shoot and setshootparams help...

[prozac424242]

Ok, I got this npc weapon that does the setshootparams.
then what i want it to shoot at, it reads the params like #p(0).
But what i want to happen: I want the amount that the player send in his shootparam to be passed on AND deducted from a string value.
ie:

NPC Code:

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if (playerenters){toweapons working shooter;}

if (weaponfired)

{

//this.getpower will be gotten from a string

// with strtofloat(#s(string))

// but for the porposes of this test....



this.getpower=1.5;

setshootparams #v(this.getpower);

shoot playerx,playery,0,3.14/2,3.14/4,this.getpower,hatnpc,1;

}

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and the object to shoot at (up, direction 0 for above code)
set a big gif for it like.. state.png or something

NPC Code:

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if (created)

{

show;

this.stuffpower=100;

}



// when it gets shot...

if (actionprojectile)

{



// this is an error... how the &*@% do you read #p(0)

// for use in a real/int math operation?

this.what=#p(0);



this.stuffpower-=this.what;



// this works ok ... message code..

message #p(0) - #v(this.stonepower);



}

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Any ideas how to get the variable #p(0)
passed on to do a math operation with????? anyone????