The "How do I..." Thread

[Zeberpal]

There's no practical limit to the carrying capacity of a player, no. They can have millions of different items, each with item counts in the billions, no problem except making inventory checks a bit time-consuming.

Gez, thank you, that's good to know! Another question though: Is it possible to change 3d floor's 4th argument( translucency amount) via ACS somehow? Is it possible to mess with 3d floor settings at all?

[ZZYZX]

no. 3D floor is read once from line special on map initialization, and then it becomes just another entry in sector's associated 3D floors array. You can only change things that affect the control sector: light level, height, textures, offsets.

[Gez]

Yeah it's unfortunately not possible yet to change a 3D floor's translucency.

You can kinda cheat by having the 3D floor instantaneously move out of the way (below the floor for example) and be replaced by another 3D floor that instantaneously move in its place, but that's horribly hacky, and also super annoying if you want to do a smooth transition.

[adamaH_oriH]

Now, I know that this isn't much of a "How Do I..." question, but if I have a Ripper Projectile that deals 25 damage and five Ripper Projectiles that spawn together (as though it were one projectile) dealing 5 damage each, are the five Ripper Projectiles going to deal more damage to an actor than the one Ripper Projectile that deals 25 damage, or vice versa, or will it be equal?

How do I make the bossbrain invunerable to Lightning? whenever it shoots the lightning attack (the overlord (R667)'s lightning attack), it gets damaged by it. is it Damagefactor?

Yup. Your code should look like this:

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        DamageFactor Lightning, 0.0

Could I see your code for your Boss Brain and its attacks? There could be something else at play that causes your Boss Brain to get damaged from its own attacks, so it may be unnecessary for you to to give it a 0 Damage Factor for "Lightning" damage...

It's 4 different actors:

-an attacking actor
-2 bosscube spitters
-Bossbrain


Bossbrain:

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ACTOR BossBrain
{
  Health 5000
  Mass 10000000
  PainChance 255
  DamageFactor lightning, 0.0
  +SOLID
  +SHOOTABLE
  +NOICEDEATH
  +OLDRADIUSDMG
  PainSound "brain/pain"
  DeathSound "brain/death"
  States
  {
  BrainExplode:
    MISL BC 10 Bright
    MISL D 10 A_BrainExplode
    Stop
  Spawn:
    BBRN A -1
    Stop
  Pain:
    BBRN B 36 A_BrainPain
    Goto Spawn
  Death:
    BBRN B 100 A_BrainScream
    BBRN BB 20
    BBRN B -1 A_BrainDie
    Stop
  }
}

The Boss's main attacks (BEWARE, LOTS OF CODE.)
simply put, go check the R667 Overlord, Make it have only one sprite frame that's completely clear, and make the 'Overlord' COMPLETELY immoble, and make it to where it also shoots EVERY SINGLE PROJECTILE ACTOR in the Hiro Hamada Mod...

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Actor UNICRONHEAD 30134
{
//$Category Monsters
Health 80000
Radius 20
Height 40
Mass 1000
PainChance 15
DamageType normal
DamageFactor "Unicronlightning", 0.0
Obituary "TOASTY!!!."
Monster
+FLOORCLIP
+OLDRADIUSDMG
+BOSS
+NOTARGET
+MISSILEEVENMORE
+DONTFALL
PainSound "monster/ovlpai"
DeathSound "monster/ovldth"
ActiveSound "Monster/ovldth"
  states
  {
  Spawn:
    OVER A 10 A_Look
    loop
  See:
    OVER A 0
    goto See+1
  Missile:
    OVER A 0 A_FaceTarget
    OVER A 0 A_Jump(256,"Missile1","Missile2","Missile3","Missile4")
    stop
  Missile1:
    OVER AA 8 A_FaceTarget
    OVER AAAAA 4 bright A_PainAttack("UnicronSphere")
    goto See
  Missile2:
    OVER AA 8 Bright A_FaceTarget
    OVER A 1 Bright A_PlaySound("weapons/shock")
    OVER A 7 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormShot1",43,0,0,0,0)
    OVER A 1 Bright A_PlaySound("weapons/shock")
    OVER A 7 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormShot2",43,0,0,0,0)
    goto See
  Missile3:
    OVER A 7 A_FaceTarget
    OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK1",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK2",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK3",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK3",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK3",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK4",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK5",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK6",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK7",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK8",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK9",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK10",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK11",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK11",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK11",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK11",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK11",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK12",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK13",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK14",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK15",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK16",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK16",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK16",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK16",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK16",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 2 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK16",43,0,0,0,0)
	OVER A 3 A_CustomMissile("BOSSATTACK17",43,0,0,0,0)
	goto See
  Missile4:
    OVER AAAAAAAA 1 A_FaceTarget
    OVER A 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("HadesBall",92,-40,random(-3,3),0,random(-3,3))
    OVER A 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("HadesBall",8,-40,random(-3,3),0,random(-3,3))
    OVER A 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("HadesBall",92,40,random(-3,3),0,random(-3,3))
    OVER A 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("HadesBall",8,40,random(-3,3),0,random(-3,3))
    OVER A 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("OverBall",54,-50,random(-3,3),0,random(-3,3))
    OVER A 4 Bright A_CustomMissile("OverBall",54,50,random(-3,3),0,random(-3,3))
    OVER A 4 A_SpidRefire
    OVER A 0 A_Jump(32,"See")
    goto Missile4+8
  Pain:
    OVER A 6
    OVER A 6 A_Pain
    OVER A 0
    goto See
  Death:
	OVER B 2 A_Scream
	OVER CD 2 
	OVER E 2 A_Scream
	OVER FG 2 
	OVER H 2 A_Scream
	OVER IJ 2 
	OVER K 2 A_Scream
	OVER LM 2 
	OVER N 2 A_Scream
	OVER OP 2 
	OVER Q 1 A_BossDeath
	OVER Q 2 A_Die
    stop
  }
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK1 : DoomImpBall
{
  Radius 6
  Height 8
  Speed 10
  FastSpeed 20
  Damage 8
  Projectile
  +RANDOMIZE
  RenderStyle Add
  Alpha 1
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    BAL1 AB 4 Bright
    Loop
  Death:
    BAL1 CDE 6 Bright
    Stop
  }
}


ACTOR BOSSATTACK2 : CacodemonBall
{
	Radius 6
	Height 8
	Speed 10
	FastSpeed 20
	Damage 5
	Projectile 
	+RANDOMIZE
	RenderStyle Add
	Alpha 1
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		BAL2 AB 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	Death:
		BAL2 CDE 6 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK3 : ArachnotronPlasma
{
	Radius 13
	Height 8
	Speed 25
	Damage 5
	Projectile 
	+RANDOMIZE
	RenderStyle Add 
	Alpha 0.75
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		APLS AB 5 BRIGHT
		Loop
	Death:
		APBX ABCDE 5 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK4 : BaronBall
{
	Radius 6
	Height 16
	Speed 15
	FastSpeed 20
	Damage 8
	Projectile 
	+RANDOMIZE
	RenderStyle Add
	Alpha 1
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	Decal "BaronScorch"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		BAL7 AB 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	Death:
		BAL7 CDE 6 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK5 : FatShot
{
	Radius 6
	Height 8
	Speed 20
	Damage 8
	Projectile 
	+RANDOMIZE
	RenderStyle Add
	Alpha 1
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		MANF AB 4 BRIGHT
		Loop
	Death:
		MISL B 8 BRIGHT
		MISL C 6 BRIGHT
		MISL D 4 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK7 : RevenantTracer
{
	Radius 11
	Height 8
	Speed 10
	Damage 10
	Projectile 
	+SEEKERMISSILE 
	+RANDOMIZE
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	RenderStyle Add
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		FATB AB 2 BRIGHT A_Tracer
		Loop
	Death:
		FBXP A 8 BRIGHT
		FBXP B 6 BRIGHT
		FBXP C 4 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

actor BOSSATTACK8
{
    Radius 13
    Height 8
    Speed 20
    Damage 5
    PROJECTILE
    RENDERSTYLE ADD
    ALPHA 0.67
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
    Decal CacoScorch
    States
    {
    Spawn:
        BAL8 ABCDEFGH 5 Bright
        Loop
    Death:
        BAL8 IJK 4 Bright
        Stop
    }
}
Actor BOSSATTACK9
{
  Radius 3
  Height 3
  Speed 20
  Damage 7
  Projectile
  RenderStyle Translucent
  Alpha 0.80
  +ThruGhost
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    FBLD A 2 Bright A_CStaffMissileSlither
    FBLD A 0 A_SpawnItemEx("Bloodtrail",0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    FBLD B 2 Bright A_CStaffMissileSlither
    FBLD B 0 A_SpawnItemEx("Bloodtrail",0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    Loop
  Death:
    FBLD CDE 3 Bright
    Stop
  }
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK10 : fatshot
{
	Speed 25
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	Decal Scorch
	States
{
	Spawn:
	SBAL ABC 5 BRIGHT
	loop
	Death:
	SBAL DEFGH 3 BRIGHT
	stop
	}
}	

ACTOR BOSSATTACK11 : ArachnotronPlasma
{
	Radius 13
	Height 8
	Speed 25
	Damage 6
	Projectile 
	+RANDOMIZE
	RenderStyle Add 
	Alpha 0.75
	SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
	DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		BFFT AB 5 BRIGHT
		Loop
	Death:
		BFFx ABCDE 5 BRIGHT
		Stop
	}
}

Actor BOSSATTACK12
{
    Radius 13
    Height 8
    Speed 20
    Damage 5
    PROJECTILE
    RENDERSTYLE ADD
    ALPHA 0.67
    SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
    DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
    Decal CacoScorch
    States
    {
    Spawn:
        BAL8 ABCDEFGH 5 Bright
        Loop
    Death:
        BAL8 IJK 4 Bright
        Stop
    }
}

Actor BOSSATTACK13
{
  Radius 3
  Height 3
  Speed 20
  Damage 7
  Projectile
  RenderStyle Translucent
  Alpha 0.80
  +ThruGhost
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    FBLD A 2 Bright A_CStaffMissileSlither
    FBLD A 0 A_SpawnItemEx("Bloodtrail",0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    FBLD B 2 Bright A_CStaffMissileSlither
    FBLD B 0 A_SpawnItemEx("Bloodtrail",0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    Loop
  Death:
    FBLD CDE 3 Bright
    Stop
  }
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK14
{
   Radius 8
   Height 11
   Speed 10
   Damage 30
   PROJECTILE
   SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
   DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
   ExplosionDamage 64
   ExplosionRadius 96
   +Rockettrail
   +THRUGHOST
   Decal Scorch
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      HMIS A 4 Bright A_SeekerMissile (25,35)
      HMIS A 4 Bright
      HMIS A 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile (10,25)
      HMIS A 2 Bright
      goto Spawn+2
   Death:
      HBL3 B 0 Bright A_SetTranslucent (0.67,1)
      HBL3 C 8 Bright A_Explode
      HBL3 D 5 Bright
      stop
   }
}

Actor BOSSATTACK15
{
  Radius 12
  Height 12
  Speed 16
  Damage 30
  Projectile
  +SeekerMissile
  +ExtremeDeath
  Renderstyle Add  
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
  Decal BFGLightning
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    CBTS A 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS B 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS C 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS D 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS E 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS F 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS G 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS H 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS I 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    CBTS J 2 Bright A_SeekerMissile(1,90)
    TNT1 A 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("DCBM1Trail",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,128)
    Loop
  Death:
    CBTS K 2 Bright A_Explode(140,140)
    CBTS LMNOPQRSTUVW 2 Bright
    Stop
  }
}

Actor BOSSATTACK16
{
  Radius 12
  Height 8
  Health 5
  Speed 28
  Damage 15 
  RenderStyle Add
  Projectile
  Translation "160:167=120:127", "208:223=120:127"
  SeeSound "Unicron1/attack"
  DeathSound "Unicron1/attack"
  Decal RevenantScorch
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    THZ4 A 2 Bright 
    Loop
  Death:
    FSFX DEFGHIJKLM 2 Bright
    Stop
  }
}

ACTOR BOSSATTACK17
{
  Speed 15
  Radius 10
  Height 6
  Damage 5
  Projectile
  +SPAWNSOUNDSOURCE
  RenderStyle Add
  SeeSound "Guard/Attack"
  DeathSound "Imp/Shotx"
  Alpha 0.85

  States
  {
  Spawn:
    HHFX AB 3 Bright
    Loop
  Death:
    HHFX CDE 3 Bright
    Stop
  }
}


ACTOR HadesBall : CacodemonBall
{
Damage 9
Speed 15
Alpha 0.80
DamageType lightning
+THRUGHOST
+FORCEXYBILLBOARD
SeeSound "Monster/hadtel"
DeathSound "Monster/hadsit"
Decal "CacoScorch"
 states
  {
  Spawn:
    HEFX AB 4 bright
    loop
  Death:
    HEFX CDEEFGH 3 bright
    stop
  }
}

ACTOR OverBall
{
   Radius 10
   Height 20
   Speed 15
   Damage 8
   DamageType lightning
   ExplosionDamage 32
   ExplosionRadius 32
   PROJECTILE
   RENDERSTYLE ADD
   ALPHA 0.75
   Translation "192:207=168:191"
   +THRUGHOST
   +FORCEXYBILLBOARD
   DeathSound "weapons/devzap"
   Decal "CacoScorch"
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      AFX1 ABC 1 Bright
      loop
   Death:
      AFX1 DE 4 Bright A_Explode
      AFX1 FGHI 4 bright
      stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormShot1
{
   Radius 12
   Height 6
   Speed 30
   Damage 50
   PROJECTILE
   RENDERSTYLE ADD
   Alpha 0.80
   Damagetype "Unicronlightning"
   monster
   +THRUGHOST
   +NODAMAGETHRUST
   +FORCEXYBILLBOARD
   DeathSound "weapons/devexp"
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      LFX1 STUVW 1 Bright
      LFX1 W 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormLite1",0,0,90,6)
      LFX1 W 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormLite1",0,0,270,6)
      loop
   Death:
      LFX1 STUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVWSTUVW 1 Bright A_Explode(16,32,0)
      stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormShot2 : StormShot1
{
   Damage 100
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      TNT1 A 2
      LFX2 KLMNO 1 Bright
      LFX2 O 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormLite2",0,0,90,6)
      LFX2 O 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormLite2",0,0,270,6)
      Goto Spawn+1
   Death:
      LFX2 KLMNO 1 Bright A_Explode(32,64,0)
      LFX2 KKKKKK 0 Bright A_SpawnItemEx("StormBolt",0,0,0,4,0,0,random(0,359),0,0)
      LFX2 LMNO 1 Bright A_Explode(32,64,0)
      stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormStrike1
{
   Radius 16
   Height 1
   Speed 90
   Damage 2
   PROJECTILE
   Damagetype lightning
   RENDERSTYLE ADD
   Alpha 0.75
   +THRUGHOST
   +RIPPER
   +NODAMAGETHRUST
   +STRIFEDAMAGE
   DeathSound "weapons/devzap"
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      LFX1 IJKLM 1 Bright A_Explode(64,64,0)
      loop
   Death:
      LFX1 NOPQR 2 Bright
      stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormBolt : StormStrike1
{
   Speed 4
   Radius 8
   Height 16
   Damage 1
   Damagetype lightning
   SeeSound "weapons/none"
   DeathSound "weapons/gntidl"
   YScale 4.0
   XScale 2.0
   ReactionTime 35
   +FLOORHUGGER
   +HEXENBOUNCE
   -NOGRAVITY
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      LFX2 F 1 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      LFX2 F 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormBolt2",16,0,0,6,90)
      LFX2 F 0 ThrustThing(random(0,255),1,0,0)
      LFX2 G 1 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      LFX2 G 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormBolt2",16,0,0,6,90)
      LFX2 H 1 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      LFX2 H 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormBolt2",16,0,0,6,90)
      LFX2 I 1 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      LFX2 I 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormBolt2",16,0,0,6,90)
      LFX2 J 1 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      LFX2 J 0 Bright A_CustomMissile("StormBolt2",16,0,0,6,90)
      LFX2 J 0 Bright A_CountDown
      loop
   Death:
      LFX2 FGHIJ 2 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormBolt2 : StormStrike1
{
   Speed 184
   Damage 1
   Height 15
   Radius 8
   Damagetype lightning
   SeeSound "Monster/hadtel"
   DeathSound "Monster/hadsit"
   +RIPPER
   +NOGRAVITY
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      TNT1 A 1 Bright A_Explode(16,64,0)
      loop
   Death:
      TNT1 A 1 Bright
      stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormLite1
{
   Radius 6
   Height 12
   Speed 32
   Damage 5
   PROJECTILE
   RENDERSTYLE ADD
   Alpha 0.80
   Damagetype lightning
   DeathSound "weapons/devzap"
   +THRUGHOST
   +RIPPER
   +FORCEXYBILLBOARD
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      DLIT ABC 1 Bright
      Loop
   Death:
      DLIT DEFGHIJKLMNO 1 Bright
      Stop
   }
}

ACTOR StormLite2 : StormLite1
{
   Speed 64
   Damage 10
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      LFX1 XYZ 1 Bright
      Loop
   Death:
      LFX1 STUVW 3 Bright
      Stop
   }
}

ACTOR UnicronSphere
{
  Health 35
  Radius 24
  Height 48
  Mass 3000
  Speed 10
  Painchance 240
  Obituary "%o was Slaughtered by a Toclafane."
  Monster
  SeeSound "monster/hadsit"
  DeathSound "monster/hadexp"
  +LOOKALLAROUND
  +DONTGIB
  +NOTARGET
  +NOGRAVITY
  +FLOAT
  +DONTFALL
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    HADE A 1 Bright A_Look
    Loop
  See:
    HADE EFGH 4 Bright
  SeeLoop:
    HADE A 1 Bright A_Playsound("monster/hadwlk")
    HADE ABBCC 2 Bright A_GiveInventory("HS_SpecialChase", 1)
    HADE D 1 A_CheckFlag("SKULLFLY", "SeeLoop")
    HADE D 0 A_Jump(32, "TeleportOut")
    Loop
  TeleportOut:
    HADE A 0 A_UnSetSolid
    HADE H 4 A_UnSetShootable
    HADE G 4 Bright A_Playsound("monster/hadtel")
    HADE FEIJK 4 Bright
  SeeTeleport:
    HADE AAAABBB 2 A_Chase(0)
    HADE B 0 A_Jump(96, "TeleportIn")
    Loop
  TeleportIn:
    HADE K 3 Bright A_Playsound("monster/hadtel")
    HADE KJIEFG 4 Bright
    HADE G 0 A_SetShootable
    HADE G 0 A_SetSolid
    Goto SeeLoop
  Melee:
    HADE H 0 A_SetInvulnerable
    HADE G 4 Bright
    HADE F 0 A_UnSetInvulnerable
    HADE E 0 A_SetShootable
    Stop
Pain:
	HADE L 2 A_Pain
Goto See
  Death:
    HADE L 1 A_NoBlocking
	HADE L 1 A_Scream
	HADE M 4 Bright A_Explode(112, 112, XF_NOTMISSILE)
    HADE NOPQR 5 Bright
    Stop
  Death.Ice:
    "####" "#" 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOGRAVITY", FALSE)
    Goto GenericFreezeDeath
  }
}

ACTOR HS_SpecialChase : CustomInventory
{
  States
  {
  Pickup:
    TNT1 A 0 A_CheckFlag("SKULLFLY", "ThrustChase")
    TNT1 A 0 A_Chase
    Stop
  ThrustChase:
    TNT1 A 0 A_Chase("", "")
    Stop
  }
}

Now, the enemy Spawner...

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actor EnemySpawner : BossEye 1298
{
	//$Category Monsters
	tag "Unicron Monster Spawner"
   DropItem "DoomImp" 			255 50
   DropItem "Demon"				255 40
   DropItem "Spectre"			255 30
   DropItem "PainElemental"		255 10
   DropItem "Cacodemon"			255 30
   DropItem "Archvile"			255  8
   DropItem "Revenant"			255 10
   DropItem "Arachnotron"		255 20
   DropItem "Fatso"				255 30
   DropItem "HellKnight"		255 24
   DropItem "BaronOfHell"		255 10
   DropItem "TV21EmpDalek"  	255 20
   DropItem "SuicideDalek" 		255 20
   DropItem "DalekAdvanced" 	255 60
   DropItem "Shotgunguy"		255 80
   DropItem "Bloodfiend"		255 50
   DropItem "Lurker" 			255 30
   DropItem "Elitestormtrooper" 255 80
   DropItem "minispider" 		255 50
   DropItem "SpiderMastermind"	255 15
   DropItem "Tarantula" 		255 5
   DropItem "ArialDalek" 		255 70
}

Ok, see 'Stormshots 1 and 2?

those seem to wander to where the bossbrain is.

I want the bossbrain to be invunerable to the lightning stormshots.

[DoomKrakken]

It looks like you're not using the CMF_TRACKOWNER flag for any of your [wiki]A_CustomMissile[/wiki] parameters... why not try that?

[amv2k9]

So I'm working on something that uses synth-fire, but I'm looking to use the Decorate version of GetPlayerInput to make it ACS-free. I'm not sure how to use it, though, and there are no examples on the wiki page.

What I need is for it to:

1) Jump if the player is pressing the specified input on the current tic.
2) Jump if they're pressing another input or inputs in addition to the specified one on the current tic.
3) Never jump if the specified input is not active, ignoring any and all other inputs that may be active.

Also in regards to this synth-fire thing, I'm using overlays rather than hijacking the flash state, and I've run into a problem. When you die, both overlays get pushed 32 pixels up.

Here's the code:

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Select:
		TNT1 A 0 {A_GiveInventory("MPEquipped");
			A_GiveInventory("SynthFireActive");
			A_Overlay(-10,"LeftSwap");
			A_Overlay(10,"RightSwap");}
		TNT1 A 0 A_Raise
		TNT1 A 1 A_Raise
		Goto Select+1
	Deselect:
		TNT1 A 0 {A_TakeInventory("MPEquipped");
			A_TakeInventory("SynthFireActive");
			A_Overlay(-10,"LeftSwap");
			A_Overlay(10,"RightSwap");}
		TNT1 A 0 A_Lower
		TNT1 A 1 A_Lower
		Goto Deselect+1
	LeftSwap:
		LMPS A 1
		Wait
	RightSwap:
		RMPS A 1
		Wait
	Ready:
		TNT1 A 0 {A_GiveInventory("SynthFireActive",1);
			ACS_NamedExecuteAlways("LeftyAuto",0,0,0,0);
			ACS_NamedExecuteAlways("RightyAuto",0,0,0,0);
			ACS_NamedExecuteAlways("Reload",0,0,0,0);
			A_Overlay(-10,"LeftReady");
			A_Overlay(10,"RightReady");}
		TNT1 A 1 A_WeaponReady(WRF_NOFIRE|WRF_ALLOWZOOM)
		Wait
	LeftReady:
		LMPS A 1 
		"####" "#" 0 A_JumpIfInventory("SynthFireLeft",1,"LeftFire")
		"####" "#" 0 A_JumpIfInventory("SynthFireReload",1,"LeftReload")
		Loop
	RightReady:
		RMPS A 1 
		"####" "#" 0 A_JumpIfInventory("SynthFireRight",1,"RightFire")
		"####" "#" 0 A_JumpIfInventory("SynthFireReload",1,"RightReload")
		Loop

The problem fixes itself when you resurrect.

[Chl]

I'm trying to use a custom colour for my custom font in a HUDMESSAGE. But unless I use one of ZDooms premade colours it will just not work and the font remains in its original colour.

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TEXTCOLO:
blue
{
	#000053 #c7c7ff 0 255
	
	Console:
	#000053 #c7c7ff 0 255
}

Script:
colour = "blue";
HudMessageBold(s:dir; HUDMSG_PLAIN | HUDMSG_LAYER_OVERHUD, 3, colour, xpos, ypos, 0);

I've even tried using one the examples in the Wiki but they won't work either. What's wrong?

[Blue Shadow]

Since you're passing color as a string, you need to add HUDMSG_COLORSTRING to the type parameter.

[Gez]

You're not using the HUDMSG_COLORSTRING flag in the second parameter. See [wiki=HudMessage]wiki[/wiki] for the description of the color parameter.

[Chl]

That did it. Completely missed that and since I also stored the default colours as a string it never occurred to me to look. Thanks.

[FranckyFox2468]

Well here's 2 that came around my mind:

-How do you do ladders based upon a single wall or textures like in "the adventures of square"?
-Is it possible to put randomly played states for a playerhud mugshot? (for instance it normally loops an idle animation and randomly from times to times it plays another animation like looking around, blinking or changing expression?)

[arookas]

You could try [wiki]SetMugShotState[/wiki]. It'd interrupt any current animation, however.

[DoomCommander 1706]

How i can make the bfg ball acts like the bfg20k from quake 2?

[Gutawer]

-How do you do ladders based upon a single wall or textures like in "the adventures of square"?

The Adventures of Square ladders are just a floating midtex that is slightly in front of the wall that the ladder is supposed to be on. It's such a small distance that players won't notice, but it saves the map makers the hassle of making a new texture for every surface that needs a ladder. This is also how Squares wall cracks work.

[BFG]

add more load names in a batch file only lets me add so many