actor_effects_and_data.lua

-- simple extension to Smurth's shoot_effects code to bring back a feature
-- from Rulix's original mod: allow setting up weapon equivalences in wpn_fx

-- modify shoot_effect actor_effects.script to include:
function shoot_effect(wpn)
	-- only showing the code that matters
	local sect = wpn:section()

	if not wpn_fx[sect] then
		return
	elseif type(wpn_fx[sect]) ~= "table" then
		local seen = {}
		local lookup = sect
		while type(wpn_fx[lookup]) == "string" and not seen[lookup] do
			seen[lookup] = true
			lookup = wpn_fx[lookup]
		end
		-- cache results, this is called on every shot
		-- non-table value means looping definition or bad/missing entry
		if type(wpn_fx[lookup]) ~= "table" then
			wpn_fx[sect] = nil
			return
		else
			wpn_fx[sect] = wpn_fx[lookup]
		end
	end

	-- etc.
end

-- now instead of this in actor_effects_data.script
-- where these 3 guns have the same anims
wpn_fx = {
--
--	9x18mm
--
	wpn_aek919k = {
		s = {1, 2},
		r = 1,
		e = { {1.7}, {0.6}, {0.8, 1}, {4, 0}, {2.1, 0}, {0} },
		p = {},
	},

	wpn_pm = {
		s = {1, 2},
		r = 1,
		e = { {1.7}, {0.6}, {0.8, 1}, {4, 0}, {2.1, 0}, {0} },
		p = {},
	},

	wpn_pm_actor = {
		s = {1, 2},
		r = 1,
		e = { {1.7}, {0.6}, {0.8, 1}, {4, 0}, {2.1, 0}, {0} },
		p = {},
	},
}

-- you can instead do this
wpn_fx = {
--
--	9x18mm
--
	wpn_aek919k = "wpn_pm",

	wpn_pm = {
		s = {1, 2},
		r = 1,
		e = { {1.7}, {0.6}, {0.8, 1}, {4, 0}, {2.1, 0}, {0} },
		p = {},
	},

	wpn_pm_actor = "wpn_pm",
}