Replicate Spawn Cubes?

[BlazingPhoenix]

Is it possible to make a projectile that inherits from the Spawn Cube but make it so it spawns different monsters instead?(like Heretic monsters for example?)

[Phobus]

Yes, and if you can't work it out yourself you really need some help

[TheDarkArchon]

You can? That's news to me. You can make a new actor and use A_SpawnItem but not in herit and change directly.

[BlazingPhoenix]

*Goes ahead with a Spawn Cube spawning Heretic and MRW monsters*

[Graf Zahl]

You can't replicate the spawn cube. The reason for this is that A_SpawnFly is both responsible for checking the destination spot and spawning the monsters. If these were different code pointers you could do something about it - but they aren't.

[Tormentor667]

You can't replicate the spawn cube. The reason for this is that A_SpawnFly is both responsible for checking the destination spot and spawning the monsters. If these were different code pointers you could do something about it - but they aren't.

Why not just splitting this hardcoded thing up into two functions?

[TheDarkArchon]

Easy. You'll break DeHackEd patches.

[Phobus]

Well, I wouldn't inherit the code if I were to do it myself. I think I just read the title when I replied. But all of you should know what to do to make something that replicates the behaviour for any monster, especially if I've got an idea I think would work

[Graf Zahl]

You can't do it without this code pointer. It's the only means to get the cube to its destination.

[BlazingPhoenix]

Why not just change the Death Frame? *hides*

[TheDarkArchon]

Because it won't work.

[BlazingPhoenix]

So lemme get this straight:
1. you can make a custom actor using the actions that the spawn cube uses
2. you can't inherit directly from the Spawn Cube

Am I right?

[Graf Zahl]

Of course not.