Custom weapon not showing up at all

[vAethor]

Today I started making my first custom weapon, a rocket launcher replacement complete with original sprites (placeholders though, WAY too ugly to show here )

I have the following DECORATE code that currently just replaces the sprites with the new ones, and enables my own smoother, more varied animation:

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Actor GaussLauncher : RocketLauncher replaces RocketLauncher
{
	States
	{
		Ready:
		GAUS A 1 A_WeaponReady
		Loop
		
		Deselect:
		GAUS A 1 A_Lower
		Loop
		
		Select:
		GAUS A 1 A_Raise
		Loop
		
		Fire:
		GAUS B 4
		GAUS C 12 A_FireMissile
		GAUS B 8
		GAUS D 8
		GAUS A 4
		GAUS B 4
	}	
}

But when I run GZdoom and test it out by entering IDKFA and pressing the rocket launcher slot, absolutely nothing happens. It's as if both my original weapon and the vanilla rocket launcher have disappeared from existence.

I really need this fixed. Any help would be appreciated.

[Matt]

Where are the sprites within the pk3?

[vAethor]

They're in the Sprites directory. I see no reason why this isn't working.

[Voros]

Not sure why it's not appearing. In other news, add a

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Goto Ready

at the end of the Fire state.

[vAethor]

Well I am officially frustrated. I don't know where to go next.

But what does Goto Ready do?

[Voros]

It goes to the Ready state eg I fire weapon (Fire state) and then it goes back to Ready state, ready to be fired again. If you hold down the fire button, it'll just loop the Fire state (by default).

Who knows? That one missing line might be the problem.

[vAethor]

It goes to the Ready state eg I fire weapon (Fire state) and then it goes back to Ready state, ready to be fired again. If you hold down the fire button, it'll just loop the Fire state (by default).

Who knows? That one missing line might be the problem.

I actually solved the problem. I needed to put Weapon.SlotNumber for Doom to recognize it. It's 5 in this case, since that is the one used by the rocket launcher.

And thanks for telling me about Ready.

[Voros]

Seriously? Weapon.SlotNumber is already defined in RocketLauncher, so why was that needed? You're inheriting everything from RocketLauncher, including Weapon.SlotNumber.

[wildweasel]

Seriously? Weapon.SlotNumber is already defined in RocketLauncher, so why was that needed? You're inheriting everything from RocketLauncher, including Weapon.SlotNumber.

Weapon slots do not get inherited.

[Voros]

Seriously? Weapon.SlotNumber is already defined in RocketLauncher, so why was that needed? You're inheriting everything from RocketLauncher, including Weapon.SlotNumber.

Weapon slots do not get inherited.

That's a shame. What else doesn't get inherited?

[Nevander]

That's a shame. What else doesn't get inherited?

Decals don't either. Like when you shoot a hitscan at a wall.