[DECORATE] VictimTID

Post by **Xaser** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:49 pm

Hmm... if this is added, it would make possible an idea that someone was discussing on IRC earlier today... the ability to make a weapon that behaves like the Demi attack from the FF series (cuts an enemy's health in half). Either way, this would be quite useful for several different things, assuming it's even possible.

Post by **NiGHTMARE** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:54 pm

What happens if two or more target get hit by VictimTID projectiles at the same time?

Lumpy · Post by **Lumpy** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:16 pm

The special would be applied to all of them when, and if they got hit. That is the point of Cutty's request. He wants the weapon special to be applied to every thing that gets hit by it's projectile no matter what their tid is.

And the easiest way of doing that is generalizing it into VictimTID.

Either that or write a line in DECORATE for each tid possile. Which is what 255, or 999?

Post by **NiGHTMARE** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:20 pm

I get that. But think about the sequence of events for a moment:

1) There's a script which checks for VictimTID to be set.

2) Target is hit by projectile, and VictimTID is set.

3) Script begins.

4) While the script is still running, another target is hit by projectile.

Since the script is still running when a new VictimTID is set, I'm thinking that thereotically either the second target wouldn't trigger the script at all, or it would immediately transfer from the first target to the second.

Basically, there are two potential problems:

1) How can a script detect that a new VictimTID is set when the script has just been triggered and hasn't yet terminated?

1) Can a single script be running more than once, at the same time?

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:25 pm

I guess he wants it for a special weapon which probably has a very low refire rate.

Lumpy · Post by **Lumpy** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:55 pm

Oh O.K. Nightmare I see your point. I don't believe more than one instance of a script can be running at the same time. So I totally get your point now. I never thought about that.

Post by **Caligari87** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:31 pm

I would think that VictimTID would be a unique identifier, not any particular number, and once the weapon, projectile, or script that was using stopped, the tid would be freed. As for multiple instances of the script, that would be up to what special was being used to execute said script, and the unique victimTID would go to each instance.

Basicly, this would be an "invisible TID", that existed, but only for what was calling it. Theroeticly, it would be a byte, so up to 255 monsters could be affected individually.

Doomguy0505 · Post by **Doomguy0505** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:13 am

http://www.zdoom.org/wiki/index.php?tit ... cuteAlways

Post by **Enjay** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:35 am

What about 2 monsters who get hit by the same shot? eg a ripper projectile or an explosion damage.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:14 am

First hit counts.

Post by **Caligari87** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:15 am

Or they're assigned the same victimtid.