diff --git a/src/common/objects/dobject.h b/src/common/objects/dobject.h
index ce591b6d65..aed2230716 100644
--- a/src/common/objects/dobject.h
+++ b/src/common/objects/dobject.h
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ public: \
 
 #include "dobjgc.h"
 
-class AActor;
-
 class DObject
 {
 public:
@@ -245,6 +243,7 @@ public:
 	inline DAngle &AngleVar(FName field);
 	inline FString &StringVar(FName field);
 	template<class T> T*& PointerVar(FName field);
+	inline int* IntArray(FName field);
 
 	// This is only needed for swapping out PlayerPawns and absolutely nothing else!
 	virtual size_t PointerSubstitution (DObject *old, DObject *notOld);
@@ -435,6 +434,11 @@ inline int &DObject::IntVar(FName field)
 	return *(int*)ScriptVar(field, nullptr);
 }
 
+inline int* DObject::IntArray(FName field)
+{
+	return (int*)ScriptVar(field, nullptr);
+}
+
 inline FTextureID &DObject::TextureIDVar(FName field)
 {
 	return *(FTextureID*)ScriptVar(field, nullptr);
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
index 9711abf728..1e30148c7c 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
@@ -6358,6 +6358,16 @@ FxExpression *FxIdentifier::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 			ABORT(newex);
 			goto foundit;
 		}
+		else if (sym->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PFunction)))
+		{
+			if (ctx.Version >= MakeVersion(4, 11, 100))
+			{
+				// VMFunction is only supported since 4.12 and Raze 1.8.
+				newex = new FxConstant(static_cast<PFunction*>(sym)->Variants[0].Implementation, ScriptPosition);
+				goto foundit;
+
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// now check in the owning class.
@@ -6369,6 +6379,15 @@ FxExpression *FxIdentifier::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 			newex = FxConstant::MakeConstant(sym, ScriptPosition);
 			goto foundit;
 		}
+		else if (sym->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PFunction)))
+		{
+			if (ctx.Version >= MakeVersion(4, 11, 100))
+			{
+				// VMFunction is only supported since 4.12 and Raze 1.8.
+				newex = new FxConstant(static_cast<PFunction*>(sym)->Variants[0].Implementation, ScriptPosition);
+				goto foundit;
+			}
+		}
 		else if (ctx.Function == nullptr)
 		{
 			ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Unable to access class member %s from constant declaration", sym->SymbolName.GetChars());
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h
index 2781adbe5a..5dd066b570 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h
+++ b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h
@@ -506,6 +506,13 @@ public:
 		isresolved = true;
 	}
 
+	FxConstant(VMFunction* state, const FScriptPosition& pos) : FxExpression(EFX_Constant, pos)
+	{
+		value.pointer = state;
+		ValueType = value.Type = TypeVMFunction;
+		isresolved = true;
+	}
+
 	FxConstant(const FScriptPosition &pos) : FxExpression(EFX_Constant, pos)
 	{
 		value.pointer = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/core/imports.cpp b/src/common/scripting/core/imports.cpp
index eed84980a9..ff6d7ceba7 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/core/imports.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/core/imports.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ VMFunction *FindVMFunction(PClass *cls, const char *name)
 }
 
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Find an action function in AActor's table from a qualified name
+// This cannot search in structs. sorry. :(
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+VMFunction* FindVMFunction( const char* name)
+{
+	auto p = strchr(name, '.');
+	if (p == nullptr) return nullptr;
+	std::string clsname(name, p - name);
+	auto cls = PClass::FindClass(clsname.c_str());
+	if (cls == nullptr) return nullptr;
+	return FindVMFunction(cls, p + 1);
+}
+
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // Sorting helpers
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/core/types.cpp b/src/common/scripting/core/types.cpp
index 6543dde9e9..f27faa7ab5 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/core/types.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/core/types.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ PStruct *TypeStringStruct;
 PStruct* TypeQuaternionStruct;
 PPointer *TypeNullPtr;
 PPointer *TypeVoidPtr;
+PPointer* TypeVMFunction;
 
 
 // CODE --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ void PType::StaticInit()
 	TypeTable.AddType(TypeTextureID = new PTextureID, NAME_TextureID);
 
 	TypeVoidPtr = NewPointer(TypeVoid, false);
+	TypeVMFunction = NewPointer(NewStruct("VMFunction", nullptr, true));
 	TypeColorStruct = NewStruct("@ColorStruct", nullptr);	//This name is intentionally obfuscated so that it cannot be used explicitly. The point of this type is to gain access to the single channels of a color value.
 	TypeStringStruct = NewStruct("Stringstruct", nullptr, true);
 	TypeQuaternionStruct = NewStruct("QuatStruct", nullptr, true);
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/core/types.h b/src/common/scripting/core/types.h
index 789cc7d3e4..850c354a81 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/core/types.h
+++ b/src/common/scripting/core/types.h
@@ -697,6 +697,8 @@ extern PPointer *TypeFont;
 extern PStateLabel *TypeStateLabel;
 extern PPointer *TypeNullPtr;
 extern PPointer *TypeVoidPtr;
+extern PPointer* TypeVMFunction;
+
 
 inline FString &DObject::StringVar(FName field)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.cpp
index fbe3d80ddc..815af694b7 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ double GetFloatConst(FxExpression *ex, FCompileContext &ctx)
 	return ex ? static_cast<FxConstant*>(ex)->GetValue().GetFloat() : 0;
 }
 
+VMFunction* GetFuncConst(FxExpression* ex, FCompileContext& ctx)
+{
+	ex = new FxTypeCast(ex, TypeVMFunction, false);
+	ex = ex->Resolve(ctx);
+	return static_cast<VMFunction*>(ex ? static_cast<FxConstant*>(ex)->GetValue().GetPointer() : nullptr);
+}
+
 const char * ZCCCompiler::GetStringConst(FxExpression *ex, FCompileContext &ctx)
 {
 	ex = new FxStringCast(ex);
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.h b/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.h
index 82c6342ff7..19e9f8ff07 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.h
+++ b/src/common/scripting/frontend/zcc_compile.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 struct Baggage;
 struct FPropertyInfo;
-class AActor;
 class FxExpression;
 typedef TDeletingArray<FxExpression*> FArgumentList;
 
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/vm/vm.h b/src/common/scripting/vm/vm.h
index 6442034c1e..2b7344d5dc 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/vm/vm.h
+++ b/src/common/scripting/vm/vm.h
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ class AActor;
 class PFunction;
 
 VMFunction *FindVMFunction(PClass *cls, const char *name);
+VMFunction* FindVMFunction(const char* name);
 #define DECLARE_VMFUNC(cls, name) static VMFunction *name; if (name == nullptr) name = FindVMFunction(RUNTIME_CLASS(cls), #name);
 
 FString FStringFormat(VM_ARGS, int offset = 0);
diff --git a/src/common/utility/configfile.h b/src/common/utility/configfile.h
index cc484a3c24..f1a5ab87d6 100644
--- a/src/common/utility/configfile.h
+++ b/src/common/utility/configfile.h
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public:
 	bool NextInSection (const char *&key, const char *&value);
 	const char *GetValueForKey (const char *key) const;
 	void SetValueForKey (const char *key, const char *value, bool duplicates=false);
+	void SetValueForKey(const char* key, const FString& value, bool duplicates = false)
+	{
+		SetValueForKey(key, value.GetChars(), duplicates);
+	}
 
 	const char *GetPathName () const { return PathName.GetChars(); }
 	void ChangePathName (const char *path);
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h b/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h
index 767e4de6eb..b19a29245c 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "v_draw.h"
 #include "c_cvars.h"
 
+class AActor;
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, con_scaletext);
 inline int active_con_scaletext(F2DDrawer* drawer, bool newconfont = false)
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef.h b/src/scripting/thingdef.h
index 320c28cd40..34cd346667 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef.h
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ union FPropParam
 	int i;
 	double d;
 	const char *s;
+	VMFunction* fu;
 	FxExpression *exp;
 };
 
@@ -313,6 +314,9 @@ int MatchString (const char *in, const char **strings);
 #define PROP_STRING_PARM(var, no) \
 	const char *var = params[(no)+1].s;
 
+#define PROP_NAME_PARM(var, no) \
+	FName var = params[(no)+1].s;
+
 #define PROP_EXP_PARM(var, no) \
 	FxExpression *var = params[(no)+1].exp;
 
@@ -325,6 +329,9 @@ int MatchString (const char *in, const char **strings);
 #define PROP_DOUBLE_PARM(var, no) \
 	double var = params[(no)+1].d;
 
+#define PROP_FUNC_PARM(var, no) \
+	auto var = params[(no)+1].fu;
+
 #define PROP_COLOR_PARM(var, no, scriptpos) \
 	int var = params[(no)+1].i== 0? params[(no)+2].i : V_GetColor(params[(no)+2].s, scriptpos);
 
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile_doom.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile_doom.cpp
index d6b8780f93..8c21659dcd 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile_doom.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile_doom.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ bool isActor(PContainerType *type);
 void AddActorInfo(PClass *cls);
 int GetIntConst(FxExpression* ex, FCompileContext& ctx);
 double GetFloatConst(FxExpression* ex, FCompileContext& ctx);
+VMFunction* GetFuncConst(FxExpression* ex, FCompileContext& ctx);
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
@@ -282,6 +283,10 @@ void ZCCDoomCompiler::DispatchProperty(FPropertyInfo *prop, ZCC_PropertyStmt *pr
 				conv.d = GetFloatConst(ex, ctx);
 				break;
 
+			case 'G':
+				conv.fu = GetFuncConst(ex, ctx);
+				break;
+
 			case 'Z':	// an optional string. Does not allow any numeric value.
 				if (ex->ValueType != TypeString)
 				{