[Xenomorph]

I am trying to figure out how to make an object created by a superpower to fire its weapon once, then die. So far I have tried making the weapon fire when the object dies, but I can't seem to find the command that forcibly kills an object after a set amount of time.

[Cboidy8888]

well i s'pose you could make the weapon have an ocl that creates something with a constant firing weapon that kills the thing that fired it

but thats a bit complicated

[Xenomorph]

I was sure there was a module that would kill it's host after a specified amount of time. That would be my ideal answer.

[sc4freak]

I think LifetimeUpdate kills (not deletes, important difference) an object after a certain period of time.

[CodeCat]

Use a FireOCL to spawn an object when the weapon is fired. The object that is created should have a LifetimeUpdate with a lifetime of 1. This object then uses FireWeaponWhenDeadBehavior to destroy the parent object. Make sure not to make the damage radius too big (even 0.5 is enough) to prevent it from also blowing up other nearby units.

[Dibelius]

the best 2 possibilities are:

- via LifetimeUpdate, as long as this object DOESN'T use a WeaponSet (objects with both in the code can't use the weapon of the WeaponSet tag)

- via FireWeaponUpdate (e.g. the ECM and microwave tanks have these)
You only have to define a weapon like this:

Weapon SpecialPowerKillObjectWeapon
  PrimaryDamage              = 1
  PrimaryDamageRadius        = 10
  AttackRange                = 15
  DamageType                 = MELEE ;I chose this type for no visual effects at death
  DeathType                  = NORMAL
  WeaponSpeed                = 999999
  RadiusDamageAffects        = SELF SUICIDE
  DelayBetweenShots          = 1000 ;the time between 1st and 2nd hit (here 1 sec)
  ClipSize                   = 2
  ClipReloadTime             = 0
  AutoReloadsClip            = No
End

How this works:
The weapon fires once immediately when the object exists but DOESN'T kill it. "DelayBetweenShots" defines when the second and final hit comes and "ClipSize" of 2 makes it possible that this suicide weapon needs a second shot to really destroy the object.
Maybe you must play a little bit with the hit points of the object (but I don't think so). That means you definetly need an "ActiveBody" tag.

[Xenomorph]

Thanks much.