[Help] Decorate error, line 1, unknown game type.

[Talonos]

I'm stressed for time a little, so quick help would be appreceated.

Look in the monster resourse wad. Under the Afrit section, there is a thing called HellFire. I want to use a script to put one somewhere.

I tried spawning it with spawnspot. I tried spawning it with spawn. Neither worked, for some strange reason. Now, I'm trying to spawn it with thing_spawn. The origional one has no spawn ID, so I made a clone.

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HellFireWithSpawnID : HellFire
{    SPAWNID 222    }

I try it, and it gave me an error. Decorate error line two thousand something : Unknown game type.

So on a hunch, Bring it up to the top. The code pasted above is on the first two lines of my decorate code. Lo and behold, Decorate error line one : unknown game type.

What does this mean? How do I fix it?

[Graf Zahl]

You forgot the 'ACTOR'.

[Talonos]

Random person: You joined May third, 2004? You can't still be a n00b, like your title says, can you?

Me, in response: You'd be suprised...

Thank you Graf.

However, it still won't spawn, and I am at a loss as to why.

Here is the script, with the pertinent parts in bold:

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Script 160 (void){
SetPlayerProperty(const:1, 1, PROP_TotallyFrozen);
AmbientSound("SecuritySystemNotify",255);
Delay(123);
Print(s:"\cGWait, this place has a security system!?");
Delay(100);
Print(s:"\cGI'll switch it on.");
Delay(100);
AmbientSound("SecuritySystemOn",255);
Delay(114);
ChangeCamera(166,1,0);
AmbientSound("SecuritySystemAttacking",255);
Delay(348);
Thing_Hate(167,168,4);
ChangeCamera(164,1,0);
Thing_Activate (162); 
Thing_Hate(162,169,4);
Delay(35);
Thing_Hate(162,169,4);
ChangeCamera(165,1,0);
Thing_Activate (163);
Thing_Hate(163,170,4);
Delay(35);
ChangeCamera(0,0,0);
Print(s:"\cGSweet! That saves a lot of work!");
Delay (100);
[b]Thing_SpawnNoFog (172,222,0,0) ;
Thing_SpawnNoFog (173,221,0,171); [/b]
Print(s:"\cGWhat?");
SetPlayerProperty(const:1, 0, PROP_TotallyFrozen);
Delay (50);
AmbientSound("SecuritySystemohnoes",255);
AmbientSound("SecuritySystemohnoes",255);
AmbientSound("SecuritySystemohnoes",255);
ACS_Execute(161,2,0,0,0);
}

I have two mapspotswithgravity with TIDs of 172 and 173.

I tried spawning a stealth baron, but it won't work either.

I've tried spawning things with spawnspot, but it fails to work as well.

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Spawnspot("HellFire",173,171,0) ;
Spawnspot("FakeArchVile",173,171,0) ;

I can summon both HellFire and FakeArchVile in the console, so I know they exist. Help...

[Biff]

...I try it, and it gave me an error. Decorate error line two thousand something : Unknown game type....

This may come in handy - when you use the "edit" command from the command prompt (edit decorate.txt), that editor shows what line you are on. You can scroll fast and find the exact line.

[solarsnowfall]

@Talonos: I encountered a similar issue. Try thumbing through this thread, and see if it helps. It resolved the problem for me.

http://forum.zdoom.org/potato.php?p=148 ... ht=#148177

[solarsnowfall]

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Spawnspot("HellFire",173,171,0) ;
Spawnspot("FakeArchVile",173,171,0) ;

You're not trying to spawn two things at the same spot, at the same time, are you?

[Talonos]

One is an effect (Fire on the ground) and the other is a monster (Well, it acts like one, anyways) It shouldn't be a problem.

[solarsnowfall]

I don't know about that. Try using seperate spots.