NETNOTCH to use a sound name other than "Drip"

[Enjay]

I noticed that when starting a net game in Hexen, the sound "Drip" is played when the NetNotch graphics are displayed.

st_start.cpp

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//==========================================================================
//
// FHexenStartupScreen :: NetProgress
//
// Draws the red net noches in addition to the normal progress bar.
//
//==========================================================================

void FHexenStartupScreen::NetProgress(int count)
{
    int oldpos = NetCurPos;
    int x, y;

    FGraphicalStartupScreen::NetProgress (count);
    if (NetMaxPos != 0 && NetCurPos > oldpos)
    {
        for (; oldpos < NetCurPos && oldpos < ST_MAX_NETNOTCHES; ++oldpos)
        {
            x = ST_NETPROGRESS_X + ST_NETNOTCH_WIDTH * oldpos;
            y = ST_NETPROGRESS_Y;
            ST_Util_DrawBlock (StartupBitmap, NetNotchBits, x, y, ST_NETNOTCH_WIDTH / 2, ST_NETNOTCH_HEIGHT);
        }
        S_Sound (CHAN_BODY, "Drip", 1, ATTN_NONE);
        I_GetEvent ();
    }
}

I think that this is also the sound used by the blood drip.

Given that the startup screen can be changed in ZDoom, for the sake of tidiness, I suggest that a new "friendly name" be used for the sound (still associated with the blddrp1 lump by default) so that it can be changed on the startup screen without having to change the sound that the blood drip makes too. There is already the sound "StartupTick" for the normal notches so something like "StartupNetTick" would make sense. However, I'm not sure how well this suggestion sits with Hexen having its own SNDINFO lump. Are there any Hexen-specific sounds defined in the ZDOOM.PK3 SNDINFO already?

[Gez]

Are there any Hexen-specific sounds defined in the ZDOOM.PK3 SNDINFO already?

There is an $ifhexen section, yes.

[Enjay]

Ah yes, so there is. In that case, it would seem to make sense to have this startup sound name separated out from the in game "Drip" sound.

[Graf Zahl]

Changed to 'misc/netnotch', to keep it in line with ZDoom's naming style.