ACS from Decorate

[Karnizero]

Hi all ZDoomers.

I am creating a new Total Conversion, and nearly finished, but i have a small question:

Is it possile to "execute" and ACS script from the Decorate lump itself?

For example, lets supose that we have a Decorate actor, a new Imp, so, i want to execute a ACS script each time any of those imps are killed, instead configuring each imp at the Doom Builder (i mean, TID number, action number, and script number...)

I tried to use the ACS_Execute() function, but it seems that it only works on the ACS scripting.

Any function for Decorate?

Thanks

[Skippy]

You can call any ACS action special as an action function in DECORATE, including ACS_Execute, ACS_ExecuteAlways and ACS_ExecuteWithResult.

Just place it into the standard DECORATE state definition like so:

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Death:
    TROO I 8 ACS_ExecuteAlways(script,arg1,arg2,arg3)
    TROO J 8 A_Scream
    TROO K 6
    TROO L 6 A_NoBlocking
    TROO M -1
    stop

It's best to use ACS_ExecuteAlways as the script is guaranteed to run when called multiple times, such as when you kill two imps at the same time.

[Karnizero]

You can call any ACS action special as an action function in DECORATE, including ACS_Execute, ACS_ExecuteAlways and ACS_ExecuteWithResult.

Just place it into the standard DECORATE state definition like so:

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Death:
    TROO I 8 ACS_ExecuteAlways(script,arg1,arg2,arg3)
    TROO J 8 A_Scream
    TROO K 6
    TROO L 6 A_NoBlocking
    TROO M -1
    stop

It's best to use ACS_ExecuteAlways as the script is guaranteed to run when called multiple times, such as when you kill two imps at the same time.

Great!, It works perfectly.

Thanks for help.

[Karnizero]

I use this same topic for a new question:

I need to make a interactive decoration.
Each time the player "use" the decoration (like a door or switch), i need to run a ACS Script, but i dont figure what is wrong in my code:

Decorate code is:

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actor citizen : SwitchableDecoration 10010
{
  height 51
  radius 29
  +SOLID
  states
  {
  Spawn:
  Active:
  	CITI A 5 ACS_ExecuteAlways(255)
  	loop
  Inactive:
  	CITI A 5 ACS_ExecuteAlways(255)
  	loop
  }
}

The Active and Inactive States are the same, cause i want the actor to repeat the same action for both.


And the ACS Script is:

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script 255 (void) {
     print(s:"Hi citizen, i see you are new at this city...");
}

But the problem is when i "use" the actor, nothing seems to happen.

Any suggestion?

Thanks again for a noob

[HotWax]

Erm... I don't believe that's how a SwitchableDecoration works.

AFAIK, currently there is no way to create an actor you can walk up to and "use". However you can fake it with lines or sector actions.

[Grubber]

You can also fake it with puzzle items.

[Karnizero]

Erm... I don't believe that's how a SwitchableDecoration works.

AFAIK, currently there is no way to create an actor you can walk up to and "use". However you can fake it with lines or sector actions.

Ok, then i will use the "linedefs trick"

Thanks again for help.