ZDoom

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..

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'.

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

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

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..

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

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?..

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

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

yes, exactly.

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

Thanks!