XWE problem: saves decorate but actor dont behave

[D_GARG]

so, I have this monster actor which I downloaded and modifyed for my own project, I edit this in XWE and it does save the code, but when I test the actor in GZDOOM via doombuilder it behaves like if I never modifyed it, infact it behaves exactly like the original WAD I started my work on. the DECORATE entry contains a shitload of code for many other actors I imported. So I need some help figure this pain out.

here is code

//////////////////////
//////Speed Demon///// 
/////By StarScream////
//////////////////////

ACTOR SpeedDemon : cacodemon 30122
{
  obituary "%o was to slow for a SpeedDemon."
  hitobituary "%o was swallowed by a SpeedDemon."
  health 1
  radius 31
  height 56
  mass 400
  speed 25
  painchance 128
  BloodColor "99 50 0"
  seesound "caco/sight"
  painsound "caco/pain"
  deathsound "caco/death"
  activesound "caco/active"
  attacksound "caco/melee"
  MONSTER
  +FLOAT
  +NOGRAVITY
  +DONTHARMSPECIES
  +DONTHURTSPECIES
  +FloatBob
  states
  {
  Spawn:
    PHED A 1 A_Look
    loop
  See:
    PHED A 3 A_Chase
    loop
  Missile:
    PHED B 0 A_Jump(128,14)
    PHED BC 5 A_FaceTarget
    PHED D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED B 0 A_FaceTarget
    PHED D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED B 0 A_FaceTarget
    PHED D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED B 0 A_FaceTarget
    PHED D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED B 0 A_FaceTarget
    PHED D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED CB 5 A_FaceTarget
    goto See
    PHED BC 5 A_FaceTarget
    PHED D 0 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED D 0 bright A_HeadAttack
    PHED D 2 bright A_HeadAttack
    goto See
  Pain:
    PHED E 3
    PHED E 3 A_Pain
    PHED F 6
    goto See
  Death:
    PHED G 0 //ACS_ExecuteAlways(700, 0, 750)
    PHED G 8 A_ChangeFlag(FLOATBOB,0)
    PHED H 8 A_Scream
    PHED IJ 8
    PHED K 8 A_NoBlocking
    PHED L -1 A_SetFloorClip
    stop
  Raise:
    PHED L 8 A_UnSetFloorClip
    PHED KJIHG 8
    goto See
  }
}

[Kappes Buur]

I'm not well versed with DECORATE, but one thing to remember when using inheritance is not to duplicate code.
See the note on top of the page http://zdoom.org/wiki/Classes:Cacodemon .
I replaced the custom sprite reference with the AgathoDemon sprite.
Seems to work, except it moves a bit jittery.

ACTOR SpeedDemon : cacodemon 30122
{
  obituary "%o was too slow for a SpeedDemon."  // too
  hitobituary "%o was swallowed by a SpeedDemon."
  health 1
  // radius 31
  // height 56
  // mass 400
  speed 25
  // painchance 128
  BloodColor "99 50 0"
  // seesound "caco/sight"
  // painsound "caco/pain"
  // deathsound "caco/death"
  // activesound "caco/active"
  // attacksound "caco/melee"
  // MONSTER
  // +FLOAT
  // +NOGRAVITY
  +DONTHARMSPECIES
  +DONTHURTSPECIES
  +FloatBob
  states
  {
  Spawn:
    AGAH A 1 A_Look
    loop
  See:
    AGAH A 3 A_Chase
    loop
  Missile:
    AGAH B 0 A_Jump(128,14)
    AGAH BC 5 A_FaceTarget
    AGAH D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH B 0 A_FaceTarget
    AGAH D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH B 0 A_FaceTarget
    AGAH D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH B 0 A_FaceTarget
    AGAH D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH B 0 A_FaceTarget
    AGAH D 1 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH CB 5 A_FaceTarget
    goto See
    AGAH BC 5 A_FaceTarget
    AGAH D 0 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH D 0 bright A_HeadAttack
    AGAH D 2 bright A_HeadAttack
    goto See
  // Pain:
  //   AGAH E 3
  //   AGAH E 3 A_Pain
  //   AGAH F 6
  //   goto See
  Death:
    AGAH G 0 //ACS_ExecuteAlways(700, 0, 750)
    AGAH G 8 A_ChangeFlag(FLOATBOB,0)
    AGAH H 8 A_Scream
    AGAH IJ 8
    AGAH K 8 A_NoBlocking
    AGAH L -1 A_SetFloorClip
    stop
  Raise:
    AGAH L 8 A_UnSetFloorClip
    AGAH KJIHG 8
    goto See
  }
}

http://files.drdteam.org/index.php/files/get/BQpSXI2C_9/speed-demon.zip

[D_GARG]

could it be so, that I add // to the areas you did, and keep the sprites as they are and still have it working?

[Kappes Buur]

If your sprites have a corresponding full set of rotations, then yes, by all means use them.
I used the AgathoDemon just to show a different set of sprites from the standard ones.

The lines marked with // are redundant in your code as they will be inherited from the
original code. Basically, // turns anything behind them into comments and are ignored at
compilation time. Therefore you can either keep them or delete them from your code.

Yes, that should work for you.

I included the example so that you can take it apart with Slade3. :-)