Monster moving and standing still

[Ghastly]

Edit: Okay, I apparantly didn't know what +STANDSTILL did exactly. Is there a way to make a monster alternate between standing still (but still able to attack) and moving?

I'm trying to make a monster alternate between standing still and walking, and the only way I know of to make this is by using A_ChangeFlag to switch +STANDSTILL on and off.

Unfortunately, +STANDSTILL doesn't seem to be one of the flags A_ChangeFlag can change. So before I start up a feature suggestion thread, is there anything else I need to know about that flag that would make it not work?

[Kate]

The STANDSTILL flag will only affect a monster that does not have a target, that is, is wandering around aimlessly with nothing to attack. Once a monster wakes up, the flag has no effect.

[Ghastly]

I know, I realized that 5 minutes after I posted. It was one of my not-so-rare stupid moments, lol.

But is there any way I can make this monster stand still while being able to attack? Like A_ExtChase with a don't move parameter? I need a speed value on it, so it can move, too.

[Skippy]

[wiki]A_Look2[/wiki] might help you. Check out the Strife peasants for example usage.

EDIT: An alternative method, probably closer to what you need, is to use [wiki]ACS_ExecuteAlways[/wiki] in the monster's DECORATE to stop the actor from moving, by changing its speed with [wiki]SetActorProperty[/wiki]. This would be best done with a random state jump.

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States
{
   Spawn:
      TROO AB 4 A_Look
      Loop
   See:
      TNT1 A 0 A_Jump(128, "Standstill")
      Goto Move
   Standstill:
      TNT1 A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(100,0,0,0) // script sets actor's speed to 0
      TROO AAAA 4 A_Chase
      TNT1 A 0 A_Jump(128, "Move")
      Goto Standstill+1
   Move:
      TNT1 A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(101,0,0,0) // script sets actor's speed to 1.0
      TROO ABCD 4 A_Chase
      TNT1 A 0 A_Jump(128, "Standstill")
      Goto Move+1
   Missile:
      etc....

Might be worth a shot? I haven't tested it, and you'll need GZDoom or the SVN of ZDoom.