[SORTED] How to write negative numbers?

[a.greene]

Stand down, I seem to have figured it out

ACTION_IF GAME_IS ~bgee bg2ee~ BEGIN
	COPY_EXISTING_REGEXP ".*\.cre" override
		READ_BYTE 0x272 race
		PATCH_MATCH "%race%" WITH
		199 142 113 BEGIN
        	LPF ADD_CRE_EFFECT INT_VAR opcode = 178 target = 2 timing = 9 parameter1 = (IDS_OF_SYMBOL (~race~ ~dwarf~)) parameter2 = 4 special = "-4" END
            END
	  DEFAULT
	  END
   BUT_ONLY
END

Edited November 1 by a.greene

[subtledoctor]

I have also used

special = (0 - 4)

 

[a.greene]

@subtledoctor Thank you!