diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 58a6994778..c3e2419004 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -855,7 +855,6 @@ set( NOT_COMPILED_SOURCE_FILES
 	${OTHER_SYSTEM_SOURCES}
 	sc_man_scanner.h
 	sc_man_scanner.re
-	g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp
 	g_hexen/a_fighterplayer.cpp
 	g_hexen/a_fighterquietus.cpp
 	g_hexen/a_flechette.cpp
diff --git a/src/g_hexen/a_fighteraxe.cpp b/src/g_hexen/a_fighteraxe.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp b/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 84eca78b79..0000000000
--- a/src/g_hexen/a_fighterhammer.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/*
-#include "actor.h"
-#include "gi.h"
-#include "m_random.h"
-#include "s_sound.h"
-#include "d_player.h"
-#include "a_action.h"
-#include "p_local.h"
-#include "a_action.h"
-#include "p_pspr.h"
-#include "gstrings.h"
-#include "a_hexenglobal.h"
-#include "vm.h"
-*/
-
-const double HAMMER_RANGE = 1.5 * MELEERANGE;
-
-static FRandom pr_hammeratk ("FHammerAtk");
-
-//============================================================================
-//
-// A_FHammerAttack
-//
-//============================================================================
-
-DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_FHammerAttack)
-{
-	PARAM_ACTION_PROLOGUE(AActor);
-
-	DAngle angle;
-	int damage;
-	DAngle slope;
-	int i;
-	player_t *player;
-	FTranslatedLineTarget t;
-	PClassActor *hammertime;
-
-	if (NULL == (player = self->player))
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
-	AActor *pmo=player->mo;
-
-	damage = 60+(pr_hammeratk()&63);
-	hammertime = PClass::FindActor("HammerPuff");
-	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
-	{
-		for (int j = 1; j >= -1; j -= 2)
-		{
-			angle = pmo->Angles.Yaw + j*i*(45. / 32);
-			slope = P_AimLineAttack(pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, &t, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
-			if (t.linetarget != NULL)
-			{
-				P_LineAttack(pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, NAME_Melee, hammertime, true, &t);
-				if (t.linetarget != NULL)
-				{
-					AdjustPlayerAngle(pmo, &t);
-					if (t.linetarget->flags3 & MF3_ISMONSTER || t.linetarget->player)
-					{
-						t.linetarget->Thrust(t.angleFromSource, 10);
-					}
-					pmo->weaponspecial = false; // Don't throw a hammer
-					goto hammerdone;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	// didn't find any targets in meleerange, so set to throw out a hammer
-	angle = pmo->Angles.Yaw;
-	slope = P_AimLineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, NULL, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
-	if (P_LineAttack (pmo, angle, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, NAME_Melee, hammertime, true) != NULL)
-	{
-		pmo->weaponspecial = false;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		pmo->weaponspecial = true;
-	}
-hammerdone:
-	// Don't spawn a hammer if the player doesn't have enough mana
-	if (player->ReadyWeapon == NULL ||
-		!player->ReadyWeapon->CheckAmmo (player->ReadyWeapon->bAltFire ?
-			AWeapon::AltFire : AWeapon::PrimaryFire, false, true))
-	{ 
-		pmo->weaponspecial = false;
-	}
-	return 0;		
-}
-
-//============================================================================
-//
-// A_FHammerThrow
-//
-//============================================================================
-
-DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_FHammerThrow)
-{
-	PARAM_ACTION_PROLOGUE(AActor);
-
-	AActor *mo;
-	player_t *player;
-
-	if (NULL == (player = self->player))
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!player->mo->weaponspecial)
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
-	AWeapon *weapon = player->ReadyWeapon;
-	if (weapon != NULL)
-	{
-		if (!weapon->DepleteAmmo (weapon->bAltFire, false))
-			return 0;
-	}
-	mo = P_SpawnPlayerMissile (player->mo, PClass::FindActor("HammerMissile")); 
-	if (mo)
-	{
-		mo->special1 = 0;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/src/g_hexen/a_hexenmisc.cpp b/src/g_hexen/a_hexenmisc.cpp
index f2b8d8866a..f098006c7a 100644
--- a/src/g_hexen/a_hexenmisc.cpp
+++ b/src/g_hexen/a_hexenmisc.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "serializer.h"
 
 // Include all the Hexen stuff here to reduce compile time
-#include "a_fighterhammer.cpp"
 #include "a_fighterplayer.cpp"
 #include "a_fighterquietus.cpp"
 #include "a_flechette.cpp"
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_weapons.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_weapons.cpp
index e9d931520e..2d2c3eb015 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_weapons.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_weapons.cpp
@@ -664,6 +664,16 @@ bool AWeapon::CheckAmmo (int fireMode, bool autoSwitch, bool requireAmmo, int am
 	return false;
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AWeapon, CheckAmmo)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(AWeapon);
+	PARAM_INT(mode);
+	PARAM_BOOL(autoswitch);
+	PARAM_BOOL_DEF(require);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(ammocnt);
+	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(self->CheckAmmo(mode, autoswitch, require, ammocnt));
+}
+
 //===========================================================================
 //
 // AWeapon :: DepleteAmmo
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/hexen/fighterhammer.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/hexen/fighterhammer.txt
index f415cbb722..655e59379c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/hexen/fighterhammer.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/hexen/fighterhammer.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 class FWeapHammer : FighterWeapon
 {
+	const HAMMER_RANGE = 1.5 * MELEERANGE;
+
 	Default
 	{
 		+BLOODSPLATTER
@@ -18,9 +20,6 @@ class FWeapHammer : FighterWeapon
 		Tag "$TAG_FWEAPHAMMER";
 	}
 
-	action native void A_FHammerAttack();
-	action native void A_FHammerThrow();
-
 	States
 	{
 	Spawn:
@@ -50,6 +49,87 @@ class FWeapHammer : FighterWeapon
 		FHMR A 1;
 		Goto Ready;
 	}
+
+	//============================================================================
+	//
+	// A_FHammerAttack
+	//
+	//============================================================================
+
+	action void A_FHammerAttack()
+	{
+		FTranslatedLineTarget t;
+
+		if (player == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		int damage = 60+(random[HammerAtk]() & 63);
+		for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+		{
+			for (int j = 1; j >= -1; j -= 2)
+			{
+				double ang = angle + j*i*(45. / 32);
+				double slope = AimLineAttack(ang, HAMMER_RANGE, t, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
+				if (t.linetarget != null)
+				{
+					LineAttack(ang, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, 'Melee', "HammerPuff", true, t);
+					if (t.linetarget != null)
+					{
+						AdjustPlayerAngle(t);
+						if (t.linetarget.bIsMonster || t.linetarget.player)
+						{
+							t.linetarget.Thrust(10, t.angleFromSource);
+						}
+						weaponspecial = false; // Don't throw a hammer
+						return;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// didn't find any targets in meleerange, so set to throw out a hammer
+		double slope = AimLineAttack (angle, HAMMER_RANGE, null, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
+		weaponspecial = (LineAttack (angle, HAMMER_RANGE, slope, damage, 'Melee', "HammerPuff", true) == null);
+
+		// Don't spawn a hammer if the player doesn't have enough mana
+		if (player.ReadyWeapon == null ||
+			!player.ReadyWeapon.CheckAmmo (player.ReadyWeapon.bAltFire ?
+				Weapon.AltFire : Weapon.PrimaryFire, false, true))
+		{ 
+			weaponspecial = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	//============================================================================
+	//
+	// A_FHammerThrow
+	//
+	//============================================================================
+
+	action void A_FHammerThrow()
+	{
+		if (player == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!weaponspecial)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		Weapon weapon = player.ReadyWeapon;
+		if (weapon != null)
+		{
+			if (!weapon.DepleteAmmo (weapon.bAltFire, false))
+				return;
+		}
+		Actor mo = SpawnPlayerMissile ("HammerMissile"); 
+		if (mo)
+		{
+			mo.special1 = 0;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // Hammer Missile -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,7 +156,7 @@ class HammerMissile : Actor
 		FHFX CDEFGH 2 Bright;
 		Loop;
 	Death:
-		FHFX I 3 Bright A_SetTranslucent(1,1);
+		FHFX I 3 Bright A_SetRenderStyle(1, STYLE_Add);
 		FHFX J 3 Bright;
 		FHFX K 3 Bright A_Explode (128, 128, 0);
 		FHFX LM 3 Bright;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/inventory.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/inventory.txt
index f6c95f8bd6..54a2b0ba9c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/inventory.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/inventory.txt
@@ -529,6 +529,13 @@ class PuzzleItem : Inventory native
 
 class Weapon : StateProvider native
 {
+	enum EFireMode
+	{
+		PrimaryFire,
+		AltFire,
+		EitherFire
+	};
+
 	native uint WeaponFlags;
 	native class<Ammo> AmmoType1, AmmoType2;		// Types of ammo used by this weapon
 	native int AmmoGive1, AmmoGive2;				// Amount of each ammo to get when picking up weapon
@@ -572,6 +579,7 @@ class Weapon : StateProvider native
 		Stop;
 	}
 	
+	native bool CheckAmmo(int fireMode, bool autoSwitch, bool requireAmmo = false, int ammocount = -1);
 	native bool DepleteAmmo(bool altFire, bool checkEnough = true, int ammouse = -1);
 	native virtual void EndPowerup();