Archvile "See" script stops working after attack

[woofdg79]

I have a basic zscript for a "Weeping Archvile" where it stops moving when its in view. It works perfectly... until the archvile starts his attack. After he casts his flames he starts acting like a regular ol' archvile and ignores the code I have. Either that, or the code I have is returning different values after an attack? Any thoughts?

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class WeepingVile : Archvile
{
	Default
	{
		Obituary "Weepers be weepin'";
		Tag "WeepingVile";
	}
	
	States
	{
		See:
			VILE AABBCCDDEEFF 2 
			{
				if(target.IsVisible(invoker, FALSE))
				{
					return;
				}
				else
				{
					A_VileChase();
				}
			}
			Loop;
	}
}

[Blue Shadow]

You need to include all the other state sequences from the Archvile class that end with Goto See, as state jumps with Goto aren't virtual, like they are with A_Jump and sister functions, for example.

[woofdg79]

Thanks! I understand the solution though I'm not fully following the explanation. Could you expand on that a little, please?

[Jekyll Grim Payne]

Thanks! I understand the solution though I'm not fully following the explanation. Could you expand on that a little, please?

Goto is a static jump, meaning it'll always jump to state labels within this specific actor. All other types of jumps and state changes in zscript are dynamic, so they're not subjected to it. You can read more about it in my ZScript guide here.

[woofdg79]

Thank you this helps a lot!