Another Newbie Weapon Decorate Question

[Hellser]

I have a pistol that I wish to replace the original one. I used this command (I'm using GZDooM, I don't know if ZDooM has this option but..)

Location: FSGLOBAL

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[scripts]

script 1
{
   if (!checkinventory(0, "QuestItem1",1))
   {
      takeinventory(0, "Pistol");
      giveinventory(0, "Pistol1");
      setweapon(0, "Pistol1");
      giveinventory(0, "QuestItem1");
   }
}
startscript(1);

Theres a glitch with this though, only Player 1 recieves it. During multiplayer test, Player 2 dosn't recieve it and goes on. Is there a way to fix this?

[chaoscentral]

this would probably be better asked on the gzdoom forums... i dont have the link handy, sry

[Hellser]

this would probably be better asked on the gzdoom forums... i dont have the link handy, sry

Like I said I don't know if ZDooM uses Fragglescript or not so thought I'd ask here first since theres alot of scripters here.

[Ryan Cordell]

FSGlobal isn't good for multiplayer. Use Global ACS.

[chaoscentral]

FSGlobal isn't good for multiplayer. Use Global ACS.

I've always wondered how to implement Global ACS... Any guides or anything... I'll have a look in the wiki to see if there's anything.

[Ryan Cordell]

FSGlobal isn't good for multiplayer. Use Global ACS.

I've always wondered how to implement Global ACS... Any guides or anything... I'll have a look in the wiki to see if there's anything.

There have to be these lumps, in order:

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A_START
<compiledscriptname>
A_END
LOADACS

LOADACS should be type 0, and have only the name of the compiled script (like DUDESCR1, for example as a name) inside it.

The script should be compiled ofcourse, and you can leave an uncompiled script for people to see what's in the compiled one.

[chaoscentral]

ok, so set it up like a standard library, and then have a LOADACS lump with the name of it inside? Sounds simple enough

Is there a way to have per map Global ACS? or will it run the scripts on every map,

like lets say I wanted the weapons changed at the start of map01, but not at map02... Would I just have to write a script to check which map it is, and execute the certain code, or what...

Sorry if this is a bit annoying, but you can never know too much...

[Ryan Cordell]

ok, so set it up like a standard library, and then have a LOADACS lump with the name of it inside? Sounds simple enough

Is there a way to have per map Global ACS? or will it run the scripts on every map,

like lets say I wanted the weapons changed at the start of map01, but not at map02... Would I just have to write a script to check which map it is, and execute the certain code, or what...

Sorry if this is a bit annoying, but you can never know too much...

if (mapnum == 01)

Should seem like what you're looking for.

[chaoscentral]

gotcha... hmmmm too bad you couldnt define which acs file to load for which map....(maybe a feature request)

Thank you very much, this should be useful in my currently un named project

[AFADoomer]

If you want to do that, you may as well just put the ACS in the SCRIPTS lump and compile it like a normal script...

[chaoscentral]

If you want to do that, you may as well just put the ACS in the SCRIPTS lump and compile it like a normal script...

If that was directed at me, that wouldnt work, I'm thinking in two different instances here, like for instance.

A weapon mod, you want the pistol to be replaced on map01, so you have it clear the inventory and add your new pistol and fist. well, if its in the global ACS, then itll do that at the beginning of every map. not exactly going to help you when you start off every level with a pistol type weapon and nothing more. Even just removing the old pistol and adding a new one, you will remove it more than once and add a new pistol every map. I'm sure there is a way around it, but it would make it much easier if you could possibly specify which map can load a global ACS lump.

I wasn't talking for my un named mod. For that I will probably use Libraries for re usable scripts... I'm not worried about that

[Ryan Cordell]

Actually Chaoscentral, Global ACS doesn't repeat after every map. It works per-wad, so to say. Trust me.

[chaoscentral]

Well, after a little test, it does indeed repeat the entire ACS file after each map. I set it to print text on the screen, and it does after each map. Its the only thing in the WAD, and I'm running it with Doom2.wad... So now I just need to find out which map its on, and have it do a specific function.

[Ryan Cordell]

Well, after a little test, it does indeed repeat the entire ACS file after each map. I set it to print text on the screen, and it does after each map. Its the only thing in the WAD, and I'm running it with Doom2.wad... So now I just need to find out which map its on, and have it do a specific function.

If it doesn't with weapon mods..

EDIT: Well god damn. I was only testing MAP01 all the time. It does change. Maybe I'll try the if statement.

How the HELL did Xaser get to compile these kind of things anyway? The if (mapnum==1); thing doesn't work, and neither does a certain mission objects script, yet, it's compiled all in his wad. Huh..

[chaoscentral]

Well, The way I somewhat got it to work, was create a dummy item, and check if the player has it... if they dont(which they shouldn't) it would execute the script, and if they did have it, it would exit the script... thats one way of doing it