# This guy won't fire his laser
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-guy-wont-fire-his-laser/5599
**Category:** The Toolbox
**Created:** [March 26, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-guy-wont-fire-his-laser/5599 "2014-03-26T02:38:35Z")
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### Author:  [@Zomboner](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zomboner)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-guy-wont-fire-his-laser/5599/1 "2014-03-26T02:38:35Z")
Okay, this looks to be the correct forum. Anyway, I tried my hand at adding a new creature into the game. It works, spawns as expected and seems to be all around functional but will not fire the laser. I just get the message that the barrel spins but nothing happens. Any ideas and/or did I forget to add something? Thanks in advance
The Raws:
“type” : “MONSTER”,
“id” : “mod\_umbra\_trooper”,
“name”: “Umbra Trooper”,
“species”:“MAMMAL”,
“symbol”:"@",
“color”:“dkgray”,
“size”:“MEDIUM”,
“material”:“flesh”,
“diff”:3,
“aggression”:100,
“morale”:100,
“speed”:90,
“melee\_skill”:0,
“melee\_dice”:0,
“melee\_dice\_sides”:0,
“melee\_cut”:0,
“dodge”:1,
“armor\_bash”:8,
“armor\_cut”:4,
“item\_chance”:20,
“luminance”:0,
“hp”:100,
“special\_freq”:2,
“death\_function”:[“NORMAL”, “ZOMBIE”],
“special\_attack”:“LASER”,
“description”:“A trooper working for the umbra corporation, tasked with sterilizing the area. He thinks you’re infected.”,
“flags”:[“SEES”, “HEARS”, “WARM”, “BLEED”, “VIS40”],
“categories”:[“CLASSIC”]
},
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### Author:  [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-guy-wont-fire-his-laser/5599/2 "2014-03-26T03:26:34Z")
First issue is whether the trooper’s out in the sunlight: that’s the call to the solar-powered laser turret.
After that, we’d have to check monattack.cpp and see if there’s some other problem.
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### Author:  [@Zomboner](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zomboner)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-guy-wont-fire-his-laser/5599/3 "2014-03-26T05:14:06Z")
Yep, debugged some sunny weather and it worked. Didn’t realize it was solar powered. Thanks a bunch, I feel so smurt lol