[Since when?] Damagetype "DrainLife" does not ignore armor

[Zhs2]

Tested with most recent revision [r1989] and 2.3.1, same results.

The damagetype "DrainLife", contrary to what it says [wiki=Damage_types]on the wiki[/wiki], does not ignore armor if you have it on. The Drowning damagetype works just fine, it seems, but that comes with its own obituary and I'm looking for something to use in a multipurpose wad.

To test, just load up the provided damageme.pk3, ]give all then ]puke 1. Instead of taking 50 health, it takes 25 and 25 blue armor...

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#include "zcommon.acs"

script 1 (void)
{
	Thing_Damage2(0,50,"DrainLife");
}

damageme.pk3

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[Graf Zahl]

The Wiki is wrong. Bypassing armor is not part of any damage type. This is more or less a missing feature of the Thing_Damage function than a bug.

[Zhs2]

Hum. Like I said, if you put "Drowning" as the damagetype for the respective parameter, it doesn't subtract from a player's armor and takes only directly from the health when it does its damage calculations (a contradiction?) I was wondering why DrainLife doesn't do the same thing. :/

[NeuralStunner]

I remember asking about armor and damage types before. I got the following info from Gez:

Drowning: yes, armor (basic or Hexen) does not work for that damage type. This is checked at the armor level, so a powerup (or even an armor!) with a damage factor could still reduce it.
DrainLife: no, there are no checks for that damage type anywhere in the code, so it's treated as any normal damage type and absorbed by the armor normally.

Use a specific damage type for your piercing weapons/missiles/puffs, and give them the +PIERCEARMOR flag.

[Zhs2]

Damn. Hope it's not too late to ask for a new one.

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[NeuralStunner]

You posted while I was adding a bit more info. Check above.

[Zhs2]

That's the problem. I want to use this in ACS, quite possibly with Thing_Damage2.

[Demolisher]

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#include "zcommon.acs"

script 1 (void)
{
   TakeInventory("Health", 50);
}

[NeuralStunner]

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#include "zcommon.acs"

script 1 (void)
{
   TakeInventory("Health", 50);
}

This does not appear to work. Decorate's [wiki]A_TakeInventory[/wiki] does not work with Health either - It seems to be exempt from most inventory functions altogether. (AFAIK the Console is the only place to dynamically give/take health.)

[Graf Zahl]

I think the thread in Feature Suggestions covers this as well...