From bea4659c081c07a90126bbefd47434b0edf3f5ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BinarryCode <53833277+BinarryCode@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:25:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] tweak error message

---
 src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp
index e626efbd88..f84440ac9e 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ void SBarInfo::ParseSBarInfo(int lump)
 				}
 				else if (this->huds[barNum] == NULL)
 				{
-					sc.ScriptError( "AppendStatusBar can't be used on a HUD that doesn't exist yet." );
+					sc.ScriptError("Status bar '%s' has not been created and cannot be appended to. Use 'StatusBar' instead.", StatusBars[barNum]);
 				}
 				if(barNum == STBAR_AUTOMAP)
 				{