Projectile hits certain enemies = variable raises

[Collegia Titanica]

I'd like to do 2 relatively simple things --- The end goal is to measure accuracy by comparing V1 with V2 percentage wise.

variable V1 increases with every shot with every weapon, obviously first line in decorate fire sequence.
variable V2 Increases when a certain projectile hits an actor defined in an array (All enemy classes manually listed)

Bullets will increase the V1 and V2 by 1, while heavier stuff increase them more, the logic is that there is more leeway to miss with bullets since that is easier (chaingun/rifle style weapons) while missing heavy hitting ones should penalize the accuracy more, that is why when a plasma shot is fired, v1 increases by 6, if it misses, it takes a greater toll on your accuracy than missing 1 bullet, you get the logic.

This needs to be done in ACS and Decorate. IF Zscript must be involved, then I must somehow pull that variable from Z to ACS (don't know if it's possible)


1) Increase some global like variable in every weapon's firing sequence
2) Somehow do checks in all the projectiles, if they hit one of the designated classes, increase second global like variable

[Apeirogon]

In decorate and acs it require too much crutches, adhesive tape and swearing to put it together. And then some kicks to make it work.
In zscript you can do something like
1. Create base projectile class.
2. Override in this base class specialmissilehit virtual where you check what projectile hit something or wall.
3. If hit something add to global variable some numder.
4. Than inherit from this base projectile all other projectiles.

If you already have decorate projectiles you even dont need convert it to zscript, since decorate actors can inherit from zscript, but not vice versa.

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class prjctl : fastprojectile
{
override int SpecialMissileHit (Actor victim)
/*crib
"victim" means "whom projectile hit"
"return 1" means "projectile die on hit with victim"
"return -1" means "projectile rip through victim"
"if(victim is "some actor name")" means "return true if victim is some kind of 'some actor name' "
"Super.SpecialMissileHit(victim)" means "check can projectile hit victim or no in general", this function return 1 or -1
*/
{
    if(super.SpecialMissileHit(victim) == 1)//can hit
        {
            if(victim is "doomimp")
            {
                global variable which you create += 5;
            }
            if(victim is "other class")
            {
                global variable which you create += 13;
            }
            return 1;
        }
    return -1;
}

}

[Collegia Titanica]

Thank you, this is what I was looking for. This solves the V2, as for V1, another similar class to this will have to be fired in each decorate definiton for weapons, multiple of these would have to be made for each weapon.

Fire plasma gun = Summon zscript Plasma tracker which always increases the global variable by 6 and then dies

Fire Rocket Launcher = Summon zscript Rocket Tracker += 10
etc ..

Also, this is a zscript global variable right ? i've looked at the definiton and it's still unclear to me, acs declaration stuff is so simple

https://zdoom.org/wiki/ZScript_global_variables


Can I use an ACS Global variable like
global int 1:V1;
global int 2:V2;

and have the zscript actors increase these ?

[Apeirogon]

You can do so inside this projectile too.But fir this you must override post begin play virtual. It calls each time actor take it first "breath" in gzdoom.

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class base projectile
{
override void postbeginplay()
{
    super.postbeginplay();
    inventory roster = target.findinventory("statistical_data");
    if(roaster != null) {statistical_data(roaster).v1 or v2 += number;}
}

}

Kinda. In it iki page described basic method ho to do so.
If you need store this v1 and v2 you better store it to special inventory item. Also it store them through levels.
Like this

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class statistical_data : inventory
{
    int V1;
    int V2;

default{inventory.maxammount 1;}
}

You must give this item to player and then in base projectile class find this item in player inventory.

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class previously defined base projectile
{
sample text

override int SpecialMissileHit (Actor victim)
{
    inventory table = target.findinventory("statistical_data");//try to find item in target inventory, if dont find return null
    if(table == null){return super.SpecialMissileHit(victim);}//if no item just call default function

    if(table != null)
    {
        same code as before, but change all "global variable which you create" to "statistical_data(table).v1/v2 respectively"
    }
}

}

About changing acsvariable from ascript actor...I dont know.
Technicaly acs run as thinker, which you can manipulate from zscript. But Im not sure that numbers and all other stuff in this acs thinker have readable and suitable form.

[Collegia Titanica]

ACS:
Script "Accuracy" Open
{
Give player inventory item statistical_data (1)

While(True)
{
Delay(1)
Compare V1 and V2 percentage wise
If percentage is between 95-100%
AccuScore = 6000;

If perfentage is between 90-95%
Accuscore=5600;
......
delay(1)
}


Zscript:

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class BulletFireProjectileCheck : fastprojectile
{
	override int SpecialMissileHit (Actor victim)
	{
    inventory table = target.findinventory("statistical_data");
    if(table == null){return super.SpecialMissileHit(victim);}
	
		if(table != null)
		{
	
			if(super.SpecialMissileHit(victim) == 1)//can hit
			{
				if(victim is "doomimp")
				{
                statistical_data(table).v2 += 1;
				}
				if(victim is "Hellknight")
				{
                statistical_data(table).v2 += 1;
				}
            return 1;
			}
		}
	return -1;
	}

	override void postbeginplay()
	{
    super.postbeginplay();
    inventory roaster = target.findinventory("statistical_data");
    if(roaster != null) {statistical_data(roaster).v1 += 1;}
	}

}



class statistical_data : inventory
{
    int V1;
    int V2;

default{inventory.maxammount 1;}
}

[Collegia Titanica]

I reallllyyy prefer working with global variables rather than items.

[Apeirogon]

Then just copy-paste example from wiki.