[fixed] "Thing_SetGoal" Argument 4 Problem

Post by **Tormentor667** » Thu May 18, 2006 13:59

I found a evil bug

Just test the following wad:
http://home.arcor.de/tormentor667/test2.zip
In the left room, the path nodes and Thing_SetGoal parts are assigned to the thing by Script, in the right room, they are directly assigned to the thing with the special. In the right room it works fine, but in the left room it doesn't (and so it doesn't in Stronghold what's pretty bad

So the problem is obvious: The fourth argument set to 1 only works if the special is directly assigned to a monster, but doesn't work if done via script (so in Stronghold it doesn't work

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Phobus · Post by **Phobus** » Thu May 18, 2006 14:08

Just an additional note:

If you edit your zspecial lump to allow you to have 6 arguments on Set_ThingSpecial, it appears not to work anyway (You have to edit it to put a 4th argument in, and make it compile), however that might be because I was having that command followed by another Set_ThingSpecial, so it still doesn't work for Stronghold, or at least my rather dodgy handling of the scripts.

I'll experiment some more before saying this is definite, but it seems to be the case.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu May 18, 2006 14:10

Ugh...

Stupid typo.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu May 18, 2006 14:12

Phobus wrote:Just an additional note:

If you edit your zspecial lump to allow you to have 6 arguments on Set_ThingSpecial, it appears not to work anyway (You have to edit it to put a 4th argument in, and make it compile), however that might be because I was having that command followed by another Set_ThingSpecial, so it still doesn't work for Stronghold, or at least my rather dodgy handling of the scripts.

I'll experiment some more before saying this is definite, but it seems to be the case.

You cannot edit an action special to have more than 5 args. 5 is the limit the engine supports.

Phobus · Post by **Phobus** » Thu May 18, 2006 14:15

Well, that would explain why it wasn't working then...

Still, judging by this threads new home, I'd say you've fixed it.

Post by **Tormentor667** » Thu May 18, 2006 15:48

Graf Zahl wrote:Ugh...
Stupid typo.

Great, so it's fixed

New version when?

*Mr.Impatience*

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu May 18, 2006 16:00

Uploading right now. Please keep in mind that from tomorrow I won't be able to do any more work due to my vacation so if there's another problem you will have to wait until next Sunday.