Difficulty setting adjustments via scripting?

[everennui]

I have a secret on a delay that requires flawless strafe running. It's a very tight window. I want to increase the delay of the door close by a few ticks for difficulties below UV(HMP? Thoughts?).

 

Is it possible to target specific difficulties via ACS?

 

If so can someone point me in the right direction?

[Graf Zahl]

Yes. ACS has a function called 'gameskill()'

 

[Nevander]

Yep, exactly as Graf suggests. Here's a quick example in which the door will close after 8 seconds if on UV or NM, 10 seconds if on HMP, and finally 15 seconds if on HNTR or ITYTD. It also makes the door speed fast if on a harder skill, tweak the script to your heart's content to account for seconds and also door speeds.

 

if(GameSkill() >= SKILL_HARD)
{
	Delay(35 * 8); // The very minimum amount of tics for a PERFECT strafe...
	Door_Close(tag, 64, 0); // ...with fast door close
}
else if(GameSkill() == SKILL_NORMAL)
{
	Delay(35 * 10); // Two more seconds of leeway...
	Door_Close(tag, 64, 0); // ...still with fast door
}
else if(GameSkill() <= SKILL_EASY)
{
	Delay(35 * 15); // Finally, plenty of extra time if on easy skill...
	Door_Close(tag, 16, 0); // ...and now with slow door
}

 

[Gez]

You can either use SetLineSpecial to change the delay on a Door_Raise in an OPEN script, or use Door_Open, TagWait, Delay, and Door_Close in a manual script to sorta replicate the working of a Door_Raise thinker. In either case you'll use GameSkill to figure out how long to wait.