Set up an array in DECORATE?

[Ceeb]

How exactly do you define an array for an actor? Is it the same as setting up a user variable?

[Gez]

Yes. See DECORATE expressions

• User Variables — user variables are defined as "var int user_(name);" in actor properties
• User Arrays — user arrays are defined as "var int user_(name)[(size)];" in actor properties

[Ceeb]

Oh. Not where I expected it to be! Thank you Gez.

[Ceeb]

Must be doing something wrong... Are DECORATE arrays started at zero? Sometimes the ball will curve, sometimes it flies straight. It should curve the other way...

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ACTOR LightBeamProjectile
{
    Radius 8
    Height 8
    Speed 20
    Damage 8
    Scale 0.4
    Projectile
    Renderstyle Add
    Alpha 0.6
    +RIPPER

    var int user_weave;
    var int user_weavearray[2];

    States
    {
    Spawn:
        TNT1 A 0 A_SetUserArray("user_weavearray",0,-2)
        TNT1 A 0 A_SetUserArray("user_weavearray",1,2)
        TNT1 A 0 A_SetUserVar("user_weave",user_weavearray[random(0,1)])
    Flying:
        LBPR A 1 A_SpawnItemEx("LightBeamProjectileTrail")
        TNT1 A 0 A_Weave(user_weave,user_weave,1.0,1.0)
        Loop
    Death:
        TNT1 A 0
        Stop
    }
}

[Gez]

You simply forgot about the Curse Of The Spawn State(tm): an actor only runs its action function when it transitions to a new state, and thus does not run the code from its spawn state...

[Ceeb]

Crap! I usually tend to be good about that. Thank you Gez...