Replacing the monsters

[Xenaero]

Now, I remember a topic of mine that told me how to replicate the monsters without having to change the doomednums, and thereby replacing them. How do I do this?

[Cutmanmike]

Might I add, is this possible to do with decorate?

[Kate]

Of course it is, Xaser's Grenades N' Stuff mod does this to make monsters drop items from other games.

Just have the actor inherit from the actor you're replacing and change it's doomednum to that of the monster you want to replace, like this:

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ACTOR ModifiedZombieMan : ZombieMan 3004
{
    *Insert stuff to change here*
}

[Xenaero]

Thanks. Also, is it possible for using one script for printing text using args so you acn print differetn snippets of text? Say for example what i'm doing, when you enter a area it prints "stuff1" and then when you enter another area it prints "stuff2" but only using one script. Possible? I bet it is, but wiki isn't working for me.

[Macil]

Yeah, but im busy now...

[Kate]

Yes, you can do it using arrays like this:

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Str ThingsToSay[3] = { "WTF!?!?!?", "A/S/L?", "I hate you." };

Script 1 (Int arg1)
{
        Print(s:ThingsToSay[arg1]);
}

Will print "WTF!?!?!?", "A/S/L?", or "I hate you." depending on whether arg1 was 0, 1, or 2.

[Macil]

I never knew you could do string arrays.

[cccp_leha]

You can do an array of anything and there is no difference between str and int in ACS anyways.

[Macil]

other than str's arent dynamic (you cant manipulate them, unlike you can manipulate an int).

[HotWax]

Strictly speaking, you're wrong. The string can be manipulated just as easily as the integer, because the string actually holds a value representing the string of characters you entered into the script.

When ACC compiles this:

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SetFont("BigFont");

str Intro = "Welcome to Hell!";
str Intro2 = "We hope you like it here...";

Print(s:Intro);
delay(35*3);
Print(s:Intro2);
delay(35*3);
Print(s:"BWAHHAAHAHHAHHAHA!");

It turns into this:

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String table:
0: BigFont
1: Welcome to Hell!
2: We hope you like it here...
3: BWAHHAAHAHHAHHAHA!

Code:

SetFont(0);

str Intro = 1;
str Intro2 = 2;

Print(s:Intro);
delay(35*3);
Print(s:Intro2);
delay(35*3);
Print(s:3);

The strings are ripped out and placed in the strings table, which is numbered. The code is then changed to replace each string with a number. When a function calls for a string, rather than using the literal value given to it, it looks for the matching string in the string table.

If we used the above string table, this code:

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str TestString = "Welcome to Hell!" + "We hope you like it here...";

Print(s:TestString);

would output this:

"BWAHHAAHAHHAHHAHA!"

Because when the code is compiled the first line becomes TestString = 1 + 2, which results in 3, so string #3 is used.

[Xenaero]

I just tried to use the monster replacment method told to me by Destroyer, and not only does it give you an error when you start up, but the "clone" doesn't even appear.

[Macil]

If we used the above string table, this code:

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str TestString = "Welcome to Hell!" + "We hope you like it here...";

Print(s:TestString);

would output this:

"BWAHHAAHAHHAHHAHA!"

Because when the code is compiled the first line becomes TestString = 1 + 2, which results in 3, so string #3 is used.

LOL! (I'm not saying this isnt true, but its just so FUNNY!)

Is it possible to do str TestString = 1 + 2 ?

When i said they could be manipulated, i meant that you cant change it or apply it to an operation, but obviously you can use it in a different type of equation

[HotWax]

Is it possible to do str TestString = 1 + 2 ?

Yes, that's perfectly legal.

It's also legal to specify an "int" in place of a "str" when specifying an argument that would otherwise take a string.

For example, the following code will not generate any compiler errors and would work as above:

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int i=random(0, 3);

Print(s:i);

[TheDarkArchon]

I just tried to use the monster replacment method told to me by Destroyer, and not only does it give you an error when you start up, but the "clone" doesn't even appear.

Did you rename them slightly. E.G in Grenades n' stuff, Xaser used names like ZombieMan_ and DoomImp_.

[Xenaero]

Yeah, I used like chaingunguy2 and stuff. HEre's the coding

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ACTOR Chaingunguy2 : Chaingunguy 65
{
    DropItem Clip
    DropItem Clip
    DropItem Clip
}

ACTOR Shotgunguy2 : Shotgunguy 9
{
    DropItem Shell
}

And dehacked:

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Thing 3 (Sargeant)
ID # = 20001

Thing 11 (Chaingun Sargeant)
ID # = 20000