[Tutorial] Buyable powerups in Scripting

Hey guys, im here with a simple tutorial on how to add buyable powerups. This is what the end result should look like

So lets start with the script, open up your mapname.gsc located in root/usermaps/mapname/scritps/zm/mapname.gsc
Make sure you dont open the CSC

Now somewhere at the top of the gsc, add this

#using scripts\zm\_zm_score;

At the bottom of the main function, add this

thread buyable_powerup();

Now at the bottom of your gsc paste this

function buyable_powerup()
{
	level.buyable_powerup_cost = 100; // Cost for powerup
	level.buyable_powerup_cooldown = 20; // Cooldown in seconds for buyable trigger
	while(1)
	{
		while(1)
		{
			buyable_powerup_trig = GetEnt("buyable_powerup_trig", "targetname");	
			buyable_powerup_trig SetHintString("Press and hold &&1 to spawn Powerup [Cost: " + level.buyable_powerup_cost + "]");
			buyable_powerup_trig SetCursorHint("HINT_NOICON");
			buyable_powerup_spawn = struct::get( "powerup_spawn", "targetname" );
			buyable_powerup_trig waittill("trigger", player);

			if(player.score >= level.buyable_powerup_cost)
			{
				player zm_score::minus_to_player_score(level.buyable_powerup_cost);

				break;
			}
		}

		/*
			If you want a specific powerup, then uncomment the buyable_powerup_spawn below and delete or comment out the one above it.
			Available Powerups: double_points, free_perk, full_ammo, nuke, fire_sale, carpenter, insta_kill, shield_charge, bonfire_sale,
		*/

		buyable_powerup_spawn thread zm_powerups::special_powerup_drop(buyable_powerup_spawn.origin);
		//buyable_powerup_spawn thread zm_powerups::specific_powerup_drop("full_ammo", buyable_powerup_spawn.origin);

		buyable_powerup_trig SetHintString("Recharing...");

		wait(level.buyable_powerup_cooldown);
	}
}

Now for the radiant part, all you need is two things, the trigger to buy the powerup and the script_struct for where the powerup will spawn.
Make a trigger_use with this kvp

"buyable_powerup_trig", "targetname"

Make a script_struct with this kvp

"powerup_spawn", "targetname"

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[Tutorial] Buyable powerups

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