Can an ACS script be called more than once per tick?

[Doomax]

Hi. I'm just getting started with doom scripting.

I'm using a script to count monsters killed in an encounter. But, if two get killed on the same tick (from for super shotgun for example), it seems to only call the script once, resulting in an incorrect kill count. Am I correct about this behavoir?

Is there a better way to count monsters killed in an encounter?

[Blue Shadow]

In your case, you want to use ACS_ExecuteAlways (or the named version if you're using named scripts) instead of ACS_Execute.

[Enjay]

Yarp, if you just use a normal execute, only one instance can run. It sounds like your script is "instant" but this effect would be even more obvious if the script had a delay in it (of course, very often such behaviour is desirable - I often use delay in scripts to ensure the player can't spam the use key to run it over and over in short succession). But, as Blue Shadow said, using an ExecuteAlways to run it will work.

The other counting option could be to have a script running that constantly counts how many enemies of a particular type or tid are alive on the map. Typically, that might be done by activating the script as you cross a line to enter the area of the map, or you might want it to run as soon as the map starts via an OPEN script. The counting can be done via ThingCount.

[Doomax]

That's fantastic! Thanks guys, that's exactely what I needed.