Random spread with A_MonsterProjectile

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How would you get a monster's projectiles to have random spread in deco hack? I can think of a very hacky solution using random jumps and pre-determined angles, but if there's a more elegant way of doing this I'd love to know.

[kalensar]

Heres how I did it on my SSG for my Code Zleek Doom Zandronum mod for a bullet tracer. I'm not sure about Deco Hack because I dont write for MBF21, but the technique is probably similar.

 

TNT1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0 A_FIRECUSTOMMISSILE("Tracer", random(11,-11),0,0,0,0,random(7,-7))

Heres How I did it in the same mod for a Shotgunner.

 

	TNT1 A 0 A_SPOSATTACKUSEATKSOUND	
	TNT1 AAA 0  A_CUSTOMMISSILE("Tracer",28,0,random(22,-22))

 

And here is the TRACER actor

 

Actor Tracer: Doomimpball
{ 
   Height 1 
   Radius 1  
  Damage  0
   Scale 0.25 
   //+ROCKETTRAIL
   Deathsound "NONE"
   Attacksound "NONE"
   SeeSound "none"
   Projectile
   Speed 65
    States
	 {
	   Spawn:
	    BAL1 A 5 BRIGHT A_SPAWNITEM("TRACER2")
		//BAL1 A 1 BRIGHT A_SPAWNITEM("TRACER2")
		 Loop
		 Death:	
		   ///TNT1 A 0 A_EXPLODE(0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"BulletPuff")
		   TNT1 A 0
		  
		  Stop
}}	

Actor Tracer2 :BUlletpuff{}

 

Edited May 7, 2024 by kalensar

[magicsofa]

DecoHack is just a tool, not a modding standard. I assume you meant MBF21 or DSDHacked?

 

From my brief research it doesn't look like you can randomize parameters like you can in DECORATE/Zscript. 

Edited May 7, 2024 by magicsofa