Ghosts and stuff

[The Ultimate DooMer]

Is it currently possible to make enemy melee attacks (A_CustomMeleeAttack) pass through ghosts, given that player melee attacks (weapons) and all projectile attacks can be set up this way.

[Graf Zahl]

No. Monster melee attacks work completely differently and never check for this.

[Amuscaria]

Only way I can think of how you could emulate your behavior is with a fastprojectile that passes through ghost for your melee attack. Set the projectile up so that it dies after it travels 48-64 units (multiple ways to do this) and have it do the actual damage at a high traveling speed 2x it's maximum range (96-128) in this case. This will similar the effect of the projectile hitting the target instantly. While the +THRUGHOST flag will make it pass through ghost doing no damage.

[NeuralStunner]

For monster melee attacks I use [wiki]A_CustomBulletAttack[/wiki] with a very short range, specifically so I can use puffs. +THRUGHOST is placed on the weapon though, not the puff, so this doesn't help.

Since DamageType and other properties can be gotten from a puff, could +THRUGHOST as well? Or would it not work, as the puff is technically "spawned" after a successful hit, and that's the only time those properties are needed?

[XutaWoo]

Or would it not work, as the puff is technically "spawned" after a successful hit, and that's the only time those properties are needed?

Bingo.