Uncompiled STRFHELP ACS Lump

[amv2k9]

Anyone happen to have this on hand? I've been working on something for Strife, and one of the things that has come up is the need to replace the rewards given on MAP15 when you destroy the transmitter. Thing is, the uncompiled version of STRFHELP I was working from makes no mention of the transmitter.

[Mikk-]

Quick Github search returns this

[Graf Zahl]

Some things in Strife are hard coded. You may have to take a look at thingstoblowup.txt in ZScript, not ACS. strfhelp is mostly more generic actions.

[amv2k9]

Thanks to both of you for the help!

You may have to take a look at thingstoblowup.txt in ZScript, not ACS.

Right. I'll have to give that a look.

EDIT: It doesn't actually seem to be there. It defines the Piston (opens up Programmer's Castle), Computer (opens up path to Bishop's lair) and PowerCrystal (finishes Power Station mission), but there's no mention of the transmitter on MAP15.

[Graf Zahl]

The only relevant thing on MAP15 is the computer. What precisely are you talking about? Can you give the coordinates of the item you mean or make a screenshot?

[amv2k9]

Whoops; it was MAP14, not MAP15, that the transmitter is on.

[Graf Zahl]

That transmitter is the most weirdly implemented thing in the entire game. There's a specific check for the texture and upon triggering it some quest item is being handed out in the GlassBreak action special. That part had to be hard coded because it's a one-off thing in the engine. You cannot change that.

[amv2k9]

Ah. Well, that sucks. Thanks for the explanation, though!

[Graf Zahl]

What you may be able to do is to change that linedef's action with a compatibility.txt lump and execute an ACS script that does what you need - but you'll also have to redefine the switch for that texture to not contain the quest special.

[amv2k9]

...change that linedef's action with a compatibility.txt lump...

Is there an article on the wiki that explains how to edit one? I didn't see an article in the [wiki]special lumps[/wiki] list, and I've never needed to make one before.

[Mikk-]

Just going off of a hunch here but you'll need several things - GzDOOM's compatibility.txt for reference, Strife MAP14's MD5 checksum, and the line number of the Transmitter.

now this isn't the exact code, and I'm not even sure it's correct - I'll need somone more versed on the subject to confirm whether my format is correct or not:

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<insert checksum here>             // strife.wad MAP14
    {
    setlinespecial <line> ACS_Execute <script> <map> <arg1> <arg2> <arg3>  
    }