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dead_flag is initialized to 0 and is used to control whether the player is considered dead. When health ([[extra]]) is < | dead_flag is initialized to 0 and is used to control whether the player is considered dead. When health ([[extra]]) is < 1, dead_flag is checked and then set to a random value. The value of dead_flag is then used to determine the angle of the player's view when dead. Note that up until EDuke32 1.4.0, it was possible for the random value of dead_flag to equal 0, effectively marking the player as alive again. This phenomenon occasionally resulted in the dead player's suicide counter being incremented in addition to a frag being awarded to the attacking player. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 9 January 2014
dead_flag is initialized to 0 and is used to control whether the player is considered dead. When health (extra) is < 1, dead_flag is checked and then set to a random value. The value of dead_flag is then used to determine the angle of the player's view when dead. Note that up until EDuke32 1.4.0, it was possible for the random value of dead_flag to equal 0, effectively marking the player as alive again. This phenomenon occasionally resulted in the dead player's suicide counter being incremented in addition to a frag being awarded to the attacking player.