How to drain health from the player via acs script?

[VGamingJunkie]

In order to make it something of a timed thing, I tried making a script to drain the player's health every second, but I don't know how. I tried using 'takeinventory("Health",1);' but it didn't work. I've got this much:

script 1 open
{
(Need line to take away one point of health)
delay(35);
restart;
}

[Gez]

Instead of trying to take health as if it were an inventory item, use a damage function. Your choice of DamageThing, Thing_Damage, Thing_Damage2.

[VGamingJunkie]

I get a "Function (Whichever one I try) is used but not defined." error.

[Gez]

These functions are defined in zcommon.acs. That's why you have to use #include "zcommon.acs" at the top of each script lump.

Also, an OPEN script belongs to the world, so you'll probably want to use an ENTER script instead.

[VGamingJunkie]

Yeah, you also answered me on the ZDoom Forum. Can't believe I forgot about that. Well, my problem's fixed anyway.

#include "zcommon.acs"
Script 1 Enter
{
DamageThing(1);
Delay(35);
Restart;
}


works like a charm.