A question with both ACS and DECORATE

[Sonnyboy]

I made a quick scan through the WIKI, and I need to know:

Is it possible to force a monster in a particular activity state through a ACS?
Something like through an ACS code, you might make an Imp spontaneusly thrust his claw. I think that's his MELEE state?
I'm not a DECORATE genious. I'm not even a DECORATE novice. The only DECORATION'S I've ever made were non-interactive scenery objects. Any help on this would be appreciated.

[Snarboo]

You don't necessarily need ACS for this. If simply want a monster that has a random, special attack, you can use [wiki=A_Jump]A_Jump[/wiki] at the start of a state to make the monster jump to another one at random. If you want the monster to do a special attack, such as a combo, you can use inventory items and [wiki=A_JumpIfInventory]A_JumpIfInventory[/wiki] to help the monster keep track of which attack to do next in the sequence.

[Ceeb]

If you wanted an imp to suddenly enter a state (or any thing for that matter) in a scripted sequence, though, try [wiki]SetActorState[/wiki].

[Sonnyboy]

Yes, yes, that's exactly what I wanted. Thanks, Ceeb, and Snarboo.

[Zhs2]

Note that you should refrain from using this function for any actors that use the monster AI, or unpredictable results could occur.

[Sonnyboy]

Note that you should refrain from using this function for any actors that use the monster AI, or unpredictable results could occur.

I'm willing to risk this.

[Ceeb]

It works fine for cutscenes. You can shunt a dormant enemy into a state for effect, and then kill it/remove it/let it behave normally.

It's obviously a bad idea to use as a part of a monster's regular behavior, but for scripting, with dormant enemies, it's fine, and I've done it.

[Sonnyboy]

Well, obviously.

That's the only reason I want to do this, I just assumed that that would be the only reason anyone would want to do it.
Sorry for not clarifying!!

[Zhs2]

Dunno if you saw it or not, so I decided to be annoying. Kudos!

Either way, that's useful information. Wonder if it works on player weaponry just as well... <_<>_>