(G)ZDoom commit messages you would NOT like to see

[NeuralStunner]

• Changed ticrate to a more standardized 30.
• Improved performance by changing all physics calculations to integers.
• Removed the console.
• Switched to a more smooth, streamlined interface to accomodate tablet PCs.
• my dog ate the documentation for this file

(I fibbed. That last one would be awesome. IF YOU KNOW WHY.)

[randi]

A_CrashGame.

You do realize there is already error_fatal, right? And if you're running a debug build, you can even use the command-line options TestCrash and TestStackCrash for true crashes.

[DaMan]

• Removed Boing Ball icons never got around to that Amiga port
• Changed my mind ported to Commodore OS Vision
• Started port to AmigaOne X1000

[Edward-san]

A_CrashGame.

You do realize there is already error_fatal, right? And if you're running a debug build, you can even use the command-line options TestCrash and TestStackCrash for true crashes.

Well, why not adding 'A_CrashGame' decorate function, too...?

[NeuralStunner]

Well, why not adding 'A_CrashGame' decorate function, too...?

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[Ghastly_dragon]

• All functions are now treated as being called by the target of the actor calling it. HAVE FUN!

[Vaecrius]

Meh, I could even make it a Unicode application so that it can properly support all NTFS file names. (e.g. 私の超すごいウアド.wad 笑笑笑笑ｗｗｗ)

Now if this were a thread for messages I would like to see...

Anyway, back on topic:

• Removed crouch and jump support for that oldskool feel.
• ...our recent deal with Activision...
• Console commands and actor names are now case sensitive.
• Support for numerical flags in DECORATE deprecated. You must now always type in the full name of the flag.

[FDARI]

"•Support for numerical flags in DECORATE deprecated. You must now always type in the full name of the flag." ----- ?
Are you using numerical flags? Why on earth? Obfuscation? What if you need somebody to help with bugfixing? They'll spend half their time doing maths and looking up constants that may not even be documented outside zdoom.pk3. You're talking about action-function flag parameters, right; not actor flags (missile, ismonster, shootable...)?

• Support for numerical flags in actor definitions added with support for numbers that span multiple integers
• Support for named flags in actor definitions disabled until we can integrate the two modes seamlessly

Seriously: if you want a quick way to specify a particular (long) flag combo, I recommend using a constant.

Spoiler: Like this

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const int my_flag_combo = flg_name1 | flg_longname | flg_awkwardname | flg_verydescriptivename | flg_abbrnm | flg_excessivereduncancyduplicationnamemoniker;

actor plain_actor
{
    states
    {
        somestate:
            hmlt b 2 a_useFlags(my_flag_combo)
            stop
    }
}

[Vaecrius]

......since when were we able to define these things in DECORATE? o_O

[The Ultimate DooMer]

Did you miss the bit where he said "Anyway, back on topic:"

[insightguy]

• zdoom is now dos compatible only
• 3D floors are no longer supported

[FDARI]

Did you miss the bit where he said "Anyway, back on topic:"

Spoiler: Answer may be lengthy, irrelevant and boring

No.

Spoiler: Lengthy and boring answer

I assume that the question must be directed at a poster other than the poster of those words, who posted after him and before you. Particularly one that responded to the post in question. Me.

No, I did not miss it. The topic is messages you would not like to see. He would not like to see support for numeric flag parameters deprecated. This suggests that he has a need for this feature. It is a feature you should not need, so I allowed myself to stay off topic for a bit to offer my advice.

Along with a couple of on-topic proposals of changes that would be troubling and useless.

(Note: There is no "support" for numeric flag parameters. Those parameters are numbers. Decorate enum and const declarations support named constants to represent the actual numbers. It would be possible to deny design a keyword "flag" that accepts an int but rejects numeric literals, but it wouldn't be... wise. Or useful.)

• Offline gameplay no longer supported.

[wildweasel]

• Due to legal pressure by Zenimax Media, ZDoom no longer supports the Doom games, and has been renamed to ZTech1.
• PWAD loading removed, due to copyright infringement concerns.
• Added support for Pie In The Sky 3D GCS games: Terminal Terror and Lethal Tender.
• Added support for William Shatner's TekWar.
• We've entered a timed-exclusivity agreement with Apple; future versions of ZDoom may only be acquired from iTunes App Store.
• Introducing the ZDoom Celebrity Coder Initiative! Every week, a new celebrity from the games industry gets their chance to dictate what goes into ZDoom. In the pipeline: Cliff Bleszinski, Peter Molyneux, Koji Igarashi, Hideo Kojima, Eric Chahi, Keiji Inafune, and Capcom USA's Christian Svenssen.

[Project Dark Fox]

Hideo Kojima

This doesn't sound like such a bad idea if you ask me.

[Ghastly_dragon]

• Introducing Notch as a new Dev. ZDoom now has a forced maximum draw distance.