KDIZD Action Locator (How To?)

[strihon]

Greetings.

I'd like to recreate those togglable action locators used in knee deep in zdoom.
I have studied the files from kdizd head to toe, but can't for the life of me figure out how to make them toggleable. Hide or show via menu option.
I know they should be spawned to a certain map spot, but I have no idea how to make them toggleable from menu.

Is there someone who could enlight me with this issue.

Thank you in advance!

[m8f]

kdizd_12.pk3/keyconf.txt:

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addmenukey "Activate Locators" locate
alias locate "puke 807"

kdizd_12.pk3/intermap.acs:

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script 807 (void) net {
	if (locations == 1) {	
		Thing_Remove(31001);
		locations = 2;
		hudmessagebold(s:"Action indicators: OFF"; 1, 0, -1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
	} else {
		SpawnSpot("locator", 31000, 31001);
		locations = 1;
		hudmessagebold(s:"Action indicators: ON"; 1, 0, -1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
	}
}

Key activates the ACS script 807. The ACS script toggles `locations` variable between 1 and 2 to know the state, and depending on it, spawns locators with TID 31001 or destroys them.

To make it activatable via a menu, you'll have to either add a CVar and make the ACS script check this CVar in an infinite loop, or a command to execute `locate`.

[strihon]

thanks can you use this script within a maps own internal acs without the external acs file?

[m8f]

I think yes.