Weapons Resource WAD

HobbsTiger1 · Post by **HobbsTiger1** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:56 pm

Ahem, Since we have a Monster Resource WAD, and a (unofficial) build of ZDoom that supports DECORATE weapons, I figured we could use a Weapon Resource WAD. Anyone can submit a weapon to this WAD, provided it follows a couple rules.

The weapon must be in DECORATE - Explains itself.
The weapon must work properly - All states should function, and in general there shouldn't be anything I (or, if someone else really wants to manage it, that person) have to do to fix it.
The Weapon is balanced - This will be decided by a group of judges, and should be based on wildweasel's Power Level system (see below).
The Weapon comes with sprites - They must look decent, however it doesn't matter if they're ripped/modified.
The Weapon should try to be origional - While origionality isn't key, it is good.

Judges for the WRW:

DomRem
Cutmanmike
TheDarkArchon
And as a secondary:
Inuyasha989

LINK TO THE LATEST VERSION: http://www.zdoom.org/wiki/index.php?tit ... source_WAD

chronoteeth · Post by **chronoteeth** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:08 pm

I remember having this idea a long time ago. I even PMed LMW to make a weapon, and she accepted. Too bad she is gone, and too bad I don't know decorate, or else i'd submit something.

Anyways, I call second project leader because I had this idea before.

(also, we and a few other people were gonna wait till .64 came out. I guess I forgot about it. This thread sparked it back up.)

Also, insted of keeping it balanced, why not just make seperate rooms for seperate powers?

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:38 pm

For the weapon power issue: we should have five "power levels" that we can make a weapon at.

Power Level 1: Starting weapon quality. About on par with the Pistol or Fist.
Power Level 2: Secondary weapons, such as the Shotgun or Chainsaw.
Power Level 3: Heavier weapons like the Chaingun or Plasma Rifle.
Power Level 4: Rocket Launchers or other powerful weapons.
Power Level 5: Ultimate Weapon caliber. All your Wraithverges, BFG's, and IWBG's go here.

HobbsTiger1 · Post by **HobbsTiger1** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:51 pm

Agreed, and chronoteeth, you can be a judge. Anything else that needs doing that you can do I'll definetly consider it.

BouncyTEM · Post by **BouncyTEM** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:00 pm

this doesn't have to be a MUST but perhaps we should also have a rating on originality?

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:02 pm

That would be a good idea, Bouncy. I'd hate to see a resource wad filled with M16s and shotguns.

BouncyTEM · Post by **BouncyTEM** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:04 pm

EXACTLY what i thought.

oh wonderful. another bullet weapon. *yawn*

at least have some creativity in it.

HobbsTiger1 · Post by **HobbsTiger1** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:05 pm

Well Bouncy, I was thinking of that, but then I'd have to nix my own weapons (especially the fire wand). But yeah, we could do that (my own weapons will take longer, though, because they feel like hexen modifications) Let me edit that in.

BouncyTEM · Post by **BouncyTEM** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:07 pm

well, we don't have to go OVERBOARD on it, but we don't want the wad filled with lots of the same thing with different sounds and graphics, do we?

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:14 pm

The Doom Armory now officially sponsors this project.

BouncyTEM · Post by **BouncyTEM** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:15 pm

heh. this is also a Bouncy Approved Project.

chronoteeth · Post by **chronoteeth** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:21 pm

Alright, so... people, start submitting things!

HobbsTiger1 · Post by **HobbsTiger1** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:34 pm

chronoteeth wrote:Alright, so... people, start submitting things!

Thats what I was going to say. Oh and if you wan't to make weapons but don't know how read this

HobbsTiger1 · Post by **HobbsTiger1** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:39 pm

DBLPOST
MINIBUMP

How do you do HUD sprites in XWE, seeing as how I've never done it before, and the help documentation is crap?

chaoscentral · Post by **chaoscentral** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:43 pm

actually the most recent version of that guide is posted here... I wrote it lol

http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=5995