Counting shots with Decorate

[rivethead_]

I want to implement a mechanic with a custom weapon in GZDoom that makes the weapon fire an explosive round every 3 shots, similar to the Sheriff's Carbine in Roboquest, but I need a little guidance on how to set the weapon up to properly count its own shots.

[Kan3]

You could use a "custom inventory trick":

You create a "dummy item" and you give it to the player every time you shoot normally, then, right before the shooting sequence, you check if the player has 3 of those dummy items and if he does, you make the thing return to another state where you make the weapon shoot the explosive round (and clear the player's inventory from the dummy items)

Edited September 29, 2022 by Kan3
Not if statement necessary

[rivethead_]

48 minutes ago, Kan3 said:

You could use a "custom inventory trick":

You create a "dummy item" and you give it to the player every time you shoot normally, then, right before the shooting sequence, you check if the player has 3 of those dummy items and if he does, you make the thing return to another state where you make the weapon shoot the explosive round (and clear the player's inventory from the dummy items)

 

thank you for the input

[ramon.dexter]

or you can avoid inventory trick and directly use user vars in decorate.