Help! What am I missing?

[Lysander]

Hi, I'm trying to scale-down sprites to an appropriate size, but unfortunately I've run into a hurdle.

I'm getting the following error:

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Execution could not continue.

Script error, "files.pk3:actors/doom/doomdecorations.txt" line 600:
SC_GetNumber: Bad numeric constant "0.21".

I'm using the following argument:

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	Scale  0.21

And this is strange, because I'm using that exact action that I've seen other modders use. But somehow, it isn't registering with my sprites... anyone know what's wrong here?

[Ryan Cordell]

Help us help you. The whole code would make us be able to decipher more what exactly is your problem. As is..

EDIT: Oh, haha. Sneaky bastard..

[Lysander]

Help us help you. The whole code would make us be able to decipher more what exactly is your problem. As is..

EDIT: Oh, haha. Sneaky bastard..

Any insight?

[Enjay]

Quite often, such messages indicate a problem with the line of code preceding the one that actually gets identified as problematic.

[Lysander]

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ACTOR NPCM 6762
{
	Game Doom
	SpawnID 879
	Radius 16
	Height 32
	Scale  0.21
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		NPCM ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

[Enjay]

When I try your code, I get a different message (perhaps I'm using a newer version of Zdoom). It tells me that your spawn ID number is "out of range" and that it should be in the range 0,255. If I comment out that line, the code loads without an error message.

BTW, unless you plan on using old fashioned and deprecated spawning methods, there is no need to define a spawnid anyway.

[Lysander]

When I try your code, I get a different message (perhaps I'm using a newer version of Zdoom). It tells me that your spawn ID number is "out of range" and that it should be in the range 0,255. If I comment out that line, the code loads without an error message.

BTW, unless you plan on using old fashioned and deprecated spawning methods, there is no need to define a spawnid anyway.

I'm using the latest SVN. Should I just use the official releases?

I got rid of the spawnid, and I still got that same message.

[Enjay]

I'm using the latest SVN. Should I just use the official releases?

I'm using the latest SVN too. Not sure why you are getting that message then because, as I said, with the spawnid line commented out, it loads for me. There must be something in the rest of your mod confusing the issue somehow.

[edit] Same result with the last official version too. [/edit]

[Lysander]

I'm using the latest SVN. Should I just use the official releases?

I'm using the latest SVN too. Not sure why you are getting that message then because, as I said, with the spawnid line commented out, it loads for me. There must be something in the rest of your mod confusing the issue somehow.

[edit] Same result with the last official version too. [/edit]

Hmm, bizarre.

I created a copy of my .pk3, deleted everything but that code, ran it cold turkey, and I still am getting the message... o_O

[Enjay]

Can you post your whole doomdecorations.txt file?

[Lysander]

Can you post your whole doomdecorations.txt file?

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// Tech lamp ---------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR TechLamp 85
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 80
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TLMP ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Tech lamp 2 -------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR TechLamp2 86
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 60
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TLP2 ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Column ------------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Column 2028
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 48
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COLU A -1 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

// Tall green column -------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR TallGreenColumn 30
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 52
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COL1 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Short green column ------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR ShortGreenColumn 31
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 40
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COL2 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Tall red column ---------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR TallRedColumn 32
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 52
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COL3 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Short red column --------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR ShortRedColumn 33
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 40
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COL4 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Skull column ------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR SkullColumn 37
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 40
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COL6 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Heart column ------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR HeartColumn 36
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 40
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		COL5 AB 14
		Loop
	}
}

// Evil eye ----------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR EvilEye 41
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 54
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		CEYE ABCB 6 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Floating skull ----------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR FloatingSkull 42
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 26
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		FSKU ABC 6 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Torch tree --------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR TorchTree 43
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 56
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TRE1 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Blue torch --------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR BlueTorch 44
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 68
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TBLU ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Green torch -------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR GreenTorch 45
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 68
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TGRN ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Red torch ---------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR RedTorch 46
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 68
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TRED ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Short blue torch --------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR ShortBlueTorch 55
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 37
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		SMBT ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Short green torch -------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR ShortGreenTorch 56
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 37
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		SMGT ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Short red torch ---------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR ShortRedTorch 57
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 37
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		SMRT ABCD 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Stalagtite --------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Stalagtite 47
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 40
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		SMIT A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Tech pillar -------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR TechPillar 48
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 128
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		ELEC A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Candle stick ------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Candlestick 34
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 20
	Height 14
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		CAND A -1 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

// Candelabra --------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Candelabra 35
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 60
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		CBRA A -1 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

// Bloody twitch -----------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR BloodyTwitch 49
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 68
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		GOR1 A 10
		GOR1 B 15
		GOR1 C 8
		GOR1 B 6
		Loop
	}
}

// Meat 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Meat2 50
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 84
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		GOR2 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Meat 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Meat3 51
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 84
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		GOR3 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Meat 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Meat4 52
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 68
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		GOR4 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Meat 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR Meat5 53
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 52
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		GOR5 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Nonsolid meat -----------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR NonsolidMeat2 : Meat2 59
{
	Game Doom
	-SOLID
	Radius 20
}

ACTOR NonsolidMeat3 : Meat3 61
{
	Game Doom
	-SOLID
	Radius 20
}

ACTOR NonsolidMeat4 : Meat4 60
{
	Game Doom
	-SOLID
	Radius 20
}

ACTOR NonsolidMeat5 : Meat5 62
{
	Game Doom
	-SOLID
	Radius 20
}

// Nonsolid bloody twitch --------------------------------------------------

ACTOR NonsolidTwitch : BloodyTwitch 63
{
	Game Doom
	-SOLID
	Radius 20
}

// Head on a stick ---------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR HeadOnAStick 27
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 56
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POL4 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Heads (plural!) on a stick ----------------------------------------------

ACTOR HeadsOnAStick 28
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POL2 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Head candles ------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR HeadCandles 29
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 42
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POL3 AB 6 BRIGHT
		Loop
	}
}

// Dead on a stick ---------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR DeadStick 25
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POL1 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Still alive on a stick --------------------------------------------------

ACTOR LiveStick 26
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POL6 A 6
		POL6 B 8
		Loop
	}
}

// Big tree ----------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR BigTree 54
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 32
	Height 108
	Mass 0.21
	ProjectilePassHeight -16
	+SOLID
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		TRE2 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

ACTOR NPCM 6762
{
   Game Doom
   Radius 16
   Height 32
   Scale  0.21
   +SOLID
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      NPCM ABCD 4 BRIGHT
      Loop
   }
}

// Hanging with no guts ----------------------------------------------------

ACTOR HangNoGuts 73
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 88
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		HDB1 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Hanging from bottom with no brain ---------------------------------------

ACTOR HangBNoBrain 74
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 88
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		HDB2 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Hanging from top, looking down ------------------------------------------

ACTOR HangTLookingDown 75
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		HDB3 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Hanging from top, looking up --------------------------------------------

ACTOR HangTLookingUp 77
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		HDB5 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Hanging from top, skully ------------------------------------------------

ACTOR HangTSkull 76
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		HDB4 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Hanging from top without a brain ----------------------------------------

ACTOR HangTNoBrain 78
{
	Game Doom
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	+SOLID
	+NOGRAVITY
	+SPAWNCEILING
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		HDB6 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Colon gibs --------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR ColonGibs 79
{
	Game Doom
	SpawnID 147
	Radius 20
	Height 4
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POB1 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// Small pool o' blood -----------------------------------------------------

ACTOR SmallBloodPool 80
{
	Game Doom
	SpawnID 148
	Radius 20
	Height 1
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		POB2 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

// brain stem lying on the ground ------------------------------------------

ACTOR BrainStem 81
{
	Game Doom
	SpawnID 150
	Radius 20
	Height 4
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		BRS1 A -1
		Stop
	}
}

[Enjay]

I'm using the following argument:

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	Scale  0.21

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       Mass 0.21

Scale 0.21 should be fine. However, when I run your file, zdoom points me to line 599 which is the above line and it is trying to set a mass of 0.21, which it can't do.

[Lysander]

I'm using the following argument:

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	Scale  0.21

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       Mass 0.21

Scale 0.21 should be fine. However, when I run your file, zdoom points me to line 599 which is the above line and it is trying to set a mass of 0.21, which it can't do.

Sorry, but I'm not sure what you're saying I should do...

[Enjay]

Well, you said that you were trying to use the line scale 0.21 but the problem line in your actual file doesn't say scale, it says mass. So, if you do indeed want to scale the item, change the word "mass" to "scale". If you want to set the mass, it needs to be a whole number, not 0.21.

[edit]
BTW, it's this actor

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    // Big tree ----------------------------------------------------------------

    ACTOR BigTree 54
    {
       Game Doom
       Radius 32
       Height 108
       Scale 0.21  <<<<<<<<<<<<<< LOOK HERE
       ProjectilePassHeight -16
       +SOLID
       States
       {
       Spawn:
          TRE2 A -1
          Stop
       }
    }

[HotWax]

You identified the wrong line as having a problem. It's not your scale line that's messing up, it's your mass. Mass must be a whole number between 0 and 255. It cannot be fractional.

[edit] Dammit...