Is the NOCLIP flag impossible to change?

[nuclear_shmatt]

I'm making a multiplayer mod, group of players vs an omnipotent monster that can noclip around to stop the group from exiting the level.

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IfNoclipOn:
		UDM2 A 0 A_SetTranslucent(0, 0)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("FLOATBOB", true)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", true)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("SOLID", false)
		UDM2 A 0 SetPlayerProperty (0, 1, 3)
		UDM2 A 0
		UDM2 A 1
		Goto Spawn
IfNoclipOff:
		UDM2 A 0 A_SetTranslucent(1, 0)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("FLOATBOB", false)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", false)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("SOLID", true)
		UDM2 A 0 SetPlayerProperty (0, 0, 3)
		UDM2 A 0
		UDM2 A 1
		Goto Spawn

I want to the monster to hop in and out of noclip. A_ChangeFlag doesn't seem to work though.
I can just leave the monster in noclip if I'm left with no other choice.

[Player701]

Changing NOCLIP to true both via ZScript (bNoclip = true) and DECORATE (A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", true)) works fine for me. Perhaps you're using an outdated (and potentially buggy) version of GZDoom, or maybe the problem is somewhere else in your code. Please make sure that you're using the latest GZDoom release, and if that's the case and the flag is still not changing for you, then you should post your entire code here for us to take a look at.

[Apeirogon]

If I understand what you are trying to do correctly, you have wrong state labels for actions.
In IfNoclipOn you
UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("FLOATBOB", true)
UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", true)
UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("SOLID", false)
and in IfNoclipOff
UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("FLOATBOB", false)
UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", false)
UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("SOLID", true)
while it should be vice versa.
If noclip is on, in IfNoclipOn you should turn it off and make monster solid and floatbob, and in IfNoclipOff you should turn noclip on and disable "solidness" and "floatbobignes".

[Player701]

If I understand what you are trying to do correctly, you have wrong state labels for actions.

Yeah, didn't notice that, so could be the problem as well. Like I said before, if it still doesn't work, we need to see the full code.

[nuclear_shmatt]

I'm using Q-Zandronum, which is the a fork of the Zandronum 3.0. I would use GZdoom but GZdoom lacks full and proper multiplayer support and the concept doesn't work without it since you can't respawn once you die. Q-Zandronum doesn't support ZScript yet, I'm hoping they can do that soon. I would use a multiplayer port with ZScript if I could find one somewhere.
Originally, I used a script in ACS to tell the game to run the console command "noclip" but I couldn't get the script to get past sv_cheats 0 in multiplayer, so, I bailed on that.
I'll post the full code later on though.

[nuclear_shmatt]

This is the decorate for the monster or 'entity'.

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Actor The_Entity : PlayerPawn 900
{
	  limitedtoteam 1
	  
	  Speed 1
	  Health 100
	  Radius 16
	  Height 56
	  Mass 100
	  PainChance 255
	  Player.Maxhealth 100
	  Player.DisplayName "The Entity"
	  Player.CrouchSprite "PLYC"
	  Player.StartItem "TheEntity_Power"
	  Player.StartItem "TheEntity_Eye"
	  Player.StartItem "TheEnt_Noises"
	  Player.StartItem "TheEnt_Sight"
	  Player.StartItem "TheEht_Ammo1"
	  Player.SoundClass "theent"
	  Player.WeaponSlot 1, TheEntity_Power
	  Player.ColorRange 112, 127
	  
	  -PICKUP
	  -SHOOTABLE
	  +SHADOW
	  +INVULNERABLE
	  +NODAMAGE
	  +NEVERTARGET
	  +NOTRIGGER
	  +NOSKIN
	  +NOCLIP
	  
	  States
	  {
	  Spawn:
		UDM2 A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(992)
		UDM2 A 0 SetPlayerProperty(0, 1, 1)
		UDM2 A 1
		Loop
	  See:
		UDM2 ABCD 4 
		Loop
	  Missile:
		UDM2 E 12
		Goto Spawn
	  Melee:
		UDM2 F 6 BRIGHT
		Goto Missile
	  Pain:
		UDM2 G 4 
		UDM2 G 4 A_Pain
		Goto Spawn
	  IfNoclipOn:
		UDM2 A 0 A_SetTranslucent(0, 0)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("THRUACTORS", true)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("FLOATBOB", true)
		//UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", true)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("SOLID", false)
		UDM2 A 0 SetPlayerProperty (0, 1, 3)
		UDM2 A 0
		UDM2 A 1
		Goto Spawn
	  IfNoclipOff:
		UDM2 A 0 A_SetTranslucent(1, 0)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("THRUACTORS", false)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("FLOATBOB", false)
		//UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("NOCLIP", false)
		UDM2 A 0 A_ChangeFlag("SOLID", true)
		UDM2 A 0 SetPlayerProperty (0, 0, 3)
		UDM2 A 0
		UDM2 A 1
		Goto Spawn
	  Death:
		TNT1 A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(993, 0)
		UDM2 I 10 A_PlayerScream
		UDM2 J 10 A_NoBlocking
		UDM2 KLM 10
		UDM2 N -1
		Stop
	  XDeath:
		TNT1 A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(993, 0)
		UDM2 O 5
		UDM2 P 5 A_XScream
		UDM2 Q 5 A_NoBlocking
		UDM2 RSTUV 5
		UDM2 W -1
		Stop
	  }
}

Actor TheEntity_Power : Weapon
{
	Weapon.SelectionOrder 3700
	Weapon.Kickback 100
	Weapon.AmmoType "TheEnt_Ammo1"
	Weapon.AmmoUse 100
	Obituary "%o was killed by the entity."
	Tag "Kill & Noclip"
	+WEAPON.NOALERT
	
	States
	{
	Ready:
		TNT1 A 1 A_WeaponReady
	Loop
	
	Deselect:
		TNT1 A 1 A_Lower
	Loop
	
	Select:
		TNT1 A 1 A_Raise
	Loop
	
	Fire:
		TNT1 B 1
		TNT1 C 1 A_FireBullets(1.2, 1.2, 64, 999, TheEnt_Puff)
		TNT1 D 1
		TNT1 C 1
		TNT1 B 1 A_ReFire
		Goto Ready
	
	AltFire:
		TNT1 A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(994, 0)
		TNT1 A 16
		Goto Ready
	  }
}

ACS for the noclip to activate since I have the noclip be used as a custom key.

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Script 998 (Void) net CLIENTSIDE {
	LocalAmbientSound("misc/p_pkup", 0.5);
	
	if(TheEntNoclip == false) {
	
		TheEntNoclip = true;
		SetActorProperty(0, APROP_Speed, 1.5);
		SetActorState(0, "IfNoclipOn");
		//ConsoleCommand("noclip");
		
	} else {
		
		TheEntNoclip = false;
		SetActorProperty(0, APROP_Speed, 1.0);
		SetActorState(0, "IfNoclipOff");
		//ConsoleCommand("noclip");
	}
	
	//if(TheEntNoclip == true) TheEntNoclipHUD = true; else TheEntNoclipHUD = false;
	Hudmessage(s: "Flight + Invisibility: ", d:TheEntNoclip; HUDMSG_PLAIN, 1, CR_WHITE, 0.1, 0.1, 0);
}

Script 997 (Void) net {

	if(TheEntNoclip == true) {
		
		TheEntNoclip = false;
		SetActorProperty(0, APROP_Speed, 1.0);
		//ConsoleCommand("noclip");
		Print(s: "Noclip Off");
	}
	
	/*if(davidNotarget == false) {
		
		davidNotarget = true;
	}*/
}