Specific damagetype actor not working!

[Squishybrick]

I'm working on a special switch that can only be activated via killing an invisible "Switch button" actor, that can only be killed by one kind of damagetype..
Basically it's like a class-specific switch to open up a door, that only a certain class can open/use.

But for some reason the darned thing won't die!.. I can't tell if there's something wrong with the button, or how I did the damagetype, check for yourselves..

The weapon/projectile [Note that I tried using both a projectile AND a custommelee attack and neither worked..]

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actor TankFist : Weapon
{
  Game Doom
  Weapon.SelectionOrder 3700
  Weapon.Kickback 100
  DamageType Tank
  Weapon.AmmoUse2 1
  Weapon.AmmoType2 "Grenades"
  +WEAPON.WIMPY_WEAPON
  +WEAPON.MELEEWEAPON
  +WEAPON.NOALERT
  Obituary "%o was assasinated by %k."
  States
  {
  Ready:
    PUNG A 1 A_WeaponReady
    loop
  Deselect:
    PUNG A 1 A_Lower
    loop
  Select: 
    PUNG A 1 A_Raise
    loop
  Fire:
    PUNG B 4
    PUNG C 0 A_Punch
    PUNG C 0 A_Punch
    PUNG C 0 A_Punch
    PUNG C 0 A_Punch
    PUNG C 0 A_Punch
    PUNG C 0 A_FireCustommissile ("Tankpunch")
    PUNG C 4 A_Custommeleeattack (10, "none", "none", Tank, true)
    PUNG D 5
    PUNG C 4
    PUNG B 5 A_ReFire
    goto Ready
      AltFire:
	PUNG A 30 A_FireCustommissile ("Grenade")
	Goto Ready
  }
}

actor TankPunch
{
  Game Doom
  SpawnID 127
  Radius 3
  Height 3
  Speed 10
  Damage 1
  DamageType Tank
  RenderStyle Normal
  Projectile
  +INVISIBLE
  Obituary "$OB_MPROCKET" // "%o rode %k's rocket."
  States
  {
  Spawn:
    PLSE A 10 bright
    Goto Death
  Death:
    TNT1 A 1
    stop
  }
}

The "Switch button" data

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actor KnuckleSensor 7730
{
  spawnid 5
  health 1
  radius 10
  height 10
  mass 100
  speed 0
  Species Bad
  painchance 200
  DamageFactor "Sleep", 0.0
  DamageFactor "Blind", 0.0
  DamageFactor "Bribe", 0.0
  DamageFactor "Normal", 0.0
  MONSTER
  +INVISIBLE
  states
  {
  Spawn:
    PLSE A 10 A_Look
    loop
  See:
    PLSE A 10 3 A_Chase
    loop
  Melee:
  Missile:
    goto See
  Pain:
    PLSE A 10
    goto Death
  Death:
    PLSE A 10
    PLSE A 10 A_BossDeath
    stop
  XDeath:
    PLSE A 10
    PLSE A 10 A_BossDeath
    stop
  }
}

I'm trying to make it to where the switch only dies by the "Tank" damagetype property, but there's something wrong I can't figure out here..

[Graf Zahl]

DamageFactor for 'Normal' applies to all unspecified damage types - and you didn't specify a damage factor for 'Tank' so it gets substituted by the one for 'Normal'.

[Squishybrick]

Thank you, I was waiting all morning for an answer.. (I'm pulling an all-dayer to correct my sleeping schedule)

[Blue Shadow]

You can use [wiki]CheckWeapon[/wiki] to achieve this, I believe.

[Squishybrick]

New problem, how do I give a melee weapon a damagetype without having to use A_Custommelee, which makes the player forcefully turn towards the first "Guard" he killed.. (For some reason this isn't effected towards personnel, just the first GUARD he kills)

Is it a problem with the weapon, or the guard/personnel?

And if all else fails, the invisible melee projectile can still be used as a backup, but I was wondering if there was a better way..

[Ryan Cordell]

I think you can give the puff a specific damagetype. Should work well.

[Squishybrick]

But puffs don't damage the monster, plus they only appear AFTER the WALL has been hit.. The blood sprite appears for the monster.. .. Unless.. .. Is a blood sprite just a different looking puff?..

... .... Am I missing something obvious?..

[InsanityBringer]

Even if the puff isn't spawned, properties are still read from it as normal and all of that.

[Squishybrick]

Soo... Are you saying if I change the damagetype of the puff, that will somehow change the damagetype of the punch that uses it?..

[InsanityBringer]

yes, exactly.

[Squishybrick]

Wierd... .. ... Well it worked, so problem solved I guess.

Thanks!