmoGive 16
 Weapon.SlotNumber 4
 AttackSound "sounds/lewisgun"
 States
 {
	Spawn:
	LEWP A -1
	Stop
	Ready:
	LEWS A 1 A_WeaponReady
	Loop
	Select:
	LEWS A 1 A_Raise
	Loop
	Deselect:
	LEWS A 1 A_Lower
	Loop
	Fire:
	LEWS B 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
	LEWS C 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
 
	Goto Ready
	Flash:
	LEWS B 2 BRIGHT A_Light1
	LEWS C A_Light0
	Goto LightDone
	}
 }

Welcome,

You forgot to add "A_Refire" and "Goto Ready" at the end of the fire mode. The correct way is below.

Code: Select all

Fire:
	LEWS B 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
	LEWS C 1 A_FireBullets(5.5, 3, 8, 4, "BulletPuff", 1)
        LEWS C 1 A_Refire
        Goto Ready

Here is also an excellent resource for Doom Coding with regards to items, weapons, and sprites.
http://gunlabs.blogspot.com/

Good luck in your TC.

Thank you for pointing out that error but still it is not working. I suspect it has something to do with sprites not showing up, As the pick-up does not appear on the ground and the weapon works with regular doom sprites. have read a gunlabs tutorial on custom weapon sprites and followed everything correctly. I know the sprites work in the doom engine as I am using the tarpan machinegun sprite from Russian overkill (Don't worry, I'm only using it until I finished spriting my lewis gun). If you want I can send the .PK3 with my weapon, Sound and current map inside.

[TensorMatrix]

Have you tried adding "offsets" to your weapons sprites using SLADE?

[lonleyglobe0]

Have you tried adding "offsets" to your weapons sprites using SLADE?

Yes I have.

[TensorMatrix]

Sprites are invisible, am i correct? Can you still pickup the weapon and use it?

[Accensus]

Try "use weaponnamehere" from console after you've picked up the weapon. That would force the player to equip it.

[lonleyglobe0]

Try "use weaponnamehere" from console after you've picked up the weapon. That would force the player to equip it.

I fixed it. The folder the weapon sprites were in was not named sprites.