Function Sub-Events are ignored

I'm attempting to use a function to configure the stats of an object when its created depending on which weapon the player has equipped.

When i pass the "WeaponEquipped" Variable to the function, the "System (Weapon = "Bat" sub event is ignored even though the spelling matches etc.

If i move the code that sets the damage value etc out of that sub event, so that its at the top level of the function, it will assign the values correctly.

So why can't i use the "System (Weapon = "Bat") check in there?

If it is working at the top level of the function then weapon is not Bat. Try some other action under 'weapon = bat' that is a general variable change and not related to the sprite, does that also not work ?

I can confirm that weapon = "bat" by moving "DamageCircle - Set TestString to "Weapon") out of the sub event. and it will indeed get the value of "Bat".

Wow yeah that was it. For some reason I think i've always added quotes for strings both in the event sheets and in the global variable because strings require them. But i guess they don't if the global variable is set to type "string"