P_Startscript Unknown Script

[XASSASSINX]

Hello everyone, I'm trying to run a script that if On, it spawns a baron of hell on a custom zombieman. (This is just a test, First time using custom Cvras and menu options). Hovewer, When i use A_JumpIf(CallACS), I get this error:

"P_StartScript: Unknown Script "Cl_Mancubus".

I have the whole menu On and Off defined. Why do i get that? It's just a simple option that jumps to the state if it's on then spawn a baron of hell. Here's the script:

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  Spawn:
 TNT1 A 0 
 Goto CheckSurprise
  CheckSurprise:
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(CallACS("Cl_Mancubus") == 1, "SpawnRegular") 
 Goto Surprise
  SpawnRegular:
 POSS AB 10 A_Look
 Loop 
 Surprise:
 POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImp", 2,  25, 10)
 Goto SpawnRegular

Any help??

[TDRR]

Hello everyone, I'm trying to run a script that if On, it spawns a baron of hell on a custom zombieman. (This is just a test, First time using custom Cvras and menu options). Hovewer, When i use A_JumpIf(CallACS), I get this error:

"P_StartScript: Unknown Script "Cl_Mancubus".

I have the whole menu On and Off defined. Why do i get that? It's just a simple option that jumps to the state if it's on then spawn a baron of hell. Here's the script:

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  Spawn:
 TNT1 A 0 
 Goto CheckSurprise
  CheckSurprise:
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(CallACS("Cl_Mancubus") == 1, "SpawnRegular") 
 Goto Surprise
  SpawnRegular:
 POSS AB 10 A_Look
 Loop 
 Surprise:
 POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImp", 2,  25, 10)
 Goto SpawnRegular

Any help??

The script name in the ACS source has to be named inbetween quotes, you also need to use #library "insertthenameofthisfile" and create a file named LOADACS having the name of your ACS file. This is called using an ACS library, but real macho men call it Global ACS.

[XASSASSINX]

Yeeahhh... Problem is, It's not really a script. It's just a Cvar. I'm studying colorfullhell custom options menu and trying to make my own. First time using it. The script is just a Cvar, not really a

Script 1 open blabla stuff, But still, does that count as script?

[wildweasel]

What does your ACS source look like?

[TDRR]

Then just use GetCvar instead of CallACS.

The ACS method is only useful if you are going for Zandronum support, otherwise just use GetCvar which is slightly faster than ACS.

[XASSASSINX]

YESSS! That's exactly what i was looking for. "A_JumpIfCvar". I was looking for something like that, but i couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks man!

[XASSASSINX]

No... Wait what?? Is something wrong with the A_SpawnItemEx? Why it still not spawning?

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  Spawn:
 TNT1 A 0 
 Goto CheckSurprise
  CheckSurprise:
TNT1 A 3 A_JumpIf(GetCvar("Cl_Mancubus") == 0, "SpawnRegular") 
 Goto Surprise
  SpawnRegular:
 POSS AB 10 A_Look
 Loop 
 Surprise:
 POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImpNewAi")
 Goto SpawnRegular

So... Yeah, I'm trying to use like this:

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TNT1 A 0 GetCvar("Ml_mancubus")

Now it goes to Death state (Which i put to on). How do i make it so it does not go there?

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TNT1 A 3 GetCvar("Ml_Mancubus")
 Goto Death

[TDRR]

"GetCvar("Ml_mancubus")" Won't work. It HAS to be A_JumpIf(GetCvar("Cl_Mancubus") == 0, "SpawnRegular")

Also this doesn't make much sense, what does each state do? I can't see any sense in this code.

[XASSASSINX]

Okay. Let me break into pieces.

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Spawn:
 TNT1 A 0 
 Goto CheckSurprise

When he spawn, he immediatlys goes to the state that checks the "Surprise" (Spawning imp or no.)

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CheckSurprise:
TNT1 A 3 A_JumpIf(GetCvar("Cl_Mancubus") == 0, "SpawnRegular") 
 Goto Surprise

This state checks the Cvar. If it's on 0, it puts the regular Zombieman spawn state, Otherwise, it goes to the Imp spawning state.

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SpawnRegular:
 POSS AB 10 A_Look
 Loop 

A Crtl+c and Crlt+v of the Zombieman spawn state. Nothing else.

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Surprise:
 POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImpNewAi")
 Goto SpawnRegular

Now THIS is the state that he spawns the Imp. Or at least he's supposed to. Nothing happens, as if he just goes to the regular Spawn state without checking the Cvar.

[TDRR]

Okay. Let me break into pieces.

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Spawn:
 TNT1 A 0 
 Goto CheckSurprise

When he spawn, he immediatlys goes to the state that checks the "Surprise" (Spawning imp or no.)

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CheckSurprise:
TNT1 A 3 A_JumpIf(GetCvar("Cl_Mancubus") == 0, "SpawnRegular") 
 Goto Surprise

This state checks the Cvar. If it's on 0, it puts the regular Zombieman spawn state, Otherwise, it goes to the Imp spawning state.

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SpawnRegular:
 POSS AB 10 A_Look
 Loop 

A Crtl+c and Crlt+v of the Zombieman spawn state. Nothing else.

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Surprise:
 POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImpNewAi")
 Goto SpawnRegular

Now THIS is the state that he spawns the Imp. Or at least he's supposed to. Nothing happens, as if he just goes to the regular Spawn state without checking the Cvar.

Do you have this CVAR defined in CVARINFO?

[XASSASSINX]

Yeah, here it is:

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user int cl_Mancubus = 1;

[TDRR]

My only advice would be:

In CVARINFO, you should define the cvar as a bool, and replace 1 by "TRUE"
Invert the rules for the toggle: Have it check if cl_mancubus is on 1 and go to surprise if that's the case, if not, go to spawnregular.

If not then you may need to send me the PK3 so i can further investigate the problem, right now there's nothing outright visible that would make it not work.

[XASSASSINX]

Damn its been over a year since i entered here... Anyways, i changed some minor stuff and now it looks like this:

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  Spawn:
 TNT1 A 0 
 Goto CheckSurprise
  CheckSurprise:
TNT1 A 3 A_JumpIf(GetCvar("Cl_Mancubus") == 0, "SpawnRegular") 
 Goto Surprise
  SpawnRegular:
 POSS AB 10 A_Look
 Loop 
 Surprise:
 POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImpNewAi")
 Goto SpawnRegular

the Cvar Info looks like this:

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user int cl_Mancubus = "1";

And that's it. I don't know any more things to fix. Hovewer there is one more thing that i don't know if i said or not. In the Console whenever i boot up with the mod it says this:

"Could not find autoloaded ACS Library script".

If you wanna the .wad, just tell me.

[TDRR]

Send it in, and i will tell you exactly what isn't working.

[Void Weaver]

TNT1 A 3 A_JumpIf(GetCvar("Cl_Mancubus") == 0, "SpawnRegular")

This one, in case if the wiki info is correct:

cvar: The cvar to retrieve. This will not work on anything other than server accessible cvars.

Seems that I got clash with a similar trouble.

So, IIUC in such case you should use GetCVar (ACS) or GetUserCVar instead.
Btw, whenever you spawn monster-actor via _SpawnItem, then better to set appropriate un-safety flag:

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POSS A 4 A_SpawnItemEx("DoomImpNewAi",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,SXF_NOCHECKPOSITION)