A_CustomPunch making a homing projectile pickup

[Ghastly]

I've been trying to solve the final problem with my medic gun by trying to think of a solution for 5 minutes a day.

I eventually decided that A_CustomPunch with a custom bulletpuff that creates a pickup would be the best option, but because of ZDooms pickup behaviour, it wouldn't do anything unless the player being healed is moving.

To increase the chances of it getting picked up, I decided to give the invisible pickup with the properties of a homing projectile. What A_SeekerMissile parameters would be the best for something like this, and is there a way to guarantee that it'll home in on the actor that was hit by the punch? Also, if, say, a monster was hit by the punch, what would be a good amount of time before the projectile 'dies' so a player can't pick it up when the monster dies?

[DBThanatos]

I've been trying to solve the final problem with my medic gun by trying to think of a solution for 5 minutes a day.

I eventually decided that A_CustomPunch with a custom bulletpuff that creates a pickup would be the best option, but because of ZDooms pickup behaviour, it wouldn't do anything unless the player being healed is moving.

To increase the chances of it getting picked up, I decided to give the invisible pickup with the properties of a homing projectile. What A_SeekerMissile parameters would be the best for something like this, and is there a way to guarantee that it'll home in on the actor that was hit by the punch? Also, if, say, a monster was hit by the punch, what would be a good amount of time before the projectile 'dies' so a player can't pick it up when the monster dies?

If i understand correctly, you are doing something like DE soulleech. The problem in that method is that the projectile (healer) wont "seek" you, because the puff in no way was aiming or targeting you.

however you could give the the weapon a custom damage, and to the monsters a custom pain state (with custom painstatechance) in which the monster itself will fire the healing "seeking" missile at you.

it is all theory


DBT

[Virtue]

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actor gntpuff : BulletPuff
{
  spawnid 131
  renderstyle Translucent
  alpha 0.5
  +NOBLOCKMAP
  +NOGRAVITY
  +PUFFONACTORS
  +NOBLOOD
  +LOOKALLAROUND
  seesound "weapon/gntpow"
  states
  {
  Spawn:
    PUF1 A 0 Bright A_spawnitem("gauntHealthGiver",0,0)
    PUF1 ABCDE 2 bright
  melee:
    PUF1 A 0 Bright A_spawnitem("gauntHealthGiver",0,0)
    PUF1 ABCDE 2 bright
    stop
  crash:  
    PUF1 ABCDE 2 bright
    stop     
  }
}

ACTOR gauntHealthGiver
{   
   Radius 0
   Height 1
   Speed 0
   PROJECTILE
   RENDERSTYLE NONE
   +LOOKALLAROUND
   States
   {
   Spawn:
      NULL A 0 
      NULL A 1 Bright A_Look
      loop
   See:
      NULL A 0 Bright A_FaceTarget
      NULL A 3 Bright A_GiveToTarget("Health",2)
      NULL A 3 Bright
      stop
   }
}

my Gauntlets code, just change the health value to whatever you want it to give you, and enjoy

[Ghastly]

Ack, I keep forgetting to say this. It's for Skulltag coop. I want it to heal the target (another player, not a monster). Other than that, it's like the soul-leech.