Help with Event Handler accessing PlayerInfo/Player Pawn code

[JMaszk]

Is it possible to access and modify PlayerInfo structs or PlayerPawn code in the Event Handler?

For example the current player's SoundClass or Player.WeaponSlot?

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class PlayerSwitch : EventHandler
{
    override void NetworkProcess (ConsoleEvent e)
    {
		let plmo = players [e.Player].mo;
		let pawn = PlayerPawn(plmo);
		
        if (e.Name ~== "PlayerSwitch_NewPlayer")
        {
        		plmo.A_StartSound("pistol/fire", 0); 
			pawn.player.mo.SoundClass == "NewPlayer";
			pawn.player.WeaponSlot 1 == "NewPistol";
			pawn.player.WeaponSlot 2 == "NewShotgun";
			...
		}
	}
}

The pistol sound plays when executed, as intended.
pawn.player.mo.SoundClass allows the game to run, but does nothing.
pawn.player.WeaponSlot 1, etc. just doesn't work; I don't know if it's possible to switch the current character's assigned weapon slot?

If I need to post an example with all the code needed, I will.

[SanyaWaffles]

try using = and not == in this block like so for the SoundClass

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  if (e.Name ~== "PlayerSwitch_NewPlayer")
        {
        		plmo.A_StartSound("pistol/fire", 0); 
			pawn.player.mo.SoundClass = "NewPlayer";
			...
		}
	}

The weaponSlots probably will need more work.

What are you trying to do specifically?

[JMaszk]

That worked for the SoundClass, thank you! I'm not sure how you would even reference WeaponSlots 1-9 in the Event Handler.

I am trying to make it possible to switch characters without actually changing player class; instead just modifying the current player's variables to make it seem like you actually changed characters. I have an idea on how I could do this if it's not possible to switch WeaponSlots on the fly like I am attempting. I could make special weapon classes that have multiple weapons in a single weapon class that switches depending on who you are 'switched' to.

[Player701]

I'm not sure how you would even reference WeaponSlots 1-9 in the Event Handler.

Weapon slots are a read-only feature in ZScript. I guess write access is not provided because it'd conflict with local slot modifications (INI settings and the setslot console command), and allowing a mod to override your custom setup is probably not a good idea.