[1.20.2] `action_on_death` not working with bientity action `actor_action`

[Reniel80]

In my case with the power type change_resource
This action_on_death it is very important if you want to reset binary resources to 0
If you use delay to change resource to 0 when time is over and you die in the middle... everything becomes a chaos.. all resources remain in 1.

[eggohito]

I cannot reproduce this issue. Are you sure you need to use actor_action? Because in the context of the action_on_death power type (or any of the power types related to dealing/taking damage), the actor is the attacker entity while the target is the entity being attacked

[Reniel80]

If you need to change_resource to 0 when you die to reset a resource value used as counter for example *:*_counter

action_on_hit -> change_resource -> *:*_counter -> add 1

but a target_action (enemy) cannot change your *:*_counter value to zero if you die.
an actor_action (you) must do it using action_on_death (your death) -> change_resource -> *:*_counter -> set 0

otherwise i must use:

condition: *:*_counter > 0
prevent_death -> change_resource -> *:*_counter -> set 0
execute_command -> /kill @s

Although this works... this is not a clean solution, but using action_on_death (your death) would be perfect and direct.

[eggohito]

but a target_action (enemy) cannot change your *:*_counter value to zero if you die.
an actor_action (you) must do it using action_on_death (your death) -> change_resource -> *:*_counter -> set 0

As I've said before, actor_action would refer to the attacker entity. You're supposed to use target_action, since that would refer to the entity that has been attacked, which in the case for the action_on_death power type, will be you, the entity that died, which also have the power

Currently, you're trying to set the value of the *:*_counter resource from the entity that attacked you, which wouldn't work since the entity wouldn't have the resource that only you have

[eggohito]

Here's an example that does exactly what you described, but with the proper actor and target context:

{
    type: "apoli:multiple",
    tracker: {
        type: "apoli:resource",
        min: 0,
        max: 20,
        hud_render: {
            should_render: true
        }
    },
    add_to_tracker: {
        type: "apoli:action_on_hit",
        bientity_action: {
            type: "apoli:actor_action",         //  `actor_action` is used here, because the actor would be you, the attacker
            action: {
                type: "apoli:change_resource",
                resource: "*:*_tracker",
                change: 1
            }
        }
    },
    reset_tracker: {
        type: "apoli:action_on_death",
        bientity_action: {
            type: "apoli:target_action",        //  `target_action` is used here, because the target would be you, the entity that died
            action: {
                type: "apoli:change_resource",
                resource: "*:*_tracker",
                change: 0,
                operation: "set"
            }
        }
    }
}

[Reniel80]

Wow!!! that explains everything. Thanks for your enlightenment.