How can I make this decorate switchable via scripting?

[gunrock]

How can I make this decorate code switchable? Meaning I'm able to activate and deactivate using scripting?

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Actor PebbleSpawner 30407
{
Radius 1
Height 1
+NoClip
+ClientSideOnly
+SpawnCeiling
+NoGravity
States
{
Spawn:
TNT1 A 0
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(Args[2] > 0, "NoSound")
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(Args[3] > 0, "Circle")
TNT1 A 0 A_PlaySoundEx("Ambient/Pebble", "SoundSlot7", 1)
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 128, Args[1])
Loop
Circle:
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, Random(0, 360), 128, Args[1])
NoSound:
TNT1 A 0 A_Jumpif(Args[3] > 0, "NoSoundCircle")
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 128, Args[1])
Loop
NoSoundCircle:
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, Random(0, 360), 128, Args[1])
Loop
}
}

Actor PebbleDrop
{
+Missile
+NoBlockMap
-NoGravity
Height 2
Radius 2
States
{
Spawn:
RNDR A 1 A_JumpIf(WaterLevel > 0, "Death")
Loop
Death:
RNDR BCDEFGHIJKL 3 A_FadeOut(0.15)
Stop
}
}

[Jarewill]

This wiki page might help.

Your spawner has to inherit from SwitchableDecoration to enable activation and deactivation.
Then you have to put your Spawn code into the Active state.

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Actor PebbleSpawner : SwitchableDecoration 30407
{
Radius 1
Height 1
+NoClip
+ClientSideOnly
+SpawnCeiling
+NoGravity
States
{
Spawn:
Inactive:
TNT1 A 1
Loop
Active:
TNT1 A 0
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(Args[2] > 0, "NoSound")
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(Args[3] > 0, "Circle")
TNT1 A 0 A_PlaySoundEx("Ambient/Pebble", "SoundSlot7", 1)
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 128, Args[1])
Loop
Circle:
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, Random(0, 360), 128, Args[1])
NoSound:
TNT1 A 0 A_Jumpif(Args[3] > 0, "NoSoundCircle")
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 128, Args[1])
Loop
NoSoundCircle:
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("PebbleDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, Random(0, 360), 128, Args[1])
Loop
}
}

[gunrock]

Thanks Jarewill!! Also how can I change the RNDR A 1 A_JumpIf(WaterLevel > 0, "Death") so the rocks will not crumble as soon as it hits water?

[iBrokeMyAss]

Thanks Jarewill!! Also how can I change the RNDR A 1 A_JumpIf(WaterLevel > 0, "Death") so the rocks will not crumble as soon as it hits water?

you need to change the state from "Death" to whatever new state where the rocks don't crumble.
So, RNDR A 1 A_JumpIf(WaterLevel > 0, "PLACETHENEWSTATEHERE")

[gunrock]

Thanks as always

[Enjay]

Another thing that might be useful for you:

waterlevel — How "submerged" the actor is in a Transfer_Heights or 3D floor water pool:

0: Not submerged at all (e.g. standing on solid ground or on shallow TERRAIN-based water)
1: Less than half submerged ("ankle deep")
2: At least half submerged ("waist deep")
3: Entirely submerged (completely underwater)

[gunrock]

How can I slow down the speed of the rocks falling? They are falling a little to fast. They need to be just a little bit slower.

Here is my new modified decorate code structure.

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Actor RockSpawner : SwitchableDecoration 30407
{
+NoBlockMap
+NoGravity
+NoSector
+NoInteraction
+NoClip
-Solid
+CLIENTSIDEONLY
States
{
Spawn:
Active:
TNT1 A 0
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(Args[2] > 0, "NoSound")
TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIf(Args[3] < 0, "Circle")
TNT1 A 1 A_PlaySoundEx("SFX/ROCKS", "SoundSlot7", 1)
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("RockDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 128, Args[1])
Loop
Circle:
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("RockDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, Random(0, 360), 128, Args[1])
NoSound:
TNT1 A 0 A_Jumpif(Args[3] < 0, "NoSoundCircle")
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("RockDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 128, Args[1])
Loop
NoSoundCircle:
TNT1 A 2 A_SpawnItemEx("RockDrop", Random(-Args[0], Args[0]), 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, Random(0, 360), 128, Args[1])
Loop
Inactive:
TNT1 A 1
TNT1 A 0 A_StopSoundEx("SoundSlot7")
Loop
}
}

Actor RockDrop
{
+Missile
+NoBlockMap
-NoGravity
Height 2
Radius 2
States
{
Spawn:
RNDR A 1 A_JumpIf(WaterLevel > 0, "Death")
Loop
Death:
RNDR BCDEFGHIJKL 3 A_FadeOut(0.15)
Stop
}
}

[gunrock]

Also the rocks seem to be clipping in the ground. They are not crumbling when hitting ground level. They are actually going through the ground:(

[Jarewill]

How can I slow down the speed of the rocks falling? They are falling a little to fast. They need to be just a little bit slower.

Add the Gravity property to the RockDrop actor and set it to a value lower than 1.

Also the rocks seem to be clipping in the ground. They are not crumbling when hitting ground level. They are actually going through the ground:(

I doubt they are going through the ground, their offsets might be not set properly.
As for making them disappear when they hit the ground, A_CheckFloor might help here.

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Actor RockDrop
{
+Missile
+NoBlockMap
-NoGravity
Height 2
Radius 2
Gravity 0.5
States
{
Spawn:
TNT1 A 0 A_CheckFloor("Death")
RNDR A 1 A_JumpIf(WaterLevel > 0, "Death")
Loop
Death:
RNDR BCDEFGHIJKL 3 A_FadeOut(0.15)
Stop
}
} 

[gunrock]

Thanks Jarewill!!