ACS scripting problem

[C30N9]

Script 5 (void)
{
int FI;

Floor_RaiseByValueTimes8(15,24,11);
Delay(35);
Floor_LowerByValueTimes8(14,10,7);
Delay(70);
SetFont("SMALLFONT");
HudMessageBold(s:"Bringing Imps to a whole new level"; HUDMSG_TYPEON, 0, CR_DARKGREEN, 0.5, 0.45, 1.5, 0.07,1.0);
Delay(70);

FI = 0;
While (FI < 12) {
Fi++;
Thing_Spawn(Random (16,19), 201, 90, 20);
Delay(70);
}

While ( FI = 12 )
{
While( ThingCount (201, 20) > 0 )
{
Delay(35);
Floor_LowerToLowest(15,24);
}
}
}

In this code, monsters should be spawned in random spots till they reach 12. After that, the script must check if all of these monsters with 20 TID are dead, if so, it should make a floor to be lowered.

But I keep getting the problem "Missing ')'" at line:
While ( FI = 12 )

Any ideas to fix this?

[Memfis]

Shouldn't it be

C30N9 said:

While ( FI == 12 )

?

"=" and "==" are different things. "b = 2" gives "b" a value of 2 but "b == 2" returns TRUE if b = 2 and FALSE if b != 2.

[C30N9]

Memfis saves the day. Thanks.

One more thing, what is the angle that makes the new monsters look south?

EDIT: Nevermind.

[C30N9]

Another problem, according to the above script, after the spawning event finishes, the floor will be lowered by itself. Also, if the monsters' count reaches 0, a message pops up saying:
"Runaway Script 5 Terminated"

[Memfis]

Try this:

While ( FI == 12 )
{

if ( ThingCount (201, 20) == 0 ) // if all imps are dead then do something
{
Floor_LowerToLowest(15,24);
FI = 0; 
}

Delay(35);
}

I change the value of FI after the floor lowers so that the script stops working. I think you get that "script terminated" message because the script gets stuck in an infinite loop.

[gggmork]

If you want to keep checking for all monsters being dead, then lower the floor ONCE after they're all dead:

I'd delete this line and below it:
While ( FI = 12 )

Then replace with this:

int checkingForAllDead = 1;
while(checkingForAllDead == 1)
{
    if( ThingCount (201, 20) == 0 )
    {
        Floor_LowerToLowest(15,24);
        checkingForAllDead = 0;
    }
    delay(1);
}

or you can just put while(checkingForAllDead)

Or here's the same thing using a break instead of an extra variable (while(1) is an infinite loope so needs to be broken out of):

while(1)
{
    if( ThingCount (201, 20) == 0 )
    {
        Floor_LowerToLowest(15,24);
        break;
    }
    delay(1);
}

make the delay number higher if you want it to be less computationally intensive (but then it'd only check every n ticks instead of every tic so might have a delay before lowering.

[C30N9]

Thank you for your help.

How to remove sector's damaging ability by ACS? I tried using "SectorDamage" and "Sector_SetDamage" setting the amount and type/mod to 0. The sectors originally damage as "Hell slime" or 20 per second.

Any idea?

[gggmork]

Boom has "lower floor and remove effect" type of stuff, but I don't see that for acs "doom in hexen" maps. I found this page:
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Sector_damage

If all else fails, I would know how to do the sectordamage option probably. Make your intended damaging sectors normal/nondamaging, but tag them:

int floorIsDamaging = 1;
script 1 open
{
    while(floorIsDamaging)
    {
        SectorDamage (int tag, int amount, str type, str protection_item, int flags)
        delay(35);
    }
}

then when you want them to not damage, set floorIsDamaging to 0.

[C30N9]

gggmork said:

Boom has "lower floor and remove effect" type of stuff, but I don't see that for acs "doom in hexen" maps. I found this page:
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Sector_damage

If all else fails, I would know how to do the sectordamage option probably. Make your intended damaging sectors normal/nondamaging, but tag them:

then when you want them to not damage, set floorIsDamaging to 0.

That's pretty neat, it worked fine.

[Gez]

gggmork said:

Boom has "lower floor and remove effect" type of stuff, but I don't see that for acs "doom in hexen" maps.

Every linetype in Boom has a corresponding Hexen-style special in ZDoom. You'd probably want to look at Generic_Floor.

[gggmork]

Cool, I skimmed past that one.

[C30N9]

Are there any ways to make the intermission screen ingame? (%Kills, Items and Secrets?)

[gggmork]

http://zdoom.org/wiki/GetLevelInfo

Here's a guess:

int percentSecrets = (getLevelInfo(LEVELINFO_FOUND_SECRETS)*100) / getLevelInfo(LEVELINFO_TOTAL_SECRETS)*1.0;

print(f: percentSecrets);

to find percent its:
found / total = ?/100
then cross multiply:
? = (100*found)/total

The 1.0 crap is because integer division cuts off remainder:
5/4 is just 1 even
but:
5.0 / 4 or 5 / 4.0 makes a decimal (fixed point) answer like normal)
but if both are decimal you have to use fixeddiv():
fixeddiv(5.0, 4.0)

Or something, didn't test any of that.