The "How do I..." Thread

[cocka]

Hi!

Is there a way to define a sound sequence for a perpetually moving polyobject with the following requirements:

If it starts moving then there would be no beginning sound but a continuous moving sound. But when it finishes its moving it should play an impact sound then a continuous moving sound again.

So something like this in a quasi pseudo language:

1. Start the moving sound and play it while the poly is moving
2. When it finishes its moving play the impact sound (polyobject restarts its moving)
3. Do the 1. step again

[Yholl]

Is it possible for me to remap the damage type of a damaging sector? For instance, instead of Slime damage, I wanted the 20 damage dDamage_SuperHellslime to instead deal FloorLava damage, would this be possible? Or is there a way to cause the standard Doom lava texture to deal FloorLava damage, while not breaking compatibility with other mappacks? I have boots that are meant to have resistances to acid and lava, but all the damaging floors in Doom do Slime damage...

[Blue Shadow]

Not entirely sure, but it could be possible to do with [wiki]TERRAIN[/wiki].

[Logan MTM]

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Dudes,

There is something like A_GetActorArg?

I'm trying to make a doorkeeper actor BUT, i need the actor send the GZDoom Builder thing arg to ACS_Execute.

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Script 1 (Int DoorId)
{
Door_Open(DoorId,80,0);
}

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ACTOR DoorKeeper 6661
{
Health 1
Radius 32
Height 64
Mass 1000000
Speed 0
MeleeRange 64
MeleeDamage 1
PainChance 0

MONSTER
+FLOORCLIP
+INVULNERABLE
 
States
 {
 Spawn:
 DTEC A 1 A_Look
 Loop
	
 See:
 DTEC A 1 A_Chase
 Goto See
 
 Melee:
 DTEC A 0 A_FaceTarget
 DTEC A 70 A_MeleeAttack
 NULL A 0 ACS_ExecuteAlways(1,1,Args[0])
 Goto See
 }
}

Is that possible?

Thankyouuuuu!

Just a little feedback:

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[Gez]

Is it possible for me to remap the damage type of a damaging sector? For instance, instead of Slime damage, I wanted the 20 damage dDamage_SuperHellslime to instead deal FloorLava damage, would this be possible? Or is there a way to cause the standard Doom lava texture to deal FloorLava damage, while not breaking compatibility with other mappacks? I have boots that are meant to have resistances to acid and lava, but all the damaging floors in Doom do Slime damage...

You could use TERRAIN to attach damage effects to certain textures, but that would be in addition to the damage effect from the sector type. You could use some [wiki]XLAT[/wiki] hack to remove damage sector types to compensate, but then you would not catch it when mappers used damaging sectors with non-standard floor textures. (Several vanilla examples can be found in The Shores of Hell: the inverted cross in E2M1, the lines of blue lamps in E2M2, the area in front of the demon face in E2M4, etc.)

[Yholl]

You could use TERRAIN to attach damage effects to certain textures, but that would be in addition to the damage effect from the sector type. You could use some [wiki]XLAT[/wiki] hack to remove damage sector types to compensate, but then you would not catch it when mappers used damaging sectors with non-standard floor textures. (Several vanilla examples can be found in The Shores of Hell: the inverted cross in E2M1, the lines of blue lamps in E2M2, the area in front of the demon face in E2M4, etc.)

Damn, I figured it would be something like that. I guess I'll have to cut down on the number of boots and have only a single resistance type. Thanks a bunch for the info!

[cocka]

Just a little feedback:

OK, but what are we supposed to do?

It can be done in a more simple way.

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[SPLCHRLCRNG]

For Hexen, I'm trying to make a custom necromancer class, with a custom starting weapon. I *think* I'm doing everything right but I can't seem to get it working right because the character never has a weapon, despite that I think I set it up correctly. Even when I try to give the player the weapon during the game it seems to have no effect. Can anyone write me up a detailed tutorial on how to make custom Hexen classes with custom weapons so I can make sure not to miss a thing? I'm designing this while testing it on Zdoom (not GZDoom or Zandronum, yet)

Here are the decorate and mapinfo codes. Mind you it's not up to scratch yet; I just want the weapon to work properly before I work on it more.

The DECORATE

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// Bestial Necromancer Class -----------------------------------------------------------------

ACTOR NecroWeapon : MageWeapon
{
	Weapon.Kickback 150
	Inventory.ForbiddenTo FighterPlayer, ClericPlayer, MagePlayer
}



ACTOR NecroPlayer : MagePlayer
{
	Health 100
	ReactionTime 0
	PainChance 255
	Radius 16
	Height 64
	Speed 1
	+NOSKIN
	+NODAMAGETHRUST
	+NOTHRUSTWHENINVUL
	PainSound "PlayerMagePain"
	BloodColor "green"
	RadiusDamageFactor 0.25
	Player.JumpZ 8
	Player.Viewheight 49
	Player.SpawnClass "Necromancer"
	Player.DisplayName "Necromancer"
	Player.SoundClass "mage"
	Player.ScoreIcon "MAGEFACE"
	Player.InvulnerabilityMode "Ghost"
	Player.HealRadiusType "Mana"
	Player.Hexenarmor 5, 5, 15, 10, 30
	Player.StartItem NWeapTouch
	Player.ForwardMove 0.68, 0.72
	Player.SideMove 0.855, 0.905
	Player.Portrait "P_MWALK1"
	Player.WeaponSlot 1, NWeapTouch
	Player.WeaponSlot 2, NWeapMissile
	Player.WeaponSlot 3, NWeapRod
	Player.WeaponSlot 4, NWeapDeath
	Player.FlechetteType "ArtiPoisonBag1"
	
	Player.ColorRange 146, 163
	Player.Colorset		0, "Blue",			146, 163,    161
	Player.ColorsetFile 1, "Red",			"TRANTBL7",  0xB3
	Player.ColorsetFile 2, "Gold",			"TRANTBL8",  0x8C
	Player.ColorsetFile 3, "Dull Green",	"TRANTBL9",  0x41
	Player.ColorsetFile 4, "Green",			"TRANTBLA",  0xC9
	Player.ColorsetFile 5, "Gray",			"TRANTBLB",  0x30
	Player.ColorsetFile 6, "Brown",			"TRANTBLC",  0x72
	Player.ColorsetFile 7, "Purple",		"TRANTBLD",  0xEE

	States
	{
	Spawn:
		MAGE A -1
		Stop
	See:
		MAGE ABCD 4
		Loop
	Missile:
	Melee:
		MAGE EF 8
		Goto Spawn
	Pain:
		MAGE G 4
		MAGE G 4 A_Pain
		Goto Spawn
	Death:
		MAGE H 6
		MAGE I 6 A_PlayerScream
		MAGE JK 6
		MAGE L 6 A_NoBlocking
		MAGE M 6
		MAGE N -1
		Stop		
	XDeath:
		MAGE O 5 A_PlayerScream
		MAGE P 5
		MAGE R 5 A_NoBlocking
		MAGE STUVW 5
		MAGE X -1
		Stop
	Ice:
		MAGE Y 5 A_FreezeDeath
		MAGE Y 1 A_FreezeDeathChunks
		Wait
	Burn:
		FDTH E 5 BRIGHT A_PlaySound("*burndeath")
		FDTH F 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH G 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH H 4 BRIGHT A_PlayerScream
		FDTH I 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH J 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH K 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH L 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH M 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH N 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH O 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH P 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH Q 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH R 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH S 5 BRIGHT A_NoBlocking
		FDTH T 4 BRIGHT
		FDTH U 5 BRIGHT
		FDTH V 4 BRIGHT
		ACLO E 35 A_CheckPlayerDone
		Wait
		ACLO E 8
		Stop
	}
}

////Necromancer's starting weapon:
////Vampyric Touch. Drains mana and health from enemies in melee range

ACTOR NWeapTouch : Gauntlets
{

	Weapon.SelectionOrder 3500
	+WEAPON.WIMPY_WEAPON
	+WEAPON.MELEEWEAPON
	Weapon.Kickback 0
	Weapon.YAdjust 15
	Weapon.UpSound "weapons/gauntletsactivate"
	Weapon.SlotNumber 1
	Inventory.PickupMessage "$TXT_WPNGAUNTLETS"
	Tag "$TAG_GAUNTLETS"
	Obituary "$OB_MPGAUNTLETS"

	States
	{
	Ready:
		VAMP A 1 A_WeaponReady
		Loop
	Deselect:
		VAMP A 1 A_Lower
		Loop
	Select:
		VAMP A 1 A_Raise
		Loop
	Fire:
		VAMP B 4
		VAMP C 4
		VAMP D 4
		VAMP E 4
		GAUN F 4
		VAMP G 4
		VAMP H 4
		VAMP I 4
	Hold:
		VAMP HI 4 BRIGHT A_CustomPunch (random(1,4),0,CPF_PULLIN,0,0,TRUE)
		VAMP C 4 A_ReFire
		VAMP B 4 A_Light0
		Goto Ready
	}
}

The MAPINFO

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gameinfo
{
	weaponslot = 1, "NWeapTouch"
	weaponslot = 2, "NWeapMissile"
	weaponslot = 3, "NWeapRod"
	weaponslot = 4, "NWeapDeath"
	PlayerClasses = "NecroPlayer"
}

Thanks in advance.

[Logan MTM]

Just a little feedback:

OK, but what are we supposed to do?

It can be done in a more simple way.

Door_Teste.wad

Thanks for helping.

Sadly, to use your method, i need wait Graf Zaul update GZDoom to ZDoom 2.1.7.

And bring 3D Models back to!

[Mikk-]

Can you not use one of the latest Dev Builds

[Logan MTM]

No 3D Models...

No idea why.

[TheRailgunner]

How do I...

...make items that spawn things when used? Because I have this going on:

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ACTOR TheBox : Inventory replaces Blursphere
{
	Inventory.Amount 1
	Inventory.MaxAmount 100
	Inventory.InterHubAmount 100
	+INVENTORY.FANCYPICKUPSOUND
	+INVENTORY.INVBAR
	+INVENTORY.PERSISTENTPOWER
	Inventory.PickupSound "weapons/pistol/clipslap"
	Inventory.UseSound "weapons/BFG/beep"
	Inventory.Pickupmessage "Picked up..THE BOX."
	Inventory.Icon "9BOXB0"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		9BOX A -1
		Stop
	Use:
		TNT1 A 0 A_SpawnItem("BoxSpawner", 120)
      Stop

It's just that for whatever reason, I cannot use the item.

[Enjay]

No 3D Models...

No idea why.

Models are still working for me. They have definitely not been removed or stopped working. Perhaps there is something wrong with how you have set up your models that was tolerated by GZDoom before but not now?

[NeoSpearBlade]

No, it is not possible.

Oh. Well, it may be added in the future.

Youu'd have to layer the sounds yourself in some audio editing software I suppose.

With the effect I'm trying to achieve, this is not possible.

Why do you want three different sounds to be played at once instead of one?

Well, I suppose context is everything, I guess.

Firstly, my main sound mod that I load everytime is based on Call of Duty and it's weapons and zombie sounds.

I found a folder full of CoD SFXs* and in it, the firing sounds of a Abrams 120 tank (according to the folder name). It has 3 sounds, 1 for when you're close when it fires and 2 for when you're a certain distance away when it fires.**

I use The Mancubus as an example because his firing sounds are what I want to modify with these ones.

Using $rolloff, I set the close one to roll off sooner than the certain distance away ones, making the effect that when The Mancubus fires at you and he's far away, you'd hear the distance one and letting you know that there's a Mancubus trying to snipe at you. Plus, the sound matches the look of The Mancubus' cannons, which are big and his fireballs deal a lot of damage.


Open to reveal additional information for the asterisks.

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*Call Of Duty Sound Effects By identicalgamers
**I'm assuming that's what they're used for according to it's names. The close one is weap_abrams120mm_fire1v8 and the certain distance away ones are weap_abrams120mm_sweet1v3 and weap_abrams120mm_tail1v3.

[Blue Shadow]

How do I...

...make items that spawn things when used? Because I have this going on:

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ACTOR TheBox : Inventory replaces Blursphere
{
	Inventory.Amount 1
	Inventory.MaxAmount 100
	Inventory.InterHubAmount 100
	+INVENTORY.FANCYPICKUPSOUND
	+INVENTORY.INVBAR
	+INVENTORY.PERSISTENTPOWER
	Inventory.PickupSound "weapons/pistol/clipslap"
	Inventory.UseSound "weapons/BFG/beep"
	Inventory.Pickupmessage "Picked up..THE BOX."
	Inventory.Icon "9BOXB0"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		9BOX A -1
		Stop
	Use:
		TNT1 A 0 A_SpawnItem("BoxSpawner", 120)
      Stop

It's just that for whatever reason, I cannot use the item.

You should inherit from [wiki=classes:CustomInventory]CustomInventory[/wiki], not Inventory.