an inventory item that gives its self back infinately

[Virtue]

Is it possible? or at least, is it possible to constantly drop an item that gives the other item infinately? Im basically working on an Aliens style tracker that constantly scans using A_CheckSightOrRange using an inventory item.

[Sephiron]

Couldn't you just have the state that drops the item loop?

[Gez]

No, that'd require ACS or my ScriptedPowerup effect that never made it into ZDoom.

The issue is that CustomInventory items go through all their states instantaneously. So any loop you can achieve would be a 0-tic infinite loop; with the new item spawned and picked up in the same tic and so on.

[David Ferstat]

Have you checked out the [wiki]Inventory[/wiki] page? There are a number of tools there, both ACS and DECORATE, for manipulating Inventory items.

Specifically, I can see [wiki]CheckInventory[/wiki]and [wiki]GiveInventory[/wiki].


I suggest a really basic ACS script, called as often as you think fit, something like this:

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if CheckInventory("SpecialInventoryItem") < 1
     GiveInventory("SpecialInventoryItem", 1);

This script counts how many of SpecialInventoryItem you have; if you have less than 1, it gives you another.

[Demolisher]

No, that'd require ACS or my ScriptedPowerup effect that never made it into ZDoom.

Why didn't that make it in? That was a fabulously implemented idea (At least on the outside).

[Virtue]

I dont get why you cant loop inventory objects, they should work like any other Things.

[XutaWoo]

I dont get why you cant loop inventory objects, they should work like any other Things.

They do.

If you loop any actor into a 0-tic state, then ZDoom will crash regardless of what kind of actor it is.

[NeuralStunner]

Pretty sure CustomInventory ignores Loop.

[Demolisher]

Pretty sure CustomInventory ignores Loop.

Why? It can still be useful with A_JumpIf.

[Cronyne]

Can't you just make the Use state run a GiveInventory script?

[Virtue]

Can't you just make the Use state run a GiveInventory script?

doesnt work.

[Cronyne]

Any reason why? I've seen DECORATE refer to ACS scripts.

[Demolisher]

Yea, me too, unless you provide us with details, your "doesnt work" is not going to be taken seriously.

However, if it is an acs problem, try not forgetting #Library "WHATEVER", the loadacs lump, with the library name in it, and check script refs.

[Virtue]

oh I thought you meant A_giveinventory, sorry

[Cronyne]

Oh. That would cause confusion. =P

Well, give it a shot!