Code Custom Weapon class help (typecasting)

[Excalibolg]

I added some new variables that should be used for all weapons. My custom weapons set these variables, but I need some place to store some defaults. For this purpose I though I could simply use a class that extends Weapon.

class CustomWeapon extends Weapon
    abstract;

var byte Foobar;

defaultproperties
{
}

Problem is: I can't typecast to this class.

if (Pawn.Weapon != None)
  if (CustomWeapon(Pawn.Weapon) != None)
     log("worked");
  else
     log("did not work");
else
  log("no pawn.weapon");

just fills my log with "did not work". I just can't put my finger on what I'm doing wrong

 

[Benjamin]

If I'm correct you're trying to cast one of the standard weapons to your own class? This isn't possible, since said objects branch off in a different direction (KFWeapon -> SpecificWeaponClass) and don't contain any information from your CustomWeapon class. It's just the way classes work in general.

 

[Excalibolg]

I see, how would I go about doing this then? My structure looks like this

Winchester -> CustomWinchester
Katana -> CustomKatana

and so on. Each of the custom classes has some variables and functions they share. Now when I need to access a Weapon at some point I obviously don't want to check "Is it a CustomWinchester? Access CustomWinchester(Weapon).Foobar. Is it a CustomKatana? Acess CustomKatana(Weapon).Foobar" etc. Is it possible to replace the underlying reference to Weapon with my CustomWeapon?

Any easy way out of this dilemma?


Edit: For now I just bit into the sour apple and copied all the weapon code over and changed the references (CustomWinchester -> CustomKFWeaponShotgun -> CustomKFWeapon etc)

 

[Benjamin]

Any easy way out of this dilemma?

Unfortunately not. If writing a mod you could modify KFWeapon and recompile the package, but it would only be playable with others that have the same package (and thus not online unless people are willing to replace their packages with those that will only let them play on your server).

 

[FluX]

Couldn't you change this into a mutator that allows all of this to happen? This wouldn't have the need to alter the original file in the first place and will be downloaded like normal so you have both files. Obviously if you change the original file, compile as a different name.

 

[Excalibolg]

The problem is since I'm adding something that every weapon needs accessed I have to take every weapon, copy them over, adjust their Pickup class and entire heritage... Bothersome, but if there's no other way out of this

 

[Benjamin]

Couldn't you change this into a mutator that allows all of this to happen? This wouldn't have the need to alter the original file in the first place and will be downloaded like normal so you have both files. Obviously if you change the original file, compile as a different name.

As far as I'm aware, no.