How can you use regular integers in ZScript actor state blocks?

[doomzie]

Hi,

I need some help with something that is seemingly very simple, but I can't get it to work.

I read a lot of wiki documentation and tried to figure out some examples, but I don't understand why my "regular integer" variable doesn't work.

So I converted a DECORATE actor from flametraps.pk3 (realm667) to ZScript and everything works fine, but the modification here is to no longer use the ACS Args[] to reset one of the integers (user_shotdelay) back to its initial value, but a custom defined user int variable with a value set by the editor in UDMB in the map.

The ZScript class works fine if I don't add that regular int (shotcountdelay), but then I can't reset user_shotdelay to its initial value, and thus it will only shoot once.

So basically when I add the regular int, seemingly nothing happens anymore and I can't tell where exactly it's "hanging" or why nothing happens.

Can anyone explain how to deal with this?

Thanks in advance.



ZScript Actor Class:

---

//Based on flametraps.pk3 DECORATE
Class Model_FireballSpitter : SwitchableDecoration {
Default {
+SOLID
+INVULNERABLE
+NODAMAGE
+SHOOTABLE
+NOTAUTOAIMED
+NEVERTARGET
+DONTTHRUST
+NOCLIP
+NOGRAVITY
Radius 1;
Height 40;
}
int user_shotdelay;
int user_shotspeed;
int shotcountdelay;
Override Void PostBeginPlay() // to set a default value if values are zero
{
Super.PostBeginPlay();
If (user_shotdelay <= 0) {
user_shotdelay=3;
}//Args[0]; // 3 seconds delay -> Args[0] is the arguments tab though !! don't use it
If (user_shotspeed <= 0) {
user_shotspeed=25;
}//Args[1]; // 25 velocity for projectile
}
States
{
Active:
//Goto Spawn;
Spawn:
MODL A 0 {shotcountdelay=user_shotdelay;} // reset to initial value (set in UDMB (or taken from default PostBeginPlay))
SpitDelay:
MODL A 35 {shotcountdelay=shotcountdelay-1;}
MODL A 0 A_JumpIf(shotcountdelay==0,"SpitFireball");
Loop;
SpitFireball:
MODL A 8 Bright
{
A_SpawnItemEx ("SpitterShot", 5, 0, 5, user_shotspeed, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
}
Goto Spawn;
Inactive:
MODL A 0;
Stop;
}
}

[7Soul]

Add NoDelay in your Spawn state, like so:

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Spawn:
MODL A 0 NoDelay {shotcountdelay=user_shotdelay;}

Otherwise the engine skips the line. Source. Dunno if this fixes everything but it's the first problem I noticed

[doomzie]

Ok, that resolved it =) Code works just fine now. Thanks a lot!

I read it at some point in the Wiki. My bad. Noob issues you know =)

Have a nice day sir!