Question about setting APROP_DAMAGE

[Blue Shadow]

Let's say I have this:

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SetActorProperty(0, APROP_DAMAGE, 20);

That, obviously, will set a certain actor's damage to 20 and that damage is randomly multiplied by 1 to 8.

The question is, how can I make that line of code to set the damage as a fixed value?

Thanks in advance.

[Blue Shadow]

I'm sorry for the bump, but the topic dropped to the second page with no response and, well, the question still stands.

[Gez]

I'm not sure it's possible. Here's a hack, though: Try adding 0x40000000 to the value. So for 20 damage, that's 17179869204 or 0x400000014.

ZDoom uses the upper bits to use some flags on the value and that's the one that means "evaluate as an expression".

[Blue Shadow]

Tried it, but using...

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SetActorProperty(0, APROP_DAMAGE, 0x400000014);

...produces the same result as using...

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SetActorProperty(0, APROP_DAMAGE, 20);

Just out of curiosity, why wasn't there a flag that simply takes damage randomization out of the equation instead of the way we already have to achieve that? I mean something like this...

- Flag on, overrides default damage calculation.

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Damage value/(expression) = value/(expression result)

- Flag off, default damage calculation's applied.

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Damage value/(expression) = value/(expression result) * random(1, 8)

[Nirvana]

Strange, because I have found with both A_BruisAttack and A_VileAttack that they use exact values (or at least did for me...I think) I know for sure A_VileAttack did, but it's a weird attack in and of itself.

[Cjk10000]

I wonder if you could make another monster in decorate and morph it into that monster that does exactly 20 damage?
I skimmed over the topic so if this is wrong I apologize

[Blue Shadow]

I appreciate the input, guys, but here's a clarification:

What I'm trying to do here is to change a projectile's damage at runtime and I can do that by using SetActorProperty with APROP_DAMAGE. But the thing is I don't have the choice if I want the end damage to be a fixed value (no random).

Strange, because I have found with both A_BruisAttack and A_VileAttack that they use exact values (or at least did for me...I think) I know for sure A_VileAttack did, but it's a weird attack in and of itself.

A_VileAttack does 20 direct fixed damage + 70 radius damage.

[Nirvana]

I appreciate the input, guys, but here's a clarification:

What I'm trying to do here is to change a projectile's damage at runtime and I can do that by using SetActorProperty with APROP_DAMAGE. But the thing is I don't have the choice if I want the end damage to be a fixed value (no random).

Strange, because I have found with both A_BruisAttack and A_VileAttack that they use exact values (or at least did for me...I think) I know for sure A_VileAttack did, but it's a weird attack in and of itself.

A_VileAttack does 20 direct fixed damage + 70 radius damage.

A_BruisAttack seems to use fixed damage as well, you can set it directly.

[Ethril]

I'm not sure how helpful this will be for your ACS, but I'm fairly certain that the Damage DECORATE property can be "unrandomized" if you enclose it in parentheses.

That aside, you could just make some copies of the projectile and have some A_JumpIfs to determine which one to use, instead of using only one and making it dynamic. Well, maybe; I don't really know what this is in context of.

[Blue Shadow]

I'm not sure how helpful this will be for your ACS, but I'm fairly certain that the Damage DECORATE property can be "unrandomized" if you enclose it in parentheses.

Yes, I have knowledge of that.

That aside, you could just make some copies of the projectile and have some A_JumpIfs to determine which one to use, instead of using only one and making it dynamic. Well, maybe; I don't really know what this is in context of.

That was my first thought, but then I realized that ACS is the way instead... why? Because I have a leveling-up system in mind with which the player's weapons get stronger a little bit each time he/she levels-up (one or two points each level). That's why that idea won't serve my purposes well because it isn't flexible enough.

[DaMan]

May I suggest [wiki]PowerDamage[/wiki].

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actor LVL2Damage : PowerDamage
{
damagefactor "normal", 1.1
inventory.icon "MEGAA0"
}

actor LVL2 : PowerupGiver
{
+Inventory.AutoActivate
Inventory.MaxAmount 0 
Powerup.Type LVL2Damage
Powerup.Duration -2147483647
}

That's an item that last 2years that increases damage by 10%. Replace with a stronger one for lvl3 rinse lather repeat.

[Blue Shadow]

I guess I'm gonna have to wait for Doom Script then.

May I suggest [wiki]PowerDamage[/wiki].

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actor LVL2Damage : PowerDamage
{
damagefactor "normal", 1.1
inventory.icon "MEGAA0"
}

actor LVL2 : PowerupGiver
{
+Inventory.AutoActivate
Inventory.MaxAmount 0 
Powerup.Type LVL2Damage
Powerup.Duration -2147483647
}

That's an item that last 2years that increases damage by 10%. Replace with a stronger one for lvl3 rinse lather repeat.

Although it isn't that flexible at least you don't have to do a copy of each projectile.