[SOLVED] Sprite vanishing after first animation loop

[DuoDynamo2]

I'm trying to replace the stimpack's graphic with a custom animated sprite. In-game, the first loop displays correctly; but after the first loop, instead of replaying the animation, the sprite simply disappears. The item is still there and can be picked up, but it's invisible.

This is the code I'm using:

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class MediumLE : Stimpack replaces Stimpack
{
	Default
	{
		Inventory.Amount 10;
		Inventory.PickupMessage "Medium Life Energy (+10 Health)";
	}
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		STIM ABCB 1;
		Loop;
	}
}

What's funny is that I used almost the same code for the health bonus, and that one is looping properly:

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class SmallLE : HealthBonus replaces HealthBonus
{
	Default
	{
		+COUNTITEM
		+INVENTORY.ALWAYSPICKUP
		Inventory.Amount 1;
		Inventory.MaxAmount 200;
		Inventory.PickupMessage "Small Life Energy (+1 Health)";
	}
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		BON1 ABCB 1;
		Loop;
	}
}

My wild guess it has something to do with the fact that the default health bonus sprite is already animated (as opposed to the static stimpack sprite), but I still don't know exactly what's causing the issue.

Thanks in advance.

[Player701]

Your first example works fine for me when copied verbatim (even though I don't have the extra STIM sprites, so I see the item blinking in and out of existence all the time).

First, please make sure you're using the latest GZDoom release (4.10.0 as of now). If you still get this problem, please post your entire mod here so that it can be investigated further.

[DuoDynamo2]

I see the item blinking in and out of existence all the time

Yeah, when I first tried out the code I hadn't replaced the graphics yet, and I also got the blinking stimpack.
I have updated GZDoom to version 4.10.0, but the issue still persists.

Here's a link to the mod.

Thanks again!

[Player701]

You haven't set up the proper offsets for your STIM sprites. You need to use a tool such as SLADE or grabpng to edit the sprite files and assign the offsets.

The weird thing here is that you can see the sprite at all, even if only for a few ticks. Might be a bug, or one of those quirks of the GZDoom engine that were left in to avoid breaking existing mods that rely on them.

[DuoDynamo2]

*facepalm* Duh, of course. It was the offset.
I'm using SLADE, but I keep forgetting about the offset. Normally when I get an invisible sprite I remember about it straight away, but I guess I was thrown off this time because of the first frames showing up. Made me think it was something else.
I adjusted the offset and now it's working as intended. Thank you very much for the help!